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    Water pump replaced, still leaking coolant

    Check your Heater Core. I had a 2001 Freelander that leaked coolant for 5+ years and it was the Heater Core. The LR dealership never found the problem until one day I got so frustrated that I went under the Car and looked real hard. The telltale sign of a leaking Heater Core, if your vehicle...
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    Land Rover LR3 reliability - how does it truly compare?

    If you look at the history of LR reviews in places like Consumer Reports, Edmunds, Car and Driver, etc. there is either zero data, or a few statistics that hide the truth.
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    Problems With the LR3

    Welcome to the Land Rover unhappy customer club. I was in that club for over 5 years. Never ever ever ever ever again would I consider owning any Land Rover product. Not even a T-shirt.
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    Need Help on 04 Freelander_headlight out

    These cars use physical 'bulbs'. Pop the engine hood and look at the rear of the front lamp assembly. Trace the wires that go into the assembly. At the end of these wires you will have a plastic assembly. This plastic assembly is the headlamp socket. You will need to turn this assembly...
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    Fluttering and Thumping sound

    Be careful, some cars will suck exhaust fumes into the cabin. Cracking a side window may help.
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    3 issues (sunroof, gas gauge & engine light)

    Sorry to hear about your LR2. As you mentioned that you don't have access to a LR dealer I recommend the followng. Purchase when you can a OBD2 Scanner (On Board Diagnostics II). With such a unit you will be able to recover the car's error codes. Some of the more expensive OBD2 units will...
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    trans oil change now no reverse?

    AAMCO used the incorrect transmission fluid. You now have a damaged JATCO transmission. The F4 indication is a fault that occurs when the friction material is damaged and the transmission slips, causing the Siemens control system to fault the Transmission controller. Eventually you...
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    Considering Purchase of '05 Freelander - Bad Decision?

    Stay away from any Freelander. Bad news.
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    Freelander engine swap

    Same dilemma Hi: I was faced with the same dilemma about 1/2 a year ago. My 2002SE Transmission started to slip into F4 and F3 late 2007. The repair bill for that was $7KUSD, decided to wait. Then one day my KV6 Engine suddenly died in a catastrophic way. The Land Rover mechanics...
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    Good Morning

    Ditto.... the engine in my 2002 SE failed dramatically and suddenly at 83kmiles. The motor began making a strange noise at around 53k miles, like metal pieces grinding. It would disappear when warmed-up. When the mechanics pulled open the motor to check what happened, it was the camshaft...
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    Just curious

    The day the music died Have to admit, one handsome SUV ! If it only have a better Engine/Transmission it would have been the small SUV of the decade! Who would imagine that this car was only worth $1400 ??
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    2008 JD Power dependability study

    Reliability I love MG's, but they also had a reputation for trouble. I can see how this result can cause some discomfort for LR lovers. I can say that no-one supported my purchase of a Freelander, but I went ahead anyway, and paid dearly. But, I also learned not to buy ANY car that does not...
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    Just curious

    What I found hard to stomach was the fact that when I tried to trade her in, I got all kinds of comments. One dealer test driver asked me after the evaluation "how did you guys get here in that car?" Another dealer told us " We don't accept Land Rover's for trade in, period" without even...
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    Just curious

    Hello again! I have not posted much here after my 2002 SE Freelander died earlier this year. We went down to earth and purchased a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander. Anyhow, I wish you all the best with your Hippo's. It's been now 6 month's and my Mitsubishi has not even blinked at me. One Oil...
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    Transmission Fluid

    Not user friendly I had and sold for parts a 2002 SE V6 U.S. Freelander. The transmission fluid system does not have a dipstick, at least the one's equipped with the infamous Jatco 5 speed transmission box. The only way to check the LRN-404 Automatic Transmission fluid level is from under the...
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    03 Freelander Breaks

    I used to drive my 02 SE Freelander for new front brakes and rotors every 10k to 13kmiles. Then at about 40kmiles I decided to do the job myself. When I took the caliper's off I noticed that the dealer has installed the pads improperly. The Freelander brake pads have a chamfer on the brake...
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    She is Gone!!

    Smart move! What a nice BMW. You have a real car now. Forget the past now and enjoy!
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    Choices?

    The Freelanders are Lemon's... Disco's are more like a Green Lime. The Disco is a more organic standard design. The Freelander was a very, very cheply put together car. The problems on the Freelander are Systematic. Many of the same issues across the complete product year span. Sometimes...
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    Just Bought 2005 Freelander (Few Questions)

    100%%%% Hurry now ... and get some quotes for extended warranty. You will thank all of us. Make sure you know exactly when your warranty will expire. Demand a detailed explanation of every repair. Don't assume that the LR shop is always telling the straight and narrow. There are good and bad...
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    2002 2nd time for a new engine

    Over the years ... 2002-2008, My wife and I have personally suffered all of the pains of Freelander ownership. My 2002 SE Freelander was a lemon, as are many others out there. Mine finally broke down a month ago. She was sold for a measly $1400 USD.. for parts, despite the fact that the car...
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    Just Bought 2005 Freelander (Few Questions)

    If your car is still under warranty, I would take her out for a good round of driving. The best advice, while still under warranty, let her break. Don't constantly fill her up with Dexcool (they tend to leak), etc. This way the warranty should cover replacement of any major parts. Good luck, Shermie
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    A/C knobs

    Same happened to my Freelander, try Ebay?
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    No trade-in 2002 SE

    Thanks for the reply to my last post. About 1 hour ago, my mechanic called and accepted my sell price of $1500 dollars for my 2002 SE V6. Wow, a fitting end to a terrible ownership and dealer experience. I would have to only add to what has been said, the complete Freelander product...
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    No trade-in 2002 SE

    Final 2002 SE White Gold Freelander chronology: - 12/31/01 New Freelander $ 34,850 USD @ 5.5 % interest; 60 mo loan - 1/1/02 to 5/16/08 nothing but trouble - +35 times in the LR dealer for problems - 5 recalls performed - Hard shift on 3rd gear never corrected - Jatco returns F1...
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    please help

    Some people have used Transmax2 as oOther Japanese cars that use Jatco's specify that one. But it sounds like your transmission is failing. Freelander Jatco's will almost always start to lose 4th and 5th gear when they are about to fail completely. Then the 3rd gear goes and so on.... As the...

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