This Problem Across All Years
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 DECENT LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, BUT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE ON THEIR FINAL TEST DRIVE. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE, IT COULD BE A WIRING ISSUE WITH THE HARNESS AND WOULD NEED TO SCHEDULE TIME TO INVESTIGATE. I LEFT THE SHOP AND DROVE 1.5HRS HOME ONLY TO HAVE MY HUSBAND FOLLOW ME IN THE CAR WHILE I HAD OUR 3YR OLD CHILD WITH ME AND TELL ME THE BRAKE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING AT ALL! WHEN IS ENOUGH TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES??? WE HAVE ALSO JUST CHANGED BRAKE DISCS/ROTORS AND PADS FOR THE 3RD TIME AT 87,000 MILES. *TR
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 DECENT LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, BUT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE ON THEIR FINAL TEST DRIVE. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE, IT COULD BE A WIRING ISSUE WITH THE HARNESS AND WOULD NEED TO SCHEDULE TIME TO INVESTIGATE. I LEFT THE SHOP AND DROVE 1.5HRS HOME ONLY TO HAVE MY HUSBAND FOLLOW ME IN THE CAR WHILE I HAD OUR 3YR OLD CHILD WITH ME AND TELL ME THE BRAKE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING AT ALL! WHEN IS ENOUGH TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES??? WE HAVE ALSO JUST CHANGED BRAKE DISCS/ROTORS AND PADS FOR THE 3RD TIME AT 87,000 MILES. *TR
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 SOMEWHERE. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART, THUS THEY ONLY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. I COULD STILL HEAR THE NOISE, ESPECIALLY FROM A COLDSTART. I ALSO HAD TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AN AC PROBLEM. IT SPRAYS WATER OUT THROUGH THE AIR VENT. I REPORT THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. EVERYTIME, THEY SAID THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, AS OF NOW, WE STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM. RECENTLY, WE HAVE A THERMOSTAT LEAK AT 52000 MILES. THE SUV MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ARE UP TO DATE. THE SUV IS 5 MONTHS AND 3000 MILES PASS THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE TO PAY $800 TO REPAIR THE LEAK. TWO DAYS AGO, WILL ON THE FREEWAY (GOING 70MPH), THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE STALLED FOR A SECOND AND JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TC (TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE 'DOWN HILL' CAR SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO START WHEN I TURNED IT OFF. I THEN LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO START. AFTER THE CAR HAS STARTED, I NOTICE THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE SUV HAS ONLY 53000 MILES ON IT AS OF NOW. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS POORLY DESIGNED. NOT ONLY IT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER, BUT IT ALSO PUT THE LIVES OF MY WIFE AND MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE SUV, WE THOUGHT THAT IT A SAFE SUV FOR OUR FAMILY. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT TWO DAYS AGO ALMOST PUT OUR LIVES IN HARM WAYS. *TR
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 SOMEWHERE. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART, THUS THEY ONLY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. I COULD STILL HEAR THE NOISE, ESPECIALLY FROM A COLDSTART. I ALSO HAD TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AN AC PROBLEM. IT SPRAYS WATER OUT THROUGH THE AIR VENT. I REPORT THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. EVERYTIME, THEY SAID THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, AS OF NOW, WE STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM. RECENTLY, WE HAVE A THERMOSTAT LEAK AT 52000 MILES. THE SUV MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ARE UP TO DATE. THE SUV IS 5 MONTHS AND 3000 MILES PASS THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE TO PAY $800 TO REPAIR THE LEAK. TWO DAYS AGO, WILL ON THE FREEWAY (GOING 70MPH), THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE STALLED FOR A SECOND AND JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TC (TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE 'DOWN HILL' CAR SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO START WHEN I TURNED IT OFF. I THEN LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO START. AFTER THE CAR HAS STARTED, I NOTICE THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE SUV HAS ONLY 53000 MILES ON IT AS OF NOW. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS POORLY DESIGNED. NOT ONLY IT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER, BUT IT ALSO PUT THE LIVES OF MY WIFE AND MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE SUV, WE THOUGHT THAT IT A SAFE SUV FOR OUR FAMILY. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT TWO DAYS AGO ALMOST PUT OUR LIVES IN HARM WAYS. *TR
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 DO NOT WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
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 DO NOT WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
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 WAY THE FREELANDERS ARE. SO BASICALLY, WE ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND OVER $400.00 EVERY YEAR FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY.*AK SHE WAS ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE ROTORS WERE SO THIN THAT THEY WERE INCAPABLE OF BEING RESURFACED. RESURFACING IS NORMAL FOR ALMOST ALL CARS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AS WE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A MORE RELIABLE VEHICLE HAD WE KNOWN. IF WE HAD GONE ON PAST EXPERIANCE, WE WOULD HAVE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE BRAKES UNTIL LATER DOWN THE ROAD, AS WITH MOST VEHICLES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS. WE FOUND OURSELVES WONDERING WHAT GOOD "OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE ON ICE AND SNOW" DOES WHEN THE SUBSTANDARD BRAKES DON'T LAST AS LONG AS ON A NISSAN OR OTHER SIMILARLY WEIGHTED VEHICLE. WE WROTE THE MANUFACTURER, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. WE WERE HOPING ANOTHER AGENCY COULD AT LEAST WARN POSSIBLE FUTURE BUYERS.
