2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER Problems & Recalls
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I HAVE A LAND ROVER FREE LANDER 2004 I BOUGHT IT WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT, IT RAN FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS MAL- FUNCTIONED. THE PEOPLE WHO SAT IN THE BACK SEAT COULD NOT GET OUT I HAD TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE.THE SUN ROOF STOP WORKING AS DID THE REAR WINDOWS ON B...
Mileage: 86,000
I HAVE A LAND ROVER FREE LANDER 2004 I BOUGHT IT WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT, IT RAN FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS MAL- FUNCTIONED. THE PEOPLE WHO SAT IN THE BACK SEAT COULD NOT GET OUT I HAD TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE.THE SUN ROOF STOP WORKING AS DID THE REAR WINDOWS ON B...
Mileage: 86,000
I HAVE A LAND ROVER FREE LANDER 2004 I BOUGHT IT WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT, IT RAN FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS MAL- FUNCTIONED. THE PEOPLE WHO SAT IN THE BACK SEAT COULD NOT GET OUT I HAD TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE.THE SUN ROOF STOP WORKING AS DID THE REAR WINDOWS ON B...
Mileage: 86,000
I HAVE A LAND ROVER FREE LANDER 2004 I BOUGHT IT WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT, IT RAN FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS MAL- FUNCTIONED. THE PEOPLE WHO SAT IN THE BACK SEAT COULD NOT GET OUT I HAD TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE.THE SUN ROOF STOP WORKING AS DID THE REAR WINDOWS ON B...
Mileage: 86,000
REAR TAIL LAMP HOUSINGS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING THE BULBS NOT TO WORK. THIS CREATED A SITUATION WHERE ONLY ONE OR NONE OF THE LAMPS WERE WORKING. I REPLACED THEM AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL OR INVESTIGATION WAS ISSUED BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT HAS FAILED TWICE. HEAD...
Mileage: 94,501
REAR TAIL LAMP HOUSINGS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING THE BULBS NOT TO WORK. THIS CREATED A SITUATION WHERE ONLY ONE OR NONE OF THE LAMPS WERE WORKING. I REPLACED THEM AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL OR INVESTIGATION WAS ISSUED BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT HAS FAILED TWICE. HEAD...
Mileage: 94,501
VEHICLE HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP DURING ACCELERATION. AFTER A DIAGNOSES IT WAS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT HOUSING THAT RELEASED THE COOLANT ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. AT THE CURRENT TIME THE AUTOMOBILE HAS HAD 39 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE IN...
Mileage: 97,200
VEHICLE HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP DURING ACCELERATION. AFTER A DIAGNOSES IT WAS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT HOUSING THAT RELEASED THE COOLANT ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. AT THE CURRENT TIME THE AUTOMOBILE HAS HAD 39 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE IN...
Mileage: 97,200
VEHICLE HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP DURING ACCELERATION. AFTER A DIAGNOSES IT WAS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT HOUSING THAT RELEASED THE COOLANT ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. AT THE CURRENT TIME THE AUTOMOBILE HAS HAD 39 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE IN...
Mileage: 97,200
MY SON TURNED 16 ON MARCH 18, 2012. WE WANTED AN SUV THAT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE. WE WANTED A CAR WITH LOWER MILEAGE. WE FOUND A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER AT A LOCAL DEALER WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES. CAR WAS IN AWESOME SHAPE INSIDE AND OUT. NEW TIRES, ETC. PAID $9,500. A FEW DAYS LATER TOOK THE...
Mileage: 57,000
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2010 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IT HAD 79,600 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE HOOD - PASSENGER SIDE. 2 MONTHS LATER AND IT DIES ON ME...
Mileage: 81,000
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2010 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IT HAD 79,600 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE HOOD - PASSENGER SIDE. 2 MONTHS LATER AND IT DIES ON ME...
Mileage: 81,000
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE A ROUGH 2ND TO 3RD SHIFT AROUND 60,000 MI. COMPLETE 3RD GEAR FAILURE BY 69,000. CAR WILL ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 25 MPH AND THEN SHIFT INTO 3RD AND ITS LIKE BEING IN N CAR WILL COAST AND ENGINE WILL REV. HAVE TO INSTALL NEW TRANSMISSION. SHOP SAID IT WAS CLEAR FROM THE CONDITI...
