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SUVs Land Rover Freelander Transmission Problems
150 messages, Last post on Oct 24, 2009 at 7:56 AM
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Replying to: brasillis (May 16, 2009 4:11 pm)
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Replying to: kwelsh (Jun 23, 2009 12:13 pm) Law Offices of Howard A. Gutman 230 Route 206, Suite 307 Flanders, New Jersey 07836 (973) 598-1980 Worked for me! Regards, Louis
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Hi I have a 2004 1.8 freelander, the temp gauge and light comes on when the engine is not hot , I could be driving 3 hrs or 3 mins for this to happen , when I switch the engine off and on again its fine for a while longer , the coolant is fine , I think it may be a sencer or something that needs restting help me 
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Replying to: landeruk (Jun 24, 2009 5:38 am) |
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Replying to: louishn (Jun 23, 2009 2:03 pm) |
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Replying to: markyh (Jun 09, 2006 1:47 pm) Betsy
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When mine went out, I looked at returned ones that were aftermarket and remanufactured Land Rover ones. I was able to have the dealer help me out and install one for under $4K. Pricey but drove it over to an Acura dealership and never saw it again. Range Rover would do nothing for me. 2 months out of extendend warrenty from Range Rover and only 11,000 miles since it was certified by Land Rover when I purchased it used. I was about to trade it in for a Rover Supercharged Sport when it happened and since the manufacturer still did not care when the dealer verified that I had one on order, they still did not care. They are crap...Do yourself a favor, run as fast as you can away. I know its a painful cost, but make your life better and get rid of it. Its worth any loss. I can tell you that first hand. |
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Replying to: needanewcar7 (Aug 29, 2009 2:48 pm) Here are the things that failed on my: Water Pump, Gas Pump, Coolant container crack, stop lights fail, gas tank lid broke in pieces, Passenger Window motor fail, Windshield wipers fail, Transmission Fail, Engine blow out. BEST ADVISE: BUY TOYOTA OR HONDA THEY WILL LAST LONGER AND WITH LEST PROBLEMS 
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| THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AFTER 11 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 5000 MILES. I HAD TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $2000 TO GET IT TO A DEALER WHO THEN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS IN 2004, NOW THAT TRANSMISSION IS ON THE BLINK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISMS AT LEAST ONCE. THIS CAR IS JUNK. SOMEONE NEED TO GIVE THE OWNERS SOME RELIEF. LANDROVER NORTH AMERICAN IS AS HELPFUL AS A BANDAID TO A BROKEN KNEE. CAN SOMEONE PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION ON RELIEF. I CAN'TEVEN GIVE THE CAR AWAY. | |
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Did some research on the V6 used in the Freelander: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_KV6_Engine Seems Kia built a modified version of Freelander V6 and installed it in their vans. I wonder if one could install one of these instead of the Land Rover version (saw that the KV6 derived KIA engine was used in Australia, even though perhaps the US KIA engine would still fit). Perhaps the transmission would work as well? Even if there isn't no connection for the rear wheels, you'd at least have front wheel drive. (a 2wd reliable Freelander is better than a dead on). I also wonder if a Honda V6 would fit, Rover has used Honda Engines in their cars, and some Rovers were basically English built Hondas. The KV6 replaced a Honda V6 in the Rover 800 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_800 Read the middle part of "1996 minor facelift" As with any car out of warranty, the best way to own one is to be able to do some or most, if not all, of your own work. The major stuff can be left with an independent shop that will not charge an am and a leg and one you can trust. OTOH, the Freelander isn't that old of a car and it's reasonable to expect it to not to have inherent engine problems or transmission failures. The Freelander problems I've read here make a good argument for buying or leasing a new vehicle and getting rid of it before the warranty runs out. |
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