2004 Land Rover Freelander Complaints

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 TO PAY FOR NEW ONE. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF CAR , AND NEVER KNEW THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THESE CARS UNTIL RECENTLY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE. THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND HAVE ALL THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE. MY ENGINE APPARENTLY WENT DUE TO MY TIMING BELT TEETH SHEARING OFF, CAUSING TIMING BELT TO SLIP, AND CAMSHAFTS NOT ROTATING, AND ENGINE BEING MANGLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN OF THIS GRAND FATALITY, AND HAD JUST HAD COOLANT PROBLEM FIXED AS WELL AS SERVICED (OIL & FILTER CHANGE) WITHIN MONTHS OF INCIDENT. AGAIN, NO WARNING ENGINE LIGHT AT TIME OF SHUT DOWN. *TR

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 WATER; 1/5/08 OIL LEAKING AND ENGINE RUNS LOUD, LR RENEWS A FILTER, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE (CND) NOISE; 1/24/08 PASS. WINDOW INOPERABLE, ENGINE LOUD (LR CND) BUT INSTALLED CANISTER PURGE VALVE; TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT ALWAYS WORK; 2/19/08 LEFT WINDOW INOPERABLE; SUNROOF STUCK OPEN; TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS (LR CND) 10/6/08 ENGINE OVERHEATS, LEAVES ME STRANDED LR REPLACES THERMOSTAT, COOLING FANS ASSEMBLY) AT OIL CHANGE ON 10/23/08 RADIATOR FULL OF SLUDGE HAVE FLUSHED ON 10/29/08; 12/15/08 ENGINE OVERHEATS, LEAVES ME STRANDED; LR RENEWED TANK; TRANSMISSION STILL NOT RIGHT (LR CND) LR FLUSHES RADIATOR; 3/11/08, FRONT BRAKES GO BAD; 2/24/09 COOLANT LEAKING (LR CND) SAID WAS COOLANT LEFT ON FRAME PANE...

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 NOWHERE. IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY SURVIVAL KIT,AND BLANKET, I WOULD HAVE BEEN DIED. WHEN I HAVE TOLD THIS PROBLEM TO DEALERS REP THEY SAID HAVE GOT THESE COMPLAINTS BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. IN MY CASE I WAS IN NORTH DAKOTA AND HAD NO PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC, BUT IF THIS WAS IN NEW YORK OR CHICAGO, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. KINDLY REVIEW MY COMPLAINT. I SHALL BE THANKFUL TO YOU FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS, WHICH COULD SAVE MANY LIVES. *TR

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 DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

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 INTAKE ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ANOTHER $1215.00. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT WAS THE REASON MY CAR MAKES A LOUD TICKING NOISE. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING THAT NOISE THE FIRST YEAR I PURCHASED IT - NEW. I TOLD HIM I HAD IT IN 3 TIMES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I GOT THE SAME ANSWER EVERY TIME 'THEY ALL SOUND LIKE THAT, IT IS NORMAL.' I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, HE SAID IT WAS NOT NORMAL AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK IN. I DID, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T MOVE ANY FURTHER ON MY VEHICLE UNTIL I TALKED TO LAND ROVER DIRECTLY. MY HUSBAND CALLED AND OPENED THE CASE. WE...