Service engine soon light illuminated 1. 08/07/06-internal failure of intake chamber, linkage motor no good replaced upper intake chamber 2. 10/26/07-fuel pump leaking from gasket, cylinder 3 misfires replaced gasket, replaced cylinder 3 coil and spark plug 3. 02/29/08-topped off coolant.
2003 Land Rover Freelander engine complaints
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I own a 03' freelander with only 34,000 miles on it. At this stage in a vehicle's life, there should be very little mechanical problems. It has not been the case for me. I have had this car for 1 and 1/2 years and problems began occurring 1 year after ownership. There is the smell of burnt antifreeze inside the car and an even stronger smell outside the car once the engine is turned off. The smell is toxic and I'm afraid that the fumes could easily impact someone's driving ability if not have the driver go unconscious after a long road trip. I have read about this problem existing on many other freelander vehicles on blogs and customer reviews. Something ought to be done. Also, for the past few days, I've been hearing a clicking noise coming from my engine. I immediately took my car to a repair shop to get checked out. The owner of the shop operated on my vehicle and discovered the engine manifold needed to be replaced ($970 part + $240 service). He contacted the lr parts dealer and the dealer notified him that this is a constant occurrence. In fact, dealer said that he had received 4 other phone calls the same day for the same exact part. This is ridiculous. Lr needs to take proactive steps in resolving these problems. This is a frequent occurrence and implies that there were problems with the manufacturing of these vehicles. As of right now, these frivolous repairs are costing freelander owners lots of money, and in the future, as these cars become a bit older, they will cost people lives. I urge you to please take corrective action and help in orchestrating a recall on this part. Thank you, robert gleyzer
Car just started running hot I did not see any leaks landrover dealer stated that it was the thermostat. Keep overheating. Has been in shop since october 2007 but has been in the garage since march 2007.
Own a 2003 land rover freelander se, vehicle looses coolant into engine then over heats. Had head gaskets replaced at a cost of $1,700.00. Vehicle still leaking coolant into engine. I did some investigation into this matter found a chat room on edmunds.com it seems it is a common problem with this vehicle, the cause of the coolant leak is a poor design of the engine. It seems that the cylinder sleeve shifts inside the engine and the coolant burns internally. Land rover is well aware of this issue but does not want to replace engine.
Engine coolant disappearing into combustion chamber(s), engine overheating, due to engine sleeve. Requires replacement engine, either new or remanufactured. *tr problem: there are no replacement engines, anywhere. Vehicle has been in the lr dealership since 9/27/07. First estimate was repair by 10/5. Then it became 10/22. Now I'm told it might be months before a replacement engine is available. This is an intolerable situation which land rover pretends does not exist. It is affecting owners of this model all over the country and canada, which is part of the reason the engines are in short supply. The other part is because land rover made a huge mistake by selling the engine to a chinese mfg. Company and now can't meet demands for replacing what is really a poor design with a new poorly designed engine. In my opinion, land rover should be buying these failed vehicles back if they can't be repaired. These are not old vehicles, and the owners have been abandoned by land rover.
Engine began overheating, took it to dealer. Dealer replaced hoses and checked seals, etc.. Problem continued. Now it is in the dealers shop because it began spewing smoke and lost power on the highway. It appears to be end of the engine problem.
Numerous large repairs needed for a 2003 land rover freelander, current mileage approx 79,000 including: new engine oct 2007, new radiator june 2007, new fuel pump may 2007, new thermostat april 2007, internal electrical fault september 2006, cooling system september 2006, broken sway bar april 2006, right rear window replaced february 2006, child safety lock recall november 2005, brake switch failure november 2005, heater core leaking coolant november 2005, coolant bottle replaced november 2005, driver door replaced december 2004, windshield washer broken december 2004.
A sensor shut down the motor while I was driving on I-55. It required me to coast to the side of the road. (this happened in the summer of 2006.) last month, the water resevoir in the engine busted (despite dutiful maintenance) requiring a completely new engine to be installed. The radio has also malfunctioned twice, being replaced last time. No one was injured in either case, but it could have easily resulted in deaths when the vehicle quit in 70 mile per hour traffic!
Complete engine failure on 10/13/2007 at just over 34,000 miles. Two weeks prior car was serviced due check engine light on/car overheating. Service dept. Claimed due to fluid leakage and claimed it was repaired. Even though car is under warranty land rover has declined to cover engine replacement. They want me to pay them over $6400 to replace engine.
(1) engine coolant level diminishing; coolant bottle replaced several times heater core also replaced (2) engine now needs to be replaced (3) land rover denies accountability and states they will provide engine with labor cost being extended to me!
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 land rover freelander. After driving 25 MPH, the contact noticed smoke under the passenger side of the hood. She allowed the vehicle to cool down and drove to purchase antifreeze to replace what leaked out. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the vehicle was fine. When she returned to the dealer, they stated that a new engine would be needed. When the heat is activated, toxic fumes of burning antifreeze enter into the vehicle. The current mileage was 77,600 and failure mileage was 58,494. Updated 01-14-08. *kb updated 12/12/07
2003 landrover freelander engine overheating.
1. In the shop three times for cooling system problem. Repair covered by warranty. Note the repairs did not fix the water loss problem. Last repair 52,000 miles 2. 9-23-07 engine fails without warning on I-77. 56,000 miles now out of warranty 3. Car towed 260 miles to land rover dayton. Told engine would need replaced at a cost of $4,000.
Vehicle's engine had head gasket failure as so many have. This resulted in anti-freeze leaking into the oil. Subsequently, the lower bearings failed and the engine needs to be replaced. Land rover refused to honor the warranty which was still in effect. They claimed a lack of proper maintenance even though we had all the proper service records. This will cost $6700.00 to repair. Land rover even addresses this issue in a memo to their dealers. The internal memo is # 0036. A lawsuit will be filed. It may be a class action as there are so many complaints for the same thing posted on the web.
The land rover freelander is not a safe car. I feel this car is very dangerous to the consumer with all the problems people are having with this car. I am having the same problems that I am seeing on the internet that my fellow freelander owners are having sunroof problems, brakes, oil leaks, transmission problems at low mileage, heater core leak that cause windows to mist at 30,000-40,000 miles that is very dangerous for consumers and I feel the federal safety agency needs to check into these many defects and have land rover pay these consumers there money back and save lives. I have had my sunroof fixed twice with less than 40,000 miles, I have had a oil leak with less than 40,000 miles, presently I am dealing with a heater core leak at 50.400 just when my warranty is up and this is going to cost me 1,000 dollars and all land rover had to say was I am sorry. I expect a car like land rover to be more dependable than that, with low mileage and all of these problems. I feel this is to many problems for a car that land rover claims to be rugged, tough and dependable. I truly hope that the federal safety agency can help myself and my fellow consumers with the defects we are having with this car and provide consumer safety that we all need during these tough times. Thank you.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's engine cam bolt backed out causing the motor to blow. The service dealer determined the engine needed to be replaced. The contact expressed this was a vehicle defect and was looking for a recall. Updated 10/17/2006 - the consumer experienced the second failure at 29000 miles, the third failure at 37000. A fourth failure at 49000. The final failure occurred at 64000 and the consumer was advised by land rover that the engine was blown and that a remanufactured on could be installed.
2003 land rover freelander would not accelerate and lost power. Vehicle wouldn't start. Upon inspection mechanic determined the bolt that holds the upper cam started to back out. *kb the engine blew at 56869 miles. The dealer recommended that the consumer replace the entire engine. The vehicle was out of warranty therefore the consumer was going to be responsible for the repairs.
My daughter was driving 65 MPH when her vehicle lost all power and she pulled onto the shoulder. The vehicle was towed to an authorized service center where they found that the head gasket had failed. Before this the vehicle was operating normally with only routine maintenance.
I have had the same problems with my freelander since the day they delviered it. The check engine, the service engine soon and the coolant/overheating warning. I have also had problems with brakes.
2003 land rover freelander 1. Defective engine 2.defective electrical system 3.defective sunroof. *jb 4.defective marker light 5.defective brake system
On 4 separate occasions vehicle stalled while driving. Only on the first occasion the engine check light came on. Dealership replaced the battery, and a part in the engine. However, problem still exists.
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