MY 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER HAS SPENT MORE TIME IN THE MECHANIC SHOP THAN IT HAS SPENT IN MY DRIVEWAY! BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, I TOOK IT INTO THE ENCINO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT TOWED THERE, THE CAR HAD JUST DUMPED ALL OF ITS FLUIDS ONTO THE FLOOR AND WAS SMOKING AGAIN. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AND OVER. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CHECKED AND THE CAR WAS FINE. WARRANTY EXPIRED AND PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION -- MUST BE REPLACED. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT LEAKING--HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES--STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. MECHANIC DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE ENGINE. IF THIS IS STARTING TO SOUND FAMILIAR IT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORUMS ONLINE WITH 2002 FREELANDER OWNERS ALL SAYING THE SAME THING! WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS???!!!! THE REPAIRS WERE EXTREMELY COSTLY FOR ME AS A COLLEGE STUDENT AND NOW AS A MOTHER OF A NEWBORN I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENING! I HAVE EVEN BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS AND EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE PASADENA LANDROVER DEALERSHIP THAT LANDROVER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND WARNED ME IT IS A LEMON! I HAVE BEEN CALLING LANDROVER'S CORPORATE OFFICES FOR WEEKS AND AM STILL WAITING FOR SOME KIND OF ANSWER... *TR
2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
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 ARE NOW ON DAY 4 AND STILL DON'T KNOW IF LAND ROVER IS GOING TO COVER ANYTHING. THEY HAVE TERRIBLE SERVICE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS GIVEN A PROMISE OF SUPERIOR SERVICE AND LOYALTY. NOW, THEY WON'T EVEN GIVE ME A LOANER. *TR