Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.

2,215,138 Total Complaints
138,663 Reported Crashes
56,255 Reported Fires
8,561 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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Showing 6,214 complaints for LAND ROVER

LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Sep 29, 2008
Incident date: Sep 12, 2008
2003 FREELANDER WITH 76K MILES BEGAN HAVING COOLING SYSTEM LEAKS IMMED. AFTER NEW FUEL PUMP AND AIR CONDITIONING FAN. I FILLED THE SYSTEM, RAN THE CAR FOR 30 MINUTES IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND TOLD MY WIFE THE CAR NEEDED TO R/T TO THE DEALER.(VENTURA) MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS WERE ABRUPTLY GREETED WITH AN EXPLOSION OF THE COOLING SYSTEM LEAVING THEM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A LEFT-HAND TURN LANE. ... Read more
LAND ROVER NEW RANGE ROVER (2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Sep 26, 2008
Incident date: Sep 26, 2008
DRIVING OVER 60MPH WHEN MESSAGE ALERT SAYING TRANS FAILSAFE PROG APPEARS. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD AND THE MESSAGE ALERT SYSTEM INFORMS ME TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. WHICH I IMMEDIATELY DO. I HAD TO COAST IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAIT FOR TOW TRUCK. ANY ATTEMPT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN NEUTRAL RESULTS IN LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IT IS AN 2004 RANGE ROVE... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2004) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Sep 26, 2008
Incident date: Sep 17, 2008
MY PRIVATE MECHANIC GAVE ME A COMPUTER PRINT OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ACTION ON MY 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY - "ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE". THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE; FIRST TIME REPAIRED BY LR & THE 2ND TIME THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT & TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. THERE CLEARLY WAS A RECALL ISSUED BY LR. *TR
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2003) — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE Sep 25, 2008
Incident date: Sep 19, 2008
2003 RANGE ROVER FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND TORE OFF. *TR
LAND ROVER LR3 (2005) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Sep 24, 2008
Incident date: Sep 22, 2008
THE FUEL TANK CONNECTOR GOT DISCONNECTED AS WE TRIED TO START THE CAR. THIS RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO MOP UP THE FUEL SPILL AND TO VERIFY THAT THE CAR IS SAFE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER WASN'T SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT AS PER THE DEALER, IT WAS DUE TO THE FUEL CONNECTOR GETTING ... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Sep 23, 2008
Incident date: Sep 23, 2008
AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH MY 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER TYPE S OVERHEATING, I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THE COOLANT WAS FOUND TO BE LOW, AND A DISCUSSION WITH THE MECHANIC AND THE SHOP PERSON INDICATED THAT THEIR IS NO EXTERNAL LEAKS, AND THAT THE COOLANT MAY BE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CYLINDERS/HEADS ARE MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, A... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2005) — STEERING Sep 17, 2008
Incident date: Jan 10, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE FOURTH FAILURE, THE CONTACT BECAME SUSPICIOUS THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A TEMPORARY REMEDY INDEFINI... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2005) — SUSPENSION Sep 17, 2008
Incident date: Jan 10, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE FOURTH FAILURE, THE CONTACT BECAME SUSPICIOUS THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A TEMPORARY REMEDY INDEFINI... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (1999) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Sep 17, 2008
Incident date: Jul 25, 2008
AUTO ACCIDENT WHICH THE CAR WE WERE DRIVING RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE WAS HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW ON THE FRONT END. TOTAL DAMAGE AMOUNT WAS $9100, TOTALING THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. SINCE THE CAR WAS TOTALED, THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE LACK OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash 1 injured
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (1999) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Sep 16, 2008
Incident date: Jun 25, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SIGNALED TO GO LEFT BUT THE VEHICLE WENT RIGHT. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER SPRAINED HER NECK AND BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.
