2004 Land Rover Freelander: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jan 2, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 94,501 miles · KY

Rear tail lamp housings failed numerous times causing the bulbs not to work. This created a situation where only one or none of the lamps were working. I replaced them and later found out that a recall or investigation was issued but I was never notified. Interior dome light has failed twice. Headlamp failure has occurred in low beam six times and in high beams three times. The vehicle has stalled on numerous occasions when the heated seats, heated windshield and headlamps were on simultaneously.

Filed Jun 6, 2012 · Engine · 57,000 miles · OR

My son turned 16 on march 18, 2012. We wanted an SUV that would be safe to drive. We wanted a car with lower mileage. We found a 2004 land rover freelander at a local dealer with only 56,000 miles. Car was in awesome shape inside and out. New tires, etc. Paid $9,500. A few days later took the car to my local land rover dealer in portland oregon to have the car looked over. You know the normal oil change, or whatever else they do on a car at 55k miles. After they looked it over they told me the coils needed to be replaced. And also the plugs. I said sure whatever. $1,200 later I had my son's car back. A few weeks later it had a odor to it, and it was having problems going up hills and the engine was making strange sounds. A day later it stalled. Had it towed to land rover dealer in portland oregon and they told me it appears that is was out of coolant. They thought at first it must be a faulty thermostat or possibly the water pump. Nope. They came back with there is coolant mixing in with the engine oil. That it would another $1,200 to $1,500 just to find out what the problem actually is. Told me if it was head gaskets or something in the block, it would cost at least $5,000 or more to repair. The land rover dealership offered to replace the blown hoses and they told they could get it working again but it was not going to run for very much longer. I checked with other land rover service companies and they all refused to even look at the freelander as they knew it was not going to turn out well. I finally found a mechanic in portland oregon who agreed to take it apart and fix it. They told me no more than $3,500. What was I suppose to do, we paid $9,500 and selling it for scrap seem like a bad idea. So as of today, june 6th I am still waiting for the repairs at a local shop on our 2004 land rover freelander with only 57k to be completed.

Filed Jun 15, 2009 · Engine · 45,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 land rover freelander. While driving 55 MPH, the engine failed. The vehicle had to be towed to a dealer and has been there ever since. The contact was informed that the only remedy would be to install a rebuilt engine in the vehicle. He was informed that this was such a common issue that there were no engines available at that time. The contact would have to wait six weeks for the repair. The head gasket failed and caused antifreeze to mix with oil, which destroyed the engine. In addition, the vehicle lost complete power during the failure. The contact stated that the cylinder liners were made of steel and the rest of the engine was aluminum. When the engine heated, the part collapsed into the aluminum parts, which caused the engine to fail and the power to shut off. The failure occurred on one occasion. There were no warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. The driver was unable to restart the vehicle after it stalled. The current and failure mileages were 45,000. Updated 7/14/09 *cn updated 07/17/09.

Filed Dec 5, 2008 · Engine · 50,000 miles · MA · crash

Days after purchasing my 2004 freelander, the "check engine soon" light came on and the car stalled out on me. The RPM's go all the way up but the accelerator won't allow to drive past 25 MPH. This has happened to me continuously since purchasing it. I have had my car serviced by land rover many, many times and they can never figure out what the problem is. They tell me that the cold weather causes it or that I am shifting the gear into 2nd!! This problem has caused me extreme hardship. I have literally driven rental cars for months at a time as they play games with me. This defect caused me to have an accident on highway 405 in ca and it was extremely frightening. I was driving at 60 MPH when the car began to buck and stall out. The RPM's were all the way up but I couldn't accelerate past 25 MPH. This caused a truck to smash into me as I tried to pull over on the side of the highway. Despite my numerous complaint to the manufacturer no one ever resolved this issue. My car's "service engine" light has been on for a while now and it caused me to fail my inspection, due to emissions. I have spent thousands of dollars on rental cars while land rover took their time to "repair" my car. Each time they have a different story...it's an electric light out, it's the alternator, it's the lifters, it's a broken hose, etc. They have never repaired this stalling issue and now my car is not turning on most of the time. I don't have the money to fix this piece of junk anymore. I am going broke from this car. Land rover in newport beach, ca "lost" my car for a month after I had it towed there from the accident and then refused to help me. They said the tow truck driver never brought it. The time before that they said the tow truck driver lost the keys so they couldn't fix it. I had to have the police department go down there, as I was going to have to file a stolen car report. How ironic is it that the car magically appeared in their lot at that exact time.

Filed Oct 14, 2008 · Brakes, Engine · 53,000 miles · KY

I purchased the 2004 land rover, freelander in 2006. It has only 28000 miles on it. About a month after the purchase, I had to take it in to replace the window regulator. A few months later, I heard knocking noises under the hood. I took it back in (lr dealership) and they said there is loose washer somewhere. They were not able to replace the part, thus they only repaired the problem. I could still hear the noise, especially from a coldstart. I also had took it in for them to look at an AC problem. It sprays water out through the air vent. I report the problem at least 4 times. Everytime, they said they have fixed the problems. However, as of now, we still have that problem. Recently, we have a thermostat leak at 52000 miles. The SUV maintenance schedules are up to date. The SUV is 5 months and 3000 miles pass the warranty period. I have to pay $800 to repair the leak. Two days ago, will on the freeway (going 70mph), the service engine light came on. Then the engine stalled for a second and jerk forward violently. The service engine light went off and the tc (traction control) light turns on and the 'down hill' car symbol on the dashboard illuminates. The car was unable to start when I turned it off. I then let it sit overnight and was able to start. After the car has started, I notice the 'service engine soon' light illuminate. The SUV has only 53000 miles on it as of now. I feel that this car is poorly designed. Not only it put my life in danger, but it also put the lives of my wife and my 1 year old daughter. When we bought the SUV, we thought that it a safe SUV for our family. However, the incident two days ago almost put our lives in harm ways.

Filed Dec 30, 2004 · Electrical · 25,000 miles · 00

While driving the car, first the check engine light came on, few minutes later a second light(the check engine soon light) came on, then the car stalled completely from a speed of 40 km/hr. This is the third time im sending the vehicle to the dealer to be checked for engine lights, but its the first time the car stops completely. All in all this is the 5th time I had a serious defect, requiring the car to be sent to the dealer.

Filed Oct 6, 2004 · Acceleration, Engine · 4,100 miles · IL

While driving engine light illuminated. This caused the vehicle to stall. Consumer had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak this incident also occured as the consumer slowed to stop at a light. The engine light had come on and th eengine died at the intersection. The vehicle was able to be started 15 minutes later. The vehicle would also surge.

Filed Oct 1, 2004 · Engine · 300 miles · FL

While driving check engine light illuminated on the dashboard, followed by the vehicle starting to decelerate and stall. Vehicle was then towed to the dealership, who serviced the vehicle 3 times, but problem recurred. *ak