Land Rover Freelander Head Gasket Failure
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If you want to make a big dent in your wealth then buy the Freelanders and I am not talking of £100's of pounds but £1,000's. Land Rover say they have sorted the head gasket problem, but I very very much doubt this. But what about all its other problems e.g. Electrical faults They said it was the Best 4x4 by Far, the best 4x4 in its class. I thinks they were talking about it when it is stood still in the showroom. Take it on the open road or cross country, then it is the complete opposite, guaranteed to go wrong and cost you ££££'s. If your thinking of buying the Freelander, then don't, it will cost you, and cost you, and cost you.... Buyer beware!!!! This 4x4 should come with a wealth warning!
Land Rover deserve all the bad luck in the world, if this is the way it tells its dealers to treat them. Its not long now before they go the way the Rover group went. My advice: tell all family, friends and the world. DONT BUY A FREELANDER!!
My advice is Threaten to take them to court, also contact your local Trading Standards Office. I expect Land Rovers marketing departments looks at these forums from time to time. Why oh why are the not contacting all the genuine cases on this forum to at least say sorry or give some form of compensation. If my customers were complaining like this I would sort it out and give them compensation. But not in Land Rovers world. Keep up the good work Land Rover, your customer base is getting smaller and smaller. They again deserve all the bad luck in the world! Don't forget to spread the world, tell all your family and friends and the world how Land Rover and Land Rovers dealers have treated you.
Kool you feel rid of the serious 'issue' in your life. Telfer and I are studying these K18 Rover issues 'seriously' - and hopefully not at your expence? But. You suddenly mention a Thermostat a wee while ago! I would love to take on the Dealer on your behalf - if, I was in the UK. How long before the Head Gasket failure? Please giv us all the [Log in to view email] We, also need your V6 detail. This is the earliest V6 issue observed.. You must really enjoy your new trade in! Best regards to the Forum, Stewart - Cape Town.
Same message as with Shaz! Wot the - - did you have dun to your motor? Again; let's review please? V6 ? How long after the Thermosatat issue did you have the problem? I believe, that your repairer did not do the repair correcltly!!!! Send me the detail please as with Shaz [Log in to view email] As an interested party, so let's have some more info please. I believe that you (Customers) Ladies', have not been treated fairly! Best regards, Stewart - Cape Town.
YOU HAVE BEEN BADLY TREATED by your dealer - and you have NOT LOST OUT ON 75% replacement. Go get it, 'FED UP' A solicitor would get it for you - AND COSTS ? !!! Don't delay GO DO IT. Listen to this friend and MYSELF, and many more! Stewart W - T Eng (CEI) - Cape Town
Land Rover yet again, does nothing or very little. How can they even think that they can get away with this type of service. Land Rover seem to be acting like some seedy back street second hand car dealer. Keep treating your customers like this, and soon you will have NO customers!
'Fed up' must not waste a minute more. If you are correct with your statement, you must contact these 'Standards Organisation' ASAP - you will find Motor Industry and Retailers' Organisations aswell. They will guide you, with your claim. No Mafia, do it SOON! Do it 'yesterday' friend! Stewart W - T Eng (CEI) - Cape Town.
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For info, my V6 was 02 plate, engine replaced 46K, starter motor jammed on automatic gear (if that makes sense), thermostat replaced on new engine at 22K miles and head gone at 23K. Air conditioning packed up - hey, but the body work, not a bit of rust - look on the positive side.
Yes, my Freelander is 02 plate too. What totally confused me was that the car was driving perfectly, just went in for its annual service. We had had no problems at all, then got a phone call from the dealership saying the head gasket had gone and we needed a whole new engine! You can imagine how shocked I was. When the headgasket went, believe me, we fought LR tooth and nail, contacted Trading Standards etc etc but all to no avail. It was 100 miles out of warranty so apparently LR had no liability whatsoever and we should be grateful they paid 50% of the £5000 the 'new' engine cost. I now understand it's probably a reconditioned engine anyway, we were not told this. And to top it all, the Freelander was sitting in the dealership whilst the fight was going on, and they told me that if I didn't take it away they would have to charge me storage!!!!!!!! I'm sure you can imagine my reaction to that. They were so rude to us, supercilious and arrogant in the dealership, I just could not believe we were being treated like that, having paid over £25,000 for one of their cars! Not to mention paying through the nose every year for servicing. I wanted to stand outside the dealership with boards stating "DON'T BUY A CAR HERE" but my husband wouldn't let me. I now wish I had. This is the worst car we have ever had by a long shot. The leather seats split within the first 18 months - and we don't abuse our cars at all, we treat them really really well. The air conditioning has packed up, there is rust on the speakers INSIDE the car (!!), the radio has a mind of its own, it makes the most awful noises and generally feels and behaves like a £100 old banger. My daughter has an X-reg Saxo with 75,000 miles on the clock and I prefer to go out in that than the Freelander. All I can say to anybody is DO NOT BUY A LANDROVER OF ANY DESCRIPTION. If you have any problems you will be treated like dirt.
Make sure you spread the word to family and friends and the whole world. Land Rover think they have gotten away with this one, but just you wait. I certainly would not have another car or anything with the Land Rover badge on. The way you were treated by Land Rover was absolutely terrible. They obviously do not care about their customers. Well I am certainly one customer that they have lost forever. And anyone who I see driving the Freelander, I think, well I hope they do not have as much trouble as I did, but I know in my heart that they are probably only 1,000 miles away from: Headgasket failure And it will literally cost a fortune to repair it! Buyer beware, buy anything other than the Freelander, it will definately let you down big time!!!!!!!!!
************************************************************************************************************ You seem to be doing what the majority of people do on this website by tarring all dealers with the same brush. You say a Land Rover of any description ... you have a detailed knowledge of the other vehicles i presume ... Range Rover , Defender , Disco 1 ,2 and 3 , Range Rover Sport , FL2 , FL Td4 ? Funny isnt it how Japanese reliabilty is mentioned ... Obviously never heard of the Isuzu head problems then ?
Firstly i expect this "little old lady" who appears to have a bullet proof Nissan that you are championing does little more than 3 miles a week and probably less than 10k in total...Pension car ? Will this Nissan which you appear to be in love with still be driving around in 50 yrs time ? i'll answer that for you , Probably not. Now let me give you a little help because you appear to be confused somewhat , Dealers dont make the decision to fit ( or not to fit ) hg or engines in these vehicles free of charge.... that decision is made by Land Rover. Where the decision has been made to give a goodwill contribution that will come from Land Rover and nothing at all to do with the dealer apart from them asking for it . Like ive said before many times...if you are the original owner have good service history and the vehicle is not that far out of warranty (ie over 40 months )then in most cases they will contribute ...normally 100%
Dudcat does not know what he is talking about. Show us a service bill for some of the Land Rovers you have quoted Range Rover , Defender , Disco 1 ,2 and 3 , Range Rover Sport , FL2 , FL Td4. I bet there is little change from £500 or £1000 or £1500 or £2000. And I bet that when the headgasket, engine, gearbox or transfer box goes on the above I would expect it to cost lost more! I have only owned a Freelander, but have friends that have owned the Disco 3. They to had problems. If Land Rover were any good they would be looking at these forums and trying to sort peoples problems out. But they are not interested, they only want to make more and more money out of people that have purchased the Freelander, even though they know that the car was built with so, so many faults. Dudkat you have your opinion, we have ours. I certainly will not be letting Land Rover off the hook until they recall all Freelanders and sort the problems out!!!!!! If Land Rover produced pencils I would not buy one!!!! I thanked god the day I go shot of my Freelander.
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