2004 Land Rover Range Rover Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently downshifted without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed normal operation after the failure and returned moments later. The contact had notified the dealer of the failure but was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V635000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.

DRIVING 75MPH ON INTERSTATE, WHILE PASSING SEMI TRAILER, SUDDENLY A LOUD THUMP AND LOSS OF DRIVE TO WHEELS, LOST OF POWER AND SUDDEN LOST UP HILL I LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SEMI AVOIDED ME, AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL BODY ROLL BUT SAFELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO STOP OF THE SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE REPORTED THAT DIFFERENTIAL ALONG WITH PROP SHAFT HAD FAILED. HE BELIEVED THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. DEALER IN SANTA FE, NM SAYS NO ACTIVE RECALL. I HAVE READ OTHERWISE AND THAT THE ISSUE CAN OCCUR EVEN AFTER INITIAL RECALL WORK DONE.

I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER HAVING IT DIAGNOSED AT THE RANGE ROVER DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TENSIONER GUIDES AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TOOK TRUCK THROUGH INSPECTION AND IT FAILED. TOOK TRUCK TO RANGE ROVER DEALER, PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST ($120.38) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN AIR LEAK. PAID $723.53 DROVE ABOUT 1 BLOCK AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TURNED AROUND AND TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER. THEY SAID THEY DID SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HAVE BEEN TO THE CHERRY HILL, NJ DEALER 5 TIMES, SPENT HOURS WAITING AND CAN'T DRIVE MY TRUCK BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND MY INSPECTION STICKER HAS EXPIRED. WON'T BE GOING BACK TO THE CHERRY HILL DEALER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE SHOP RECOMMENDED BY THE NJ INSPECTION DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT RIGHT FRONT WELD IS CRACKED . I HAVE PAPER WORK TO SHOW IT WAS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 11 YRS/120,000 MILES. HOW CAN THIS ISSUE BE RESOLVED? PLEASE RESPOND. THANK YOU. *TR

THE 2003 LANDROVER FREELANDER STALLED ON 2 SEPERATE OCASSIONS,ONCE IN AN ACTIVE INTERSECTION WITH BARELY MISSING BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE 2ND TIME OCURRED ABOUT 4 MINUTES BEFORE THE PREVIOUS INSTANCE. ADDITIONALLY,THE VEHICLE AS A WHOLE SHOULDN'T BE ON THE HIGHWAY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT'S UNCERTAIN IF IT MAY BE REFURBISHED FROM A AREA WHERE DAMAGE WAS SUCH THAT SOME WORK AND RELOCATION PRESENTED IT FOR SALE ELSEWHERE. THE VEHICLE PURCHASED AT A LITTLE OVER 73,000 MILES HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 14 TIMES IN 27 MONTHS TOTALLING WELL OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS. I PAID $12,288 FOR THE VEHICLE. INTAKE MANIIFOLD GASKETS,CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, HEAD BOLTS,CAM BOLTS, THE FAMED "COOLANT LEAK" THAT HAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO CEASE UP. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT HASN'T HAPPENED MECHANICALLY WITH THIS VEHICLE. I RIDE AROUND, WHEN IT'S NOT IN THE SHOP,WITH COOLANT IN THE BACK IN CASE ITS STARTS TO STEAM AGAIN. LOCK ASSEMBLYS (2X), TORQUE CONVERTER MOTOR,THEMOSTAT AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES THAT MAKE IT NON-HIGHWAY WORTHY. THIS IS JUST MINE, AT THE EMUNDS.COM AUTOMOTIVE FORUM AMONG THE MANY OTHERS I VISITED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ARE LEFT WITH EITHER, BROKEN DOWN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER ITS LAST REPAIR SO MILES ARE KEPT LOW FOR RESALE OR FORCED TO PROCURE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, OR FORCED TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AS ITS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOW RESOURCES WHILE STILL PAYING A LOAN ON IT AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY THAT YOU HOPE DOESN'T DANCE AROUND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE OBVIOUS COVERED ITEMS IN THE WARRANTY. FINALLY, IF IT WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH TO BE STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOT KNOW IF IT WILL REMAIN OPERABLE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE LOAN,CURRENTLY 48 MONTHS, I CAN'T EVEN RELY ON THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND DAUGTHER. LANDROVER MECHANICS CAN'T KEEP THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR

