1998 Land Rover Freelander 2.0 turbo diesel from UK and Ireland
Summary:
A very noisy gear drive with poor handling
Faults:
The transfer drive gear box failed after only 38000 miles. The gearing was completely destroyed. The vehicle had never been off road since my purchase in 1999. When Land rover were contacted they stated that since the repair was not effected by one of their nominated dealers then they refused to acknowledge the probelem. The new gear box was supplied by their nominated dealer and the damaged box had to be returned to their dealer or a payment of another £1000 would be required to keep the box.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 25th June, 2002
30th Nov 2001, 16:15
Your tyre wear I believe is due to the i reduction unit (i.r.d.?) being the wrong ratio turning the two axles at different speeds causing the rear tyres to feather on the outside edge and the front to wear in the middle.