What faults have you encountered on your FL1

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Northern Irelander

Northern Irelander

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just an in-house poll on the most common Freelander 1 problems,

Please vote and try to explain any of your FL faults and problems in a post below.

Please try to keep the problem to a fault or premature failure rather than wear and tear.

Thanks
 
1998 XEDI
Cracked chassis
Intermittent power loss
Buggered VCU
Buggered IRD
Buggered exhaust (18 months old)
Steering wheel come off in me hands
Drivers door mirror fell off
Poor ventilation / steaming up
Numerous loose / squeaking intenal trim
Leaking Heater Matrix

2000 V6
HGF - strip and replace
HGF (3 weeks later) - new engine
Complete gearbox disintegration
Buggered VCU
Leaking Heater Matrix
Intermittent total power loss (usually when accellerating hard / overtaking)
Aircon needed re-gassing every 3 months

Fortunately, they were both Company cars / under warranty!
 
Both front CV's.
Engine mounting
Both ball joint's
Brake disks
No power after 3000rpm (still!!!) :confused:
HDC, TC and ABS light's burning
Brake cylinder seals
Poor ventilation
 
pity the poll dont include a couple of the more specific probs - like chassis cracking/subframe attachment/3 amigos. and the KV6 and K1.8 as specific models, rather than "petrol"
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
pity the poll dont include a couple of the more specific probs - like chassis cracking/subframe attachment/3 amigos. and the KV6 and K1.8 as specific models, rather than "petrol"
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I only got 10 poll options, I did think about generically grouping the diesels engines as well, sure we can start another poll to refine the survey :rolleyes: ;)

The Misc/other option should cover the cracked chassis etc
 
its just the more specific the fault - the better the results can be interpreted. Byut yu obviously cant make a poll cover every known fault.
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
pity the poll dont include a couple of the more specific probs - like chassis cracking/subframe attachment/3 amigos. and the KV6 and K1.8 as specific models, rather than "petrol"
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yer only got a max of ten choices in the poll, so yerd need more than one to cover all the known faults
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
its just the more specific the fault - the better the results can be interpreted. Byut yu obviously cant make a poll cover every known fault.
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Its just a guide, if we see a particular option storming ahead then another poll can be started ;)

slob said:
yer only got a max of ten choices in the poll, so yerd need more than one to cover all the known faults
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True,if only we had infinite options though.
 
Rear fuel pump , mysterious engine warning [mill light] flashing ,never fixed and dont effect any thing, cracked water header [exspansion tank] not fixed yet. . . .this motor is a td4 auto 2002 bin uprated un hammered, never bin inside a garage , as me un porky fix any fing. . . . .:)
 
had my 53 plate with 50000 on clock just over a year now and apart from the ocean in the cubby hole and a strong vibration which disappeared when i cleaned it nothing has really gone wrong YET.
 
2000 2.0 Xdi

Cracked Chassis (Fixed with a couple of strips of inertube, well its still cracked but you can't hear it)
Misfire Chaffed 'start of injection' sensor wire. Fixed with insulation tape.
Pig to start can only easily fit two glow plugs but that fixed it.
Front suspension bushes worn but I haven't changed them as I can't get the bolts out.
40K miles in 18 months 160K on clock.

Can't complain really but I'd take a 300Tdi disco as a swap cos its a rover at the end of the day.
 
Here Goes; 2001 TD4 in the last year
Alternator
Starter Motor
Leaking Gearbox
Leaking Intercooler
Window Regulator (Drivers side)
Window Switch (Drivers side) not related to the above.
Injector
Rear Diff Mounts
Axle Mount
Engine Breather

I think I have got off lightly.
 
2004 5 door SE TD4 33k

1. o/s/r window regulator / wire broken / replacement regulator.
2. electric fold mirrors / replacement control switch (warranty).
3. MAF sensor / poor performance (warranty).
4. oil leak from EGR pipes / jubilee clip loose from LR service.
5. turbo hose / lack of power (warranty).
 
Bought it off Flebay (I Know a risk in itself)
Drove 1 mile to fill it up to find ATF dripping out of it £600 to replace a pump seal in auto box
3 days later wouldnt start, Traced to starter motor removed myself and got rebushed for £30
1 week after osr door seized - replaced door check strap myself £22
took out after all this for its first family run, anything over 60 mph and it was chuking oil out that much it was dripping of the rear tow eye - Fixed with new delimiting valve

both rear brake bulbs
Full brake service - some nuggit and fit the frt brake pads the wrong way round
Poor perfomance - Cleaned out the EGR valve and fit a rover ron

Coolent leak - replaced rad cap

Total spent inc purchase Approx £6300
Traded in for £4100 8 mths later

Never knew a car so well underneath !



Loved it when it was running - Best car i have had and ive had a few

Good knows what it would have cost if i didnt get my hands dirty

But it was an 02 plate with all the so called problems sorted !
 
2001 TD4
Injector failure
Rear window regulator
Camshaft position sensor
Diff mount
MAF sensor
Crankcase PCV
 
1998 - Camel Trophy

Water in cubby box - easy fix
Rear diff mount - £20 fix
CV joints - but then, have you seen what we do to 'em?!
Fuel return pipes perished - £3

2002 - TD4
Rear diff mount - £20
Windscreen wiper linkage - mended with cable tie
 
1999 T reg 1.8 petrol 3 door
9months owned.
faults: rear door seal failed


2003 53 reg TD4 serengetti 3 door
12months owned.
faults: rear door seal failed.

2001 TD4 GS auto 3 door
12months+ owned
faults: rear door seal failed (can you see a pattern emerging?)
3 amigo's (abs sensor), aircon condeser replaced which led to a new radiator (ham fisted spanner monkey:p )
vibration/whining noise (tyres)

all replaced under warrenty:D

in all no major probs wi any of them....

oh... mot time today:eek:
 
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