Mileage: 60,000
LIKE THE MYRIAD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F142477/93#MSG93, HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EEA90DB, HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSWEEK.COM/THE_THREAD/BLOGSPOTTING/ARCHIVES/2005/07/BLOGGER_TAKES_O.HTML FOR A TINY EXAMPLE) I TOO BEGAN EXPER...
Mileage: 62,000
LIKE THE MYRIAD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F142477/93#MSG93, HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EEA90DB, HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSWEEK.COM/THE_THREAD/BLOGSPOTTING/ARCHIVES/2005/07/BLOGGER_TAKES_O.HTML FOR A TINY EXAMPLE) I TOO BEGAN EXPER...
Mileage: 62,000
MY 2004 FREELANDER WAS PURCHASED FROM ROYALTY AUTO SALES IN LITTLE FERRY NJ ON APRIL 19, 2010 WITH 52,000 MILES. WE ALSO PURCHASED FROM SAME DEALER A 1-YEAR WARRANTY FROM A WARRANTY COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THE DEALER MIDATLANTIC WARRANTY COMPANY. WE PUT A $6,500 DOWNPAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE, AND FINANC...
Mileage: 53,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE CASING ON THE ENGINE CYLINDER WAS SEPARATED AND WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FREEZE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXING TOGETHER ABNORMALLY AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED ...
Mileage: 69,000
I PURCHASED A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER IN OCTOBER 2007. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM THAT HAVE CAUSED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACED. THE REPAIRS ARE NUMEROUS AND EXPENSIVE. EVEN THE LAND ROVER DEALERS SAY T...
Mileage: 88,000
IN 2007 ENGINE FAILED IN THE INTERSECTION OF US RT 34 AND YORK ROAD IN HINSDALE, IL. THE POLICE PUSHED THE CAR TO A LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP NEARBY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT NOT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. TODAY THE MANIFOLD IS CLOGGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS CLOGGED FROM B...
Mileage: 68,000
DURING HIGH SPEEDS (55-70 MPH) CAR WOULD DOWN SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR FOR NO REASON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON SHORTLY AFTER AND CAR RAN ROUGH. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. BRAKES REPLACED AT APPROX. 11K MILES. ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE WAS DONE ...
Mileage: 32,000
DURING HIGH SPEEDS (55-70 MPH) CAR WOULD DOWN SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR FOR NO REASON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON SHORTLY AFTER AND CAR RAN ROUGH. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. BRAKES REPLACED AT APPROX. 11K MILES. ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE WAS DONE ...
Mileage: 32,000
I PURCHASED MY FREELANDER BRAND NEW IN JULY 2004. AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES THE ENGINE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL LEAKS OIL INTO THE HEAD GASKET CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THEY REPLA...
Mileage: 45,370
LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON 11/19/10 LOSS POWER. ENGINE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 74639 MILES
Mileage: 57,561
ENGINE OVERHEATING AND EVENTUAL SEIZURE AS A RESULT OF COOLANT LOSS THROUGH CRACKED CYLINDER SLEEVES. THIS CONDITION, ACCORDING TO THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP, CANNOT BE CORRECTED. THE ONLY SOLUTION INVOLVES ENGINE REPLACEMENT, EXCEPT THAT NO REPLACEMENT ENGINES ARE AVAILABLE DUE TO THE PRODUCER'S D...
Mileage: 94,000
ENGINE OVERHEATING AND EVENTUAL SEIZURE AS A RESULT OF COOLANT LOSS THROUGH CRACKED CYLINDER SLEEVES. THIS CONDITION, ACCORDING TO THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP, CANNOT BE CORRECTED. THE ONLY SOLUTION INVOLVES ENGINE REPLACEMENT, EXCEPT THAT NO REPLACEMENT ENGINES ARE AVAILABLE DUE TO THE PRODUCER'S D...
