I am writing here so as to find some kind of closure to what has been a nightmare ownership of a brand new 2002 Freelander SE V6.
It's late June 2007 and staring at the $297.00 I paid for the diagnosis of my Freelander transmission problem (yup the dreaded F4 on the dashboard.) Yes right under the payment field is the detailed repair estimate for a whopping $9000 dollars of parts and labour.
I maintained my 2002 SE Freelander as if it was a cherished pearl. Always the Oil change, Air Filter, regular maintenance, new tyres, LRN402 changed at 50kmiles, timing belt changed, transfer and differential fluids changed, on and on and on. Thousands of dollars in repairs on things replaced more than once under warranty, etc.
After 5 and a half years, My 2002 SE V6 Jatco Freelander is now basically falling apart on me. This problem started to happen as soon as the rear wheels cleared the LR dealers lot on that fateful 12/31/01 sunny afternoon at Land Rover San Juan.
Innumerable and systematic quality issues make this modern day dinosaur an automotive flop, right of there with an Edsel, the Ford Granada and the Pinto. At Land Rover all model cars are problematic and in a rather alarming way.
Poor parts quality and minimalistic design on everything other than the structure and suspension, makes this unfortunate Euro SUV and sad reminder of what a glossy brochure can do to an unsuspecting buyer.
These LR guys now want $9000 dollars to fix my 2002 SE Freelander SE, the blue book value is less than that!
The list of woes is way too long to post here. But the smell of warm Dexcool is something I want to forget as soon as possible, especially after 5 years of such a fragrant Land Rover automobile leaking coolant and no problem found only to pay $1500 to finally fix a leaky heater core that probably was leaking from day 1. The leaking dexcool burned-out my Air-con blower motor.
My friend from Maryland called me the other day, said he bought an LR3. I asked him if he has read the consumer reports and checked out web sites to see what people are experiencing with the LR3... I see tyre wear issues looming for him. He suddenly sounded worried and replied "should I have read the reviews?"
You be the judge...... I just may park my car with the keys and window open to check to see if someone does me the ultimate favor and drives this disaster away from me.
I just eliminated the insurance other then personal responsibility. A Crash would be a blessing. Or a trip down a steep hill that drops 50 feet into a river.... I am open to suggestions.
Freelander...... Euro Trash in the finest sense of the term. The pure definition of British quality control. Sellafield is now more worrisome to me than before my Land Rover experience.
It's late June 2007 and staring at the $297.00 I paid for the diagnosis of my Freelander transmission problem (yup the dreaded F4 on the dashboard.) Yes right under the payment field is the detailed repair estimate for a whopping $9000 dollars of parts and labour.
I maintained my 2002 SE Freelander as if it was a cherished pearl. Always the Oil change, Air Filter, regular maintenance, new tyres, LRN402 changed at 50kmiles, timing belt changed, transfer and differential fluids changed, on and on and on. Thousands of dollars in repairs on things replaced more than once under warranty, etc.
After 5 and a half years, My 2002 SE V6 Jatco Freelander is now basically falling apart on me. This problem started to happen as soon as the rear wheels cleared the LR dealers lot on that fateful 12/31/01 sunny afternoon at Land Rover San Juan.
Innumerable and systematic quality issues make this modern day dinosaur an automotive flop, right of there with an Edsel, the Ford Granada and the Pinto. At Land Rover all model cars are problematic and in a rather alarming way.
Poor parts quality and minimalistic design on everything other than the structure and suspension, makes this unfortunate Euro SUV and sad reminder of what a glossy brochure can do to an unsuspecting buyer.
These LR guys now want $9000 dollars to fix my 2002 SE Freelander SE, the blue book value is less than that!
The list of woes is way too long to post here. But the smell of warm Dexcool is something I want to forget as soon as possible, especially after 5 years of such a fragrant Land Rover automobile leaking coolant and no problem found only to pay $1500 to finally fix a leaky heater core that probably was leaking from day 1. The leaking dexcool burned-out my Air-con blower motor.
My friend from Maryland called me the other day, said he bought an LR3. I asked him if he has read the consumer reports and checked out web sites to see what people are experiencing with the LR3... I see tyre wear issues looming for him. He suddenly sounded worried and replied "should I have read the reviews?"
You be the judge...... I just may park my car with the keys and window open to check to see if someone does me the ultimate favor and drives this disaster away from me.
I just eliminated the insurance other then personal responsibility. A Crash would be a blessing. Or a trip down a steep hill that drops 50 feet into a river.... I am open to suggestions.
Freelander...... Euro Trash in the finest sense of the term. The pure definition of British quality control. Sellafield is now more worrisome to me than before my Land Rover experience.
