NHTSA Complaint #10319892 — 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

PURCH 2/5/07 11,000 MILES; CAR DIES 2/27/07; LR REPLACES STARTER MOTOR; IGNITION LOCK, SWITCH, FUEL LOCK CYLINDER. TAKES TIL 5/23/07 TO COMPLETE. 6/4/07 AC LEAKS, AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, LR CLAIMS EVAP. LOSS CONTROL SYSTEM; BETWEEN 6/8 AND 9/8 CAR IN 4 TIMES - WINDOWS INOPERABLE, AC BLOWING WATER; 1/5/08 OIL LEAKING AND ENGINE RUNS LOUD, LR RENEWS A FILTER, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE (CND) NOISE; 1/24/08 PASS. WINDOW INOPERABLE, ENGINE LOUD (LR CND) BUT INSTALLED CANISTER PURGE VALVE; TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT ALWAYS WORK; 2/19/08 LEFT WINDOW INOPERABLE; SUNROOF STUCK OPEN; TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS (LR CND) 10/6/08 ENGINE OVERHEATS, LEAVES ME STRANDED LR REPLACES THERMOSTAT, COOLING FANS ASSEMBLY) AT OIL CHANGE ON 10/23/08 RADIATOR FULL OF SLUDGE HAVE FLUSHED ON 10/29/08; 12/15/08 ENGINE OVERHEATS, LEAVES ME STRANDED; LR RENEWED TANK; TRANSMISSION STILL NOT RIGHT (LR CND) LR FLUSHES RADIATOR; 3/11/08, FRONT BRAKES GO BAD; 2/24/09 COOLANT LEAKING (LR CND) SAID WAS COOLANT LEFT ON FRAME PANEL FROM PRIOR VISIT (ARE YOU KIDDING ME?) 5/8/09 ENGINE OVERHEATS - COOLANT ENTERING OIL DUE TO DEFECTIVE CYLINDER SLEEVE, LR REPLACES ENGINE (32,000 MILES) (NOW THAT MANUF. WARRANTY RUNS OUT - TAKES 40 DAYS TO COMPLETE) PICK UP CAR 6/18/09 AND SERVICE ENG. LIGHT IS ON; 6 DAYS LATER LR SAYS I NEED AIR FLOW AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS FOR ONLY $1,220.44; I BRING TO MY MECHANIC - NO CHARGE IT WAS COOLING FAN LEFT UNPLUGGED; 1/8/10 START CAR AND EVERY DROP OF OIL SPILLS ONTO DRIVEWAY; COOLANT LEAKING AND SLUDGY; RUNS LOUD; LR REPLACES ENGINE AGAIN (36,000 MILES) (30 DAYS) 3/4'/10 CAR HAS NO POWER - MY MECHANIC SAYS INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER - ONE WORKS AND ONE IS STUCK; 3/5/10 CAR WON'T START - TOW TO LR TAKES THEM TIL 3/13 TO TELL ME ITS STARTER; I THINK IGNITION SWITCH OR SOMETHING WRONG WHEN REPLACED ENGINE TWICE; SOLD CAR KNOWING HAD DEFECT. HAD 2002 FREELANDER WITH ALL SAME PROBLEMS. DO SOMETHING - THIS IS WRONG! *TR