2004 Land Rover Freelander problems

“I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2010 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IT HAD 79,600 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE HOOD - PASSENGER SIDE. 2 MONTHS LATER AND IT DIES ON ME GOING DOWN THE STREET. I PULL OVER AND ANTIFREEZE IS RUNNING EVERYWHERE. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD SEPARATED IN TWO AND CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. I CALLED THE CLOSEST LAND ROVER DEALER AND HE QUOTED ME $800 TO FIX IT. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE PARTS TO FIX IT FOR $80. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND HOUSING (1 PIECE) AND GOT IT RUNNING AGAIN. SINCE THEN, THE SUNROOF HAS QUIT, BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE QUIT AND THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW WON'T OPEN BY KEY. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK (ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE) AND I HAVE NEVER HAD AN OWNERS MANUAL. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY EITHER. NOW I GET TO THE ENGINE - IT STARTED RUNNING REAL ROUGH AND LOST ALOT OF POWER. I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC RUN CODES ON IT AND THIS IS WHAT HE FOUND: P0303 - #3 CYLINDER MISFIRE; P1319 - MISFIRE EMISSION RELEVANT; P1471, 1472 -…”

“I HAVE A LAND ROVER FREE LANDER 2004 I BOUGHT IT WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT, IT RAN FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS MAL- FUNCTIONED. THE PEOPLE WHO SAT IN THE BACK SEAT COULD NOT GET OUT I HAD TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE.THE SUN ROOF STOP WORKING AS DID THE REAR WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK. I TRIED TO START IT THREE WEEKS AGO NO LUCK IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TWO SENSORS $800 THEN THEY TESTED THE ENGINE THE LEFT SIDE NO LONGER WORKED $5800 TO REPAIR THE TRUCK THAT NOW HAS 87,000 MILES. I THOUGHT THESE TRUCKS WERE BUILT TO LAST.I LOVED THE SAFETY OF THESE TRUCKS BUT WHAT GOOD IS SAFETY IT THEY DO NOT LAST ?!?!? *TR”

“VEHICLE HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP DURING ACCELERATION. AFTER A DIAGNOSES IT WAS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT HOUSING THAT RELEASED THE COOLANT ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. AT THE CURRENT TIME THE AUTOMOBILE HAS HAD 39 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE IN 2004. *TR”

“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. *TR”

“REPLACED THERMOSTAT DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND CAR LOOSES POWER AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER NUMEROUS TIMES AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. NOW TC (TRACTION CONTROL) AND DOWNHILL DECENT LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, BUT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE ON THEIR FINAL TEST DRIVE. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE, IT COULD BE A WIRING ISSUE WITH THE HARNESS AND WOULD NEED TO SCHEDULE TIME TO INVESTIGATE. I LEFT THE SHOP AND DROVE 1.5HRS HOME ONLY TO HAVE MY HUSBAND FOLLOW ME IN THE CAR WHILE I HAD OUR 3YR OLD CHILD WITH ME AND TELL ME THE BRAKE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING AT ALL! WHEN IS ENOUGH TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES??? WE HAVE ALSO JUST CHANGED BRAKE DISCS/ROTORS AND PADS FOR THE 3RD TIME AT 87,000 MILES. *TR”

“IN MID-OCTOBER 2004, I BOUGHT A NEW LAND ROVER FREELANDER FROM THE JIM COLEMAN OF FREDERICK, MD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SINCE NOVEMBER OF '04, THE "HILL DESCENT" LIGHT (THE LR MANUAL SUGGESTS THIS MEANS A MAJOR PROBLEM), SRS (AIRBAG) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SEVERAL TIMES. CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TWICE BEFORE 2 MONTHS OLD. WHEN WE WENT TO GET THE CAR FOR PICK UP, THE CAR WAS DEAD. OTHER RECURRING PROBLEMS INCLUDE: NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY FOR HIGHWAY ENTRY/INTERSECTIONS/LEFT TURNS. SLUGGISH, HESITANT, LUNGING FORWARD, VERY SLOW PICK UP. A NAUSEATING BURNING SMELL CONTINUES TO COME THROUGH THE VENTS INTO THE CAR AND SURROUNDS THE HOOD AREA WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHORTLY AFTER TURN OFF. BRAKES ARE SHUDDERING AND BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES BACK ON MY FOOT WHEN STOPPING FAST. I PARKED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. CAME BACK TO VEHICLE AN HOUR LATER WITH THE AC FANS BLOWING ON HIGH. CAR WAS OFF. NO KEY IN IGNITION. MECHANIC AND I WITNESSED THE REAR GATE WINDOW DROP WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. AIR CONDITIONER SPITS THROUGH VENTS. WATER POURING OUT VENTS WHEN GOING AROUND…”