NHTSA Complaint #10313143 — 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER DEFECTIVE ENGINE REPLACEMENT *CW AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED IT WOULD COST$5,800, BUT THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE ALSO HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THE FIRST COOLANT LEAK WAS FOUND DURING AN INSPECTION. THE COOLANT OVERFLOW RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC CONTAINER. THE SECOND LEAK HAD TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE THERMOSTAT LEAKING. UPON COMPLETION OF THE COOLANT LEAK REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THERE WAS A KNOCKING TYPE NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE NOISE HAD BECOME LOUDER. AFTER LISTENING TO THE MOTOR AND ISOLATING THE KNOCKING NOISE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE NOISE WAS IN THE AREA OF THE #2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD DEEP INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. A CAUSE WAS NEVER DETERMINED FOR THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE.