2002 Land Rover Freelander complaints

LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2002 TRANSMISSION ISSUES, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE ISSUES GALORE, CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT AN 02 LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM A USED CAR DEALER AND AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, AT ONLY 60,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE CAR NO LONGER DRIVES. NO ONE WILL WORK ON IT AND MY ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANNY FOR ABOUT 4 GRAND. I STILL OWE A BUNCH AND I JUST KEEP SHELLING OUT THE TOWING COSTS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I'M GOING SELL THE STUPID CAR AND CUT MY LOSSES. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE A BUNCH OF SIMILAR CASES OUT THERE FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN LATE 2005 AND IT HAD 32K MILES ON IT. IN JANUARY OF 2007 IT WAS OVERHEATING AND HAD A VERY LOUD SOUND TO THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WENT BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DURING THE TIME OF THE REPLACEMENT THE CAR ONLY HAD 59K MILES ON IT. NOW OVER YEAR LATER THE TRUCK IS OVERHEATING AGAIN AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ENGINE IS FAILING AGAIN. I HAVE SPEND OVER 6,000 DOLLARS ON THIS SUV THAT IS CLEARLY A LEMON. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED (LANDROVER FREELANDER) JUST OVER A YEAR AGO IN EARLY 2007. AT THE TIME IT HAD JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES ON IT AND WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF HAVING IT THE SUNROOF MALFUNCTIONED AND BROKE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY REFERRED ME TO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAD PURCHASED. AFTER GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FOLKS AT THE LR DEALERSHIP WE GOT IT RESOLVED TO THE TUNE OF $1,200.00. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE LR DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED (FUEL PUMP, FRONT END, TRANSMISSION, ETC...). AT THIS POINT I AM CONSIDERING DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAN RUN NO MORE AND THEN JUST LETTING THE BANK TAKE IT BACK. I HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE HE LR DEALERSHIP BASICALLY SAID THE VEHICLE IS JUNK, EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS GREAT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION FOR A 2002. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SALE OF THESE FREELANDERS IS NOTHING LESS THAN FRAUD BY LANDROVER AND THE CAR DEALERSHIPS THAT CHOOSE TO SELL THESE MODELS USED. EVEN IF YOU BUY A EXTENDED WARRANTY AS I DID, NO ONE TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP EVERY DAY AND PUSHING THE LR DEALERSHIP TO GO THROUGH THE CAR WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB TO MAKE SURE EVERY ITEM IS IN WORKING ORDER, BEFORE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RUNS OUT. I BELIEVE THAT LAND ROVER KNOWS THAT THE FREELANDER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES & AT THIS POINT THEY ARE MERELY USING IT AS A MEANS TO DRIVE REVENUE SALES AT THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. PLEASE HELP, THIS PROBLEM HAS REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT FROM A DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER OF 2004. DAY AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED REAR WINDOW MOTOR BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR. LOSS OF POWER AGAIN DEALERSHIP ENDING UP PERFORMING ENGINE WORK. VEHICLE CONTINUALLY DISPLACED HILL DECENT / TRACK CONTROL LIGHT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED. AT 65000 MILES KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED UNLOCKING ALL DOORS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. DOORS CAN NO LONGER BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE AS WELL. REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT GO DOWN. LOSS OF POWER ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN NOW AT 75,000 MILES. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 02 FREELANDER BY LAND ROVER AND IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A LEMON. REPAIRS AFTER REPAIRS. IT OVERHEATS AND WHEN IT DOES IT OVERHEATS THE STARTER CAUSING IT TO FAIL AS WELL IF IT OVERHEATS TOO MUCH IT CAUSES THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW OR A CRACK ON THE ENGINE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND MOVEMENT. TOWED TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION RE-BUILT. HILL DECENT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WHILE DRIVING UNTIL ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR NO REASON BEFORE THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRED. *TR

AFTER BUYING THE CAR USED @ 42,000 MILES MY 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER WAS IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED A MONTH AFTER INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT STOPPED RANDOMLY OF A HIGHWAY AND LEFT ME STRANDED. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS BLOWN HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AS IT IS AN ENGINEERING FAILURE OF THIS SUV. LAND ROVER WILL NOT HELP, THIS IS A DISGRACE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