Mileage: 94,000
ENGINE IN 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER WAS A TOTAL LOSS AFTER COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE. LAND ROVER CONTINUES TO DENY THERE IS A DEFECT. LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IT WOULD TAKE $13,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, WHICH CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THAT WAS FOUR MONTHS AFTER SPENDING $3,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE PARTS M...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL OFFER THE CONTACT MONEY FOR THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL OFFER THE CONTACT MONEY FOR THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 70,000
THE LAND ROVER FREELANDER WAS CONTINUED TO BE MANUFACTURED WITH A FAULTY ENGINE BLOCK THAT CAUSES COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE WHICH RESULTS IN NEEDING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. IT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE TO KNOWINGLY PRODUCE A VEHICLE THAT HAS SUCH A PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY FOR...
Mileage: 65,000
COOLANT VANISHING, REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. CONTINUED TO HAVE COOLANT DISAPPEAR (NO LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE). CAR WAS RUNNING "ROUGH" AS WELL, TOLD CYLINDER 2 WAS MISFIRING, REPLACED COIL WHEN HAVING TUNE UP PERFORMED. CAR RAN WELL FOR LESS THAN A MONTH, THEN NOTICED A "...
Mileage: 90,762
COOLANT VANISHING, REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. CONTINUED TO HAVE COOLANT DISAPPEAR (NO LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE). CAR WAS RUNNING "ROUGH" AS WELL, TOLD CYLINDER 2 WAS MISFIRING, REPLACED COIL WHEN HAVING TUNE UP PERFORMED. CAR RAN WELL FOR LESS THAN A MONTH, THEN NOTICED A "...
Mileage: 90,762
REPLACED THERMOSTAT DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND CAR LOOSES POWER AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER NUMEROUS TIMES AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. NOW TC (TRACTION CONTROL) AND DOWNHILL ...
Mileage: 87,950
REPLACED THERMOSTAT DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND CAR LOOSES POWER AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER NUMEROUS TIMES AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. NOW TC (TRACTION CONTROL) AND DOWNHILL ...
Mileage: 87,950
REPLACED THERMOSTAT DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND CAR LOOSES POWER AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER NUMEROUS TIMES AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. NOW TC (TRACTION CONTROL) AND DOWNHILL ...
Mileage: 87,950
REPLACED THERMOSTAT DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND CAR LOOSES POWER AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER NUMEROUS TIMES AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. NOW TC (TRACTION CONTROL) AND DOWNHILL ...
Mileage: 87,950
MY 2004 FREELANDER HS HAD ENGINE FAILURE AT ONLY 58,000 AT DODGER STADIUM IN LOS ANGELES. I HAD TAKEN REGULAR CARE OF THIS CAR TO TRY TO PREVENT ANY PROBLEMS. IT WAS PASSED THE WARRANTY. NO WARNING ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. ENGINE IS TOTALLY SHOT. I CANNOT AFFORD ...
Mileage: 58,000
PURCH 2/5/07 11,000 MILES; CAR DIES 2/27/07; LR REPLACES STARTER MOTOR; IGNITION LOCK, SWITCH, FUEL LOCK CYLINDER. TAKES TIL 5/23/07 TO COMPLETE. 6/4/07 AC LEAKS, AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, LR CLAIMS EVAP. LOSS CONTROL SYSTEM; BETWEEN 6/8 AND 9/8 CAR IN 4 TIMES - WINDOWS INOPERABLE, AC BLOWING WA...
Mileage: 11,002
LAND ROVER FREE LANDER 2004, ENGINE DIES IN COLD TEMPERATURE. IT HAPPENED TO THREE TIMES IN LAST TWO WINTERS, WHEN I AM TRAVELING ON FREEWAY IN COLD TEMPERATURE. VEHICLE'S DIES WITHOUT ANY REASON. IT WOULD START AFTER AN HALF HOUR OR SO, BUT EACH TIME IT DIED, IT WAS VERY COLD AND MIDDLE OF NOWHER...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND COOLANT LEAKED INSIDE THE ENGINE AND CRANKSHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR TANKS WERE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE FAILURES WERE D...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND COOLANT LEAKED INSIDE THE ENGINE AND CRANKSHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR TANKS WERE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE FAILURES WERE D...
