While driving up a hill, my car jerked forwarded as if it got hit from the back. It happened at least 2 more times before I got it to the mechanic that same day. This is the second time since obtaining the vehicle in january 2003 that the transmission has failed. It was replaced in 2004. In 2009 my freelander is now dead. The transmission is dead and it killed my battery. This vehicle has been a constant problem, transmission, locking devises, brakes.
2002 Land Rover Freelander transmission complaints
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At less than 40,000 miles I needed to have my transmission replaced and less than 50,000 I needed to have the engine replaced because of a headgasket problem. Also many other problems with the vehicle but these were the major ones.
2002 landrover freelander. Bought with 4,000 miles from landrover of asheville, nc. Today at 67,000 miles they said the transmission needs to be replaced for 5k. I have had other problems with this vehicle but the sends me over the edge. I have been reading bloggs from other owners who stated having the same problem. What can be done.
My 2002 freeland landrover is having transmission problems. The f4 lights came on and they are saying I need to get a new transmission. There aren't even 65k miles on the vehicle. I am very disappointed. It seems that everyone is having this problem and something needs to be done.
Have owned 2002 lr freelander since may 2008, for around $9,000, have spent $4000 on repairs since. Transfer case went in the end of november, then the transmission died in the middle of january. The car was returned to me "fixed" early february but the transmission died again within 25 miles of the auto shop, luckily the work was under warranty, they found that an electrical issue was the true problem and returned it to me "fixed" again march 6, 2009, not even 20 miles this time and I'm getting the f4 signal, hdc warning, and the gears won't shift. I owe to much on the car to scrap it, but can't imagine wasting more money to have it sit in the shop for another couple of months (while im making payments on it) just to suffer the same fate.
2002 land rover freelander - 72,000 miles: replaced 3 window regulators last year. On my way to work one morning & hill descent light came on, f / 4 light flashes, and it is jerky / jumpy while driving. No one can figure out the problem - 3 land rover dealerships in 5 weeks. My car is now 100 miles away, I was told it was fixed, but when I got there it was still doing the same thing. They looked at it again & I was told I need a new transmission for $4800. For some reason, no one could pick up the problem with the testers. I loved my car but after reading about all the chronic problems I don't know what to do with it. Plus, I owe about the same amount as the transmission! I will never buy a land rover again & they should be held responsible for all of these defective vehicles!
After multiple repairs to my 2002 freelander including multiple window regulator failures. The transmission goes out. Dealer says they cant repair must replace.
2002 land rover freelander - manifold failure - transmission failure.
I bought a 2002 land rover freelander as a 2nd owner of the vehicle from a local car dealership. Since the purchase of the vehicle, I replaced a sunroof, a transmission, the brakes require constant replacement (more often than should be necessary), a passenger door window motor and the engine has been replaced once and now has blown again - I am unable to have this engine replaced #1 there are no more engines as the landrover dealer only made this defective model 1 year and there have been so many engines replaced by other owners that there are no other engines available. Even if there were any engines I would not pay $10,000 to have another "defective" engine placed in this vehicle. There are over 1400 messages on the edmond forum.com outlining other peoples similar complaints. This defective vehicle has caused countless people's credit to be ruined, and financial hardship to untold families. I wonder why nothing has been done already with all the complaints that have been filed. Landrover needs to reimburse these owners the money they have spent - such as myself on repairs, constantly in the shop and having to pay for rental vehicles. The local dealer was rude and had absolutely no sympathy and actually told me after bringing my vehicle in to them over and over that "he will be glad when my husband and I get out from under this vehicle" and admitted that this vehicle had been a problem for them. But... The dealer wouldn't even offer us a free oil change for all of our hardships. It is a shame. I hope eventually something is done before this company "bellies up" and files bankruptcy and all of these families that have been ruined will have no recourse for their financial woes as a result of this horrible situation. Please help any way you can!
The car has died again, and is not running. The transmission does not work properly.
