NHTSA Complaint #10058738 — 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

NUMEROUS TIMES THE ENGINE OF MY FREELANDER LOSES COMPRESSION AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TRAVEL AT A SPEED FASTER THAN 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE LURCHES AND WON'T MAINTAIN A PROPER SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY AREN'T SURE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO THE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WORKED PROPERLY FOR 7 MONTHS. A MONTH AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN BETWEEN SEMI TRUCKS. THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND I COULD NOT TRACEL FASTER THAN 5 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LET IT COLL DOWN FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HOWEVER, THEY DID STATE, "WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL." I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ONE WEEK LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN' I LET IT COOL DOWN, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEARLERSHIP AND LAND ROVER OF NORTH AMERICA, AND NOT ONCE HAVE THEY ASKED TO SEE THE VEHICLE, OFFER TO FIX IT, LOOK AT IT. ALL THE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DO IS FOR ME TO TRADE UP TO A DISCOVERY. THE VEHICLE SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND LAND ROVER REFUSES TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK, OR EVEN OFFER TO FIX IT. *AK