NHTSA Complaint #10255369 — 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

I HAVE A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CAR IS MORE TROUBLE THAN ITS WORTH. FROM THE TRUCK NOT STARTING, WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT, ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING, INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEMS, MISDIAGNOSED FROM LANDROVER, THE LOCKS DON'T WORK. THE CAR BASICALLY STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO, IT DOESN'T NEED A NEW STARTER, OR SPARK PLUGS OR AN ALTERNATOR. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AS A CAR SHOULD IT RIDES BUMPY AS IF THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DROP OUT. LAND ROVER WONT HELP WITH ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT THE COMPANY WHO MADE THE ENGINES FOR THE TRUCK WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS TRUCK. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO LAND ROVER TO SEE WHAT THE TICKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD WAS THEY CHARGED ME 200 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WRONG. THE MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE THE WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN, THAT'S A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND HAVE THE WINDOW LOCK ON YET THE WINDOW STILL ROLLS DOWN. THE COOLANT LEAKING BECAUSE ONCE A LAND ROVER ENGINE OVERHEATS YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. THE LOCKS DON'T WORK MEANING YOU CANT LOCK THE VEHICLE ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH SOMETIMES AND ITS NOT THE TRANSMISSION. *TR