Mileage: 59,000
MY FREELANDER STARTED LOSING COOLANT LAST WEEKEND. I CALLED LAND ROVER SERVICE IN WAUKESHA WI. THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON MONDAY. THEY TOLD ME THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (A $56 PART) AND A FEW HOSES/PIPES AND GASKETS FOR $900. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE MANIFEST INTAK...
ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER AND HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ONLY REMEDY WOULD BE TO INSTALL A REBUILT ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS SUCH ...
Mileage: 45,000
I NOTICED THAT MY FAN WAS RUNNING LOUDER THAN NORMAL AFTER I PARKED MY CAR. I CHECK THE ENGINE COOLANT I WAS PRETTY LOW. I FILLED THE COOLANT TO THE MAX AMOUNT. THE NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND WHEN I PARKED MY VEHICLE FOR THE NIGHT. I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT WAS ALREADY GONE FRO...
Mileage: 64,000
I NOTICED THAT MY FAN WAS RUNNING LOUDER THAN NORMAL AFTER I PARKED MY CAR. I CHECK THE ENGINE COOLANT I WAS PRETTY LOW. I FILLED THE COOLANT TO THE MAX AMOUNT. THE NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND WHEN I PARKED MY VEHICLE FOR THE NIGHT. I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT WAS ALREADY GONE FRO...
Mileage: 64,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE DISENGAGED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. ...
Mileage: 23,318
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE DISENGAGED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. ...
Mileage: 23,318
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE DISENGAGED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. ...
Mileage: 23,318
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE DISENGAGED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. ...
Mileage: 23,318
2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HSE, ENGINE PROBLEMS AT 50K MILES- ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, REAR PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR, VERY COSTLY, BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 WITH 38K, HARDLY DRIVE THE CAR CAUSE I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND HAVE RENTAL CARS, BUT WHEN I DO DRIVE THE FREELANDER- IT CAUSES ME MONEY, SOMETHING WILL BREA...
Mileage: 50,000
2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HSE, ENGINE PROBLEMS AT 50K MILES- ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, REAR PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR, VERY COSTLY, BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 WITH 38K, HARDLY DRIVE THE CAR CAUSE I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND HAVE RENTAL CARS, BUT WHEN I DO DRIVE THE FREELANDER- IT CAUSES ME MONEY, SOMETHING WILL BREA...
Mileage: 50,000
2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HSE, ENGINE PROBLEMS AT 50K MILES- ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, REAR PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR, VERY COSTLY, BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 WITH 38K, HARDLY DRIVE THE CAR CAUSE I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND HAVE RENTAL CARS, BUT WHEN I DO DRIVE THE FREELANDER- IT CAUSES ME MONEY, SOMETHING WILL BREA...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE'S COOLING SYSTEM ON MY 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT AFTER PERFORMING A LENGTHY SYSTEMS CHECK, THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT A SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE COOLANT LEVELS, ADD 5...
Mileage: 81,399
IM AN OWNER OF A '04 FREELANDER LAND ROVER HSE. THE CAR IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED, HAS 63K IN THE ODOMETER. I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST OCT 07 WITH 49K ON IT. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE 50K WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE FRONT AXLE BROKE DOWN WITH OUT ANY REASON AT ALL. THE CAR WAS 3 YR OLD, NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD, ALL HI...
Mileage: 63
LAND ROVER FREELANDER HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE FAILURE. *TR
2004 LANDROVER FREELANDER/COOLANT PROBLEMS/RESALE VALUE IS 1/2 OF $ OWED AFTER 4 YEARS. DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THEY WON'T EXCEPT THIS CAR AS A TRADE IN, HOWEVER WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SELL ME THE VEHICLE. WINDOW MOTORS ALL 4 HAVE FAILED. STILL LEAKING COOLANT. *TR
Mileage: 54,000
ENGINE BREATHER VALVE FROZE UP , THE ENGINE START LEAKING OIL , POSSIBLE FIRE OR DESTROY THE ENGINE. STRANDED. THE SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE ISSUE BUT THE DEALER ISN'T HONORING THE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Mileage: 51,000
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE USE OF VARYING ALLOYS WITH DIFFERENT EXPANSION PROPERTIES USED IN ENGINE MANUFACTURE. THE DESIGN OF ENGINE INCLUDES METAL SLEEVES THAT LINE THE CYLINDER WALLS THAT WHEN HEATED TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE ALLOW THE SLEEVES TO SLIDE INTO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN CATASTROPH...
