Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  unsafe and undriveable - 2005 Land Rover Freelander
  By Christina Sibul - August 14 - 2:16 pm

  This has been a completely unreliable car. It has broken down on every long trip, and broken down in usual city driving. Our transmission has gone, the brakes, and assorted other devastating electrical and other problems. Its simply unsafe to drive.

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  Great vehicle/Dealer service - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By Booth - August 14 - 10:00 am

  My wife and I bought this vehicle 1.5 years ago and have had no issues with it so far. Power is adequate, build quality is fine. I would recommend this vehicle to anyone looking for something a little different, Liberty, Escape and RAV4 are on every street corner. Dealer service/buying experience is unmatched, truly top- notch. No pressure, when-are-you-going to buy phone calls. 4x/year off-road events, strong commitment to continued customer relations.

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  Great SUV - 2003 Land Rover Freelander
  By salamander - August 9 - 10:00 am

  I like the looks, the way it handles. It really turns heads as it zips thru traffic. BTW is the heated windsheild a standard option on the SE.?

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  Worst purchase - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By Ceceila - July 20 - 5:13 pm

  Well I purchased my land rover in 2007 and the first thing i had to fix after two weeks of having the land rover was the passenger window on the drivers side, which was a lot of money, than 6 months later i had to fix the brakes, then the water pump, thermometer, gas tank, which i might is upside down after taking it someone other than land rover and now the head gasket, I had to fix the land rover more than enjoy it, it put me down after it was supposedly fixed twice on the freeway last year when I was 8 months pregnant, I have had the greatest time with this vehicle, unfortunately there was no warranty available when i purchased the vehicle, i would like my money back

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  Do not buy this car!!! - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By kitty - July 17 - 2:33 pm

  After 4 months, this car needed a new alternator, since then its gotten the cooling system fixed 3 times, a whole new transmission, needs new timing belts, and a new fuel pump. Also the radio is broken, and the moonroof wont open. This car is terrible, and I was a fool to buy this car without researching it better. I hoping to get rid of it tomorrow! Do not buy this car. I will never own another Land Rover.

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  A Rose among the Lemons? - 2005 Land Rover Freelander
  By Karen C - July 15 - 11:20 pm

  I bought my Freelander even after reading the less than stellar reviews I found on the internet. Now I wonder if people were trying to hide something - I LOVE THIS CAR! The handling is superb, the leather interior, heated mirrors and seats, and awesome stereo system (6 cd changer) make it a dream to drive. Im getting ~22 miles to a gallon - way more than posted by others. My only beef (and its a small one) is that I wish it had a little better pickup when pulling out. But at highway speeds it cant be topped, and Ive easily avoided several dicey situations with its fast, accurate response. Buy one!

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  Worst Car Ever Built - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By MPakdaman - July 14 - 1:16 am

  I owned a 2002 HSE Freelander and hope to never own another Land Rover ever again. I have had this vehicle for less than a year and it has been the worst car I have ever owned. The vehicle has been in the shop 7 times in 9 months and the transmission was rebuilt completely. How can a car with 33,000 miles ever have transmission problems. The service engine light comes on pretty much every month and the techs at LandRover never seem to understand why. After my transmission issue...I had the same problem within a week period....isnt it amazing.

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  Solid, but needs improvement - 2003 Land Rover Freelander
  By JMO - June 13 - 10:00 am

  Beware of the small gas tank. SUV with a 15 gallon tank.

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  Ready for some fun - 2003 Land Rover Freelander
  By allhu - May 7 - 2:00 am

  I have owned this vehicle for 5 months and 4000mi. and have no reliablity problems to report. This vehicle is really fun to drive on paved surfaces which is unique because it awesome in a light duty off road roll as well. I recently took it to a local off road park with my wife and we had a blast. The little monster climbed and descended 40% grades. Its really fun all four wheels engage. We were surounded by dedicated off road vehicles (not street legal)and although we did not attempt some of the punishing obstacles they did (self preservation), Im sure we could have given them a run for the money if we had too.

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  Classic British - stylish and unreliable - 2003 Land Rover Freelander
  By John - April 14 - 2:46 pm

  We wanted a car that wasnt a Ford Escape or Jeep Liberty and found the Freelander. Its a tad on the small side, but also a lot of fun and can climb a cliff in either direction. However, since buying (new) weve had all 5 window regulators replaced, the sunroof twice, all 4 brake rotors warped and had to be replaced, and most recently the car quit completely, with 6 different error codes in the computer, most notably that the camshaft position sensor had failed. The dealer treats us like poor cousins to the LR3 and Range Rover owners and we cant get a loaner, even for the latest issue. Bottom line, its a fun car, but if you dont have a warranty, dont buy it.