I OWN A 2002 FREELANDER SE THAT HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS THAT HAVE LEFT THE CAR STALLING ON THE ROAD OR OVERHEATING. I HAVE ALL REPAIR PAPERWORK AND HAVE OBEYED ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT LAND ROVER REFUSES TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. OTHER ISSUES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TR

THIS RANGE ROVER STEERING IS DEFINITELY, BLIND SPOT WARNING DOESN'T WORK, FUEL GAUGE NEVER NOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK BEFORE IT RUNS OUT OF FUEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A JERK AND SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO AN INTERNAL PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,025. UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF UPDATED 06/06/11

WE HAVE A 2004 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER AND GOING HOME ONE NIGHT IT KEPT DOWN SHIFTING DURING RUSH HOUR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP SO WE FIGURED IT WAS SOME SORT OF LIMP HOME MODE. THE NEXT MORNING IT STARTED FINE, WE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN WE SHIFTED TO DRIVE A TRANSMISSION FAILSAFE CAME ON AND WE COULD NOT EVEN MOVE FORWARD. WE HAD TO BACK OWN THE STREET TO PARK AND THEN CALL A TOW TRUCK. WHEN IT GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND WAS TOLD NO. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WAS ONE THAT WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF DRIVE IF IT WASN'T FIXED. I THEN CALLED LAND ROVER AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TRYING TO BE HELPFUL, INFORMING THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT OUR VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED, THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNABLE TO HELP ME OUT AT ALL. I THINK WHEN YOU BUY A VEHICLE LIKE THIS THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT 56,000 MILES. INSTEAD I HAVE A $6,000 REPAIR BILL. *TR

DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A SLIGHTLY SLOPE BLVD. THE 2004 RANGE ROVER EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LACK OF CONTROL BY DRIVER. IMMEDIATELY FELT RANGE ROVER WEAVE SLIGHTLY OUT OF CONTROL AND REAR END DIPPING DOWNWARD. THE DRIVER HAD TO REACT QUICKLY TO COMPENSATE AND REGAIN CONTROL TO CONTINUE DRIVING SAFELY. IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED (OTHER-FOREIGN) REPAIR SHOP AND DROVE 5 MINUTES TO SHOP. SHOP ASE TECH DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM AS ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED. REASON FOR SPONTANEOUS AIR SUSPENSION LIFTS TO VEHICLE WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC. TECH NOTES: FAILURE WITH AIR SUSPENSION WILL CAUSE VEHICLE TO LEAN (OFF BALANCE) AND MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ABS CONTROL MODULE COST TO REPAIR $2,000. - $2,500 FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC NEEDED TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE OTHER RELATED ISSUES TO SPONTANEOUS AIR SUSPENSION LIFTING. IF FOUND LEAKAGE OF SUSPENSION AIRBAGS, EACH AIR BAG APPROXIMATELY $600 EACH ON REAR SUSPENSION. OWNERS FEELS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RANGE ROVERS (AND OTHER LANDROVER MODELS) WHICH THE MANUFACTURER IS IGNORING. OWNER FEEL MANUFACTURER CONTINUANCE TO NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE MAY CAUSE GRAVE INQUIRY IF AND WHEN SUSPENSION FAILS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR WIFE BRAND NEW FOR $80,000. FIRST 38,000 MILES BEST CAR EVER OWNED. THEN THE LANDSLIDE BEGAN. FIRST BAD VIBRATION FRONT END WE PAY $1,300 FOR WHEEL BEARINGS. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER RUSTED OUT. OUR FAULT SALTY ROADS $1,100.00 NEXT THE RADIATOR GOES $1,800 ON US. BY NOW 72,000 MILES ON IT. KEEP IN MIND MY WIFE ONLY USES TO GOTO GROCERY STORE AND PICK KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL. GOD FORBID WE EVER TOOK IT OFF ROAD OR THRU THE PLAINS OF AFRICA. NOW THE BIGGY STARTS ENGINE SURGING FOR NO REASON, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. YES TIRES ARE NEW AND BALANCED. THEN THE NOTORIOUS TRANSMISSION FAILSAFE. LIMPMODE. SAFETY MODE. HOW ABOUT SUCKER MODE. TAKE IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAY NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. I FREAK AND SECOND MECHANIC THERE LOOKS AT IT AND SAID ITS THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR $3,100. OH YEA THAT WOULD BE ON US AS WELL. SO I SAY I'LL TELL YOU WHAT PUT IT IN WRITING, THAT FOR SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM AND IF FIXED ALL MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS GO AWAY AND IF THEY DON'T ITS ON YOU GUYS UNTIL ITS FIXED. YES YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID. I MEAN WHAT HAPPENED TO HONESTY AND INTEGRITY. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. STAND BY YOUR WORK. LOOK I KNEW GOING INTO THIS CAR IT WAS HIGH MAINTENANCE BUT IT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER FIXED. SOMEDAYS IT ACTS UP ALL DAY OTHER TIMES ONCE OR TWICE IT LIMPS VERY SPORADIC. PRETTY MUCH A WEATHERBY CAR. WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL ACT UP OR NOT. ASHAMED TO SELL IT AND GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE PROBLEMS. TRIED TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT PROBLEMS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME $7,000 CARMAX WOULD NOT TOUCH IT ACTUALLY REFUSED TO APPRAISES IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE CLEANEST THEY HAVE SEEN. ISSUE THE AUCTION HAD A LEMON FLAG ON ALL THE RANGEROVERS WITH 70,000 MILES OR MORE. NICE! *TR

WHEN I BRAKE OVER SPEED BUMPS AND DOWNHILLS, THE BRAKES VIBRATE AND PULSATE CREATING DANGER TO STOP HARD. I'VE A HAD BRAKE INSPECTIONS AND EVERYTHING IS OK. ABS SYSTEM SEEMS THE PROBLEM AND I WISH I COULD REPAIR IT

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT LESS THAN 2 MILES INTO A TRIP. AT REGULAR SPEED I HEAVILY APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT. I FLOORED THE PEDAL IN ATTEMPT TO STOP; THANKFULLY NO ONE HAD BEGUN TO MOVE AS I CARRIED INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. I PULLED OVER, READ THE MANUAL TO ENSURE I KNEW WHERE TO LOOK FOR BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE SENSORS. I ALSO CHECKED FOR LEAKS BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING; BRAKES OPERATION WAS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT BUT OK SO I CAUTIOUSLY CONTINUED DRIVING (NO WARNING LIGHTS NO SENSORS HAD GONE OFF). APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES LATER AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED SENSORS AND LIGHTS WENT CRAZY TELLING ME I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE. WITH BRAKE OPERATION AS HARD AS A ROCK I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED DRIVER SIDE AND UNDERCARRIAGE SOAKED IN BRAKE FLUID. IN FEAR OF POTENTIAL FIRE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND REMAINED OUTSIDE VEHICLE. TOWED TO LAND ROVER DEALER; REPLACE BURST DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE TO REAR (ALSO REPLACED BULDGED PASSENGER SIDE LINE). LAND ROVER OF HUNTINGTON, NY. GIVEN RECENT RECALL ON 2006 AND NEWER RANGE ROVER MODELS I FELT IT VERY RELEVANT TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION AS I EXPECT THE ISSUE IS RELEVANT FOR OLDER MODELS AS WELL. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE APPEARED THROUGH THE CRACKS OF THE DASH BOARD. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED INTO THE OFF POSITION AND WHEN TRYING TO START IT AGAIN, IT DIDN'T TURN, THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED. FLAMES THEN SHOT THROUGH THE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE RADIO. WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED AND WITHIN 3 MINUTES IT WAS TOTALED. THANKFULLY I GOT OUT THE CAR IN TIME. *TR

