NHTSA Complaint #10248874 — 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

MY 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER HAS SPENT MORE TIME IN THE MECHANIC SHOP THAN IT HAS SPENT IN MY DRIVEWAY! BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, I TOOK IT INTO THE ENCINO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT TOWED THERE, THE CAR HAD JUST DUMPED ALL OF ITS FLUIDS ONTO THE FLOOR AND WAS SMOKING AGAIN. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AND OVER. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CHECKED AND THE CAR WAS FINE. WARRANTY EXPIRED AND PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION -- MUST BE REPLACED. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT LEAKING--HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES--STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. MECHANIC DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE ENGINE. IF THIS IS STARTING TO SOUND FAMILIAR IT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORUMS ONLINE WITH 2002 FREELANDER OWNERS ALL SAYING THE SAME THING! WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS???!!!! THE REPAIRS WERE EXTREMELY COSTLY FOR ME AS A COLLEGE STUDENT AND NOW AS A MOTHER OF A NEWBORN I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENING! I HAVE EVEN BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS AND EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE PASADENA LANDROVER DEALERSHIP THAT LANDROVER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND WARNED ME IT IS A LEMON! I HAVE BEEN CALLING LANDROVER'S CORPORATE OFFICES FOR WEEKS AND AM STILL WAITING FOR SOME KIND OF ANSWER... *TR