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279 messages, Last post on Sep 30, 2009 at 11:09 AM
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Replying to: wildrover (Dec 13, 2006 8:54 am) |
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I have an '05 Freelander with 57,000 miles just out of warranty reach and the dealer service department says that the cam shaft snapped & now has to be replaced with a new engine. Has anyone else experienced the same or a similar problem?
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Replying to: lemonct (Jun 02, 2009 5:07 pm) Consumer Legal Services lemonauto.com Good Luck!
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I have had my 2003 for almost 3 years and it has been in the shop almost every 2 to 3 months. the coolant seems to be going somewhere but the dealer has never found where. But it all came to an end the last week when the engine died. On a road trip the oil light came on so I so I stop put in oil. When I got back on the interstate the light came back on and the power was dropping. The car was towed back to Boise to the dealer. Metal was found in the oil. They said it would need a new engine. That would cost around $8500. Yikes. I checked with another shop and they could do a rebuild engine for $6500. So now the Freelander is for sale for parts. This was my second Land Rover. I should have learned from the first one |
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Replying to: winezealott (Jun 02, 2009 6:28 pm) |
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Replying to: winezealott (Apr 28, 2009 11:36 am) Lou
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Replying to: loulost16g (Jun 26, 2009 9:45 am)
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Replying to: winezealott (Jul 18, 2009 5:31 am) |
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I live in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. I bought a ’04 Freelander in ’06 with 26 thousand miles on it and a 75,000 mile warranty. I did research before I bought the truck and came across very little in negative reviews and a line that sold me “Land Rovers have been made since the 50’s. Almost 75% of all the Land Rovers ever made are still on the road, other countries use them as military vehicles!” In February of ’09 I had a check engine light come on, and it cost me over a thousand to fix (New air intake). The truck was still under warranty but they told me the warranty doesn't cover normal wear and tear? 3 weeks later a different air intake failed, another grand. A month after that (and just after the warrany expired)the locks froze and it cost me almost 2 grand to get that fixed. In May, the truck started to overheat and I took it to an independant Land Rover mechanic (I had enough of the dealer). He told me I had to replace the timing belt, almost 3 grand! July 21st my truck wouldn’t start, I then had it towed to the dealer who told me it was the timing belt. I called the Rover Mechanic who just fixed that and he agreed to pick it up and bring it to his shop to look at. He called us today to say the cam shaft was broken and the engine probably needs to be replaced and even then he wouldn’t guarantee the truck was fit to drive. The cost $12,076.00! We owe 10,000.00 it’s blue book value is 5,645.00-in working condition! It has 86 or 87 thousand miles on it.
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Replying to: seventhson74 (Jul 23, 2009 2:55 pm) I loved the FL but couldn't risk having the engine die on me. I too owed $10k on it and took quite the loss to trade it in. I wish you the best of luck with yours. Remember that the engines for the Freelanders aren't made anymore and if you do decide to put one in, it will be a rebuilt one which is probably why your mechanic wouldn't guarantee it. 
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