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 WAY THE FREELANDERS ARE. SO BASICALLY, WE ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND OVER $400.00 EVERY YEAR FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY.*AK SHE WAS ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE ROTORS WERE SO THIN THAT THEY WERE INCAPABLE OF BEING RESURFACED. RESURFACING IS NORMAL FOR ALMOST ALL CARS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AS WE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A MORE RELIABLE VEHICLE HAD WE KNOWN. IF WE HAD GONE ON PAST EXPERIANCE, WE WOULD HAVE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE BRAKES UNTIL LATER DOWN THE ROAD, AS WITH MOST VEHICLES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS. WE FOUND OURSELVES WONDERING WHAT GOOD "OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE ON ICE AND SNOW" DOES WHEN THE SUBSTANDARD BRAKES DON'T LAST AS LONG AS ON A NISSAN OR OTHER SIMILARLY WEIGHTED VEHICLE. WE WROTE THE MANUFACTURER, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. WE WERE HOPING ANOTHER AGENCY COULD AT LEAST WARN POSSIBLE FUTURE BUYERS.
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 WAY THE FREELANDERS ARE. SO BASICALLY, WE ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND OVER $400.00 EVERY YEAR FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY.*AK SHE WAS ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE ROTORS WERE SO THIN THAT THEY WERE INCAPABLE OF BEING RESURFACED. RESURFACING IS NORMAL FOR ALMOST ALL CARS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AS WE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A MORE RELIABLE VEHICLE HAD WE KNOWN. IF WE HAD GONE ON PAST EXPERIANCE, WE WOULD HAVE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE BRAKES UNTIL LATER DOWN THE ROAD, AS WITH MOST VEHICLES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS. WE FOUND OURSELVES WONDERING WHAT GOOD "OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE ON ICE AND SNOW" DOES WHEN THE SUBSTANDARD BRAKES DON'T LAST AS LONG AS ON A NISSAN OR OTHER SIMILARLY WEIGHTED VEHICLE. WE WROTE THE MANUFACTURER, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. WE WERE HOPING ANOTHER AGENCY COULD AT LEAST WARN POSSIBLE FUTURE BUYERS.
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 WAY THE FREELANDERS ARE. SO BASICALLY, WE ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND OVER $400.00 EVERY YEAR FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY.*AK SHE WAS ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE ROTORS WERE SO THIN THAT THEY WERE INCAPABLE OF BEING RESURFACED. RESURFACING IS NORMAL FOR ALMOST ALL CARS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AS WE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A MORE RELIABLE VEHICLE HAD WE KNOWN. IF WE HAD GONE ON PAST EXPERIANCE, WE WOULD HAVE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE BRAKES UNTIL LATER DOWN THE ROAD, AS WITH MOST VEHICLES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS. WE FOUND OURSELVES WONDERING WHAT GOOD "OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE ON ICE AND SNOW" DOES WHEN THE SUBSTANDARD BRAKES DON'T LAST AS LONG AS ON A NISSAN OR OTHER SIMILARLY WEIGHTED VEHICLE. WE WROTE THE MANUFACTURER, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. WE WERE HOPING ANOTHER AGENCY COULD AT LEAST WARN POSSIBLE FUTURE BUYERS.
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
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