Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Should have bought something else - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By MrJake - April 17 - 2:00 am

  I bought a Freelander because it was well equiped and would do well off road and in the snow. What I have experienced is a vehicle with poor reliability. I have had oil and water leaks, cracked cylinder head, bad transmision, and a host of other problems. Dealer maint, costs are steep ($90 oil change). Gas mileage is not very good for such a small SUV.

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  Very good car - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By NYC-driver - April 10 - 2:00 am

  Got this SUV for my wife, but she decided do not drive it and took my "everyday" Jetta. I use it every day, in any weather condition all year around. Excellent in snow blizzard! No any problem so far.

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  Acknowledge the faults - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By VI Rover - March 6 - 11:23 am

  Eight months after getting my dream car I experienced transmision prolbems, got it fixed and now 5 year later I need a new transmission again. I have had to replace all the door/window acturators and issues with the brakes. I love the car, its fun when it works well. The A/C doesnt cool the entire car properly. LANDROVER acknowledge the faults and give remedy to the owners.

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  After 30 Years - My First Land Rover - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By LingP - February 20 - 10:00 am

  I grew up in England and had always wanted a Land Rover. A good friend used to take me to the pub in a Series II which I loved. Despite its cute ute looks, I am pleased to report that the Freelander made it up the horse trails in the hills at our farm in Vermont very handily. The hill descent control was a little hair raising at first but quite fun once I got used to it. Overall, a nice machine.

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  My complaints - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By Jonathan - February 17 - 5:03 pm

  My Landrover is now dead for 85,000 miles. It can not run anymore. The mechanics of Landrover cannot find the problem by diagnostics alone. They have to open the engine to find out but not a guarantee that they will find it. How STUPID this Landrover diagnostics is. Landrover should terminate the Engineer who built this STUPID car diagnostics computer. The service advisor told me that the only thing that can fix my car is to replace the whole engine which will cost me $8,000 plus labor and tax.

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  Loved mine for 5.5 years! - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By marylouise - February 11 - 12:50 am

  I got mine new in Aug 2002 and have loved it ever since. the only thing to go wrong was the heater 3 yrs ago and they fixed it, no chg. Brakes need regular maintenance as its a heavy car. Love the way mine looks and handles but it doesnt have much initial pick-up. ive had all the scheduled maintenance and am pleased with overall performance. I got a good one!

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  Freeloser - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By harndt - November 11 - 7:36 am

  What was Land Rover thinking?! I have replaced the engine, transmission, heater core, thermostat, exhaust plenum, rear window actuator (twice) and have had my car in the shop longer than Ive been able to drive it! Land Rover will not take responsibility for this mistake of a vehicle. I was told the engine broke because the valves bent. They built the engine with "Interference valves" meaning they do interfere. If they are slightly off, the pistons will smash into them, causing them to brake- causing you to need a new engine. I only have 60,000 miles on mine and have spen more repairing it than I owe on it. Does anyone know of any class action lawsuits? Because I am on board.

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  Nothing but trouble - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By hhr1owner - October 17 - 4:43 am

  I bought this SUV with 60k miles and now its got 65K and I had spend over 3k in repairs. The timing belts and all the components on the front of the engine. Now the fuel pump which is going to be over a thousand. It has been nothing but expensive. I wouldnt suggest this vehicle at all. Unless you got the time and money to keep in the shop. I am selling right after the fuel issue is fixed.

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  freelander - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By dg3 - October 7 - 2:00 am

  This car is awesome. It drives very smoothly and is relatively quiet. It handles like an SUV but corners like a car. I LOVE IT!

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  Land Rover Freelander - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By junehhan - October 3 - 2:00 am

  This is clearly a great vehicle from Land Rover. While it may not have the offroading ability of the Discovery, or the Range Rover, its incredibly and surprisingly capable offroad. An entire day spent at the Paragon Offroad Park proved that this vehicle is in every step a Land Rover. Its just too bad that my Freelander spends most of its time getting repaired at the Centre because Land Rover couldnt make a reliable vehicle.