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2002 Land Rover Freelander power train problems

83 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Land Rover Freelander37% of all complaints for this model year.

83
Power Train complaints
37%
share of all complaints
60,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I just purchased the vehicle from a gentleman. He had purchased the vehicle two years ago at 88,000 miles, and started having trouble with the transmission about two months ago. About three weeks ago the gentleman had the vehicle towed to his service center who then notified him that his…

    filed Apr 25, 2015

  • What is to say that has not already been said about this nightmare! I have replaced everything on this car: power steering system, engine manifold, coolant reservoir, water pump, radiator, brakes 2x, camshaft and crankshaft sensor, crankshaft pulley, timing belt, and now I am lucky enough to have…

    filed Dec 9, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Freelander years

YearReportsShare
2004 Freelander913%
2003 Freelander2719%
Freelander power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.