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2002 Land Rover Freelander service brakes, hydraulic problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2002 Land Rover Freelander10% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
10%
share of all complaints
33,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 1 numerous problems over several years, including (but not limited to) sudden loss of coolant and oil. And yesterday, a strong smell of hot oil, and sudden squealing from right, front wheel. 2 complete loss of engine power. Vehicle is no longer drivable. 3 contacted landrover. *tr

    filed Nov 15, 2010

  • While driving up a hill, my car jerked forwarded as if it got hit from the back. It happened at least 2 more times before I got it to the mechanic that same day. This is the second time since obtaining the vehicle in january 2003 that the transmission has failed. It was replaced in 2004. In 2009 my…

    filed Jan 21, 2010

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Freelander years

YearReportsShare
2004 Freelander57%
2003 Freelander96%
Freelander service brakes, hydraulic 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.