There are 4 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2002 Land Rover Freelanderin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I HAVE REPLACED FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER AND JUST NOW REALIZED THAT I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE FIFTH. THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS BUT THE POOR DESIGN IS ABSORB. EACH TIME THE REGULATOR BROKE IT STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION LEAVING ME NO OPTION BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
IN DEC '05 I HAD THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW OF A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER FAIL TO OPERATE. IT WAS TWO DAYS BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND COVERED. IN NOVEMBER '06 THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE ON HAS 43K MILES BUT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO YEARS. BOTH WERE A RESULT OF A POOR CABLE OPERATING SYSTEM, AND IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE LAND ROVER DEALER. *JB
POWER SUN ROOF MOTOR FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 2 YEARS. SERVICE GUY AT DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY ARE REPLACING THESE MOTORS EVERY YEAR OR SO. MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. SHOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED EVEN AFTER WARRANTY IS UP. I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE MIGHT A RECALL, IF THIS IS HAPPENING SO OFTEN. *JB
I BOUGHT A FREELANDER IN 2002. IT WAS BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD SO MANY TROUBLES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED AS A LEMON LAW CASE IS THE SUN ROOF. I HAVE HAD IT BREAK FOR THE 5TH TIME NOW. THEY HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE AND SWAPPED PARTS THE OTHER 3 TIMES AND STILL NOTHING WILL FIX IT. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH MY LOCAL STATE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO TRY AND REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THEY CURRENTLY ARE WORKING ON THE 5TH BREAKAGE TODAY. NOT SURE WHAT THEY WILL DO TO TRY AND FIX THAT ISSUE. NOT TO THE MENTION THE BREAKING SYSTEM THAT IS A NIGHTMARE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AT 30000 AFTER THEY DUG INTO THE ROTORS. THE DOWNHILL DECENT LIGHT COMES ON WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FOR NO REASON. THE BRAIN FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. THIS CAR IS A CONSTANT HEADACHE. *AK
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