I've had a td4 GS since January 2nd. From a letter to the dealer, the story so far:
Both rear tyres broke up, delaminated and blew.
The nearside front door lost all exterior trim and mirror
The gearbox refused to engage 2nd gear, and 3rd became intermittent
The automatic lights came on at random intervals
The automatic wipers didnt
The heated seats would function when first switched on but failed thereafter
The rear wiper parked at random
The air-con filter didnt function
The stereo jammed
The key would be rejected repeatedly by the lock
The exhaust came loose
The battery drained overnight, immobilising the car. Running the car failed to re-charge the battery sufficiently.
The car is currently in a dealership for repair again they attempted to return it yesterday, saying they were unable to find any electrical fault, but were also unable to start the car to get it out of the workshop, so there it remains.
I work in the motor trade, and I've been testing cars for some twelve years. I also own a Defender, so I'm not unrealistic about what one can expect in a new car for the price, and what one can expect from Land Rover. But this is hopeless. I feel like I'm trapped in an episode of Life on Mars, and I've just bought a new car. It's so ... so ... Rover, so muddled and feeble and riddled with incompetence and poor service. I call the saleseman to tell him about problem a; I call the service department the next day - they know nothing about it. I call a dealer when I'm stranded by the roadside, leave my number ... do they call back? Nope. My advice, sadly, would be not to touch one until it's at least a couple of years old and it's been reassembled by someone with some interest in the car.