Mileage: 62,000
MY LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2004 FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO EMISSIONS. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED TODAY THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT'S WHY MY CAR KEEPS SHAKING AND FAILED. ALSO, HE INDICATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP, SINCE ONE PART OF THE MOTOR IS FAULTY AND EMITTIN...
Mileage: 60,000
MY LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2004 FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO EMISSIONS. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED TODAY THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT'S WHY MY CAR KEEPS SHAKING AND FAILED. ALSO, HE INDICATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP, SINCE ONE PART OF THE MOTOR IS FAULTY AND EMITTIN...
Mileage: 60,000
ENGINE IN A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER FAILED DUE TO AFTER 62500 MILES DUE TO A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED 8800 USD FOR THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE, WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS A REBUILT ENGINE WHICH HAS ALREADY FAIL...
Mileage: 62,500
DAYS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2004 FREELANDER, THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED OUT ON ME. THE RPM'S GO ALL THE WAY UP BUT THE ACCELERATOR WON'T ALLOW TO DRIVE PAST 25 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME CONTINUOUSLY SINCE PURCHASING IT. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED BY LAND ROVER MANY,...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A USED 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM ILLINOIS DURING A SNOW STORM THE LR'S WINDOW WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED HALFWAY DURING WIPING AND I WAS FORCED TO CLICK THEM ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO WORK. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING COOLANT PROBLEMS DO TO TH...
Mileage: 38,000
I OWN A USED 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM ILLINOIS DURING A SNOW STORM THE LR'S WINDOW WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED HALFWAY DURING WIPING AND I WAS FORCED TO CLICK THEM ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO WORK. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING COOLANT PROBLEMS DO TO TH...
Mileage: 38,000
I BOUGHT A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HSE AND A YEAR LATER THE ENGINE SEIZED. I SPENT WELL OVER $5,000 ON REPAIRS AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE SEIZED AGAIN FROM DIFFERENT ISSUES. I NOW STILL AM PAYING FOR MY LOAN AND DRIVING A $500 HUNK OF JUNK. THANKS LAND ROVER. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE THE COOLANT BEGAN LEAKING SOMEWHERE, EVENTUALLY IT COMPROMISED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS REPLACED AT 76,000 BEING COVERED BY OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY. NOW, AFTER 20,000 OUR ENGINE IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND IS BEGINNING TO LEAK COOLANT AGAIN! *TR
Mileage: 53,769
2004 FREELANDER SE PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2007. NOW, (1) CONTINUOUS COOLANT LEAKING, (2) CYLINDER SLEEVE HAS SLIPPED, (3) LOUD "KNOCKING" NOISE UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, (4) COOLANT LEAKING INTO OIL AND (5) ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATING REGULARLY. CONSULTED LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER, WAS TOLD THA...
Mileage: 60,000
2004 FREELANDER SE PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2007. NOW, (1) CONTINUOUS COOLANT LEAKING, (2) CYLINDER SLEEVE HAS SLIPPED, (3) LOUD "KNOCKING" NOISE UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, (4) COOLANT LEAKING INTO OIL AND (5) ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATING REGULARLY. CONSULTED LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER, WAS TOLD THA...
Mileage: 60,000
I PURCHASED THE 2004 LAND ROVER, FREELANDER IN 2006. IT HAS ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE, I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I HEARD KNOCKING NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT BACK IN (LR DEALERSHIP) AND THEY SAID THERE IS LOOSE WASHER...
Mileage: 53,000
I PURCHASED THE 2004 LAND ROVER, FREELANDER IN 2006. IT HAS ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE, I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I HEARD KNOCKING NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT BACK IN (LR DEALERSHIP) AND THEY SAID THERE IS LOOSE WASHER...