HELLO, I'M THE OWNER OF A 2004 RANGE ROVER HSE, AND I REMEMBER FROM ABOUT 2005 I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO LAND ROVER OF MANHATTAN ABOUT A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND ALSO ONCE THE CAR HITS 60 THE HANDLE BAR VIBRATES OUT OF CONTROL WITH EACH DRIVE FEELING WORSE AND WORSE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING OVER THE YEARS TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH NO HELP WHAT SO EVER AT ALL. I KEPT BEING TOLD THAT NOTHINGS WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT NOISE WAS THE ENGINE, I WOULD REPLY WHY IS THAT SOUND SO LOUD...I WAS GIVEN ANOTHER EXCUSE. I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM LAND ROVER OF MANHATTAN BRAND NEW... PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DURING HEAVY RAINS AND THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM FAILED. ONE WEEK LATER FOLLOWING A SECOND HEAVY RAIN, THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER FAILED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS WATER WITHIN THE NAVIGATIONAL HOUSING COMPARTMENT, WHICH WAS MANUFACTURER WITHIN THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

SUSPENSION: SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. IT'S HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT OR WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. HAD LOWER CONTROL ARM, LOWER STRUT AND LOWER BALL JOINT TO TRY FIX PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CASE STILL HAVING ISSUE. SUSPENSION: FRONT/REAR IMBALANCE THE EAS WILL INTERMITTENTLY RAISE THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND NOT THE REAR. COULD BE PARKED-I GET IN AND START AND IT WILL POP UP-LEAVING THE REAR DOWN SO THE CAR APPEARS TO "SQUAT". HAD HEIGHT SENSORS REPLACED. THE FRONT END HAS OVER 2-3 INCHES GREATER CLEARANCE THAN THE REAR WHEN THIS OCCURS. SUSPENSION: RATTLE UNDER VEHICLE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE BODY: PASSENGER DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUT, DOOR LOCK SEEMS TO FREEZE/JAM. BODY: DOOR SEALS LEAKING WATER GETTING IN BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER SEALS ON THE REAR DOORS. LIGHTING: CONDENSATION IN TAIL LIGHTS. *TR

THIS RANGE ROVER STEERING IS DEFINITELY, BLIND SPOT WARNING DOESN'T WORK, FUEL GAUGE NEVER NOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK BEFORE IT RUNS OUT OF FUEL.

