2002 Land Rover Freelander Fuel system Problems

I PURCHASED THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. TIME FOR INSPECTION AND CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS LOOKED ON LINE AT COMPLAINTS AND I AM SICK TO SEE WHAT I AM IN FOR WITH THIS CAR. ITS IS SUCKING UP COOLANT,(BAD SIGN), HEAD GASKET ,OIL IN COOLANT, ENGINE FAILURE. WHY WAS I ALLOWED TO BUY THIS CAR? DO WE HAVE CONSUMER PROTECTION? I PURCHASE CAR FROM DEALER THAT SOLD 85% LAND ROVERS. DO YOU THINK THEY NEW WHAT I WAS IN FOR? YES!. YOU SHOULDN'T ALLOW CARS TO BE SOLD IN AMERICA IF THERE IS NO ACTUAL FIX FOR THE CAR. I READ THAT ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS BAD AS ORIGINAL. WILL SOMEONE BUY THIS CAR? I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE SHADY AND TELL SOMEONE THIS IS A GOOD CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10501435

Incident

Mar 4, 2013

Mileage

101,000 mi

2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER INTAKE MOTORS. REPLACED BY OWNER APPROX 40K MILES AGO. I WAS IN A VERY BAD(UNRELATED) AUTO ACCIDENT 22 JULY. WHILE RELATIVES WERE AVAILABLE TO TAKE ME TO DOCTORS,ETC., I KNEW I ALSO HAD A TROUBLE LIGHT ON THE FREELANDER THAT HAD TO BE CLEARED FOR STATE INSPECTION. WHEN THEY TOOK IT TO LR OF CARY I HAD TO REPLACE YET AGAIN THE ENTIRE PLENUM ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF 2K TO OWNER. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THE PARTS WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEM ARE SOMETIMES MALFUNCTIONING UPON RECEIPT. POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IN COLO CAUSED BY SEIZED INTAKE MOTORS(PER LR DEALER IN COLO) NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF FAULTY INTAKE MOTORS CAN BE EASILY FOUND ON LINE. *KB

NHTSA ID

10420022

Incident

Aug 11, 2011

Mileage

159,000 mi

2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. ENGINE REPLACED AT 56,000 MILES, IT IS ONCE AGAIN IN SHOP FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS AT 79,000 MILES. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES. 5-6 BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SINCE OWNED CAR IN 2005 AND NO ONE KNOWS PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR EXTENDED LENGTHS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL OIL CHANGES AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. EVERYTIME I RESEARCH IT, I FIND NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS A MILE LONG. I BELIEVE THERE TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AND THINK THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE UNFORTUNATE OWNERS OF THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10281394

Incident

Aug 18, 2009

Mileage

79,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON I45 ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHEN MY 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. I HAD TO QUICKLY DO ANYTHING I COULD TO GE OUT OFF THE FREEWAY WITH NO POWER. IT WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE. THANKFULLY THE OTHER DRIVERS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND SLOWED AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I GOT IT REPLACED AND IT WORKED WELL FOR 2 MONTH AND NOW ITS LEAKING FUEL. THE MOTOR IS ALSO LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER THE PLACE. YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS CARS. THERE'S TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AND COMPLAINTS TO GO ALONG. THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10253007

Incident

Oct 16, 2008

Mileage

97,000 mi

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO FIND PARTS, FUEL PUMP, THERMOSTAT AND TRANSMISSION. SUV STALLS IN TRAFFIC, THERMOSTAT LEAKS CONSTANTLY AND TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY IN SECOND GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10249619

Incident

Nov 23, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER. LAST MONTH THE GASOLINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, SPEWING OUT A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS MONTH, ON MY WAY FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, ALMOST 200 MILES AWAY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT. I HAD IT TOWED (FOR THE FOURTH TIME) TO LANDROVER SPOKANE WHO QUOTED ME A PRICE OF 7100 DOLLARS TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS JUST COMING UP TO 55,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235860

Incident

Jun 24, 2008

Mileage

55,000 mi

WATER PUMP FAILED, TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT, GAS PUMP FAILED TOOK IT TO SHOP TO REPLACE IT, GAS TANK LID FAILED, BOTH ONE FROM DEALER TO REPLACE IT, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, TRANSMISSION FAILED, TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY REFUSE TO FIX, THEY SAY IS NOT THEIR FAULT AND IS NOT COVER BY WARRANTY ANYMORE, WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED, HEADLIGHTS FAILED, COOLANT CONTAINER CRACK, REPLACED WITH NEW ONE FROM DEALER. STOP LIGHT RECALLED. AIR FILTERING SYSTEM RETAINS WATER WHICH ALLOWS MOLD TO GROW, AIR FILTERS REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208918

