Land Rover Reviews

We complained for months and were told all sorts of excuses ranging from: not being able to re-create the condition therefore nothing could be done to solve it. We were also told that the car needed software updating, and the latest was that there was cable problems. They brought in the Engineer to see what he could assess and analyze and he claims to have fixed the problem and condition this particular LR3 has.

We do not believe the LR3 is fixed and is in good, safe, and driveable condition. We also do not want to risk the lives of our children or ourselves. There is NO guarantee the problem has or can ever be fixed. We are asking for a replacement and if all else fails we will go into litigation.

We have contacted Chaind and many other managers at the Land Rover headquarters and they won't help us. It's to the point now that they won't even get on the phone. We spend $54,000 less than a year ago on the biggest piece of ???? you can ever purchase! The local Land Rover dealership said they would buy out and replace the car and the manufacturer said no. Someone please help!

I explained that my family and I could have died several times due to the car shutting off while driving it and they don't seem to care!

The following letters were sent to various ford (fix or repair daily) and Land Rover (Land Rovers are Lemons) executives with no result other than a vague phone call from an admin from Landrover promising to see if they could help if there were further failures but reemphasizing that this failure at such low mileage was normal and to be expected.

My red Land Rover now sports magnetic signs with beautiful lemons in the background and the legend Land Rovers are Lemons.

recalls but when's the last time you read about a Land Rover recall? Bet you haven't.

I heard rumors from a friend of mine who's a mechanic for Land Rover about Recall B148.

It has to do with anti-lock brakes system and some pressure reduction valve closers.

I don't know how they get away with it but Land Rover is so secretive about its recalls
that most consumers never hear about them. Somehow Land Rover of North America does not
report its recalls through the same channels used by the Big 3.
Sometimes Land Rover will send mail recall notices privately to owners,

but never to the newspapers.

I'm told by a Land Rover mechanic that sometimes even Land Rover owners won't get a notice
and the recall correction might be made without the owner even knowing. The owner takes his
Land Rover to a dealer for repairs and the recall item is fixed.
The service manager makes a note in the his computer and the owners service receipt will
have a line that says something like Campaign B148, Discovery Series II 1999.
Unless the owner asks the service manager, he will never learn that a recall item

has just been corrected.

Land Rovers may or may not be good vehicles. We are being robbed of the opportunity of
making up our own minds because Land Rover is so secretive about its recall campaigns.

At the transmission repair I talked with Bear Valley Rover of Atlanta and to Chattanooga Rover to see if they would help with the repair costs. I as well talked with Land Rover New Jersey and wrote a letter to them. Neither was helpful and in fact one was beligerent and called me a balled faced liar and the other was not interested in helping me. Now the Air Bag Suspension problem ---all with a vehicle that has less than 60,000 road (primarily city) miles and is a pristine looking vehicle and it is maintained well.

I was told, as an attempted argument to minimize my frustration, that the Range Rover was just too highly engineered fo r the US market. I indicated in return that it was not overengineered but represented POOR quality and a lack of standing behind their product by the Company. Can you imagine a $60,000 new car (year 2000 sales price) requiring $6,000 of repairs in less than 60,000 miles???

While at local dealer, car rear main seal develops another oil leak. Car was in local dealers shop the day prior to engine failure for oil change, coolant change and rear main seal leakage (supposedly fixed). While at the dealer, drivers side door hinge somehow gets altered/removed (fianc noted this). Local dealer also attends local club meeting to coerce information out of them regarding my off-road use.

Weeks after incident, Land Rover Fort Worth (good guys) offers assistance and tows car to them.

Months later (they were busy with another Freelander with similar problems), car does in fact require new engine, but due to mud getting into timing belt area (a sealed area?).

The timing belt area has a 1 by 1 inch hole/gap where anything can get in (mud/dirt/gravel).

Fort Worth dealer gets insurance to cover costs (+$12K) for new engine replacement under flood insurance (doesnt raise premium). Some mud was found in bellhousing area (no idea how it got in there). Now, the new engine has a newly added cover on the timing belt area covering the 1 by 1 inch gap. Sounds like Land Rover agrees there is a problem with the old KV6 Freelander engine.

Damages: 3 to 4 months car note payment without car; 3+ months without a reasonable and most likely cause of incident; had to buy a new car for transportation (Fort Worth dealer did offer loaner for short period already had new car by then)

Land Rover Corporate is standing behind San Antonio. Warranty representative is not being helpful.

Freelander does not live up to its reputation as advertised, in fact the Fort Worth mechanics is totally against this car for recommendation (especially with KV6 engine). Car was not abused and was used within the stated recommendations for off-road and wading use.

Found an article where a Land Rover senior representative stands behind Freelander off-road use (wheel deep in mud). New statement by Land Rover chronicle states that Freelander was not intended to compare to Discovery and Defender, and new 2006 Freelanders will have a more advanced, sealed engine (probably the engine I have now).

This is the major problem I have faced. Yet, many other Freelander drivers are experiencing failure with the rear main seal, and numerous other issues.

Land Rover is falsely advertising the off-road capabilities of the Freelander, and definitely not sticking to any warranty standards.

New update: Starter needs replacing; mechanic is coming up with numerous computer errors since new engine rolls over once and then dies.

Damages: 3 to 4 months car note payment without car; 3+ months without a reasonable and most likely cause of incident; had to buy a new car for transportation (Fort Worth dealer did offer loaner for short period already had new car by then)

While i did not purchase an extended warranty, this vehicle should not have had a transmission failure at 53,000 miles. Range Rover is supposedly the world standard for off road vehicles and I would argue that 53,000 miles well below what would be considered normal wear and tear for a Range Rover transmission. I talked to Bear Valley Rover, to Chattanooga Land Rover, and to Land Rover USA and was told that this was my problem and that Rover would not help me with the replacement of this transmission.

The SUV flipped on its left side (driver's) and slid several feet then rolled over completely and landed on a divider separating the street from a lake. I noticed that a long steel bar was hanging down from the front end . I did not realize till the following day that this was the stabilizing bar( technically referred to as track rod assembly).

I took pictures for documentation. I informed my insurance company of the problem . I explained to them that ,according to an expert ex- Land Rover mechanic I talked to, the way the SUV acted is consistent with loss of control due to loss of the stabilizing bar.

SUV is a total loss. My wife and I have fully recoverd from our injuries.

Left front tire drove into 2 ft ditch pull truck to embankment where front of truck struck embankment then rolled over.

Truck is totalled and passengers sustained minor injuries (so far that we can see)

I got a copy of the police report and brought to my insurance dealer, who told me my vehicle wasn't covered (I didn't have option 1 on the vehicle). I called my credit union where my loan is taken from and they told me they couldn't do anything, to just keep paying my loan. I called Land Rover in Natick, MA, they told me to call the headquarters. I talked with a woman over a course of a week, who had a Land Rover inspector look at the vehicle without me being there.

She told me the inspector couldn't find the cause of the fire and since the vehicle is a 1994 Land Rover Discovery with 136,000 miles, that they are not responsible for this. So in the meantime, I'm paying my loan without a car. I'm not looking for a new Land Rover, I just wish someone could pay off my loan so I can get a new vehicle.

That day and a couple weeks after, I was very emotional. I thanked God that my sister and I are fine, it could of happened a different way. Now everytime I see a Land Rover, I still get a little upset because I absolutely loved that truck, I only had it for a year and a half. To see my truck in flames hurt so much, it was my first vehicle, I took good care of it. I know it's just a material thing but I am stuck with this loan for almost $9,000, I just hope something can be done.