2003 Land Rover Freelander cooling system problems
24 complaints about cooling system have been filed for the 2003 Land Rover Freelander, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cooling system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 land rover freelander. The contact was driving at an unknown speed rate on normal road conditions. There was a strong odor of coolant inside of the vehicle. Suddenly, smoked expelled from underneath the hood. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. There was a coolant leakage. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician replaced the thermostat. The identical failures occurred on thirty separate occasions.
2003 freelander land rover - transmission died at 40000 miles and coolant system failed 2 weeks later. Dealer will not repair, car is incredibly unreliable and hence unsafe.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Land Rover Freelander
- Engine 77 complaints
- Fuel system 34 complaints
- Electrical system 28 complaints
- Transmission 18 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints
Cooling system problems in other years
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002