Mileage: 53,000
I PURCHASED THE 2004 LAND ROVER, FREELANDER IN 2006. IT HAS ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE, I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I HEARD KNOCKING NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT BACK IN (LR DEALERSHIP) AND THEY SAID THERE IS LOOSE WASHER...
Mileage: 53,000
BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON OVER 8 TIMES RESULTING IN 5 VIS MOTOR REPLACEMENTS, 2 OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AND ONE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IN ADDITION THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT WAS "SWOLLEN AND CR...
Mileage: 3,000
2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR (COOLANT LEAKS) AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE TO NO AVAIL. I KEEP BEING TOLD THERE IS NO LEAK. THERE IS I KEEP LOSING COOLANT. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS OF CON...
Mileage: 50,000
MY 2004 HSE FREELANDER WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE JUNE. '07 UNTIL JAN. '08 FOR A COOLANT LEAK THAT LEAD TO ENTIRE ENGINE CHANGE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED UNLOCKING THE DOORS BEHIND THE PASSANGER SEAT. MY BACK WINDOW REG...
Mileage: 52,000
MY 2004 HSE FREELANDER WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE JUNE. '07 UNTIL JAN. '08 FOR A COOLANT LEAK THAT LEAD TO ENTIRE ENGINE CHANGE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED UNLOCKING THE DOORS BEHIND THE PASSANGER SEAT. MY BACK WINDOW REG...
Mileage: 52,000
SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRATION IN AUG. '07 MY 2004 HSE FREELANDER WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE NOV. '07 UNTIL FEB. '08 FOR A COOLANT LEAK THAT LEAD TO ENTIRE ENGINE CHANGE. LUCKY I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I HAVE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CREATED A HOLE THROUGH THE ENGINE. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WILL NO...
Mileage: 55,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 50,739 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 50,739
MY FRONT WIPERS DON'T SEEM TO WORK IN THE COLD. NOT WET... BUT COLD. WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR, THE WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY BY PULLING THE LEVER DOWN TO THE 'MIST' SETTING AND ONLY AS LONG AS I HOLD IT. IF I LET GO WITH THE WIPER MID-SWING, IT WILL SIT THERE. AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP, ALL ...
JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY SCHEDULED 72000 REVISION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ACTING UP. THE LOCAL DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT FOR $2500. 10 DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM, NOW DEALER WANTS $4200 JUST TO OPEN GASKETS AND PERHAPS ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $15000....
Mileage: 72,000
1) FRONT RIGHT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THIS WAS A RECURRENT PROBLEM. 2) CURRENTLY REAR RIGHT WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP. UNABLE TO DRIVE IN RAIN AND INCLEMENT WEATHER. 3) FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND FIXED BY LAND RO...
Mileage: 55,000
JUNE 31 DRIVING 30 MILES, THE VEHICLE MADE SOUNDS AS THOUGH GEARS WERE SHIFTING, & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, TC LIGHT, & TRACK CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, & VEHICLE LOST MAJOR POWER, RESULTING TO A DRAG IN TRANSMISSION ALLOWING TO DRIVE ABOUT 2-5 MILES. JUL 1 VEHICLE TAKEN TO CARMAX SERVICE (CM), OF WHICH BO...
JUNE 31 DRIVING 30 MILES, THE VEHICLE MADE SOUNDS AS THOUGH GEARS WERE SHIFTING, & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, TC LIGHT, & TRACK CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, & VEHICLE LOST MAJOR POWER, RESULTING TO A DRAG IN TRANSMISSION ALLOWING TO DRIVE ABOUT 2-5 MILES. JUL 1 VEHICLE TAKEN TO CARMAX SERVICE (CM), OF WHICH BO...
JUNE 31 DRIVING 30 MILES, THE VEHICLE MADE SOUNDS AS THOUGH GEARS WERE SHIFTING, & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, TC LIGHT, & TRACK CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, & VEHICLE LOST MAJOR POWER, RESULTING TO A DRAG IN TRANSMISSION ALLOWING TO DRIVE ABOUT 2-5 MILES. JUL 1 VEHICLE TAKEN TO CARMAX SERVICE (CM), OF WHICH BO...