WE BOUGHT A LAND ROVER FREELANDER 9 MONTHS AGO FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. 2 WEEKS AGO WE NOTICED THE HEATING GAGE GOING UP AND DOWN AND WE NEEDED A LOT OF COOLANT. YESTERDAY, THE ENGINE FAILED AND WE WERE TOLD WE NEED A NEW ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE HEATING SYSTEM BECAUSE THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO AN UNKNOWN AREA. LANDROVER SAYS SINCE WE DIDN'T BUY IT FROM THEM, THEY WILL NOT HELP US. IN ORDER TO FILE A COMPLAINT, WE MUST TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO EXAMINE THE CARE AND THEN WANT 2 TO 6 MONTHS FOR AN ENGINE, POSSIBLY A TRANSMISSION AS WELL TO BE ORDER. THEY ARE BACKORDERED NATION WIDE. THE CAR HAS ON 40,000 MILES AND HAS HAD GOOD MAINTENANCE REGULARLY. *TR

2002 FREELANDER WITH 65,000 MILES - REAR WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED AT 55K; NOW THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. LAND ROVER CAN NO LONGER GET THE PARTS, SO LOOKING AT A RE-MANUFACTURED ONE AT ABOUT $4,000. DEALERSHIP CLOSED DOWN AND THERE HAS BEEN NO HELP! *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT , TICKING ENGINE, ANTIFREEZE , OIL LEAK, SMELLING COOLANT INSIDE CAR AND NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS WINDOW REGULATOR , WIPER MOTOR AND RATTLING NOISES UNDERNEATH CAR HAS BEEN MY COMPLAINTS SINCE FEB 13,2008. PARTS WERE REPLACED THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE TICKING ENGINE, COOLANT LEAKS, SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE CAR,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH ALWAYS COMES ON A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER THE DEALER RETURNS MY CAR TO ME. CAR WAS TOWED FROM FREEWAY DUE TO BREAKDOWN ON THE WAY HOME 15 MINUTES AFTER PICKING CAR UP FROM MADISON DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE REPAIR. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO AN OIL SEAL/OIL PLUG AND IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT ALTHOUGH THEY JUST FINISHED WORKING ON THE ENGINE. I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS NOT INCLUDING THE PRIOR VISITS WHERE THEY TOOK ALMOST 2 WEEKS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WAS CHARGED FOR A RENTAL CAR DURING THIS PERIOD. MILWAUKEE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY CORRECTED THE ENGINE PROBLEM ON 3 DIFFERENT VISITS WHICH I PAID $600.00 FOR A TIMING BELT WHICH NEVER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR USING THE WARRANTY. THE PARTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE IS AS FOLLOWS; MANIFOLD ASSY. MOTOR ASSY FOR WIPER BLADES,WINDOW REGULATOR,TIMING BELT AND DIFFERENTIAL FRONT MOUNTING WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH CAR. MILWAUKEE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE COOLANT LEAK IS STILL APPARENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THE ONLY TH

DATE ISSUEREPAIRS DATE RETURNED 6/7/06VEHICLE STALLED, WON'T STARTBATTERY REPLACED6/8/2006 6/16/2006VEHICLE STALLED, WON'T STARTREPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, KEY READER7/17/2006 8/15/2006VEHICLE STALLED, WON'T START, INTERMITTENT STARTREPLACED FUEL PUMP8/18/2006 6/5/2007VEHICLE STALLED, WON'T STARTSECURED STARTED WIRE6/6/2007 6/7/2007VEHICLE STALLED, WON'T START, INTERMITTENT STARTREPLACED IMMOBOLIZER 2 TIMES8/20/2007 11/16/2007VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATEREPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD, ENGINE, HEATER CORE3/5/2008 5/16/2008VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATEWANT TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR

LESS THAN 50,000 MILES LANDROVER FREELANDER GIVES F4 FAULT, WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. HAS OVERHEATING PROBLEM, SUNROOF DIED, DEALER SAID NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION, COMPLETELY NEW WIRING HARNESS, NEW ECU, NEW DOOR TO FIX WINDOW FAILURE, AND!!!!!!!!!!!! A NEW ENGINE TO FIX THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM THAT THEY TELL ME IS A COMMON THING, AND THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANY FREELANDER'S GET OVER 65,000 MILES WITHOUT AN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. LUXURY VEHICLE MY [XXX]. DEALERSHIP GAVE ME AN 18,000 DOLLAR REPAIR ESTIMATE. I GUESS LUXURY MEANS IT COSTS A LOT TO DRIVE NOT YOU HAVE THE LUXURY OF DRIVING WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A 30,000 DOLLAR PIECE OF CRAP. READ SOME FORUMS ONLINE. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING EVERYDAY, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO MAKE THIS LUXURY VEHICLE COMPANY MAKE A BETTER VEHICLE. I MEAN [XXX] I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A HONDA...... AT LEAST THEY HAVE HEATED SEATS TO KEEP MY [XXX] WARM WHEN I WAIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ENGINE/HEAD GASKET ISSUE IS THE REPAIR THAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL AND TERMINAL CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERS MECHANICS WILL NEVER FIX THE GASKET, SO THEY WILL ONLY OFFER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, BUT EITHER REPAIR WILL COST YOU MORE THAN THE SUV IS WORTH. AND YES, THE BRAKE PADS AND THEN ROTORS WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY, BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE (THE DEALER SAYS). I PERSONALLY THINK IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 2 DISC FRONT BRAKES AND 2 DRUM REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, HENCE THE WEAR AND WEIGHT ALL GOES TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER POOR DESIGN FLAW ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD THE DRUM BRAKES WERE THERE TO BETTER ALLOW THE OFF-ROADING. YEAH, WHO EVER COULD OFF ROAD THESE THINGS, THEY FALL APART ON THE DRIVEWAY! *TR

I HAVE 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER 4X4 V6. THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT ON IT. IT HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE LANDROVER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND NEW RAILS AND TRACKS ON THE SUNROOF. THE POWERLOCKS ARE ALSO MESSED UP. *TR

I HAVE A LAND ROVER FREELAND THAT STARTED HAVING COOLANT LEAKAGE IN EARLY FEBRUARY OF 2007. I TRIED TO GET THE CAR IN TO GET FIXED AND WAS PUT OFF BY LAND ROVER UNTIL MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY NEVER FIXED IT. IT LEAKS COOLANT CONSTANTLY, IT LOOSES POWER, IT OVER HEATS AND STEAMS, THE COOLANT IS AN OILY BROWN COLOR NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I FLUSH IT. THIS CAR HAS A BAD HEAD GASKET I'M AFRAID AND I'VE READ ABOUT AND KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I'VE REPLACED THE RESERVOIR BOTTLE, FLUSHED THE COOLANT, REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND NOTHING FIXES THE PROBLEM. I HAD A MONTH LONG BATTLE WITH LAND ROVER TO FIX IT AND THEY REFUSED. THIS ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THIS IS A TERRIBLE CAR AND A HAZARD ON THE ROAD, I'M SCARED EVERY TIME I SEE A FREELANDER THAT IT'S GOING TO BLOW SOMETHING AND KILL SOMEONE ON THE FREEWAY, LAND ROVER SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND ALL THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT SO I PULLED OVER ON THE INTERSTATE AND LET ENGINE COOL, THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. DEALER NOW SAYS THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS A NEW HEADS AND HEAD GASKETS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER LOCATING THIS SITE I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER. I JUST HAD A HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES. AND NOW I THINK THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. THERE ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE LAND ROVERS FOR SOMETHING NOT TO BE DONE. THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE. *TR

MY 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WHILE I WAS COMMUTING FROM NY TO NJ VIA HOLLAND TUNNEL. ONCE OUT OF THE TUNNEL I PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS SEVERELY HOT. I ADDED COOLANT AND WAITED APPROX 15 MINUTES BEFORE COMPLETING THE 7 MINUTE COMMUTE TO MY HOME. THE NEXT ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE FAILED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LAND ROVER IN PARAMUS. THE ENGINE WAS BURNT OUT AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 61,000 MILES - HEAD GASKET GONE - OVERHEATING - NO ENGINES AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAD MY CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR WHEN THE RADIATOR/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID THE OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT (SOMETHING LIKE THAT.. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CARS). THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THEIR SERVICE MANAGER AT THE TIME WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH ALL LAND ROVER FREELANDERS OF 2002 AND 2003. I BROWSED THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION, AND SURE ENOUGH, MY CAR WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THANKFULLY, WHEN I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR, I HAD ALSO PURCHASES THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN 2010, AND I'M SURE I'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO SELL MY CAR, BUT I CAN'T JUSTIFY SELLING A CAR THAT I KNOW HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

OUR WELL-MAINTAINED 2002 FREELANDER HAD ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF REACHING 50,000 MILES. IN BOTH CASES THE FAILURES OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. IN BOTH CASES THE LOSS OF POWER/CONTROL POSED A SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD TO EVERYONE IN THE CAR. ONE OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SERVICE AND SAFETY CHECK BY THE DEALER. THIS CARE IS SO BADLY DESIGNED THAT IS A DRIVING HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE VERY EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ON MAJOR FAILURES WITHOUT WARNING ATTEST TO THE DANGERS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS IMPOSING ON THE PUBLIC ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LANDROVER FREELANDER THAT IS ON ITS THIRD ENGINE (WITHIN 1 YEAR). WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY INCONVENIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVING ISSUES THAT BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIM TO FIX THE ISSUE AND WITHIN 3,000 MILES WE ARE BACK AGAIN LIKE CLOCKWORK. LANDROVER DOES KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WE COULD NEVER SELL TO ANYONE ELSE, PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON, AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RECOURSE WITH. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN LAST WEEK FOR THEM TO FIX AN ISSUE, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS INHALING COOLANT FUMES; THEY STATED THAT IT WAS FIXED, NO SOONER THAN 4 HOURS AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DID THE SAME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON AND I CURRENTLY AM DRIVING AROUND INHALING FUMES FROM COOLANT AGAIN. WHEN DO THESE ISSUES GET RESOLVED. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH A CAR, THAT THE SALES WOMAN'S WORDS TO MY HUSBAND WERE, THE FIRST VEHICLE CREATED BY LANDROVER IS STILL ON THE ROAD. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAS APPROX. 57,600 MILES ON IT, IT IS 5 YEARS OLD, AND FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER HOW MANY OF THESE MODELS HAVE HAD ISSUES STATED, MORE THAN HE WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. AT THIS POINT MY HUSBAND WOULD LIKE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY MONEY BACK AND AT LEAST HALF OF THE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF OVERHEATING, LOSING COOLANT AND OIL AND WE HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED. THE CAR OWNER WAS ALSO TOLD AT 50,756 MILES THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NECESSARY. APPARENTLY LAND ROVER IS AWARE OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THERE HAS BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR STOPS OR OVERHEAT IS CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS/PROBLEMS FOR THE CAR OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 FREELANDER. MAINLY RELATED TO ENGINE OVER-HEATING WHICH CAUSES COOLANT TO EVAPORATE AND ALSO THE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE. I MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY, BUT THEN THEY SIMPLY REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE CORE PROBLEM WHICH IS THE ENGINE. THIS ENGINE OVER-HEATING RESULTED IN SPOILING THE A/C BLOWER AND HEATER CORE, AND ALSO I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO-WHERE 4 TIMES. AND EACH TIME I HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE ($150 EACH TIME) AND THE ONLY RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP WAS TO KEEP ADDING MORE COOLANT. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT SURE WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CANNOT USE THIS TO GO ANYWHERE (IT CAN FAIL ANYTIME), DON'T FEEL LIKE CHEATING SOMEBODY SELLING THIS CAR. I AM TOTALLY CLUELESS AND NEED HELP TO THE CORE ISSUE RESOLVED, WHICH I THINK IS ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TRANSMISSION BROKE AT 50,050 MILES. NEEDED FULL REPLACEMENT. *TR

THE CAR IS JUST POORLY DESIGNED AND A DISASTER. DESPITE OUR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT MANUFACTURER'S DEALERS & AT NORMAL INTERVALS, THE CAR'S ENGINE & TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIR COSTS READILY EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. ALL WITH LESS THAN 65,000 MILES. LAND ROVER & FORD WERE UN-WILLING TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY. WE ARE OUT OF THE CAR AND WILL NOT PURCHASE LR OR FORD PRODUCTS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE WITH REPLACEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: SUNROOF ASSEMBLY, BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE, COOLANT TANK, COOLANT TANK LID, INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY, WIPER SWITCH, 2 VACUUM HOSES, WINDOW REGULATOR, SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES AND HEADLINER. NOW, DESPITE MAINTAINING THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE SCHEDULE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT 67K MILES. THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE OIL AND AFTER HAVING THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AND A COOLER PART REPLACED, THE DEALER NOW BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE SLEEVE. THERE APPARENTLY IS A BACK ORDER ON REPLACEMENT ENGINES SO I WILL HAVE TO COUGH UP $$$ TO KEEP THE OIL DRAINED AND COOLANT FILLED UNTIL ONE IS AVAILABLE. WHY SHOULD A $35,000 VEHICLE NEED AN ENGINE REPLACED AT 67K MILES? *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. *TR

WE HAD JUST HAD OUR CAR IN FOR SERVICING PRIOR TO A LONGER DRIVE. WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OUR CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE "REVVED" WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN SPEED. ONCE HOME, CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL US THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN WE WERE ONLY JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY COULD NOT TELL US WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS - ONLY THAT IT WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $6000 TO FIX IT BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO THIS, OUR DEALERSHIP HAD OUR LAND ROVER FREELANDER FOR 4 WEEKS FIXING OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE COOLANT SYSTEM, AGAIN, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY FOR A FIX OF OVER $3000; ONCE IT WAS RETURNED, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON IMMEDIATELY (I.E. ON OUR WAY HOME FROM PICKING THE CAR UP) - I RETURNED IMMEDIATELY WITH THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD BEEN CRACKED WHICH WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL $2000 PLUS IN REPAIRS (ALTHOUGH THEY DID DISCOUNT US ON THIS REPAIR - MORE THAN LIKELY BECAUSE THEY HAD CAUSED IT). WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT DIFFICULTY WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE ISSUES BEGAN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. ADDITIONALLY, THE LAND ROVER SERVICE PEOPLE ARE LESS THAN HELPFUL. I BELIEVE THEY ARE DECEPTIVE, ARROGANT, AND LACK THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIRED TO FULLY SERVICE A VEHICLE. I HAVE GONE THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO LOCATE SOMEONE WHOM I TRUST TO SERVICE THIS VEHICLE; FINALLY, NOW THAT THE CARE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WE WILL BE GOING TO A LOCAL REPAIR

2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES HAS HAD REPAIRS THAT ARE BEYOND WHAT SHOULD BE NORMAL, INCLUDING A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 45,000 MILES, TWO WINDOW REGULATORS, MULTIPLE COOLANT LEAKS, BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD, DUE TO STALLING OUT FOR NO REASON, AND OVERHEATING CONSTANTLY. HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR MULTIPLE TOWS. TODAY, ENGINE OVERHEATED IN MALL PARKING LOT, LEAVING ME STRANDED. ALL COOLANT POURED ONTO THE GROUND. CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT ONLY 65,000 MILES. *TR

MY COOLANT TANK HAS LEAKED, MY WATER TANK HAS CRACKED. NONE OF MY SAFETY LIGHTS FLASHED EVER, SO I DROVE WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM AND SOMEHOW DESTROYED THE ENGINE. APPARENTLY I NEED A NEW ENGINE FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE SAFETY LIGHTS ARE NOT LIT. *TR

I ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS REPLACED ONCE 2 YEAR AGO AND NOW I NEED TO DO OUT OF MY POCKET ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 75,000 MILES. EXCESSIVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNINGS. BAD SENSORS. ENGINE NOISE. *TR

2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ONLY 55K MILES. NEED HELP IN FORCING LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

WATER PUMP FAILED, TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT, GAS PUMP FAILED TOOK IT TO SHOP TO REPLACE IT, GAS TANK LID FAILED, BOTH ONE FROM DEALER TO REPLACE IT, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, TRANSMISSION FAILED, TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY REFUSE TO FIX, THEY SAY IS NOT THEIR FAULT AND IS NOT COVER BY WARRANTY ANYMORE, WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED, HEADLIGHTS FAILED, COOLANT CONTAINER CRACK, REPLACED WITH NEW ONE FROM DEALER. STOP LIGHT RECALLED. AIR FILTERING SYSTEM RETAINS WATER WHICH ALLOWS MOLD TO GROW, AIR FILTERS REPLACED. *TR

WATER PUMP FAILED, TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT, GAS PUMP FAILED TOOK IT TO SHOP TO REPLACE IT, GAS TANK LID FAILED, BOTH ONE FROM DEALER TO REPLACE IT, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, TRANSMISSION FAILED, TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY REFUSE TO FIX, THEY SAY IS NOT THEIR FAULT AND IS NOT COVER BY WARRANTY ANYMORE, WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED, HEADLIGHTS FAILED, COOLANT CONTAINER CRACK, REPLACED WITH NEW ONE FROM DEALER. STOP LIGHT RECALLED. AIR FILTERING SYSTEM RETAINS WATER WHICH ALLOWS MOLD TO GROW, AIR FILTERS REPLACED. *TR

COMPLAINED TO DEALER OF OVERHEATING 2X'S. EACH TIME SYSTEM WAS PRESSURE TESTED AND REPORTED OK. 3RD TIME A PROBLEM WAS DETECTED AND PARTS REPLACED, TO NO AVAIL. NOW AM TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT 46K MI. WATER MUST BE ADDED EVERY DAY TO USE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A MONTH AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET SEAL MALFUNCTIONED AND LEAKED OIL INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

