2005 Land Rover Freelander Recalls & Complaints

Incident: August 8, 2019 · Filed: December 21, 2019

HARD SHIFT 1ST AND 2ND GEARS AND MAJOR POWER LOSS CANNOT EXCEED 35MPH DUDLEY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY IT WOULDN'T EXCEL

Incident: July 20, 2018 · Filed: March 20, 2019

WE BOUGHT A VEHICLE FROM JUSTIN HARRIS. THE AD ON CRAIGSLIST LIST DIDNT MENTION ANYTHING ABT THE ENGINE IT ONLY SAID IT NEEDED A BATTERY & THE KEY PROGRAMMED. COME TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SEIZED. HE HAS OUR MONEY & THE CAR. HE REFUSES TO RETURN ANY CALLS OR TEXT MESSAGES.

Incident: March 2, 2015 · Filed: March 30, 2015

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2011 FROM A COUNTY AUCTION. I'VE SPENT ALMOST $8,000 ON ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE I'VE BOUGHT IT. HAD A NEW TIMING BELT, SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS INSTALLED ON 02/02/2015, BUT NOW MY CAR STALLS AND I HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY PICKING UP SPEED, EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE STREET. IF I STOP AT A STOP SIGN, I LITERALLY HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS TO THE FLOOR TO GET MY CAR TO TAKE OFF AND EVEN THEN, IT TAKES FOREVER. THE HIGHEST SPEED MY CAR WILL GO TO NOW IS 30MPH. MY DRIVEWAY IS AT A SLOPE AND I HAD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS TO GET ME CAR TO REVERSE OUT THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

Incident: December 2, 2013 · Filed: December 2, 2013

MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON TOOK MY CAR TO THE LANDROVER DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WHERE NOT GOING TO CHECK MY CAR I EXPLAINED THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL ON BRAKE LIGHTS AND TOM WAS VERY NASTY TELLING IT WAS NOT FOR MY CAR BUT. I HAVE READ THE RECALL AND I TRIED TO GET HIM TOO LOOK IT UP AND HE JUST REFUSE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 150 TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO PAUL MILLER LAND ROVER DEALER IN PARSIPPANY NJ HE WAS VERY RUDE..I HAVE A 2005 LANDROVER FREELANDER AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK I TRIED CHANNING THE BULB AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK SO IF THEIRS A RECALL WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY 150.00 FOR THEM TO EVEN CHECK IT OUT. AND HE WAS SURPRISE TO DO A COMPLIMENTARY SERVICE CHECK HE DID NOTHING.I HAVE GOTTEN STOP BY COP FOR HAVING NO BRAKE LIGHTS. PLEASE HELP,,,, *TR

Incident: October 29, 2012 · Filed: January 5, 2013

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DURING HURRICANE SANDY AND THE CAR SHIFTS (OR LAGS) INTO EXTREMELY LOW GEAR, MAYBE 5-10 MPH. THE SERVICE ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, AND OTHER LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS LURCHING. ONCE I ABLE MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I AM ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AND TURN BACK ON, STILL DOING SAME THING. LUCKILY FRIENDS HOUSE WAS JUST DOWN THE STREET, AND COP STAYED BEHIND US UNTIL WE GOT THERE. THIS VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 110,000 MILES WHEN WE PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY OUT OF STATE - THREE WEEKS AND THREE HUNDRED MILES LATER THE VEHICLE IS NOW DEAD. THESE FREELANDERS ARE NOT DEPENDABLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE IT WAS FINE WHEN I BOUGHT IT, AND MECHANIC NOW SAYS IT NEEDS 7,000 WORTH OF WORK!! THIS IS AND WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY LAGS TO 5 MPH! PLEASE TAKE THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD!! *TR

Incident: November 1, 2011 · Filed: November 23, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Incident: January 19, 2010 · Filed: September 20, 2011

I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHIFTS INTO EXTREMELY LOW GEAR (MAYBE 5 MPH), F4 FLASHES, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE, HILL DESCENT CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT UP. ONCE I CAN MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I CAN TURN OFF THE CAR, WAIT LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTS WITHOUT ANY OF THE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 42,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED - ONE MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, I'VE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 5,000 MILES BECAUSE IT IS NOT DEPENDABLE. THEY CHANGE A SENSOR, IT'S OK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS, THEY CLEAN OFF PARTS AND IT'S GOOD FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT RUNS FINE WHEN IT IS WORKING! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON THE INTERSTATE AND YOUR AUTO SUDDENLY GOES FROM 60-75 MPH TO 5 MPH. *TR

Incident: October 31, 2010 · Filed: June 24, 2011

ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONLY WITHIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASING VEHICLE, APPROXIMATE 5,000 MILES LATER THE ENGINE BEGINS TO FAULT AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE OR ONE OF MY HEAD GASKETS BLEW AGAIN, NOT TO MENTION THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN AND I NEEDED A NEW O-RING ALREADY. *TR

Incident: June 21, 2009 · Filed: June 1, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS A HESITATION. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE CONSISTENT WHENEVER HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HEAD GASKET CONTINUED TO LOSE ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A LOCAL MECHANIC PUT A SEALANT TO STOP THE LEAKAGE. THE OIL PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED IN 2005 UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

Incident: March 10, 2011 · Filed: May 3, 2011

VEHICLE OVER HEATED. LOSS OF COOLANT. COOLANT IN OIL. DEALER DIAGNOSIS: HEAD GASKET FAILURE.