PotteringPaul
Member
Landygirl87, your landy isn't a trash bag. It just has lots of character! How dull it would be to have a car to walk away from in the evening and not to think about until you drive it the next day. With your landy you get the pleasure of nursing it over night, sweet talking it to not get sicker and pray to it each day to get you to where you need to go. Bags of character 
ianbarnett1987
New Member
Air intake pipes regularly need replacing
Blown turbo
Issue with engine juddering and cutting off (still can't figure out why)
Brakes
Fuel pump
Clutch
Rear passenger window shattered inexplicably
Electrics occasionally go mental with lights on dash coming on and rear wiper starting
Basically I WISH I'd listened to the countless people who told me not to buy a Freelander, but I thought "how bad can a car built in the last 10 years be?" turns out the question should have been "how wrong can I possibly be?"
Blown turbo
Issue with engine juddering and cutting off (still can't figure out why)
Brakes
Fuel pump
Clutch
Rear passenger window shattered inexplicably
Electrics occasionally go mental with lights on dash coming on and rear wiper starting
Basically I WISH I'd listened to the countless people who told me not to buy a Freelander, but I thought "how bad can a car built in the last 10 years be?" turns out the question should have been "how wrong can I possibly be?"
landygirl87
Active Member
My Freelander is so much of a pain to handle, I have now decided to get rid. If anyone is interested, I have put a link in the sales forum for the car. 3 day auction. Prefer the car be gone by Thursday.
redwood
Active Member
Well I bought a 54 plate, 90,000 miles TD4 a few months ago with an engine fault. Before then I searched hi and low for a good one but failed as most had seriously been neglected. I am a mechanic and know what to look for although I have never worked on a freelander only the other Land rover models. They do have their problems like any other car and most cars 10 years+ end up in the scrap yard. My advise to anyone is don't take your eye off the ball, if a job needs doing get it done otherwise you will end up with a vehicle that is uneconomical to repair. Something like window regs failing could have been avoided with a bit of silicone spray grease on the runners or lubricate door check straps to stop them braking off inside the door pillars, simple solutions that cost pennies not £££££££
someone posted rotten brake pipes..... I have had vehicles 20 year and never had a rotten brake pipe, again bad maintenance or ignoring MOT advisories.
someone posted rotten brake pipes..... I have had vehicles 20 year and never had a rotten brake pipe, again bad maintenance or ignoring MOT advisories.
61jason61
Active Member
well only things i had to change due to malfuntion are the anti roll bar drop link o/s/f and n/s/r window regulator and door lock, locked wouldn't unlock
apart from these only things i've had to do to my fl1 are bulbs here and there.
redwood
Active Member
We run a fleet of around 600 vehicles all different makes and sizes and the leased problem vehicles we have are ones with a Land Rover badge on it. We had an old Range Rover that spent it's life on the tip and when it came in for its MOT I picked up 14 faults that were rectified in about 8 hours, not bad for a vehicle 15 years old and 200k on the clock.
I won't say what the most troublesome vehicles are but I will say I wouldn't buy anything french unless it had garlic in it
I won't say what the most troublesome vehicles are but I will say I wouldn't buy anything french unless it had garlic in it
tulipandthistle
Active Member
We own a freelander 1 TD4 and all faults that occurred were due to bad maintenance. The car has been bought last year ad we clocked 30,000 miles this year with it bringing the total mileage to 224,000. It always starts and went recently straight through the MOT without a bother. Just service them religiously.
vihippo
Member
Been a great little car so far and continues to serve us well.
Sure I've had my share of troubles like everyone else.
Hitting 120k about now on an KV6 04 SE3. I'm the original owner.
Had a jacked up IRD issue which was misdiagnosed my mechanic which led to
Transmission Replacement - same idiotic mechanic took him 3 months to not fix it.
Mechanic swore up and down it wasn't the IRD but my lift kit. Had me replace 2 sets of front CVs - removed lift kit. just to show him it wasnt the problem
I ordered a rebuilt IRD and had him install it. Truck worked perfectly but the Transmission started to fail a few months later.
Had to sell the lift kit to help fund the new IRD.. what a nightmare that was. Really probably shouldn't relive those memories!!!
Occasionally get the Check Engine light throwing codes for the plugs. Have replaced the plugs and harness which helped. Happens rarely now.
Sure I've had my share of troubles like everyone else.
Hitting 120k about now on an KV6 04 SE3. I'm the original owner.
Had a jacked up IRD issue which was misdiagnosed my mechanic which led to
Transmission Replacement - same idiotic mechanic took him 3 months to not fix it.
Mechanic swore up and down it wasn't the IRD but my lift kit. Had me replace 2 sets of front CVs - removed lift kit.
just to show him it wasnt the problemI ordered a rebuilt IRD and had him install it. Truck worked perfectly but the Transmission started to fail a few months later.
Had to sell the lift kit to help fund the new IRD.. what a nightmare that was. Really probably shouldn't relive those memories!!!
