NHTSA Complaint #10235725 — 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

WE BOUGHT THE FREELANDER 2002 IN APRIL OF 2002. BRAND NEW. STARTED TO HAVE BREAK PROBLEMS AND ALARM SYSTEM PROBLEMS, ALONG WITH CONSTANT AIR COOLANT/BROKEN AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS THAT WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN IN 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAGGLED WITH US BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED TWO MONTHS EARLIER! WE ENDED UP PAYING APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TOWARDS A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WE NOW DISCOVER HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR LAND ROVER FREELANDERS. THEN, AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR A FEW DAYS AGO TO BE SERVICED, THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WE ARE NOW TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAS BROKEN DOWN AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. WE TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE ENGINE HAS HAD WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT ISSUES FROM MANUFACTURE AND THAT THE INNOCENT CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. OUR CAR IS NOW UNDRIVABLE AND ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT. *TR