Incident

Jun 2, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

DURING THE REPAIR OF OUR TRANSMISSION, WE BEGAN TO GET CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. UPON DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THIS BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS. TRYING TO GET UP TO THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON A FREEWAY TOOK ALMOST 2 MILES. I WAS ALSO WORRIED THE CAR WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THIS CONDITION. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR AND THE VARIABLE INTAKE MOTORS 1 AND 2 HAD FAILED. THE VARIABLE INTAKE MOTORS HAD FAILED 15,000 MILES /12 MONTHS BEFORE AND WERE REPLACED DURING THE LONG BLOCK REPLACEMENT. AFTER ALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE CAR WAS TAKEN HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FOLLOWING DAY I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. DURING THE DRIVE TO THE DEALER, THE SAME POWER PROBLEMS WERE PRESENT. THIS MADE DRIVING THIS CAR DANGEROUS IN THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW IF IT WOULD ACCELERATE. THE DEALER THEN DETERMINED THAT THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD CRACKED. THIS TOO WAS A NEW PART FROM THE LONG BLOCK REPAIR 15,000 MILES /12 MONTHS PRIOR. RIGHT NOW THIS REPAIR IS BEING PERFORMED. THE LAND ROVER DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THESE CAR SHOULD NOT BE OWNED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10178764

Incident

Jan 7, 2007

Mileage

79,200 mi

I PURCHASED THIS SUV WITH ONLY 14,000 ON IT WITH THE REMAINING FACTORY WARRANTY. AT 21,000 THE SUV ENGINE LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE 2 HOURS FROM HOME. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. LAND ROVER FIXED IT, $13,000 THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE AT 21,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY COVERED THE ENGINE, BUT THEY CHARGED ME $80 FOR AN OIL CHANGE~ YOU HAVE TO PUT NEW OIL IN A NEW ENGINE~~BUT THEY MADE ME PAY FOR THE OIL! THEY NAVIGATION SYSTEM SCREEN WENT BLACK AND KEEPS GOING OFF, THEY SAID THE WARRANTY WOULD PAY FOR IT, NEVER HEARD BACK AND THE WARRANTY IS OUT LAST MONTH. THEY FIXED A RECALL ON THE CARB THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THE BRAKES GROUND DOWN TO THE ROTORS, HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 20,000. NEW ENGINE LEFT ME STRANDED IN ANOTHER STATE WITH MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE WITH NO CELL SERVICE. NEEDED TOWED AGAIN. THE ANTI-FREEZE HOSE HAD COME LOOSE FROM ENGINE, CAUSED IT TO SHUT DOWN...HAD TO FIX, NO WARRANTY,CAR HAD 52,000 MILES (2,000 OVER) LAST WEEK I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND SMELLED GASOLINE VERY STRONGLY, AFTER HAVING TO IDLE IN BEHIND THE BUSES IN FRONT OF HER SCHOOL. WITH CHILDREN WALKING BY, AND BLOCKED IN BY ANOTHER MOM, IT NEARLY EXPLODED! THE GAS GAUGE HAD WENT DOWN 1/2 TANK, IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND NEARLY GOT FIRE. THEY SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN A FIRE WITH MY DAUGHTER. OVER 3/4 TANK OF GAS HAD LEAKED OUT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE SUV AND IF SOMETHING WOULD HAVE SPARKED IT, MY DAUGHTER & I WOULD NOT BE HERE, AND MAYBE NOT THE CHILDREN IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL STANDING BY BUSES OR ON BUS NEXT TO SUV. THEY ALSO FOUND OIL PLUG WAS LEAKING AFTER LAND ROVER DEALER CHANGED OIL AT $80 AND NEVER PUT SEAL BACK ON PLUG. ALMOST BURNT ENGINE UP AGAIN. RIGHT NOW IT IS SITTING AT REPAIR SHOP, LAND ROVER ACCIDENTALLY SENT THEM A WHEEL BEARING LAST WEEK INSTEAD OF THE PART TO FIX GAS LEAK, I HAVE A RENTAL CAR FOR OVER 1 WEEK NOW. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THE COST WILL BE TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME, I'M PRETTY MUCH SCREWED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10169289

Incident

Sep 16, 2006

Mileage

21,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2002 FREELANDER S IN OCTOBER 2003. THE VEHICLE WAS A DEMO MODEL, WITH APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES. IN THE 10 MONTHS THAT I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE BRAKE AND ROTOR WORK DONE, AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS ABOUT THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE HEADLINER REPLACED, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER SMALL PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT CONCERN FOR ME IS THE 3 TIMES IN 20 DAYS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS "REPAIRED" A FEW DAYS AGO, YET ONE DAY AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. I AM NOW TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. THE HEADACHE OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE IS TOO MUCH. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10088539

Incident

Aug 24, 2004