Oh I agree. My wife is taking the opportunity to 'look' at all kinds of much newer and more expensive vehicles so I'm hopeful of a repair before she gets her heart set on anything. The Freelander is a three door kalahari model in British racing green with relatively low miles and we are quite...

ok I'll give that sequence a go before taking it to a mechanic/specialist. It's a shame because my wife (who drives it every day) really likes the car but it would be difficult to justify spending £££'s on the problem, particularly if it's difficult to identify. Thanks for the pointers really...

ah ok, didn't know that, dash display must never have been working. The gearstick LEDs did work-but went off when the TC /HDC lights came on. thanks for the suggestions-what would you suggest as a next step? Other than checking for loose connections. Is it unlikely to be a problem at the wheel?

There's no Dash gear display sorry if I wasn't clear-what I mean is the indicator panel by the auto gearstick usually shows a red lcd by the selected mode. Therefore no F4. Mine is a non face lifted Freelander perhaps this helps?

Dear all My 02 Freelander TD4 auto has been totally reliable for 2 years. Last week I reversed up onto a low kerb and the HDC and TC lights came on and have stayed on. The car is now really sluggish to set off, dangerously so really, and the gear indicator lights on the gear selector don't...