2004 Land Rover Freelander complaints

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 IS WELL. OTHERS AT THIS FORUM ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.MUDDYOVAL.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=4936&START=0 I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE.... *TR

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. THAT IS MORE THE THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THEN I FIND DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT CAR ON EDMUNDS CARSPACE. *TR

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 ROVER. SECOND OCCURRENCE, 5,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY. LAND ROVER WOULD NOT COVER OR NEGOTIATE ON THE BILL. I WILL FIX THE 2ND OCCURRENCE MYSELF. *TR

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 BOTH LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER?S WARRANTY, & CM WOULD HAVE IT TOWED ASAP. JULY 5 CM SR ADVISED ME THAT THEY DETERMINED NO PROBLEMS, & THE ISSUE I EXPERIENCED WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A LOOSE GAS CAP. JULY 19 UPON MY TRAVEL, I EXPERIENCED NO ENGINE TROUBLE, BUT MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW WOULDN'T ROLL UP. JULY 23 VEHICLE TAKEN TO CM; THEY SENT THE VEHICLE TO LR TO HAVE THE BACK WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED. I DIDN'T BOTHER WITH ADVISING OF THE EVERY SO OFTEN ENGINE PROBLEMS, BECAUSE I ASSUMED IT WAS THE GAS CAP. JULY 25 I REFUSED TO TAKE POSSESSION DUE TO A VERY LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS SENT BACK TO LR. ON JULY 26, CM SR ADVISE ME THAT LR SAYS THE CLICKING SOUND IS ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS IN A LR; HOWEVER THE CLICKING IS A LITTLE LOUDER THAN USUAL, & THEY WOULD ORDER A FEW PARTS TO QUIET THE CLICKING SOUND DOWN. EARLY AUG WHILE DRIVING DOWN PEACHTREE ST IN ATLANTA, GA WITH AMPLE TRAFFIC, IN RAIN, THUNDER, & LIGHTENING, 40 MILES, VEHICLE ENGINE GAVE OUT AGAIN, WITH ALL LIGHTS COMING ON, & NO POWER. OCTOBER 20 DRIVING I75-S, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 60+ MILES, AS THE LANE CURVED. TURNING IN

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 FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,493. UPDATED 09/06/07. *JB

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 THAT THE HEAD GASKET CAP FLEW OFF. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED LANDROVER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 BRING THE CAR TO MY LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER IN NEW ROCHELLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LAND ROVER AND THE TECHNICIANS THERE FIXED THE SO-CALLED PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED ME THAT A CRACKED RESERVOIR AND A MALFUNCTIONING FAN WERE FOUND. 5,000 MILES LATER (NOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED) THE CAR BEGINS TO OVERHEAT. I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC WITH A LAND ROVER THERMOSTAT (WHERE WAS I TO TOW MY CAR AT 9 PM?) , 2 WEEKS LATER IT OVERHEATED AGAIN. I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. 6,800 DOLLARS. A 3 YEAR OLD CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE? I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED BY LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA THAT THEY WILL NOT COMPENSATE ANY OF THE MONEY BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THE FREELANDER. A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF MINE LEASED A 2003 FREELANDER FROM LAND ROVER PARAMUS AND AT 48,000 MILES THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. THERE'S AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET WITH THE FREELANDER. IT'S ALL OVER THE WEB ! EVERY FREELANDER SUFFERS FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE I SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND THA

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 DEALER TO CHECK IT. *NM

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

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 COME ON SEVERAL TIMES. CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TWICE BEFORE 2 MONTHS OLD. WHEN WE WENT TO GET THE CAR FOR PICK UP, THE CAR WAS DEAD. OTHER RECURRING PROBLEMS INCLUDE: NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY FOR HIGHWAY ENTRY/INTERSECTIONS/LEFT TURNS. SLUGGISH, HESITANT, LUNGING FORWARD, VERY SLOW PICK UP. A NAUSEATING BURNING SMELL CONTINUES TO COME THROUGH THE VENTS INTO THE CAR AND SURROUNDS THE HOOD AREA WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHORTLY AFTER TURN OFF. BRAKES ARE SHUDDERING AND BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES BACK ON MY FOOT WHEN STOPPING FAST. I PARKED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. CAME BACK TO VEHICLE AN HOUR LATER WITH THE AC FANS BLOWING ON HIGH. CAR WAS OFF. NO KEY IN IGNITION. MECHANIC AND I WITNESSED THE REAR GATE WINDOW DROP WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. AIR CONDITIONER SPITS THROUGH VENTS. WATER POURING OUT VENTS WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF AC-RELATED WATER ON FLOOR. A/C BROKE COMPLETELY. NO COLD AIR, ONLY FANS. A/C LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. AIR WOULD COME OUT, ONLY HOT AIR. FANS STOPPED WORKING. FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS COMPLETELY FOGGED UP ON TRIP TO MISSISSIPPI. HAD TO USE TOWELS TO WIPE WINDOWS DOWN. DRASTICALLY CUT VISIBILITY AS W

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

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 ON AGAIN, AND THE CAR'S ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. ASCOT CLAIMED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE ECU; HOWEVER, THIS IS HARD TO VERIFY BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ACCURATE SERVICE RECORDS FROM THEM. ON MARCH 25, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, THE CAR'S ENGINE LOST POWER; HOWEVER, AFTER THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ASCOT IMPORT CARS IS RELUCTANT TO GIVE US SERVICE RECORDS, AND WHEN THEY DO THEY ARE VERY VAGUE. ALTHOUGH EACH TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURS,IT IS THE SAME, THE DIAGNOSIS IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A LEMON LAW CLAIM.*AK

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.

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 FIRST TIME THE CAR STOPS COMPLETELY. ALL IN ALL THIS IS THE 5TH TIME I HAD A SERIOUS DEFECT, REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE SENT 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

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 DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 4, 2004.*AK

MICHELIN SYNCHRONE TIRES OUTFITTED ON VEHICLE DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TRACTION ON GROOVED CONCRETE HIGHWAYS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVERING AND INSTABILITY. *NM

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 INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED 15 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SURGE. *SC

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