Crash 1 injured
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Sep 15, 2008
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
THIS CAR HAD ONLY 61000 MILES ON IT AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE JUST 3 WEEKS AFTER I PAID $2K FOR WORK ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM (RESERVOIR, HOSES) AND A PLENUM VALVE REPLACEMENT TO ADDRESS THE SAME PROBLEM IT WAS THEN EXPERIENCING (OVERHEATING AND ENGINE REVVING). DEALER SAID A PISTON SLEEVE HAD SLIPPED. FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. THIS CAR HAS RECEIVED ALL OF ITS RE... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2005) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER Sep 15, 2008
Incident date: Dec 5, 2005
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. TWO YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS OTHER ISSUES AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COMPRESSOR. THE CONTACT IS STILL CONSTANTL... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2005) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Sep 15, 2008
Incident date: Dec 5, 2005
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. TWO YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS OTHER ISSUES AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COMPRESSOR. THE CONTACT IS STILL CONSTANTL... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Sep 14, 2008
Incident date: Apr 8, 2008
MY 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO SCOTT MOTORS OF RENO (THE LAND ROVER DEALER IN RENO), FOUND OUT THAT IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH FIDELITY WARRANTY, THEY ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT, SAYING THAT THERE IS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE GIVEN THEM MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS, THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED REGULARLY. LAND ROVER OF RENO HAS HAD MY C... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Sep 14, 2008
Incident date: Sep 14, 2008
I WAS DRIVING MY '99 RANGE ROVER WHEN MY ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT. WITHIN MINUTES, I LOST CONTROL OF MY BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION, MY BRAKE PADS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, THE BRAKE FLUID CANISTER WAS FULL (AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS), AND WHEN I CHECKED MY BRAKE LINES, I FOUND THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS NOT PUMPING INTO THE TWO REAR BRAKES. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE HUND... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Sep 12, 2008
Incident date: Mar 7, 2008
MY 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER'S ENGINE FAILED AT AROUND 70,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING FROM THE VEHICLES WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM AND JUST AS THE VEHICLE'S ORIGINAL 5 YEAR WARRANTY ENDED. THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP ATTRIBUTED THE ENGINE FAILURE TO OVERHEATING. DUE TO THE MANUFACTURE DISCONTINUING MANUFACTURING THIS ENGINE'S THE DEALER HAD TO LOCATE A "REBUILT" ENGINE AS A REPLACEMENT. THE TOTAL COST OF... Read more
LAND ROVER LR2 (2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Sep 9, 2008
Incident date: Apr 24, 2007
2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND NON ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN KNOCKING SLIGHTLY AFTER STARTING IT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DAY LATER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FAULTY. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE VEHICL... Read more
LAND ROVER LR2 (2008) — POWER TRAIN Sep 9, 2008
Incident date: Apr 24, 2007
2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND NON ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN KNOCKING SLIGHTLY AFTER STARTING IT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DAY LATER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FAULTY. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE VEHICL... Read more
LAND ROVER LR2 (2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Sep 9, 2008
Incident date: Apr 24, 2007
2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND NON ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN KNOCKING SLIGHTLY AFTER STARTING IT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DAY LATER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FAULTY. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE VEHICL... Read more
LAND ROVER LR2 (2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Aug 7, 2008
FIRST BRAND NEW LANDROVER LR2 HAD FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING TWICE. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP--TOLD ME TRANSMISSION FAILED AND GAVE ME ANOTHER NEW LR2. THIS SECOND LR2 HAS OVERHEATED TWICE (AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING). THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND SUDDENLY STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS NEARBY AND SMOKE WAS C... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Sep 1, 2008
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 DEALERS... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — STRUCTURE Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Sep 1, 2008
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 DEALERS... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — VISIBILITY Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Sep 1, 2008
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 DEALERS... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Sep 1, 2008
Incident date: Aug 27, 2008
2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II WITH 44K MILES, UNDER WARRANTY, AND RECENTLY SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP, SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE, WHILE UNOCCUPIED, AND TURNED OFF, TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE & FRONT END, DID NOT DESTROY INTERIOR. EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT OTHERS WERE NOT HURT, OR NOT DRIVING AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. *TR
Fire
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Aug 29, 2008
Incident date: Dec 7, 2007
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. *TR
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2004) — AIR BAGS Aug 27, 2008
Incident date: Aug 7, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, HE MADE A SHARP TURN AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.
Crash
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2000) — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. Aug 26, 2008
Incident date: Aug 26, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO INCREASED VERY LOUDLY ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND THE NEAREST DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ONE WAS 150 MILES AWAY. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1997) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Aug 25, 2008
Incident date: Aug 25, 2008
TWO YEARS AGO I REPLACED A FUEL TANK ON MY LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1997 AT THE DEALERSHIP IN SAN DIEGO AS A RESULT OF THE SAFETY RECALL ACTION B156 - FUEL TANK CRACKING. THE REPLACEMENT TANK IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM AS FOR THE INITIAL RECALL. IT LEAKS WHEN FULL AND NOTICEABLE FUEL ODOR CAN BE SMELLED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME AFTER I NOTIFIED THEM WITH THE RECENT PROBLEM, THAT THE REPLACEMENT TAN... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — POWER TRAIN Aug 25, 2008
Incident date: Aug 2, 2006
