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226 reports52,400 miles · Jul 20, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
MY LANDROVER FREELANDER SE (2002) STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER... SO MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE VARIOUS COMPLAINT AGAINST LAND ROVER PRODUCT,.... SEE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS FROM VARIOUS PEOPLE. LANDROVER STILL SELLING CARS IN US, HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR US GOVERNMENT TO INTERFERE AND HELP CONSUMERS TO PROVIDE…
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MY LANDROVER FREELANDER SE (2002) STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER... SO MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE VARIOUS COMPLAINT AGAINST LAND ROVER PRODUCT,.... SEE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS FROM VARIOUS PEOPLE. LANDROVER STILL SELLING CARS IN US, HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR US GOVERNMENT TO INTERFERE AND HELP CONSUMERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT? WE MUST DO SOMETHING ASAP AND DON'T APPROVE ANY CARS FROM MANUFACTURERS LIKE LAND ROVER. PLEASE RESPOND AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, *JB
NHTSA ODI #10197058
56,000 miles · Jul 18, 2007
Power Train
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, NEARLY REAR ENDED. LESS THAN 60000 MILES ON VEHICLE. IT LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM, THEN SLAMMED INTO LOWER GEAR. RPMS JUMPED. F4 FLASHED ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $5000.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2006 CAR OVERHEATED RUNNING ERRANDS ON A COOL DAY, EN…
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TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, NEARLY REAR ENDED. LESS THAN 60000 MILES ON VEHICLE. IT LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM, THEN SLAMMED INTO LOWER GEAR. RPMS JUMPED. F4 FLASHED ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $5000.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2006 CAR OVERHEATED RUNNING ERRANDS ON A COOL DAY, ENGINE REBUILT COMPLETED BY DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THERMOSTAT $2000$ AS WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY. PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY 2002, SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY AT LR DEALERSHIPS IN RICHMOND VA, AND CHARLOTTE NC. ANTI-FREEZE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHIN FIRST 3 MONTHS. INSPECTED AND DISMISSED BY DEALERSHIP. BRAKE FAILURE, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE AT LESS THEN 8500 MILES, THREE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. TOLD IT WAS DRIVING HABITS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN UPDATED SENSOR. SUN ROOF FIXED PER RECALL WITHIN FIRST YEAR. RIGHT DOOR SPEAKER VIBRATION/FEEDBACK, NEW SPEAKER INSTALLED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. TOLD THAT WASN'T AN ISSUE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10196746
61,034 miles · May 29, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAT SHUT DOWN INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER HEATER COIL FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE HEATER COIL WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTI…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAT SHUT DOWN INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER HEATER COIL FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE HEATER COIL WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AS THE INSPECTION WAS BEING PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DISASSEMBLED THE ENGINE AND REMOVED THE HEAD GASKET. SHE LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND A FEW DAYS LATER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WOULD NOT HELP EITHER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,034.
