Land rover Freelander Brakes Problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 4 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2002. Best year: 2005.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
THE BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK (CITED IN 2 INCIDENTS BY THE POLICE). ALL PARTS ARE FINE (BY CHECK-UP OF A REPAIR WORKSHOP), AND NO REPAIR CAN BE POSSIBLY DONE. PROBABLY, THE HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ABOVE T...
I HAVE A 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER WITH 50,000 MILES, AND I AM ON MY 4TH SET OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I DRIVE PRIMARY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, WHICH IS NO MORE THAN 15-20 MILES EACH WAY, SO I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE FREELAN...
MY WIFE TOOK HER FREE LANDER INTO THE LANDROVER DEALER FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE, AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT HER BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE ROTORS, PADS, ETC. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP ALSO ADVIS...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, WENT TO TAP ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND BEGAN TO SURGE. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. *JB
I OWN A 2002 FREELANDER WITH LESS THE 18,000 MILES. BRAKE PADS WENT FROM GOOD TO GRINDING METAL IN ONE DAY WITH NO SIGNS. I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR $3,000. SINCE THE TRUCK HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES LAND ROVER WILL NOT COVER. WHAT KIND ...
I PURCHASED MY 2002 LANDROVER IN AUG 02. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 30 DAYS FOR REPAIR WORK TO THE STEREO, SUNROOF, THROTTLE ASSEMBY, TRANCTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, PASSENGER WINDOW BREAKING, ETC. HOWEVER, I WAS MOST D...
PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKES AT ONLY 15,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, THESE ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE IT IS A "WEAR & TEAR ITEM".
VEHICLE HAS 19,000 MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER FOR EMISSIONS WORK. DEALER STATED I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES (PADS & ROTORS). ROTORS ARE DEEPLY GROOVED. I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT AT UNDER 20K MILES I NEEDED NEW ROTORS. WAS TOLD THIS WAS "REG...
AT 1000 MILES OF DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AFTER WARMING UP. DEALER REPLACED FROONT ROTORS AND PADS WITH IN TWO WEEKS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON TWO OCASSIONS AT THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCURRING. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMA...
NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OUTSTANDING WARRANTS, TICKETS, COMPLAINTS ETC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HILL DESCENT CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD A STRON...