THE 2003 LANDROVER FREELANDER STALLED ON 2 SEPERATE OCASSIONS,ONCE IN AN ACTIVE INTERSECTION WITH BARELY MISSING BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE 2ND TIME OCURRED ABOUT 4 MINUTES BEFORE THE PREVIOUS INSTANCE. ADDITIONALLY,THE VEHICLE AS A WHOLE SHOULDN'T BE ON THE HIGHWAY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT'S UNCERTAIN IF IT MAY BE REFURBISHED FROM A AREA WHERE DAMAGE WAS SUCH THAT SOME WORK AND RELOCATION PRESENTED IT FOR SALE ELSEWHERE. THE VEHICLE PURCHASED AT A LITTLE OVER 73,000 MILES HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 14 TIMES IN 27 MONTHS TOTALLING WELL OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS. I PAID $12,288 FOR THE VEHICLE. INTAKE MANIIFOLD GASKETS,CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, HEAD BOLTS,CAM BOLTS, THE FAMED "COOLANT LEAK" THAT HAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO CEASE UP. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT HASN'T HAPPENED MECHANICALLY WITH THIS VEHICLE. I RIDE AROUND, WHEN IT'S NOT IN THE SHOP,WITH COOLANT IN THE BACK IN CASE ITS STARTS TO STEAM AGAIN. LOCK ASSEMBLYS (2X), TORQUE CONVERTER MOTOR,THEMOSTAT AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES THAT MAKE IT NON-HIGHWAY WORTHY. THIS IS JUST MINE, AT THE EMUNDS.COM AUTOMOTIVE FORUM AMONG THE MANY OTHERS I VISITED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ARE LEFT WITH EITHER, BROKEN DOWN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER ITS LAST REPAIR SO MILES ARE KEPT LOW FOR RESALE OR FORCED TO PROCURE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, OR FORCED TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AS ITS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOW RESOURCES WHILE STILL PAYING A LOAN ON IT AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY THAT YOU HOPE DOESN'T DANCE AROUND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE OBVIOUS COVERED ITEMS IN THE WARRANTY. FINALLY, IF IT WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH TO BE STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOT KNOW IF IT WILL REMAIN OPERABLE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE LOAN,CURRENTLY 48 MONTHS, I CAN'T EVEN RELY ON THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND DAUGTHER. LANDROVER MECHANICS CAN'T KEEP THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR

THE 2003 LANDROVER FREELANDER STALLED ON 2 SEPERATE OCASSIONS,ONCE IN AN ACTIVE INTERSECTION WITH BARELY MISSING BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE 2ND TIME OCURRED ABOUT 4 MINUTES BEFORE THE PREVIOUS INSTANCE. ADDITIONALLY,THE VEHICLE AS A WHOLE SHOULDN'T BE ON THE HIGHWAY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT'S UNCERTAIN IF IT MAY BE REFURBISHED FROM A AREA WHERE DAMAGE WAS SUCH THAT SOME WORK AND RELOCATION PRESENTED IT FOR SALE ELSEWHERE. THE VEHICLE PURCHASED AT A LITTLE OVER 73,000 MILES HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 14 TIMES IN 27 MONTHS TOTALLING WELL OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS. I PAID $12,288 FOR THE VEHICLE. INTAKE MANIIFOLD GASKETS,CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, HEAD BOLTS,CAM BOLTS, THE FAMED "COOLANT LEAK" THAT HAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO CEASE UP. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT HASN'T HAPPENED MECHANICALLY WITH THIS VEHICLE. I RIDE AROUND, WHEN IT'S NOT IN THE SHOP,WITH COOLANT IN THE BACK IN CASE ITS STARTS TO STEAM AGAIN. LOCK ASSEMBLYS (2X), TORQUE CONVERTER MOTOR,THEMOSTAT AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES THAT MAKE IT NON-HIGHWAY WORTHY. THIS IS JUST MINE, AT THE EMUNDS.COM AUTOMOTIVE FORUM AMONG THE MANY OTHERS I VISITED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ARE LEFT WITH EITHER, BROKEN DOWN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER ITS LAST REPAIR SO MILES ARE KEPT LOW FOR RESALE OR FORCED TO PROCURE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, OR FORCED TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AS ITS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOW RESOURCES WHILE STILL PAYING A LOAN ON IT AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY THAT YOU HOPE DOESN'T DANCE AROUND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE OBVIOUS COVERED ITEMS IN THE WARRANTY. FINALLY, IF IT WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH TO BE STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOT KNOW IF IT WILL REMAIN OPERABLE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE LOAN,CURRENTLY 48 MONTHS, I CAN'T EVEN RELY ON THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND DAUGTHER. LANDROVER MECHANICS CAN'T KEEP THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR

MY 2004 HSE FREELANDER WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE JUNE. '07 UNTIL JAN. '08 FOR A COOLANT LEAK THAT LEAD TO ENTIRE ENGINE CHANGE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED UNLOCKING THE DOORS BEHIND THE PASSANGER SEAT. MY BACK WINDOW REGULATORS ARE BROKEN AND I CANNOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW. LAND ROVER NEEDS TO FOCUS MORE ON QUALITY.

