We bought a certified Discovery R Dynamic 4 cylinder beginning of Feb. My husband flew from SC to Ga to get vehicle. Prior service records showed battery replaced, SOS system, and charging system replaced while in dealership ownership. Day 1 my husband said a low battery message came up during the test drive, but the salesman said landrover inventory sometimes sits on lot for awhile and that was not unusual. Husband drove it back to SC no issues. Day 2 of ownership it shut off on me while trying to back out of garage, had to jump it, wouldn’t restart immediately but went back after about hour and it started right up. Day 3 of ownership, it shut down completely on the highway while at a stoplight. All systems down. Mortified. Couldn’t put in neutral to push it or turn on my hazards because everything is computerized so I was blocking a heavy intersection, called 911 and had to wave to reroute traffic until police arrived to help me. Had it towed to closest JLR dealership in SC. Findings: Body Control Module needs an upgrade. Upgrade done and good to go so picked it up and it completely shut down again before I even got out of lot, was able to restart but lights flashing everywhere, clicking knocking noise coming from passenger back rear where battery is and steering got real weird. I have anxiety thinking of driving it again, this is such a safety issue and I have small kids. Parked it and got into a loaner. Findings: told Apex tracker (aftermarket addition for dealership theft reasons) found wired into my dash causing parasitic drain to battery and not allowing modules to sleep. Can a tracker really cause electrical system dysfunction and failure like that? Was supposed to go pick it up today and told to stay in loaner because tech found driver rear door latch not working so ordering part. I’m going on week 3 without my Discovery

Thank God it’s certified but I’m thinking I may have a lemon on my hands. Any insight on this? This may be my first and last Land Rover.

 

Maybe they will get the bugs worked out! Don't give up! you'll fall in love with it, despite a few hiccups.

 

It is absolutely possible for a tracker to cause problems like that, specially since the vehicle has a complex electrical architecture. I've seen similar issues on Defenders (both use the same EVA 2.0 architecture comprising of 85 ECUs), and even something as small as that tracker can draw enough power to cause big problems.

 

Might check to see if the battery ground recall fix has been applied to your vehicle.

 

That recall only applies to 2020 & 2021 model year vehicles.

 

somewhat similar experience as yours. Bought a CPO, and ran into some initial teething issues. Once they were sorted, the ownership experience has been stellar.
I was able to find a good service manager to work with; which can make a world of difference.

All the best, and let us know how things progress.

 

Battery Ground recall applied to our '19 model.