2004 Land Rover Freelander

MY LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2004 FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO EMISSIONS. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED TODAY THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT'S WHY MY CAR KEEPS SHAKING AND FAILED. ALSO, HE INDICATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP, SINCE ONE PART OF THE MOTOR IS FAULTY AND EMITTING TOO MUCH GAS. LAND ROVER HAS REPLACED THE ELECTRIC MOTOR VALVE THREE TIMES BUT NEVER REPLACED THE ACTUAL MOTOR. NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY 2,000 TO REPLACE THIS PART. LAND ROVER FOUND THE EASY SOLUTION TEMPORARILY BY REPLACING THE MOTOR VALVE THREE TIMES BUT NEVER FIXED THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIR OF THIS PIECE OF JUNK AND FOR RENTAL CARS AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH ANOTHER FINANCIAL LOSS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND LAND ROVER NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES. *TR

DAYS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2004 FREELANDER, THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED OUT ON ME. THE RPM'S GO ALL THE WAY UP BUT THE ACCELERATOR WON'T ALLOW TO DRIVE PAST 25 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME CONTINUOUSLY SINCE PURCHASING IT. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED BY LAND ROVER MANY, MANY TIMES AND THEY CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY TELL ME THAT THE COLD WEATHER CAUSES IT OR THAT I AM SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO 2ND!! THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME EXTREME HARDSHIP. I HAVE LITERALLY DRIVEN RENTAL CARS FOR MONTHS AT A TIME AS THEY PLAY GAMES WITH ME. THIS DEFECT CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 405 IN CA AND IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AND STALL OUT. THE RPM'S WERE ALL THE WAY UP BUT I COULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. THIS CAUSED A TRUCK TO SMASH INTO ME AS I TRIED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. DESPITE MY NUMEROUS COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER NO ONE EVER RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. MY CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE NOW AND IT CAUSED ME TO FAIL MY INSPECTION, DUE TO EMISSIONS. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON RENTAL CARS WHILE LAND ROVER TOOK THEIR TIME TO "REPAIR" MY CAR. EACH TIME THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT STORY...IT'S AN ELECTRIC LIGHT OUT, IT'S THE ALTERNATOR, IT'S THE LIFTERS, IT'S A BROKEN HOSE, ETC. THEY HAVE NEVER REPAIRED THIS STALLING ISSUE AND NOW MY CAR IS NOT TURNING ON MOST OF THE TIME. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PIECE OF JUNK ANYMORE. I AM GOING BROKE FROM THIS CAR. LAND ROVER IN NEWPORT BEACH, CA "LOST" MY CAR FOR A MONTH AFTER I HAD IT TOWED THERE FROM THE ACCIDENT AND THEN REFUSED TO HELP ME. THEY SAID THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER NEVER BROUGHT IT. THE TIME BEFORE THAT THEY SAID THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LOST THE KEYS SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. I HAD TO HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GO DOWN THERE, AS I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO FILE A STOLEN CAR REPORT. HOW IRONIC IS IT THAT THE CAR MAGICALLY APPEARED IN THEIR LOT AT THAT EXACT TIME. *TR

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

2004 FREELANDER SE PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2007. NOW, (1) CONTINUOUS COOLANT LEAKING, (2) CYLINDER SLEEVE HAS SLIPPED, (3) LOUD "KNOCKING" NOISE UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, (4) COOLANT LEAKING INTO OIL AND (5) ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATING REGULARLY. CONSULTED LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A "TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT." THAT WAS MY ONLY OPTION. ALSO TOLD TO "GET RID" OF THE VEHICLE. I STILL OWE APPROXIMATELY $13,000 ON THIS VEHICLE, SO THAT IS NOT AN OPTION. WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $10,000.00. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RAISED BY THOUSANDS OF FREELANDER OWNERS AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE DUE TO ENGINE LOCKUP. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2004 LAND ROVER, FREELANDER IN 2006. IT HAS ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE, I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I HEARD KNOCKING NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT BACK IN (LR DEALERSHIP) AND THEY SAID THERE IS LOOSE WASHER SOMEWHERE. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART, THUS THEY ONLY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. I COULD STILL HEAR THE NOISE, ESPECIALLY FROM A COLDSTART. I ALSO HAD TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AN AC PROBLEM. IT SPRAYS WATER OUT THROUGH THE AIR VENT. I REPORT THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. EVERYTIME, THEY SAID THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, AS OF NOW, WE STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM. RECENTLY, WE HAVE A THERMOSTAT LEAK AT 52000 MILES. THE SUV MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ARE UP TO DATE. THE SUV IS 5 MONTHS AND 3000 MILES PASS THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE TO PAY $800 TO REPAIR THE LEAK. TWO DAYS AGO, WILL ON THE FREEWAY (GOING 70MPH), THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE STALLED FOR A SECOND AND JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TC (TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE 'DOWN HILL' CAR SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO START WHEN I TURNED IT OFF. I THEN LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO START. AFTER THE CAR HAS STARTED, I NOTICE THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE SUV HAS ONLY 53000 MILES ON IT AS OF NOW. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS POORLY DESIGNED. NOT ONLY IT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER, BUT IT ALSO PUT THE LIVES OF MY WIFE AND MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE SUV, WE THOUGHT THAT IT A SAFE SUV FOR OUR FAMILY. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT TWO DAYS AGO ALMOST PUT OUR LIVES IN HARM WAYS. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON OVER 8 TIMES RESULTING IN 5 VIS MOTOR REPLACEMENTS, 2 OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AND ONE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IN ADDITION THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT WAS "SWOLLEN AND CRACKED" AND THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE REAR WINDOW FELL AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. LUCKILY IT DID NOT BREAK AND INJURE ANYONE WHEN IT FELL. COOLANT LEVEL WAS ALSO "ALWAYS LOW." SYSTEM WAS PRESSURE TESTED AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND BUT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *TR

2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR (COOLANT LEAKS) AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE TO NO AVAIL. I KEEP BEING TOLD THERE IS NO LEAK. THERE IS I KEEP LOSING COOLANT. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE BEEN CHEATED BY LR. THE FREELANDER IS A LEMON AND THEIR APPEARS TO BE THOUSANDS OF US CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO EXPERIENCE THE DISAPPOINT AND COSTS INCURRED DUE TO THE FAULTY MANUFACTURING BY LAND ROVER. I REQUEST THAT YOUR OFFICE INVESTIGATE THIS IMMEDIATELY. THE FREELANDER SHOULD BE RECALLED!! I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. CHECK THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF UNHAPPY CONSUMERS OF LR AS MYSELF. *TR