JUNE 31 DRIVING 30 MILES, THE VEHICLE MADE SOUNDS AS THOUGH GEARS WERE SHIFTING, & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, TC LIGHT, & TRACK CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, & VEHICLE LOST MAJOR POWER, RESULTING TO A DRAG IN TRANSMISSION ALLOWING TO DRIVE ABOUT 2-5 MILES. JUL 1 VEHICLE TAKEN TO CARMAX SERVICE (CM), OF WHICH BO...
JUNE 31 DRIVING 30 MILES, THE VEHICLE MADE SOUNDS AS THOUGH GEARS WERE SHIFTING, & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, TC LIGHT, & TRACK CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, & VEHICLE LOST MAJOR POWER, RESULTING TO A DRAG IN TRANSMISSION ALLOWING TO DRIVE ABOUT 2-5 MILES. JUL 1 VEHICLE TAKEN TO CARMAX SERVICE (CM), OF WHICH BO...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#07V041000). THE CONTACT REQUESTED TO HAVE THE PARTS SHIPPED TO HIS HOME BECAUSE THE DEALER IS HOURS AWAY HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED. THERE HAD BEEN NO ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. SHE CALLED THE DEALER SO THEY COULD PICK UP THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE DROVE AROUND A FEW TIMES, SHE FELT A LOSS OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TOWED IT AND THEY STATED T...
Mileage: 67,000
I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 FREELANDER IN FEBRUARY 2004. I HAVE SERVICED MY VEHICLE AT THE REQUIRED INTERVALS WITH LAND ROVER. AT 48,500 MILES, MY TRUCK STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LOOKED IT OVER AND WAS PUZZLED. HE COULDN'T SEE WHERE THE COOLANT HAD GONE AND SUGGESTED I BR...
Mileage: 54,466
04 LAND ROVER FREELANDER COOLING SYSTEM ENGINE OVERHEAT @ 29,000 MILES WITH COOLANT LEAKING . THEY SAID BECAUSE OF THERMOSTAT MALFUNCTION. I JUST NOTICED THAT I HAVE TO PUT COOLANT EVERY 600 MILES BECAUSE IT IS TOTALLY EMPTY AND THERE ARE SOME HAIRLINE CRACKS ON THE RESERVE. NOW I BRING IT BACK TO...
Mileage: 29,000
BRAKE ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACING AND BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AFTER ONLY 14,500 MILES OF GENTLE DRIVING. DEALER STATED THAT ROTORS WERE A MAINTENANCE ITEM AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. COST WAS OVER $500 AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE IF REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN MADE. BRAKE ROTORS...
Mileage: 14,300
IN MID-OCTOBER 2004, I BOUGHT A NEW LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM THE JIM COLEMAN OF FREDERICK, MD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SINCE NOVEMBER OF '04, THE "HILL DESCENT" LIGHT (THE LR MANUAL SUGGESTS THIS MEANS A MAJOR PROBLEM), SRS (AIRBAG) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COM...
Mileage: 2,000
IN MID-OCTOBER 2004, I BOUGHT A NEW LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM THE JIM COLEMAN OF FREDERICK, MD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SINCE NOVEMBER OF '04, THE "HILL DESCENT" LIGHT (THE LR MANUAL SUGGESTS THIS MEANS A MAJOR PROBLEM), SRS (AIRBAG) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COM...
Mileage: 2,000
IN MID-OCTOBER 2004, I BOUGHT A NEW LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM THE JIM COLEMAN OF FREDERICK, MD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SINCE NOVEMBER OF '04, THE "HILL DESCENT" LIGHT (THE LR MANUAL SUGGESTS THIS MEANS A MAJOR PROBLEM), SRS (AIRBAG) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COM...
Mileage: 2,000
IN MID-OCTOBER 2004, I BOUGHT A NEW LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM THE JIM COLEMAN OF FREDERICK, MD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SINCE NOVEMBER OF '04, THE "HILL DESCENT" LIGHT (THE LR MANUAL SUGGESTS THIS MEANS A MAJOR PROBLEM), SRS (AIRBAG) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COM...