SUSPENSION: SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. IT'S HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT OR WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. HAD LOWER CONTROL ARM, LOWER STRUT AND LOWER BALL JOINT TO TRY FIX PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CASE STILL HAVING ISSUE. SUSPENSION: FRONT/REAR IMBALANCE THE EAS WILL INTERMITTENTLY RAISE THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND NOT THE REAR. COULD BE PARKED-I GET IN AND START AND IT WILL POP UP-LEAVING THE REAR DOWN SO THE CAR APPEARS TO "SQUAT". HAD HEIGHT SENSORS REPLACED. THE FRONT END HAS OVER 2-3 INCHES GREATER CLEARANCE THAN THE REAR WHEN THIS OCCURS. SUSPENSION: RATTLE UNDER VEHICLE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE BODY: PASSENGER DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUT, DOOR LOCK SEEMS TO FREEZE/JAM. BODY: DOOR SEALS LEAKING WATER GETTING IN BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER SEALS ON THE REAR DOORS. LIGHTING: CONDENSATION IN TAIL LIGHTS. *TR

MY CAR HAS ENDLESS PROBLEMS IN EVERY ASPECT!! ANYONE THAT OWNS ONE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIX IT, NOR CAN I GET PARTS TO FIX IT, AND THE PARTS YOU DO GET TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BREAK FASTER THAN THE ORIGINAL PARTS ON THE CAR !! MY ENGINE HAS NOT FAILED YET BUT MY TRANSMISSION HAS AND THE DEALER SHIP WONT FIX IT AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT !! IV PAID MORE MONEY FIXING THE CAR THAN I HAVE FOR THE CAR !! I CAN'T GO MORE THAN 1000 MILES BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS !! I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 12 OF THOSE 18 MONTHS !! EVERYONE THAT HAS ONE OF THESE LANDROVER FREELANDERS HAS THE SAME ISSUES AND NOBODY CAN GET PARTS FOR THIS CAR ! NOTHING WORKS RIGHT AND NOTHING RUNS LIKE IT SHOULD AND EVEN THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALER SHIP WILL TAKE YOU ASIDE AND TELL YOU GET RID OF IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN !!! I CANT AND NEITHER CAN ALLOT OF OTHERS LIKE ME BECAUSE OF THE MONEY THEY HAVE PUT INTO THE CAR JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD !! THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME AND MY 20 MONTH OLD SON STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ON MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE OCCASIONS !! I LOST TRACK OF HOW MANY TIMES !! AND WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH THIS CAR YOUR STUCK WHEREVER YOUR AT !! ITS NOT SAFE TO WALK DOWN A FREEWAY WITH A BABY AT ANY TIME DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IV HAD TO DO ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS !! THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR BY ANY MEANS ! WHEN MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT MY CAR JUST DIED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH ME AND MANY OTHER CARS AND I THANK THE GOOD LORD NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR DIED AND IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES !! THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE WORST WAY !! KIDS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TOO RIDE IN THIS CAR DO TOO THE FACT THEY MIGHT GET HIT BY A CAR WHEN IT DIES AND LEAVES YOU ON THE FREEWAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE YOUR AT !! I DON'T LET MY SON IN THIS CAR UNLESS ITS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY !! I'LL BORROW MY MOMS CAR JUST TO GO TO THE STORE WITH HIM !! *TR

THIS RANGE ROVER STEERING IS DEFINITELY, BLIND SPOT WARNING DOESN'T WORK, FUEL GAUGE NEVER NOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK BEFORE IT RUNS OUT OF FUEL.