IN 2006 MY WATER RESERVOIR BUSTED IN MY 2002 FREELANDER FREEZING THE ENGINE WITH A REPAIR COST OF OVER $7,000. LAST WEEK MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND NOW I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE WITHOUT ANY LEAKAGE. *TR

2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER 52,000MILES ENGINE OVERHEATS, COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE ENGINE REPLACED WITH NEW FROM LANDROVER. 52,300 ENGINE DEFECTIVE REPLACED AGAIN 60,000MI ENGINE AGAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, NO HELP FROM LANDROVER. *TR

THE 2002 LAND ROVERS FREELANDERS HAVE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO LOCK AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD. ALL FREELANDER BECOME LEMON..THE FAILURES HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR TURNS 5OK MILES. I FOUND OUT THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE SAME CAR HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM . AND DEALER WON'T EVEN SUPPLY THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FREELANDERS WERE RIP OFF AND LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP STOP MAKING AFTER THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS A TOTAL DISASTER BOTH FOR THE COMPANY AND THEY CUSTOMERS. BUT STILL NO RECALLS ORDERED OR SERVICE CAMPAIGN IS ORDERED TO SAVE THE PEOPLE WHO PAID TOP DOLLAR FOR A LEMON. *TR

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. NEEDED TO REPLACE ENGINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO GET DINNER WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY LANDROVER FREELANDER JUST FELL DEAD WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY AND HAD A CERTIFIED LAND ROVER MECHANIC COME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE MOTOR LOCKED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR WAS NOT LOW ON OIL, NOR HAD IT BEEN OVERHEATING AND THERE WERE NO OTHER LIQUIDS MIXED IN THE OIL. THE ONLY OPTION GOING FORWARD WOULD BE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ONE MECHANICAL FAILURE AFTER ANOTHER AND IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY SPENT. *TR

MY 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE IN SEPTEMBER 2006. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE AND COST ME $6,849.61 TO REPLACE SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OTHER POPULAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS. MY SUNROOF AND TWO BACKDOOR WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I COULD ONLY PAY TO REPAIR THE BACKDOOR WINDOWS AT THE EXPENSE OF $904.88. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THAT FIXED. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ONE DAYS AFTER MY CAR WAS CLEARED FOR A SECOND TIME BY A LAND ROVER DEALER. MY CAR WENT INTO 'LIMITED PERFOMANCE MODE' WHILE I WAS COMMUTING TO WORK....I WAS IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE AND THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOUT 20 MPH. I HAD TO CALL 911 ON THE SECOND OCCASION AS IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MERGE OF 2 HIGHWAYS IN THE EVENING. MY CAR ALSO HAD DOWNSHIFTING PROBLEMS WHERE THE DOWNHILL DECENT CONTROL WOULD COME ON OUT OF NOWHERE CAUSING MY CAR TO BUCK FORWARD AND DROP DOWN TO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN SAID THAT IS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING AND THEN IT KEPT HAPPENING ANYWAY. MY TRANSMISSION LET GO ON THE HIGHWAY AT JUST OVER 60K MILES AND THEN MY ENGINE LINING SHIFTED SPEWING OIL ONLY ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THESE VEHICLES AND YET, THEY SELL AND RE-SELL THEM TO THE UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS. I HAVE A LAWYER AND WILL BE SUING LR FOR EVERYTHING I CAN, INCLUDING LOST WAGES, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE TIED INTO MY TWO YEAR NIGHTMARE. I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU GET THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THANK YOU *TR

MY 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HAS EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH ACCELERATION TO A JOLT AND DOWSHIFTS ON ITS OWN AT FREEWAY SPEED. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT USED I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT. IT HAS A OVERHEATING PROBLEM WHICH IS CONTINUOUS. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS NO OIL IN IT, EVEN AFTER AN OIL CHANGE I HAVE TO CHECK IT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THE NOISE IS SO LOUD. THE HDC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO DRIVE IN AN ALMOST 4WHEEL LOW AT ALL TIMES. THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE IN MY OIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS!!!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING RACK MADE A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND AND THE CONTACT LOST TOTAL STEERING CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE RACK HAD BEEN REPLACED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,558. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN RETURNING TO LAND ROVER DEALER IN KNOXVILLE THEY STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER BODY SHOP CONFIRMED INFACT IT HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED, IN REVERSE AND THEN IN DRIVE. *TR