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
I took my 2002 freelander into british motors in san francisco in march of 07 with 55,000 miles on it and asked for the 60,000 mile tune up. They said no - sold me new brakes and tires instead and did an oil change. I only drive 5,000 miles a year and so I knew it would be a while before I hit 60k. I tool the car in when I had 63,364 miles on it and they did the tune up. There were many sloppy things that happened during this time but the bottom line is that after the tuneup the transmission failed - and then they said I was over the limit for the miles and voided the warranty. I have since read about hundreds of other freelander owners who have had the same or similar problems. When they change the transmission fluid the transmissions sometimes fail. I had a friend who has the exact same thing happen only she drove a range rover. British motors blamed land rover and land rover customer complaint dept is useless and does nothing. This is happening to so many land rover owners that it is appalling and something needs to be done. The freelander should have been recalled - and those of us driving it should have been warned about engine problems and what could happen when the transmission fluid is changed in routine tune ups. I paid $2,300 to get the transmission repaired so I could get my car out. I have filed a complaint with the bureau of automotive repairs in ca. This whole thing is a scam and has cost me a lot of money and time. From googling: freelander engine and transmission problems -- ii see that hundreds and hundreds of others have had the same problem and that very little gets done about it! *tr 1
Many problems. 1st. Thermostat failure before 200 mile mark. Replaced. Coolant leaks. Heater replaced, leaking coolant. Engine sound like a diesel truck, never told what it was. Sunroof broke 3 times. Transmission replaced twice. Steering column was not bolted correctly, steering wheel always off center. Coolant still leaks...
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.
My 2002 landrover freelander has spent more time in the mechanic shop than it has spent in my driveway! Before the warranty expired, I took it into the encino dealership several times with the same problem. The last time I had it towed there, the car had just dumped all of its fluids onto the floor and was smoking again. This keeps happening over and over and over. Dealership said they checked and the car was fine. Warranty expired and problem continued to occur. Took it to another mechanic and was told there is a major problem with the transmission -- must be replaced. Also having problems with the coolant leaking--have tried to fix the issue several times--still have same problem. Mechanic discovered a crack in the engine. If this is starting to sound familiar it is because there are several different forums online with 2002 freelander owners all saying the same thing! What is being done about this???!!!! The repairs were extremely costly for me as a college student and now as a mother of a newborn I am terrified to drive the car for fear of something serious happening! I have even been told by mechanics and even the service manager at the pasadena landrover dealership that landrover is aware of the problems and warned me it is a lemon! I have been calling landrover's corporate offices for weeks and am still waiting for some kind of answer...
Bought a 2002 land rover freelander used a little over a year ago with under 55,000 miles. Just got it back yesterday from the shop with an estimated repair cost of over $10000.00 and that is just in parts not labor. Did some research on the vehicle and come to find out others have had the same problems with less mileage on there vehicles and there have been absolutely no recalls on this vehicle that include any of these problems. The worst of which being the engine leaking antifreeze into the oil. This could cause the motor to overheat and seize and lock up. Who knows what kind of damage or what kind of accident this could have caused if this had happened to the vehicle when my wife was driving to work . We lucked out and discovered the problems before my wife, myself or anyone else got hurt. There are major problems with these vehicles and landrover should be held responsible.
Mechanical problems immediately after purchase required 4-5 trips to dealership before they fixed it. I don't' recall the exact problem. Sunroof motor died & had to be replaced. Left rear window regulator died and had to be replaced. Right rear window regulator died and had to be replaced. Broken latch on hood had to be replaced. Check engine light and excessive cranking 6/1/02 and 8/17/02 dealership cleared codes no repairs. Service engine soon light and excessive cranking 9/17/02, dealership replaced leaking fuel pump. Service engine soon light and shifting problems 3/2006, dealership sent me home no repairs. Service engine soon light and car lost power while driving, throttle body had a short and dealership replaced. Service engine soon light and delay in shifting from 2nd to 3rd 9/1/08. Have not had this diagnosed yet. Suspect bad solenoids or transmission failure.
I have a 2002 landrover freelander. Ran great at first. About 2 weeks later, the check engine lights came on, the downhill decent warning light, and the odometer display was flashing f and 4. Upon driving in this condition, we found that the gears were slipping and made a loud clunking sound.
2002 land rover freelander. Transmission failed at 45,000 miles. Catastrophic engine failure at 55,000 miles. Vehicles stopped dead in the middle of rush hour traffic. Mechanics at the land rover dealership said that 100% of the freelander model had the same transmission & engine failures.