Mileage: 2,000
IN MID-OCTOBER 2004, I BOUGHT A NEW LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM THE JIM COLEMAN OF FREDERICK, MD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SINCE NOVEMBER OF '04, THE "HILL DESCENT" LIGHT (THE LR MANUAL SUGGESTS THIS MEANS A MAJOR PROBLEM), SRS (AIRBAG) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COM...
Mileage: 2,000
IN MID-OCTOBER 2004, I BOUGHT A NEW LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM THE JIM COLEMAN OF FREDERICK, MD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SINCE NOVEMBER OF '04, THE "HILL DESCENT" LIGHT (THE LR MANUAL SUGGESTS THIS MEANS A MAJOR PROBLEM), SRS (AIRBAG) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COM...
Mileage: 2,000
IN MID-OCTOBER 2004, I BOUGHT A NEW LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM THE JIM COLEMAN OF FREDERICK, MD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SINCE NOVEMBER OF '04, THE "HILL DESCENT" LIGHT (THE LR MANUAL SUGGESTS THIS MEANS A MAJOR PROBLEM), SRS (AIRBAG) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COM...
Mileage: 2,000
2004 FREELANDER - FOUR HEATER AND AC BLOWER REPAIRS; WATER LEAKED FROM ROOF INTO DASHBOARD; REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 15,000 MILES, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS BLOWN OUT. *JB
Mileage: 15,000
2004 FREELANDER - FOUR HEATER AND AC BLOWER REPAIRS; WATER LEAKED FROM ROOF INTO DASHBOARD; REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 15,000 MILES, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS BLOWN OUT. *JB
Mileage: 15,000
2004 FREELANDER - FOUR HEATER AND AC BLOWER REPAIRS; WATER LEAKED FROM ROOF INTO DASHBOARD; REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 15,000 MILES, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS BLOWN OUT. *JB
Mileage: 15,000
THE FREE LANDER SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE ASCOT IMPORT CARS WITH LESS THAN 12000 MILES. ASCOT (THE DEALERSHIP) CLEARED THE ERROR CODES AND RETURNED THE FEELANDER. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHTS CAME O...
Mileage: 8,000
MY WIFE TOOK HER FREE LANDER INTO THE LANDROVER DEALER FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE, AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT HER BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE ROTORS, PADS, ETC. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP ALSO ADVISED HER THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY 24,000 MILES AND THAT'S THE...
Mileage: 24,800
MY WIFE TOOK HER FREE LANDER INTO THE LANDROVER DEALER FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE, AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT HER BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE ROTORS, PADS, ETC. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP ALSO ADVISED HER THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY 24,000 MILES AND THAT'S THE...
Mileage: 24,800
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FEW MINUTES LATER A SECOND LIGHT(THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT) CAME ON, THEN THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY FROM A SPEED OF 40 KM/HR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IM SENDING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED FOR ENGINE LIGHTS, BUT ITS THE FIRS...
Mileage: 25,000
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, WENT TO TAP ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND BEGAN TO SURGE. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK
Mileage: 9,150
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, WENT TO TAP ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND BEGAN TO SURGE. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK
Mileage: 9,150
2002, LAND ROVER, FREELANDER, LEAKS MOTOR OIL THROUGH THE REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL, COATING THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN USE THE HEATED OIL EMITS A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING MOTOR OIL FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT. THE DEFECT WAS BLATANTLY IGNORED DURING MAINTENANCE AT DEALERS...
MICHELIN SYNCHRONE TIRES OUTFITTED ON VEHICLE DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TRACTION ON GROOVED CONCRETE HIGHWAYS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVERING AND INSTABILITY. *NM
Mileage: 1,000
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS INCIDENT ALSO OCCURED AS THE CONSUMER SLOWED TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND TH EENGINE DIED AT THE...
Mileage: 4,100
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS INCIDENT ALSO OCCURED AS THE CONSUMER SLOWED TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND TH EENGINE DIED AT THE...
Mileage: 4,100
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STARTING TO DECELERATE AND STALL. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SERVICED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *TC
Mileage: 300