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#264 of 281 Re: How many of you have a problem with the Freelander? [smithspeech] by spnkygrn Sep 12, 2009 (7:19 pm)
Replying to: smithspeech (Oct 20, 2008 4:12 pm) Howard Gutman, Flanders, NJ....Not impressed so far with his initial contact and surmization of what I can expect from Landrover in regard to a car that's been in the shop 14 times in 27 months with minimal daily drivng. I thought these were all wheel, all terrain only ones still made in America, but they apparently can't take daily driving by school teachers, nurses, clerks, stay at home moms.....etc so I find it hard to believe they can handle off road really. I don't know if we organized and got someone to vigorously and I do mean vigorously represent us to the point of making it to the Today Show and other network morning shows with this legitimate story of significant issues associated with this vehicle and a realistic expectation by the Secretary of Commerce or something that holds Landrover completely responsible and would actively anticipate their compensation of each and everyone who has been adversely affected by the purchase of this vehicle. I still owe 7K and not in a position with a 2 yr old to take too much more of a loss. It's just ridiculous and unAmerican. Shame on Ford Motor Company who owns Landrover Replies to this message: steve_ (Sep 24, 2009 9:56 pm)
#270 of 281 Piece of Junk by goatgirl26 Sep 21, 2009 (11:16 am)
I'm new to this site. Bought my Freelander HSE new in '04. Shortly after driving it off of the lot, car engine sounded more like a diesel. Brought it back numerous times to LR (under warrantee) and was told it just needed the oil changed. At 53,000 miles (just after the warrantee ended), brought it in for it's scheduled oil change and was told by the mechanic "This car sounds horrible". They suckered me in for $2,500 saying a screw must have fallen into the intake manifold. Since then ... -Both rear window motors need replacing. -Sunroof assembly and motor needs replacing. I was driving down the road with the sunroof open when I got caught in a rain storm. Went to put the sunroof down and it would not budge. Took it into the LR mechanic and was told the only way to put it down would be for the mechanic to push on it for the outside and break it, thus requiring a whole new assembly. -Harmonic balancer found off and banging around inside of the engine. Found by a non LR mechanic, probably part of the god awful clanging that was present from almost the time of purchase. -Coolant leak (no idea where it is leaking to, but I always have extra in the back of the car now.) -Now the oil light is on. Just brought it to the LR mechanic last week for "expert diagnosis". Was told, (after the mechanic took off the oil fill cap and looked into it with a flash light) that the engine is coated with oil sludge and needs to be replaced. Don't know what I'm going to do with the vehicle. Part of me wants to try to run some oil cleaner through, fix the windows and get rid of it. The other part screams for me to run fast and far away; to just get rid of it now and cut my losses. Please if you are considering buying one of these vehicles, don't. If you have one and are starting to have problems, get rid of it. If you have one and aren't having problems yet, get rid of it. I kept saying to myself, I'll just fix this last problem and then it will be okay. This last problem turned into the next problem and into the next. This car has been nothing but a headache. Replies to this message: cwoolner (Sep 21, 2009 2:56 pm) goatgirl26 (Sep 28, 2009 12:10 pm) cwoolner (Sep 28, 2009 5:40 pm) and 2 more... spnkygrn (Sep 22, 2009 6:19 pm) jj1321 (Sep 22, 2009 8:36 pm)
#271 of 281 Re: Piece of Junk [goatgirl26] by cwoolner Sep 21, 2009 (2:56 pm)
Replying to: goatgirl26 (Sep 21, 2009 11:16 am) To Piece of Junk / goatgirl26:   Pay close attention to the coolant leak. Mine started leaking in Feb of this year and same thing "nobody could figure out where it was going". I spent $600 to have the thermostat replaced as that was the only "logical explanation" at the time. 2 months later my temp guage spiked twice (I too had coolant constantly in the truck as I was going through about 1 bottle of it a week) and I took it into the dealer to have it looked at when I was then told I either had 1) head gasket failure or 2) complete engine failure and would need to be replaced. More than likely the coolant has been leaking into the oil, causing the "sludge". I chose to get rid of it while it was still running.   Good luck with what you decide to do... Replies to this message: goatgirl26 (Sep 28, 2009 12:10 pm) cwoolner (Sep 28, 2009 5:40 pm) goatgirl26 (Sep 28, 2009 7:14 pm) and 1 more...
#272 of 281 Re: Piece of Junk [goatgirl26] by spnkygrn Sep 22, 2009 (6:19 pm)
Replying to: goatgirl26 (Sep 21, 2009 11:16 am) Got bad news for you. Just checked auto-trader for trade in value, 2003 freelander $2200.00. I've been trying the last 2 wks to get something new for nothing, I still owe $8k on the loan. Tip: if you have a loan on your freelander, ur better off not paying the loan off, go to a dealer of the new vehicle you want, tell them the bank story and that it runs fine(they know about the freelander) and let them work the best deal/trade-in on new that you can afford, then spring on them any additional down payment money you have. Yeah, you'll still be paying off the excess of the original loan on the back end of the new vehicle deal, but for every $1,000 you can throw on the table "after" they've given you their best offer on the vehicle of your choice, you'll reduce your monthly payment by $30. May not sound like much but I just had Kia throw both a Sorento and Sportage at me w/payments of $495/$499 respectively, with $500 dwn, then with $3,000 suddenly appearing out of an account I could have a $400 monthly payment which is only $70 more than I'm paying now on the loan and the Mogi extended warranty.($223 + $107). Not sure it would work better the other way. I'm still contacting LR, Sec Trans, Commerce, Pres Obama, NHTSA, BB, and all local network affiliates. Don't know what it will do, but I have nothing to loose. Replies to this message: jj1321 (Sep 22, 2009 8:36 pm)

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