Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 01/14/2013 | 86000 | 1 | |
| I have a land rover free lander 2004 i bought it with 30,000 miles on it, it ran fine for a while then the child safety locks mal- functioned. the people who sat in the back seat could not get out i had to open the rear doors from the outside.the sun roof stop working as did the rear windows on both sides of the truck. i tried to start it three weeks ago no luck it was towed to the dealership they told me i needed two sensors $800 then they tested the engine the left side no longer worked $5800 to repair the truck that now has 87,000 miles. i thought these trucks were built to last.i loved the safety of these trucks but what good is safety it they do not last ?!?!? *tr | |||
| 07/20/2004 | 15000 | 10 | 02/28/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 03/20/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| 2004 land rover freelander hse, engine problems at 50k miles- electrical problems, rear passenger window motor, very costly, bought the car in 2007 with 38k, hardly drive the car cause i travel for work and have rental cars, but when i do drive the freelander- it causes me money, something will break even if i drive it for 5 miles...land rover should compensate freelander owners because these cars shouldn't be sold to us when the car itself is unsafe and a lemon in the beginning...please- help!! incidental dates are too much to list!! *tr | |||
| 09/28/2007 | 55000 | 2 | 03/15/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| 11/15/2004 | 2000 | 7 | 10/16/2004 |
| 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 windows fogged up. forced to leave windows down in thunder storms. drivers side wind shield wiper is dragging at the bottom creating a smeared effect. *nm | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 11/30/2008 | 38000 | 1 | |
| I own a used 2004 land rover freelander. while driving back from illinois during a snow storm the lr's window wipers stopped working. the windshield wipers stopped halfway during wiping and i was forced to click them on and off to get them to work. i am also experiencing coolant problems do to the faulty engine design the land rover is well aware of and refuses to fix. this problem will eventually lead to a required engine replacement that land rover is well aware of and refuses to accept responsibility for. the vehicle is maintained regularly as required by the owner's manual so its definitely a engine design problem. consumers cannot be responsible for vehicle problems that result from matters out of their control. there is a reason lemon laws were enacted and a known engine design flaw that results in catastrophic engine failure before 75,000 miles is the manufacturer's responsibility, not that of the unsuspecting consumer. only the full weight of the nhtsa addressing this engine problem with all 2002-2005 freelander models will bring about a satisfactory resolution. please have your officers investigate this matter, this is unacceptable to the american public in these challenging times. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - SWITCH/WIRING | |||
| 01/17/2008 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||