There are 3 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2004 Land Rover Freelanderin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I HAVE A LAND ROVER FREE LANDER 2004 I BOUGHT IT WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT, IT RAN FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS MAL- FUNCTIONED. THE PEOPLE WHO SAT IN THE BACK SEAT COULD NOT GET OUT I HAD TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE.THE SUN ROOF STOP WORKING AS DID THE REAR WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK. I TRIED TO START IT THREE WEEKS AGO NO LUCK IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TWO SENSORS $800 THEN THEY TESTED THE ENGINE THE LEFT SIDE NO LONGER WORKED $5800 TO REPAIR THE TRUCK THAT NOW HAS 87,000 MILES. I THOUGHT THESE TRUCKS WERE BUILT TO LAST.I LOVED THE SAFETY OF THESE TRUCKS BUT WHAT GOOD IS SAFETY IT THEY DO NOT LAST ?!?!? *TR
MY FRONT WIPERS DON'T SEEM TO WORK IN THE COLD. NOT WET... BUT COLD. WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR, THE WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY BY PULLING THE LEVER DOWN TO THE 'MIST' SETTING AND ONLY AS LONG AS I HOLD IT. IF I LET GO WITH THE WIPER MID-SWING, IT WILL SIT THERE. AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP, ALL IS WELL. OTHERS AT THIS FORUM ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.MUDDYOVAL.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=4936&START=0 I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE.... *TR
1) FRONT RIGHT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THIS WAS A RECURRENT PROBLEM. 2) CURRENTLY REAR RIGHT WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP. UNABLE TO DRIVE IN RAIN AND INCLEMENT WEATHER. 3) FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND FIXED BY LAND ROVER. SECOND OCCURRENCE, 5,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY. LAND ROVER WOULD NOT COVER OR NEGOTIATE ON THE BILL. I WILL FIX THE 2ND OCCURRENCE MYSELF. *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 May 4, 2026