There are 2 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2002 Land Rover Freelanderin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER INTAKE MOTORS. REPLACED BY OWNER APPROX 40K MILES AGO. I WAS IN A VERY BAD(UNRELATED) AUTO ACCIDENT 22 JULY. WHILE RELATIVES WERE AVAILABLE TO TAKE ME TO DOCTORS,ETC., I KNEW I ALSO HAD A TROUBLE LIGHT ON THE FREELANDER THAT HAD TO BE CLEARED FOR STATE INSPECTION. WHEN THEY TOOK IT TO LR OF CARY I HAD TO REPLACE YET AGAIN THE ENTIRE PLENUM ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF 2K TO OWNER. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THE PARTS WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEM ARE SOMETIMES MALFUNCTIONING UPON RECEIPT. POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IN COLO CAUSED BY SEIZED INTAKE MOTORS(PER LR DEALER IN COLO) NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF FAULTY INTAKE MOTORS CAN BE EASILY FOUND ON LINE. *KB
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER. LAST MONTH THE GASOLINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, SPEWING OUT A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS MONTH, ON MY WAY FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, ALMOST 200 MILES AWAY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT. I HAD IT TOWED (FOR THE FOURTH TIME) TO LANDROVER SPOKANE WHO QUOTED ME A PRICE OF 7100 DOLLARS TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS JUST COMING UP TO 55,000 MILES. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026