2002 Land Rover Freelander S review from North America
"An embarrassment to Land Rover"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Where do I start?
Control arms x2 at 79,000km.
Transfer case at 100,00km ($4000).
Vaccum pumps (twice).
O2 sensor (twice).
Starter at 90,000km.
Wheel bearings, hangers, etc.
There was a lot more, but I have erased them from my memory.
General comments?
This car was the most unreliable, and expense to fix car I have owned.
I couldn't wait to sell it.
Brought it used for $12,000 and have spent at least that back in repairs.
Tried twice to take it on vacation and it broke down both times about 200kms away from home.
Bought a second car to cover the times it was in the garage being repaired. Parts are super expensive and take (at least where I live - major city) about 3-5 days to get from Toronto.
Even the Land Rover dealership that repaired it said "the Freelander is a total embarrassment to Land Rover"
Things that went wrong with (above) continued to need repairing more than once.
A/C was useless as was the heat (bad choice for the Canadian prairies)
The pros... urm... I really like the sound system, the drivers seat sits high, and I have to say, the traction control and AWD made it a tank through heavy snow.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.4L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 10 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 79000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 105000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 3rd August, 2009 |