Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Couldnt Be Happier - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By Brad S. - September 3 - 10:00 am

  This is a fantastic vehicle. Do not buy another small SUV without driving one! We drove the Liberty, Escape, Tribute, Xterra and nothing else came close for ride comfort, handling, fit and finish, among others. Weve put only 1100 miles on it so far, but they have been trouble-free and an absolute joy.

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  Wish I knew - 2003 Land Rover Freelander
  By Jholl - August 30 - 7:46 am

  I wish I would have seen these reviews before I bought the Freelander in April. I have only driven it about 5 weeks since I bought it. It has been in the shop the rest of the time. The place I bought it from wouldnt even deal with me. Neither would Land Rover. A trailing arm split in half, wish I could post pics, from a pot hole. The new problem is the fuel system. It was replaced a week ago and malfunctioned, leaving me stranded on the highway. I have seen the truck on a flatbed more than I have seen myself behind the wheel. I had to get AAA because I ran out of insurance tows. Oh yeah if an extended warranty is your thought, dont think it because LR nor anyone else will give you one.

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  Fun Car with some imperfections - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By jonnyman - August 25 - 10:00 am

  This is a great car, even though people o know had some problems with it , i didnt, except for one thing, the brakes! the break pads use up realllly fast ,and then the discs usually follow, every 15000 kms, the breaks and discs had to be changed its crazy!

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  BIG joke---on me - 2005 Land Rover Freelander
  By LOSER - August 21 - 5:13 pm

  We have had the car for a year, and we have taken it in on 7 occasions, most of the things were repeats, squealing brakes, which are apparently normal! Sometimes sticky and sometimes mushy. The traction control turns itself on and off at will. The rear door wont unlock, the window goes down at will- pretty much all things electric dont work. The seatbelts dont work, and the airbag didnt deploy in a wreck. Also the speakers sound like they are blown and always have. The dealer could care less, the mechanics come up with completely assinine excuses for things- when they arent being extraordinarily rude-dont expect help from the big co. either-nobody will help

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  mad in Texas - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By madin TX - July 30 - 12:30 am

  I loved my Freelander until my first experience with the Rover dealership. I paid over $300 for the 45,000 miles checkup.They told me there was nothing wrong with the transmission. Now that I am out of warranty at 50,000 miles I am having problems. I called them and told them that my brake lights just stopped working and I have to go out of town and I needed to get them fixed asap. They told me it would cost me $125.00 and they could not get to it for four days! My husband paid $17.83 for the brake light swtich and fixed it in less than five minutes.

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  I expected more from a Land Rover - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By HutchNY - July 29 - 12:33 pm

  I drive a lot on the road, and live on a farm. It is a tough little car and Im not afraid to take it off-road from time to time. It does hold up to the rigors of off roading quite well, but there are too many little squeaks that i cant get rid of. Great stereo and the seats are comfortable. My biggest gripe is that i have to go to the dealer for oil changes. No one else carries the filters.

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  fun little car - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By crcw - July 18 - 2:00 am

  I really enjoy this car. I have had a pathfinder and I love the automatic four wheel drive of the freelander. I also really like the size...it is not too large and yet it is small enough to easily park anywhere. Wind noise and the sunroof mechanism is a bit annoying. I have had the car in 3 times for the sunroof...either not closing or not moving at all. My engine makes a clicking sound...the dealer told me it was low oil...I dont know if trust them. Dealer otherwise has been A+.

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  Brakes,rough shift, poor low speed drive - 2005 Land Rover Freelander
  By n. butler - July 3 - 1:10 pm

  From day 1, the brakes have groaned, squealed and gushed. A soft pedal feel. The car lurches into gear at low speeds and the feel is that of sliding into gear with a jerk. I am always concious of it. The dealership says it is the feel of this car. It gives me cause for concern and is not a comfortable drive. I am very unhappy with these conditions.

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  A Michigan Freelander - 2004 Land Rover Freelander
  By Philip Dingle - June 22 - 1:00 am

  My Freelander is 4 years old now, and I am generally pleased with the ownership experience. There was an early-life electrical problem which required the car to be towed into the dealership, but with that fixed, there have been no other problems. Performance is quite adequate, ride and handling are good, comfort is reasonable, and it has handled the dirt roads in Michigan very well. Interior noise level is higher than I would like.

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  Freelander "A true Lemon" - 2004 Land Rover Freelander
  By B. Carpenter - June 21 - 3:20 am

  I love this car but, 2 Heater Cores, 2 Throttle bodies, multilple sensors, Alarm went bad, 3rd set of Brakes at 39K miles. Cheep plastic on the interior (which easily breaks), Windshield wipers that will not work from time to time. The good news is that my dealer has taken care of all of this. Now to get rid of it before the warranty expires...