2000 Land Rover Freelander SEiD review from France
"OK if you consider the transmission as being a consumable"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Roof rack fissured after 1 winter.
Guarantee finished at 60000kms. No other problems during guarantee period.
Steering column play at 80000kms.
Clutch control circuit leaked out at 86000kms.
IRD melted down at 107000kms, damaging gearbox, axle and rear differential. Land Rover refused to pay one cent of the 5000 euro bill.
General comments?
Car comes out of the service centre dirtier than when it went in.
Hats off to Grenoble service centre for giving an unsolicited 10% reduction on the rear differential.
No thanks to Montpellier service centre who didn't give way on a single cent of the 4000 euro bill and didn't even detect the problem with the rear diff (replaced 300kms later by Grenoble).
No thanks to the French Land Rover After-Sales Service. Very, very long wait times when you need assistance.
Clearly well-versed on soft-skills, but behind it all you know that there first priority is to find every justification not to satisfy the customer.
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All 2000 Land Rover Freelander reviews
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 Litre turbo diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 7/10 |
| Reliability marks | 5/10 |
| Comfort marks | 7/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 4/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 110000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Renault Scenic |
| Date of Entry | 15th October, 2004 |