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. *TR
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 25, 2008
Incident date: Aug 2, 2006
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. *TR
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 23, 2008
Incident date: Nov 8, 2004
BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON OVER 8 TIMES RESULTING IN 5 VIS MOTOR REPLACEMENTS, 2 OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AND ONE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IN ADDITION THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT WAS "SWOLLEN AND CRACKED" AND THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE REAR WINDOW FELL AND WOULD NOT COME BA... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — POWER TRAIN Aug 23, 2008
Incident date: Aug 18, 2008
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. *TR
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 21, 2008
Incident date: Jul 14, 2008
PURCHASED PRE-OWNED 2003 LANDROVER FREELANDER MAY 07 AND TWO WEEKS LATER CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID COMPUTER SHOWED UP NOTHING. TWO WEEKS LATER LIGHT CAME ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED COIL WIRE. TWO WEEKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED COIL PACK. HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MONTHS LATER AND L... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Aug 18, 2008
Incident date: Aug 15, 2008
TOTAL POWER LOSS OF 2004 RANGE ROVER DUE TO FRONT DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM. *TR
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 18, 2008
Incident date: Jun 13, 2008
2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER - OVER A 2 YEAR PERIOD REPEATEDLY TOOK THE CAR TO LAND ROVER DEALER FOR MISSING COOLANT - CAR FAILS TO DRIVE APRIL 2006 - INFORMED ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED - REPLACED ENGINE JULY 2006 - ~8 DEALER SERVICING INCLUDING ~5 FOR ENGINE RELATED ISSUES OVER THE NEXT ONE AND HALF YEARS - CAR FAILS TO DRIVE THREE TIMES IN 2 MONTHS - TAKEN TO LAND ROVER DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS EACH... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Aug 17, 2008
Incident date: Aug 15, 2008
WE HAVE A 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY W/ 47K MILES ON IT. ON FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 15TH 2008, WE STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN OUR STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. IT WAS HORRIBLE. WE ALSO HAD A RED OIL LIGHT. THE CAR FELT SLUGGISH, SOUNDED HORRIBLE & HAD AN OIL LIGHT ON SO WE TURNED AROUND AND PARKED THE LAND ROVER BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO F... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Aug 15, 2008
Incident date: Aug 12, 2008
FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAR TOW TO BE REPAIRED, ENGINE EXHAUST LEAKS, NUMEROUS COOLANT LEAKS ALWAYS SOMETHING HIGH COST TO REPAIR PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT. *TR
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Aug 15, 2008
Incident date: Aug 15, 2008
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 LANDROVER DISCOVERY WITH APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABS MODULATOR ON MY VEHICLE. THE ABS MODULATOR CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, THE HILL DESCENT CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL. WHEN THE ABS MODULATOR FAILS, THOSE SYSTEMS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WHILE TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WIL... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Aug 12, 2008
Incident date: Aug 11, 2008
CAR IS CONSTANTLY OVER HEATING WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IT LOSES ALL POWER. TURNS OUT THERE'S A FUEL PUMP ISSUE. *TR
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Aug 12, 2008
Incident date: Aug 11, 2008
CAR IS CONSTANTLY OVER HEATING WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IT LOSES ALL POWER. TURNS OUT THERE'S A FUEL PUMP ISSUE. *TR
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Nov 15, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TAILGATE, IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK, REGARDLESS IF SHE USED THE KEYLESS REMOTE OR MANUALLY ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE DOORS WILL ONLY UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY S... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2003) — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Aug 8, 2008
COMPLETE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE - SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHILE DRIVING. 2003 RANGE ROVER HSE. *TR
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2003) — POWER TRAIN Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Aug 8, 2008
COMPLETE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE - SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHILE DRIVING. 2003 RANGE ROVER HSE. *TR
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 8, 2008
Incident date: Sep 15, 2007
IN THE FALL OF 2007, AT APPROX. 75,000 MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE A PERIODIC RHYTHMIC TAPPING FROM THE ENGINE OF MY 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED USING A THICKER GRADE OIL. THE NOISE QUIETED BRIEFLY THEN RETURNED MORE CONSISTENTLY, BEGINNING AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WOULD WARM UP. IN DECEMBER, AFTER CONSULTING WITH LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER SERVICE, MY MECHANIC REMOVED THE CYLINDE... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Aug 6, 2008
Incident date: Aug 1, 2008
INCIDENT: ENGINE FAILURE/ENGINE BLOCK LEAK IN 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER SE3. *TR
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Aug 6, 2008
Incident date: Aug 6, 2008
I ONLY HAVE 65,XXX MILES ON MY 2002 FREELANDER AND IT NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE-SOMEHOW THERE IS OIL IN MY COOLANT TANK? THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDS TO GO AWAY. I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR-TALK ABOUT UPSIDE DOWN IN A LOAN. *TR
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1999) — SUSPENSION:FRONT Aug 4, 2008
Incident date: May 12, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A CRACKING NOISE SHE HEARD NEAR THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE DEALER REASSEMBLED THE AIR SUSPENSION AND INFORMED HER THAT IT SHOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. ALMOST A MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A HUMMING NOISE. THE AIR SUSPENSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT ... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Aug 2, 2008
Incident date: May 23, 2008
2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR (COOLANT LEAKS) AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE TO NO AVAIL. I KEEP BEING TOLD THERE IS NO LEAK. THERE IS I KEEP LOSING COOLANT. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE BEEN CHEATED BY LR. THE FREELANDER IS A LEMON AND THEIR APPEARS TO BE THOUSANDS OF ... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Aug 1, 2008
Incident date: Oct 15, 2007
2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER S, ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE,,,,,,,,,,, *TR
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Aug 1, 2008
Incident date: Oct 15, 2007
2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER S, ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE,,,,,,,,,,, *TR
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