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Coolant in oil and head gasket failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING38 complaints2006-07 → 2013-12freelander-2003-coolant-in-oil-head-gasket
10418501 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT MIXED WITH THE OIL AND THE ENGINE SEIZED AS A RESULT
10283811 ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE COOLANT WAS GOING INTO ENGINE AND MIXING WITH THE OIL CAUSING OIL PRESSURE TO DROP
10225616 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HSE, HEAD GASKET FAILURE DIAGNOSED BY AUTO TECHNICIAN AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER REPORTED SMELL OF BURNT COOLANT AND VISIBLE RADIATOR COOLANT IN THE ENGINE-OIL
10318163 I HAVE A LANDROVER FREELANDER 2003 SE, THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IS VERY HARSH, SHIFTING FROM ONE SPEED TO ANOTHER MAKES VERY BIG NOISE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR LONG TIME
10226303 I HAVE 78K ON MY '03 LAND ROVER FREELANDER AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT WITH THE F-4 FLASHING ON THE ODOMETER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AND THE HILL DESCENT/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON
10423186 THE TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD SHIFT BANG FROM 2ND TO THIRD GEAR
Brake light and brake switch malfunctionELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2008-05 → 2016-10freelander-2003-brake-light-switch
10837935 ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED
10228336 BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING, BRAKE SWITCH WAS RECALLED & THEN THE RECALL WAS RECALLED. RESULTING IN NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL
10920232 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HILL DESCENT CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED
Coolant loss and engine overheatingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING21 complaints2005-05 → 2018-07freelander-2003-coolant-loss-overheating
10332492 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED
10299084 COOLANT IS LEAKING VISIBLY IN COOLANT BOWL. I ADD COOLANT ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND DEALER TELLS ME TO REPLACE THERMOSTAT ($1,000)
10266848 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR SMOKE, BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HOT
10249757 I WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND IT FAILED IN A HIGHWAY WHERE THE AVERAGE SPEED IS 70 MPH
10192822 FUEL PUMP DIED AT 56000 MILES ON A LANDROVER FREELANDER 2003 WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED 28 MILES TO NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE PUMP REPLACED
10231810 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED
Engine stalling and power loss while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN9 complaints2004-01 → 2010-08freelander-2003-stalling-power-loss
10228338 2003 FREELANDER, WILL STALL OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. NOTHING WORKS, NO BRAKES, STEERING, EVERYTHING LOCKS UP
10228340 TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON, PUT THE CAR IN CRUISE CONTROL & IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY
10053801 ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING
Camshaft bolt and timing belt failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints2006-08 → 2010-06freelander-2003-cam-bolt-timing-belt
10166892 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE UPPER CAM STARTED TO BACK OUT
10169891 THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CAM BOLT BACKED OUT CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BLOW
10228638 TIMING COVER, CAM GEAR CAME APART & DAMAGED THE HEADS AND PISTONS
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2003 Land Rover Freelander vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/land-rover/freelander
@misc{wrenchpro_2003_land_rover_freelander_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2003 Land Rover Freelander},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/land-rover/freelander}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
