NHTSA Complaint #10222380 — 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

LAND ROVER DECEIVED, DEFRAUDED, AND CONTINUES TO VICTIMIZE ME - AN OWNER OF A 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. LAND ROVER DIAGNOSED AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CAR THEY SOLD TO ME - THE 2003 FREELANDER HAS SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE AND OTHER KEY OPERATING UNITS - COOLANT AND OIL SYSTEMS, BRAKES, ETC. THE DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE IN THE 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER ULTIMATELY RENDERS THE CAR INOPERABLE AND RESULTS IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. LAND ROVER REFUSES TO RECALL THIS CAR OFF THE US HIGHWAYS, AND DISCLOSE THE ENGINE'S DEFECT TO ALL 2003 FREELANDER OWNERS. LAND ROVER ADVISED THAT IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE MY CAR FAILS COMPLETELY, AND I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR. IT IS NOW PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY LAND ROVER NUMEROUS TIMES (RELATED TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE, COOLANT AND OIL SYSTEMS, BRAKES, ETC.) SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. LAND ROVER IS AND WAS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE 2003 FREELANDER'S ENGINE, BUT FAILED TO DISCLOSE IT TO ME. LAND ROVER HAS DISCONTINUED MANUFACTURING THE FREELANDER MODELS, THEREFORE, NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE AS THEY STATE WHEN YOU CONTACT THE HEADQUARTERS. I LAST TOOK THE CAR TO LAND ROVER PARSIPPANY IN OCTOBER 2007 WHERE IT STAYED FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 WEEKS. LAND ROVER PARSIPPANY FURTHER TAMPERED WITH THE CAR (IT WAS MAKING CRANKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN I PICKED IT UP IN JANUARY - THIS NOISE WAS NOT THERE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO LAND ROVER IN OCTOBER - AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS), AND ORDERED ME TO PICK IT UP FROM THEIR LOT AFTER THEY REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR AND MAKE ME WHOLE. I HAVE BEEN MISTREATED, AND LIED TO BY LAND ROVER REPRESENTATIVES THUS CAUSING ME A LOT OF FINANCIAL LOSS, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA. I DO NOT HAVE THE USE OF MY 2003 FREELANDER, BUT STILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. I STRUGGLE EVERY DAY TO GET AROUND SINCE JANUARY 2008. *TR