NHTSA Complaint #10227612 — 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

I HAVE A LAND ROVER FREELAND THAT STARTED HAVING COOLANT LEAKAGE IN EARLY FEBRUARY OF 2007. I TRIED TO GET THE CAR IN TO GET FIXED AND WAS PUT OFF BY LAND ROVER UNTIL MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY NEVER FIXED IT. IT LEAKS COOLANT CONSTANTLY, IT LOOSES POWER, IT OVER HEATS AND STEAMS, THE COOLANT IS AN OILY BROWN COLOR NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I FLUSH IT. THIS CAR HAS A BAD HEAD GASKET I'M AFRAID AND I'VE READ ABOUT AND KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I'VE REPLACED THE RESERVOIR BOTTLE, FLUSHED THE COOLANT, REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND NOTHING FIXES THE PROBLEM. I HAD A MONTH LONG BATTLE WITH LAND ROVER TO FIX IT AND THEY REFUSED. THIS ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THIS IS A TERRIBLE CAR AND A HAZARD ON THE ROAD, I'M SCARED EVERY TIME I SEE A FREELANDER THAT IT'S GOING TO BLOW SOMETHING AND KILL SOMEONE ON THE FREEWAY, LAND ROVER SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND ALL THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR