2002 Land Rover Freelander problems
NHTSA has received 404 complaints about the 2002 Land Rover Freelander, and 26% of them involve engine. After that come transmission (19%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 404 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 314 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 36 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 47 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 78 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 93 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 34 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 314 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 58,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (87 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Land Rover Freelander with enough data (238 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My sons 2002 land rover freelander caught fire on september 29, 2010 at 4:00 am. The vehicle had been parked since 11:00 pm the previous evening. At 4:00 am my son heard his alarms in the car going off and rushed to see what was going on to find the interior of the car was on fire. He tried to slap the fire out with his hands and received 3rd degree burns due to this. He then ran inside and retrieved a fire extinguisher and put the fire out.
The 2002 land rovers freelanders have overheating problems and causes the engine to lock and cause accidents on the road. All freelander become lemon..the failures happen when the car turns 5ok miles. I found out that thousands of people who bought the same car have had this problem . And dealer won't even supply the parts to fix the problem. The freelanders were rip off and land rover dealership stop making after they found out that the car was a total disaster both for the company and they customers.
2002 land rover freelander experienced a vehicle fire. The consumer addressed dealership several times, land rover told him that the vehicle did not meet the mexico lemon law guidelines and they were not in any position to repurchase the vehicle. The consumer also complained about other problems with the vehicle such as electrical problems, the rear passenger door did not unlock with the remote, drivers rear seat did not fold, the rear window did not go up when it was cold and the drivers seat was squeaky.
During the repair of our transmission, we began to get check engine lights. After the transmission was fixed, it was taken to the dealer for service. Upon driving to the dealer, the car had no power. This became very difficult to drive and dangerous. Trying to get up to the 65 MPH speed limit on a freeway took almost 2 miles. I was also worried the car would stall in traffic due to this condition.
I was driving to get dinner with my daughter and my landrover freelander just fell dead while driving. This incident could have been fatal if it had happened on the freeway. I had the car towed to my home less than 2 miles away and had a certified land rover mechanic come to inspect the vehicle. He informed me that the motor locked up for no apparent reason. The car was not low on oil, nor had it been overheating and there were no other liquids mixed in the oil.