THE ENGINE/HEAD GASKET ISSUE IS THE REPAIR THAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL AND TERMINAL CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERS MECHANICS WILL NEVER FIX THE GASKET, SO THEY WILL ONLY OFFER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, BUT EITHER REPAIR WILL COST YOU MORE THAN THE SUV IS WORTH. AND YES, THE BRAKE PADS AND THEN ROTORS WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY, BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE (THE DEALER SAYS). I PERSONALLY THINK IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 2 DISC FRONT BRAKES AND 2 DRUM REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, HENCE THE WEAR AND WEIGHT ALL GOES TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER POOR DESIGN FLAW ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD THE DRUM BRAKES WERE THERE TO BETTER ALLOW THE OFF-ROADING. YEAH, WHO EVER COULD OFF ROAD THESE THINGS, THEY FALL APART ON THE DRIVEWAY! *TR

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

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT , TICKING ENGINE, ANTIFREEZE , OIL LEAK, SMELLING COOLANT INSIDE CAR AND NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS WINDOW REGULATOR , WIPER MOTOR AND RATTLING NOISES UNDERNEATH CAR HAS BEEN MY COMPLAINTS SINCE FEB 13,2008. PARTS WERE REPLACED THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE TICKING ENGINE, COOLANT LEAKS, SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE CAR,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH ALWAYS COMES ON A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER THE DEALER RETURNS MY CAR TO ME. CAR WAS TOWED FROM FREEWAY DUE TO BREAKDOWN ON THE WAY HOME 15 MINUTES AFTER PICKING CAR UP FROM MADISON DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE REPAIR. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO AN OIL SEAL/OIL PLUG AND IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT ALTHOUGH THEY JUST FINISHED WORKING ON THE ENGINE. I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS NOT INCLUDING THE PRIOR VISITS WHERE THEY TOOK ALMOST 2 WEEKS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WAS CHARGED FOR A RENTAL CAR DURING THIS PERIOD. MILWAUKEE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY CORRECTED THE ENGINE PROBLEM ON 3 DIFFERENT VISITS WHICH I PAID $600.00 FOR A TIMING BELT WHICH NEVER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR USING THE WARRANTY. THE PARTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE IS AS FOLLOWS; MANIFOLD ASSY. MOTOR ASSY FOR WIPER BLADES,WINDOW REGULATOR,TIMING BELT AND DIFFERENTIAL FRONT MOUNTING WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH CAR. MILWAUKEE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE COOLANT LEAK IS STILL APPARENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THE ONLY THING THE DEALERSHIP CAN TELL ME IS TO MONITOR HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE TO REPLACE COOLANT. IN THE MEAN TIME, THEY HAVE SENT ME HOME WITH A CAR THAT HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND A DISAPPEARING COOLANT PROBLEM. I GUESS THEY WILL CONTINUE GIVING ME THE RUNAROUND UNTIL MY WARRANTY EXPIRES AUG 2,2008 JUST AS MANY OTHERS HAS REPORTED THEY DID TO THEM. PLEASE HELP!!!!! *TR

THE ENGINE/HEAD GASKET ISSUE IS THE REPAIR THAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL AND TERMINAL CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERS MECHANICS WILL NEVER FIX THE GASKET, SO THEY WILL ONLY OFFER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, BUT EITHER REPAIR WILL COST YOU MORE THAN THE SUV IS WORTH. AND YES, THE BRAKE PADS AND THEN ROTORS WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY, BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE (THE DEALER SAYS). I PERSONALLY THINK IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 2 DISC FRONT BRAKES AND 2 DRUM REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, HENCE THE WEAR AND WEIGHT ALL GOES TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER POOR DESIGN FLAW ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD THE DRUM BRAKES WERE THERE TO BETTER ALLOW THE OFF-ROADING. YEAH, WHO EVER COULD OFF ROAD THESE THINGS, THEY FALL APART ON THE DRIVEWAY! *TR

Tire shop owner sold me a used tire as new