NHTSA Complaint #10266573 — 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE'S COOLING SYSTEM ON MY 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT AFTER PERFORMING A LENGTHY SYSTEMS CHECK, THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT A SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE COOLANT LEVELS, ADD 50/50 COOLANT AS NEEDED ( WHICH WAS EVERY 5-10DAYS), AND MONITOR MY OIL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COOLANT DID NOT MIX WITH THE OIL AND CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. I KEPT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHECKS (EVERY 3K MILES) ON THE CAR. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 81,400 MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR. MY ENGINE HAS FINALLY BLOWN A ROD AND BEARING AND REQUIRES ENGINE REPLACEMENT WHICH COULD COST FROM $5-9,000 USED AND $15,000 NEW. I BELIEVE THAT LAND ROVER IS AWARE OF MANY OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DYSFUNCTIONAL COOLING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROACTIVE SO THAT SUCH A PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED...ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED OF ME. I AM NOT IN THE POSITION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE TO TAKE A LOSS. *TR