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2003 Land Rover Freelander engine problems

The 2003 Land Rover Freelander has 101 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 40% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

101

Engine complaints

40%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Freelander engine complaints by model year137 complaints2001: 2 complaints2002: 137 complaints2003: 101 complaints2004: 60 complaints2005: 15 complaints
Freelander engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR OVERHEATING. AFTER THE 4TH TIME THE CAR OVERHEATED AND I LOST ALL POWER AS IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I HAD TO MAKE A DANGEROUS LANE CHANGE ACROSS 4 LANES OF HIGHWAY WHILE LOSING POWER. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN 2006 BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · February 5, 2006 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2003 Land Rover Freelander have?

NHTSA has 101 complaints about the 2003 Land Rover Freelander engine — 40% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.