Faults:

No problems with the car itself, but Landrover have got a really serious problem with the supply of spares.

Anything out of the ordinary can take up to a month to locate even if a nationwide search is instigated.

However it took me ages to even buy some rear mud-flaps.

General Comments:

Following a crash when my car was parked and hit from the rear, it took Landrover about 6 weeks to supply a new boot floor.

They stated that it was impossible to pull the spare from a production line because this would mean that a new Freelander would be without a boot floor.

Landrover have had a dispute with their parts suppliers, who have now gone bankrupt.

Faults:

Not all options fitted on delivery.

Fuel tank sender failed.

General Comments:

My Freelander has proved to be a very reliable and fun car. Having owned an automatic V8iES Disco for 5 fault free years then a not quite fault free automatic TD5 S 5 seater for another 3 years and knowing someone who has a 1.8 Freelander I wondered if I had made a big mistake. It has proved to be a FANTASTIC little car. It goes places that my Defender 90 will not go, it is smooth, quiet and comfortable. Downside is that for a diesel it is not that economical - in the last year I have averaged 37mpg with a best of 39 on a motorway haul from Southampton to Scotland at least the journey was completed in a single tank of fuel. My TD5 Disco was as economical as this, but was much heavier and less aerodynamic... I'll be at the head of the queue for a 2004 Mk 2...so long as Ford can fit a diesel engine as civilised as the BMW 2.0l 16v Turbo diesel. If not then I'll be back into a Disco.

My Freebie regularly regularly goes off roading, it's only drawback being a lack of ground clearance, it can hold it's own with all the big boys.

Faults:

I had to call out Land Rover assist once for a hydraulic clutch problem.

Anti-roll link bars have been replaced.

Rear tailgate window was replaced due to heated screen not working.

General Comments:

This is my second Freelander, the 1st also being a diesel, the td4 is far superior than the early gas burner, It has a lot more bottom end torque, it is a lot quieter and smoother to drive.

Any small problems that I have experienced have quickly and professionally been put right by my local Land Rover dealer.

One small complaint that I have is, WHY did they fit a ugly black stereo into a light colored dash when the earlier Freelander had one which blended in well?

Faults:

The on-board computer handling the firing of the cylinders has persistently malfunctioned, requiring the computer to be re-programmed and reset numerous times.

General Comments:

The re-programming of the computer had to be done 3 times in the first 3 months of ownership.

Each time the service center failed to correct the fault.

4 months after ownership, it went to a different service center which identified that the computer needed to be completely reset.

Since then it has been better, but, nevertheless, it has failed a further 3 times, most recently while abroad, a mere 2 weeks after being serviced.

As I write, the vehicle is enjoying an extended holiday in Europe long after I have returned home.

Total period of ownership, 14 months; period of time the car has been off the road with service centers, approximately 4 months.

The quality of work performed by the service centers has been very poor.

I agree with other comments about the noise at high speeds.

When it is running, it is a fun, reasonably comfortable car.

But the lack of reliability of this car is a nightmare.