Just bought the 2002 land rover - freelander 2 weeks ago, it has 68k miles, then its transmission totally failed, it will not go into reverse / backward. Also, when it is switching gear, the gear 2 & 3 are very very rough. Today, the mechanist told me that the transmission should be replaced.
2002 land rover freelander s, engine and transmission failure,,,,,,,,,,,
Transmission went out in busy intersection, I was stranded 100 miles from my house. 1 month later cam shaft seal burst while driving. 2 months later engine completely blew while driving.
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.
I have only had my 02 landrover freelander for 3 months it has 90,000 miles and the transmission has gone and needs repaired. Of course the dealership doesn't care cause there was no warranty but I see this is common in these vehicles and something should be done.
Service history at plaza motors overview date issuerepairs date returned 6/7/06vehicle stalled, won't startbattery replaced6/8/2006 6/16/2006vehicle stalled, won't startreplaced ignition switch, key reader7/17/2006 8/15/2006vehicle stalled, won't start, intermittent startreplaced fuel pump8/18/2006 6/5/2007vehicle stalled, won't startsecured started wire6/6/2007 6/7/2007vehicle stalled, won't start, intermittent startreplaced immobilizer 2 times8/20/2007 11/16/2007vehicle won't acceleratereplaced intake manifold, engine, heater core3/5/2008 5/16/2008vehicle won't acceleratewant to replace entire transmission5/19/2008 notes: freelander was purchased on june 3, 2006. Freelander broke down 3 days after purchased.
Land rover freelander 2002. 62 thousand miles and the transmission went out. This is going to cost me around $4,000 to fix. Apparently this vehicle is known to be a complete piece of crap.
I have a 2002 land rover freelander se with 65,032 miles, and I was told the transmission now has to be replaced or rebuilt at a cost between $3500, to $4500. I bought the SUV in 2004 with 6,300 miles, and sins then at about 12,000 to 13,000 miles the water pump went out and had to be replaced. Also the on-board computer had to be replaced as will at about 33,000 miles. I called costumer service at land rover and they tolled me they would not do anything for me. I asked them if it was normal for this SUV?s transmission to go out at 65,000 miles, they would not answer my question.
Land rover freelander 2002 transmission issues, traction control light stays on and check engine light. Transmission and engine issues galore, currently only have 54,000 miles on the vehicle.
I bought an 02 land rover freelander from a used car dealer and after about a year and a half, at only 60,000 miles, the transmission went out. The car no longer drives. No one will work on it and my only option is to replace the whole tranny for about 4 grand. I still owe a bunch and I just keep shelling out the towing costs to have it looked at. I'm going sell the stupid car and cut my losses. It sounds like there are a bunch of similar cases out there from what I've read online.
I bought this vehicle used (landrover freelander) just over a year ago in early 2007. At the time it had just under 40,000 miles on it and within the first week of having it the sunroof malfunctioned and broke. I contacted the dealer and they referred me to my extended warranty that I had purchased. After going round and round with the dealership and the folks at the lr dealership we got it resolved to the tune of $1,200.00. Since then the vehicle has had numerous visits to the lr dealership to be repaired (fuel pump, front end, transmission, etc...). At this point I am considering driving the vehicle until it can run no more and then just letting the bank take it back. I have no choice because he lr dealership basically said the vehicle is junk, even though it looks great and is in great condition for a 2002. What's going on with the sale of these freelanders is nothing less than fraud by landrover and the car dealerships that choose to sell these models used. Even if you buy a extended warranty as I did, no one told me I should have had it at the dealership every day and pushing the lr dealership to go through the car with a fine tooth comb to make sure every item is in working order, before the extended warranty runs out. I believe that land rover knows that the freelander has serious issues & at this point they are merely using it as a means to drive revenue sales at their service departments throughout the world. Please help, this problem has reached epidemic proportions. Will it take a death(s) due to a malfunctioning part(s) on these vehicles before someone takes land rover to task on this lemon of a vehicle. I have three small children and I am scared to death for them to ride with me in this vehicle, but it is our only vehicle and we have no choice. Please someone hold land rover accountable for duping the american public. This is similar to the adjustable rate mortgage scam that has put a strangle hold on customers throughout the country.
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