Landrover Freelander SE Auto

Good looks very competent and comfortable

Lovely car to drive auto box a bit thirsty cannot get past 30 mpg even on an 800 mile round trip on costly motorways.
Auto box smooth standard stereo OK but not fantastic. Satnav not to be relied upon for the quickest journey lot of driver judgement needed.
Had a sticking horn.

Boot surprisingly small for car. Needs a bit more width.

Was losing coolant approximately two years after purchase (and two months outside warranty at only 20K miles). Took it in to Lookers after coolant loss accelerated who have been excellent.

It is the EGR Valve and Cooler - cost £215 plus vat plus 3.2 hours labour. Total cost to fit £750.

Called Land Rover customer care on Monday and informed them of my woes with the car. I offered to pay for the labour if they would pay for the defective parts. They knew that it was previously owned by Landrover and that the fault developed 2 months outside of the warranty with 20000 miles on the clock. Refused to pay for the part ( as this was all I asked for) and said what I already knew " As you are the second owner and the car is out of warranty..." etc.

I have to admit that this is my first and last experience of Land rover customer care, as they put it. They are being very short sighted. The person I spoke with saw my point but sadly her line manager didn't.

Putting aside my disappointment I have to warn all of those with 2.2 diesels if you are loosing water take it back to your dealer and get it looked at. If they cannot find the problem it is likely to be the EGR valve. It vents the water directly out through the exhaust so you may not even notice. It appears to happen when the engine is switched off but can also happen during driving.


In my mind the part was either installed defective or manufactured defective. Don't let Land rover fob you off. They know there is a problem and are doing nothing about it.
They actually offered me a discount on a new car?!! How bizarre is that? They are in effect saying that their cars are only good for 3 years.

When the time comes I am going to look at the other marques Mercedes or good ol' Jeep.

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