NHTSA ODI #10191960
Mileage unknown · May 10, 2007
Electrical SystemPower TrainStructure
OUR 2002 LANDROVER WAS PURCHASED USED AND THE MILEAGE STARTED AT 3,500. IT WAS A SHOW ROOM CAR. WHEN THE MILEAGE REACHED MID 40,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HEARD STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE , AND THE CAR HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, AND MADE IT SO THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WEN…
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OUR 2002 LANDROVER WAS PURCHASED USED AND THE MILEAGE STARTED AT 3,500. IT WAS A SHOW ROOM CAR. WHEN THE MILEAGE REACHED MID 40,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HEARD STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE , AND THE CAR HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, AND MADE IT SO THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, THE CAR STILL DID NOT ACCELERATE WELL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY. AFTER A WHILE, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AGAIN, AND ONCE MORE THEY WORKED ON IT, BUT THE RESULTS WERE SIMILAR. WHEN WE PASSED THE 50,000 MILEAGE MARK THE CAR STARTED TO FALL APART RAPIDLY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE REAR DOOR DIDN'T OPEN FROM OUTSIDE, THE SUN ROOF BROKE, AND THE STARTER ALSO BROKE. THIS ALL HAPPENED VERY FAST. WHEN WE WENT TO DEALER, THEY SAID WE WERE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH WE BOUGHT THE CAR AT 3,500 MILES TO START WITH. SO WE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BE COVERED UNTIL 53,500. THEREFORE, WE HAD TO PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS OURSELVES, AND THE TRANSMISSION ALONE COST US $5000 TO REPAIR. WE ARE WORRIED THAT THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN THE LONGER WE HAVE IT AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10190438
76,000 miles · Feb 23, 2007
Electrical SystemExterior LightingPower Train
LAND ROVER FREELANDER HSE 2002: AT 70,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION HALTS, SEIZING, RAPID RPM JUMPS; LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIED. INOPERABLE CAR TOWED AND TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT PRIVATE SHOP. FIVE MILES FROM SHOP AFTER PICKUP, CAR SEIZED AND DIED. NOW, AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR OF THE "TRANSFER CASE," W…
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LAND ROVER FREELANDER HSE 2002: AT 70,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION HALTS, SEIZING, RAPID RPM JUMPS; LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIED. INOPERABLE CAR TOWED AND TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT PRIVATE SHOP. FIVE MILES FROM SHOP AFTER PICKUP, CAR SEIZED AND DIED. NOW, AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR OF THE "TRANSFER CASE," WHICH WE WERE TOLD CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON; BATTERY KEEPS DYING. RAPID DEPRECIATION, FREQUENT REPAIRS OF BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, HEADLIGHTS, ETC. COMPLAINED TO MANUFACTURER 2/23/2007. CAR INOPERABLE AS OF THIS DATE. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO -- OWE MORE THAN IT'S WORTH, CANNOT GET FULL NADA/KBB TRADE IN VALUE...FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED. AND OUT OF MONEY. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10183326
74,500 miles · Jan 31, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
JUST BEFORE MAJOR ODOMETER READINGS OF 30000, 40000 ETC VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THE PROBLEM IS ELEVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10181192
Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2007
Electrical SystemCrash
THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE SIMPLY GOES OUT; THUS AFFECTING THE STEERING. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM; HOWEVER, LANDROVER ROCKVILLE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING. IN OCTOBER, THE POWER WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR HITTING A CURB. ALSO, THE SUNROOF HAS COST ME OVER $…
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THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE SIMPLY GOES OUT; THUS AFFECTING THE STEERING. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM; HOWEVER, LANDROVER ROCKVILLE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING. IN OCTOBER, THE POWER WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR HITTING A CURB. ALSO, THE SUNROOF HAS COST ME OVER $2K. FIRST, I WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE TRACKS. THEN THE ROOF BEGAN TO LEAK AND I WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. THIS CAR WAS A MISTAKE FROM THE BEGINNING. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10178961
