2004 Land Rover Freelander engine and engine cooling 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 -…”

“LIKE THE MYRIAD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F142477/93#MSG93, HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EEA90DB, HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSWEEK.COM/THE_THREAD/BLOGSPOTTING/ARCHIVES/2005/07/BLOGGER_TAKES_O.HTML FOR A TINY EXAMPLE) I TOO BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME OVERHEATING PROBLEMS NOT TOO FAR PAST THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. IT IS VERY, VERY WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THERE IS A COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM IN THE FREELANDERS. CAN YOU PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS, INCLUDING ONE ACTUALLY STUCK PARTIALLY DOWN CURRENTLY BECAUSE I'M PAST WARRANTY. BUT THAT'S SMALL POTATOES COMPARED TO THE OVERHEATING ISSUE. *TR”

“MY 2004 FREELANDER WAS PURCHASED FROM ROYALTY AUTO SALES IN LITTLE FERRY NJ ON APRIL 19, 2010 WITH 52,000 MILES. WE ALSO PURCHASED FROM SAME DEALER A 1-YEAR WARRANTY FROM A WARRANTY COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THE DEALER MIDATLANTIC WARRANTY COMPANY. WE PUT A $6,500 DOWNPAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE, AND FINANCED $7,000. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER DRIVING OFF THE LOT WITH AN OVERHEATING ISSUE WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH ANTIFREEZE IN IT AND OFFERED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS O.K. DEALER MAINTAINED ISSUE NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN AND RETURNED THE CAR TO US. THE CAR OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND ONE-HALF CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT SEVERAL TIMES AND REQUIRE ADDING OF ANTIFREEZE WITH NO APPARENT LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. 2-MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE CEASED TO START AND WHEN TOWED TO LANDROVER WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AND THESE DEFECTS ARE KNOWN ABOUT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. TO DATE NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE WARRANTY COMPANY HAS EITHER RETURNED OUR MONEY, VEHICLE OR REPAIRED THE CAR. SOMEONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. SHAME ON LANDROVER AND ANY DEALER THAT DOES NOT RESEARCH THE VEHICLES…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE CASING ON THE ENGINE CYLINDER WAS SEPARATED AND WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FREEZE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXING TOGETHER ABNORMALLY AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED, THAT THEY SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.”

“I PURCHASED A 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER IN OCTOBER 2007. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM THAT HAVE CAUSED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACED. THE REPAIRS ARE NUMEROUS AND EXPENSIVE. EVEN THE LAND ROVER DEALERS SAY THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE JUNK AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETELY REPAIR. I AM TOLD THAT ENGINE REPLACEMENT MAY BE THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR”

“IN 2007 ENGINE FAILED IN THE INTERSECTION OF US RT 34 AND YORK ROAD IN HINSDALE, IL. THE POLICE PUSHED THE CAR TO A LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP NEARBY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT NOT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. TODAY THE MANIFOLD IS CLOGGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS CLOGGED FROM BAD FUEL FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. NOW THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I CAN'T TRADE IT, NO ONE WILL TAKE IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND ONLY 68,000 MILES. *TR”