NHTSA Complaint #10225616 — 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10225616
Vehicle	2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 14, 2007
Date Filed	April 24, 2008
Mileage	89,800 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NJ

Consumer Description

2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HSE, HEAD GASKET FAILURE DIAGNOSED BY AUTO TECHNICIAN AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER REPORTED SMELL OF BURNT COOLANT AND VISIBLE RADIATOR COOLANT IN THE ENGINE-OIL. TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THIS IS PROBLEM IS ENGINE DEFECT IN HEAD GASKET STRESS BOLTS AND LOCATION OF THERMOSTAT. ENGINE OVERHEATS AND OIL IN RADIATOR SYSTEM DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. VEHICLE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL, OVERHEATED DUE TO NO HEAD GASKET/CANNOT BE FIXED. MECHANIC JUST ADVISED ME TO TRY AND TRADE IT IN WHEN I PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, AS MANUFACTURER DISCONTINUED MODEL AND ALSO ENGINE, NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOR IS PRODUCT REPAIRABLE (ENGINE & VEHICLE DISCONTINUED , MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY). *TR

Related Complaints for the 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Complaints

#10358236 — September 29, 2010 — 03 FREELANDER, PURCHASED USED WITH 74,000 MILES. ENGINE HAD KNOCKING NOISE, WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT WAS "NORMAL", NOT...

#10335591 — June 10, 2010 — I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ENTIRE ENGINE SYSTEM. I SPENT $1000 REPAIRING THE TIMING BELT, YET THE TIMING BELT PERSI...

#10293618 — November 25, 2009 — WHEN I PURCHASE MY CAR JAN 2009 IT HAD ROUGHLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. I DID NOTICE THAT WHEN I STARTED IT IN THE MORNING...

#10292592 — November 17, 2009 — COOLANT HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE EVER SINCE I PURCHASED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. LANDROVER FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE T...

#10289998 — October 27, 2009 — COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE IN THE 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. PROBLEM STARTED AT 25,000 MILES AND WAS DISMISSED B...

Recent Complaints for the 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

#11114925 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — July 31, 2018 — PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2003 FROM LAND ROVER, BRAND NEW. DEALT WITH A FEW RECALLS AND OTHER ISSUES ( SUN ROOF WAS OFF ...

#11114925 — ENGINE — July 31, 2018 — PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2003 FROM LAND ROVER, BRAND NEW. DEALT WITH A FEW RECALLS AND OTHER ISSUES ( SUN ROOF WAS OFF ...

#11114925 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — July 31, 2018 — PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2003 FROM LAND ROVER, BRAND NEW. DEALT WITH A FEW RECALLS AND OTHER ISSUES ( SUN ROOF WAS OFF ...

#11050999 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — November 28, 2017 — NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OUTSTANDING WARRANTS, TICKETS, COMPLAINTS ETC.

#11050999 — SERVICE BRAKES — November 28, 2017 — NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OUTSTANDING WARRANTS, TICKETS, COMPLAINTS ETC.