Occasionally get the Check Engine light throwing codes for the plugs. Have replaced the plugs and harness which helped. Happens rarely now.
hay all my dt4 is giving me a hard time dont know whats wrong struggle to start then goes fine for a few km
then mil comes on can feel loss of power through turbo then a few km later cuts out.if switch off for few seconds while going then on again fault goes away for few kms but gets worse after a few times then cuts out no starting after about 20 min starts again did do diagnostics but shown no error or code even with mil light on.
jobs done so far
drained all oil
replace all filters,clean tank mounted pump,cleaned pressure sensor and cam sensor,bypassed egr and cleaned intake manifold also cleaned hhp pressure regalator
any advice please?
then mil comes on can feel loss of power through turbo then a few km later cuts out.if switch off for few seconds while going then on again fault goes away for few kms but gets worse after a few times then cuts out no starting after about 20 min starts again did do diagnostics but shown no error or code even with mil light on.
jobs done so far
drained all oil
replace all filters,clean tank mounted pump,cleaned pressure sensor and cam sensor,bypassed egr and cleaned intake manifold also cleaned hhp pressure regalator
any advice please?
Had a vcu and diff replaced at 32,000, replacing them again at 65,000 as huge vibrations from prop shaft on full lock and clicking from the rear end. Had the fuel pump not kick in once as well, not sure if it was anti theft error or failing fuel pump, never done it again though but got a spare tank pump if needed.
Craig_mate
Active Member
I'm pretty new to Landyzone and to Freelander ownership. I bought my 03' Hippo a month ago and have just had a little tot-up.
Please, be seated....
I was pleased to drive my FL away having paid only £1900 of the £2600 asking price. I have since spent a not insignificant £1228.74 on her.
Some of this expense was preventative maintenance, some was repair and some was upgrade.
She's booked in for a belts service next week, she needs bottom ball joints at the front and drums on the back. The diesel lift pump is failing and the rear windows are wedged closed due to failed regs.
However! Against all logic, I'm smitten!
I've spent so much on her now that I'll have to keep her a few years for her to pay for herself - and I'm really looking forward to all the adventures she's going to take me on.
Please, be seated....
I was pleased to drive my FL away having paid only £1900 of the £2600 asking price. I have since spent a not insignificant £1228.74 on her.
Some of this expense was preventative maintenance, some was repair and some was upgrade.
She's booked in for a belts service next week, she needs bottom ball joints at the front and drums on the back. The diesel lift pump is failing and the rear windows are wedged closed due to failed regs.
However! Against all logic, I'm smitten!
I've spent so much on her now that I'll have to keep her a few years for her to pay for herself - and I'm really looking forward to all the adventures she's going to take me on.
Alibro
Well-Known Member
If you read my project threads you'll see how much work I've had to do to cars bought and in one case with full 12 months MOT. Being able to do the work myself kept the costs down but I still spent hundreds on them.
Unfortunately I'm as stupid as you are and love them too.
Joe_H
Well-Known Member
Don't worry about it Craig
..In Portugal prices of cars are ridiculous. You won't get a half decent freelander 1 L series here for under 3500 Euros - that is one that is mint body / interior wise but WILL need mechanical work. Most here are converted to fwd due to ird failure. I bought mine for around 3200 Euros and have spent another 3700 euros on it
That includes new Suspension, clutch, IRD DIFF VCU Drive shafts Tyres Cooling system / rad pipes (the metal pipes over the gearbox are over 200 euros !) Brakes all round. Plus I have a grands worth of spares on the shelf
- cars don't rot here at all, they just suffer mechanically due to mileage and lack of attention as they get older.So, at the exchange rates at the time - I have about 5.2 grand UK in it... mind you, it should now outlast me
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GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
Being an L Series, it would probably have outlasted you anyway, just you would have both grown increasingly decrepit togetherI have about 5.2 grand UK in it... mind you, it should now outlast me
lol, I'm giggling at the concept of man and motor aging disgracefully - like a man and motor version of Harry Enfield's "Old Gits"
Now though you can pass it on to a motor heritage museum in your will
Joe_H
Well-Known Member
I'm getting older certainly but definitely not gracefullyBeing an L Series, it would probably have outlasted you anyway, just you would have both grown increasingly decrepit together
lol, I'm giggling at the concept of man and motor aging disgracefully - like a man and motor version of Harry Enfield's "Old Gits"
Now though you can pass it on to a motor heritage museum in your will
The L series will be donated to a suitable charity (the demised TD4 owners counselling service and shelter )
For some strange reason
.... I also have a similar vision of you as Waldorf on the balcony in the Muppet show Joe
Joe_H
Well-Known Member
Yes lol,Does than mean your Statler?
We'll have to see if the LZ dev team can build us a balcony on the header bar from which we can heckle the petrol and TD4 owners from
I think it does - When you posted your photo at the airport I immediately thought Aha ! that's Waldorf in a few years (especially) if you put a bit of weight on the cheeks We can hurl abuse from the balcony at all and sundry !!!!
- oh .... we already do that......STATLER: Boo!
WALDORF: Boooo!
S: That was the worst thing I’ve ever heard!
W: It was terrible!
S: Horrendous!
W: Well it wasn’t that bad.
S: Oh, yeah?
W: Well, there were parts of it I liked!
S: Well, I liked alot of it.
W: Yeah, it was GOOD actually.
S: It was great!
W: It was wonderful!
S: Yeah, bravo!
W: More!
S: More!
W: More!
S: More!
