2004 Land Rover Freelander problems
NHTSA has received 112 complaints about the 2004 Land Rover Freelander, and 43% of them involve engine. After that come cooling system (11%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 112 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 43% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 101 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 | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 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
Among the 101 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 54,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 59,000 miles (43 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% 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 2004 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Land Rover Freelander with enough data (82 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.
Engine breather valve froze up , the engine start leaking oil , possible fire or destroy the engine. Stranded. The service bulletin out on the issue but the dealer isn't honoring the responsibility.
Engine failure due to the use of varying alloys with different expansion properties used in engine manufacture. The design of engine includes metal sleeves that line the cylinder walls that when heated to normal operating temperature allow the sleeves to slide into the engine resulting in catastrophic engine failure. Lrna is been ware of this problem. The defect has been known since 2002 but it could range back to the 1990's and continued to manufacture the faulty engines.
While driving check engine light illuminated on the dashboard, followed by the vehicle starting to decelerate and stall. Vehicle was then towed to the dealership, who serviced the vehicle 3 times, but problem recurred.
2004 freelander - four heater and AC blower repairs; water leaked from roof into dashboard; replaced transmission at 15,000 miles, windshield wiper motors blown out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 land rover freelander. The contact noticed fuel leaking from the fuel tank. In the presence of an ignition source, the vehicle could have caught fire. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop and the mechanic stated that the fuel line disengaged from the fuel pump. The fuel line was reconnected. In addition, the traction control would sporadically engage. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that there was a faulty connection to the throttle body.