NHTSA Complaint #10426659 — 2004 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

MY 2004 FREELANDER WAS PURCHASED FROM ROYALTY AUTO SALES IN LITTLE FERRY NJ ON APRIL 19, 2010 WITH 52,000 MILES. WE ALSO PURCHASED FROM SAME DEALER A 1-YEAR WARRANTY FROM A WARRANTY COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THE DEALER MIDATLANTIC WARRANTY COMPANY. WE PUT A $6,500 DOWNPAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE, AND FINANCED $7,000. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER DRIVING OFF THE LOT WITH AN OVERHEATING ISSUE WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH ANTIFREEZE IN IT AND OFFERED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS O.K. DEALER MAINTAINED ISSUE NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN AND RETURNED THE CAR TO US. THE CAR OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND ONE-HALF CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT SEVERAL TIMES AND REQUIRE ADDING OF ANTIFREEZE WITH NO APPARENT LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. 2-MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE CEASED TO START AND WHEN TOWED TO LANDROVER WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AND THESE DEFECTS ARE KNOWN ABOUT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. TO DATE NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE WARRANTY COMPANY HAS EITHER RETURNED OUR MONEY, VEHICLE OR REPAIRED THE CAR. SOMEONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. SHAME ON LANDROVER AND ANY DEALER THAT DOES NOT RESEARCH THE VEHICLES THEY REPRESENT AS BEING SAFE AND IN GOOD CONDITION TO UNKNOWING CONSUMERS. *TR