79,200 miles · Jan 15, 2007
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolinePower Train
DURING THE REPAIR OF OUR TRANSMISSION, WE BEGAN TO GET CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. UPON DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THIS BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS. TRYING TO GET UP TO THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON A FREEWAY TOOK ALMOST 2 MILES…
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DURING THE REPAIR OF OUR TRANSMISSION, WE BEGAN TO GET CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. UPON DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THIS BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS. TRYING TO GET UP TO THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON A FREEWAY TOOK ALMOST 2 MILES. I WAS ALSO WORRIED THE CAR WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THIS CONDITION. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR AND THE VARIABLE INTAKE MOTORS 1 AND 2 HAD FAILED. THE VARIABLE INTAKE MOTORS HAD FAILED 15,000 MILES /12 MONTHS BEFORE AND WERE REPLACED DURING THE LONG BLOCK REPLACEMENT. AFTER ALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE CAR WAS TAKEN HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FOLLOWING DAY I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. DURING THE DRIVE TO THE DEALER, THE SAME POWER PROBLEMS WERE PRESENT. THIS MADE DRIVING THIS CAR DANGEROUS IN THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW IF IT WOULD ACCELERATE. THE DEALER THEN DETERMINED THAT THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD CRACKED. THIS TOO WAS A NEW PART FROM THE LONG BLOCK REPAIR 15,000 MILES /12 MONTHS PRIOR. RIGHT NOW THIS REPAIR IS BEING PERFORMED. THE LAND ROVER DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THESE CAR SHOULD NOT BE OWNED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10178764
87,000 miles · Jan 15, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10178760
78,606 miles · Jan 15, 2007
Power Train
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP. I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER WHOM STATED THAT THE CAR COULD STILL BE USED. AS TIME WENT BY, THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE, UP TO THE POINT THAT YOU COULD NOT DEPEND ON THE TRANSMISSION TO WORK SAFELY. WE DECIDED TO PARK THE CAR AND WAIT FOR THE DA…
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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP. I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER WHOM STATED THAT THE CAR COULD STILL BE USED. AS TIME WENT BY, THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE, UP TO THE POINT THAT YOU COULD NOT DEPEND ON THE TRANSMISSION TO WORK SAFELY. WE DECIDED TO PARK THE CAR AND WAIT FOR THE DAY OF SERVICE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEEMED TO HAVE FAILED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ALL GEAR CLUTCHES HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP DID ADMIT THAT LAND ROVER WAS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE UNITS, BUT DID NOT MAKE THIS PUBLIC. THE REPAIR HOUSE WAS SUPPOSED TO CONFIRM OFF THE OLD TRANSMISSION THAT IT WAS FROM THE BAD SET AND THIS WAS THE CASE. OUR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10178759
NHTSA investigations
1EA05016 · Brake Light Switch Failure
Opened Oct 14, 2005 · Closed Feb 22, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights; Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch
ON JUNE 16, 2005, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE05-034) TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED STOP LAMP (BRAKE) SWITCH FAILURES IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES II VEHICLES.ON OCTOBER 14, 2005, THE INVESTIGATION WAS UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND THE SCOPE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CERTAIN MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER VEHICLES THAT USE A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR SELF-ADJUSTING STOP LAMP SWITCH FURNISHED BY THE SAME SUPPLIER, METHODE ELECTRONICS MALTA, LTD. (METHODE).IN SEPTEMBER 2003, METHODE MOVED THE PRODUCTION OF AN INTERNAL SWITCH COMPONENT, KNOWN AS THE SLIDER MECHANISM, FROM A VALIDATED PLASTIC INJECTION-MOLDING TOOL (?CAVITY 1?) TO ANOTHER TOOL (?CAVITY 2?) THAT HAD NOT BEEN USED BEFORE TO PRODUCE PARTS FOR LAND ROVER.SLIDERS FROM CAVITY 2 MAY BE CHARACTERIZED BY POOR FILL, LACK OF DEFINITION IN THE SLIDER TEETH AND DIMENSIONAL INSTABILITY.CONSEQUENTLY, THE SLIDER MAY BE UNABLE TO RESTRAIN IMPROPER MOVEMENT OF THE PLUNGER DURING NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION.THIS MAY CAUSE THE SWITCH TO FALL OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, THUS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO ENERGIZE THE SWITCH AND ILLUMINATE THE STOP LAMPS.?CAVITY 2? SWITCHES WERE INSTALLED IN APPROXIMATELY 8,763 DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT FROM DECEMBER 2003 THROUGH MAY 2004 AND APPROXIMATELY 3,915 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT FROM OCTOBER 2003 THROUGH MAY 2004.ADDITIONALLY, STOP LAMP SWITCHES IN CERTAIN MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY SLIP OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AS A RESULT OF SWITCH DAMAGE DUE TO AN INCORRECT SETTING PROCEDURE DURING VEHICLE MANUFACTURE OR AS A RESULT OF SWITCH MOUNTING BRACKET FLEX.ANALYSIS OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA INDICATES THE PREDOMINANT FAILURE MODE IS CONSTANT STOP LAMP ILLUMINATION.OTHER REPORTED CONSEQUENCES OF STOP LAMP SWITCH MALADJUSTMENT INCLUDE INOPERATIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR/BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK, INOPERATIVE SPEED (CRUISE) CONTROL, AND TELLTALE ILLUMINATION AS DESCRIBED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) NO. LT206-001 DATED OCTOBER 28, 2004 ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO LAND ROVER DEALERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK).TO DATE, ODI IS AWARE OF 77 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS THAT ALLEGE STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (10 COMPLAINTS ON MY 2004 DISCOVERY, 45 ON MY 2002 FREELANDER, 19 ON MY 2003 FREELANDER, AND 3 ON MY 2004 FREELANDER VEHICLES).ADDITIONALLY, 4,595 DISCOVERY AND 13,370 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED ONE OR MORE WARRANTY CLAIMS TO REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH.OF THE 5,170 WARRANTY CLAIMS PAID TO REPLACE STOP LAMP SWITCHES ON DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 31% OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD NEW AND APPROXIMATELY 88% OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF VEHICLE SERVICE.THE WARRANTY TREND ON DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES IS IN DECLINE WITH 3,545 CLAIMS PAID IN CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2004, 1,303 CLAIMS PAID IN CY 2005, AND 322 CLAIMS PAID IN CY 2006 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 (WHICH IS WHEN ODI LAST RECEIVED UPDATED WARRANTY CLAIMS DATA FROM LAND ROVER), AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT ON DISCOVER SUBJECT VEHICLES HAS BEEN REMEDIED THROUGH WARRANTY REPAIRS.HOWEVER, ODI ANALYSIS OF THE MANUFACTURER?S WARRANTY AND COMPLAINT RECORDS INDICATES THE FAILURE TREND ON CERTAIN FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES IS ONGOING.BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2, 2007, LAND ROVER HAS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 07V-041) TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCHES IN APPROXIMATELY 33,247 MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL, UK ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2001 THROUGH MAY 19, 2005. ALTHOUGH ODI HAS CONCERN
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Exterior Lighting:brake Lights
ON JUNE 16, 2005, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE05-034) TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED STOP LAMP (BRAKE) SWITCH FAILURES IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES II VEHICLES.ON OCTOBER 14, 2005, THE INVESTIGATION WAS UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND THE SCOPE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CERTAIN MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER VEHICLES THAT USE A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR SELF-ADJUSTING STOP LAMP SWITCH FURNISHED BY THE SAME SUPPLIER, METHODE ELECTRONICS MALTA, LTD. (METHODE).IN SEPTEMBER 2003, METHODE MOVED THE PRODUCTION OF AN INTERNAL SWITCH COMPONENT, KNOWN AS THE SLIDER MECHANISM, FROM A VALIDATED PLASTIC INJECTION-MOLDING TOOL (?CAVITY 1?) TO ANOTHER TOOL (?CAVITY 2?) THAT HAD NOT BEEN USED BEFORE TO PRODUCE PARTS FOR LAND ROVER.SLIDERS FROM CAVITY 2 MAY BE CHARACTERIZED BY POOR FILL, LACK OF DEFINITION IN THE SLIDER TEETH AND DIMENSIONAL INSTABILITY.CONSEQUENTLY, THE SLIDER MAY BE UNABLE TO RESTRAIN IMPROPER MOVEMENT OF THE PLUNGER DURING NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION.THIS MAY CAUSE THE SWITCH TO FALL OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, THUS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO ENERGIZE THE SWITCH AND ILLUMINATE THE STOP LAMPS.?CAVITY 2? SWITCHES WERE INSTALLED IN APPROXIMATELY 8,763 DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT FROM DECEMBER 2003 THROUGH MAY 2004 AND APPROXIMATELY 3,915 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT FROM OCTOBER 2003 THROUGH MAY 2004.ADDITIONALLY, STOP LAMP SWITCHES IN CERTAIN MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY SLIP OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AS A RESULT OF SWITCH DAMAGE DUE TO AN INCORRECT SETTING PROCEDURE DURING VEHICLE MANUFACTURE OR AS A RESULT OF SWITCH MOUNTING BRACKET FLEX.ANALYSIS OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA INDICATES THE PREDOMINANT FAILURE MODE IS CONSTANT STOP LAMP ILLUMINATION.OTHER REPORTED CONSEQUENCES OF STOP LAMP SWITCH MALADJUSTMENT INCLUDE INOPERATIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR/BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK, INOPERATIVE SPEED (CRUISE) CONTROL, AND TELLTALE ILLUMINATION AS DESCRIBED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) NO. LT206-001 DATED OCTOBER 28, 2004 ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO LAND ROVER DEALERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK).TO DATE, ODI IS AWARE OF 77 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS THAT ALLEGE STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (10 COMPLAINTS ON MY 2004 DISCOVERY, 45 ON MY 2002 FREELANDER, 19 ON MY 2003 FREELANDER, AND 3 ON MY 2004 FREELANDER VEHICLES).ADDITIONALLY, 4,595 DISCOVERY AND 13,370 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED ONE OR MORE WARRANTY CLAIMS TO REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH.OF THE 5,170 WARRANTY CLAIMS PAID TO REPLACE STOP LAMP SWITCHES ON DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 31% OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD NEW AND APPROXIMATELY 88% OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF VEHICLE SERVICE.THE WARRANTY TREND ON DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES IS IN DECLINE WITH 3,545 CLAIMS PAID IN CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2004, 1,303 CLAIMS PAID IN CY 2005, AND 322 CLAIMS PAID IN CY 2006 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 (WHICH IS WHEN ODI LAST RECEIVED UPDATED WARRANTY CLAIMS DATA FROM LAND ROVER), AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT ON DISCOVER SUBJECT VEHICLES HAS BEEN REMEDIED THROUGH WARRANTY REPAIRS.HOWEVER, ODI ANALYSIS OF THE MANUFACTURER?S WARRANTY AND COMPLAINT RECORDS INDICATES THE FAILURE TREND ON CERTAIN FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES IS ONGOING.BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2, 2007, LAND ROVER HAS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 07V-041) TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCHES IN APPROXIMATELY 33,247 MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL, UK ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2001 THROUGH MAY 19, 2005. ALTHOUGH ODI HAS CONCERN
Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch
ON JUNE 16, 2005, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE05-034) TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED STOP LAMP (BRAKE) SWITCH FAILURES IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES II VEHICLES.ON OCTOBER 14, 2005, THE INVESTIGATION WAS UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND THE SCOPE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CERTAIN MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER VEHICLES THAT USE A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR SELF-ADJUSTING STOP LAMP SWITCH FURNISHED BY THE SAME SUPPLIER, METHODE ELECTRONICS MALTA, LTD. (METHODE).IN SEPTEMBER 2003, METHODE MOVED THE PRODUCTION OF AN INTERNAL SWITCH COMPONENT, KNOWN AS THE SLIDER MECHANISM, FROM A VALIDATED PLASTIC INJECTION-MOLDING TOOL (?CAVITY 1?) TO ANOTHER TOOL (?CAVITY 2?) THAT HAD NOT BEEN USED BEFORE TO PRODUCE PARTS FOR LAND ROVER.SLIDERS FROM CAVITY 2 MAY BE CHARACTERIZED BY POOR FILL, LACK OF DEFINITION IN THE SLIDER TEETH AND DIMENSIONAL INSTABILITY.CONSEQUENTLY, THE SLIDER MAY BE UNABLE TO RESTRAIN IMPROPER MOVEMENT OF THE PLUNGER DURING NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION.THIS MAY CAUSE THE SWITCH TO FALL OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, THUS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO ENERGIZE THE SWITCH AND ILLUMINATE THE STOP LAMPS.?CAVITY 2? SWITCHES WERE INSTALLED IN APPROXIMATELY 8,763 DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT FROM DECEMBER 2003 THROUGH MAY 2004 AND APPROXIMATELY 3,915 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT FROM OCTOBER 2003 THROUGH MAY 2004.ADDITIONALLY, STOP LAMP SWITCHES IN CERTAIN MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY SLIP OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AS A RESULT OF SWITCH DAMAGE DUE TO AN INCORRECT SETTING PROCEDURE DURING VEHICLE MANUFACTURE OR AS A RESULT OF SWITCH MOUNTING BRACKET FLEX.ANALYSIS OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA INDICATES THE PREDOMINANT FAILURE MODE IS CONSTANT STOP LAMP ILLUMINATION.OTHER REPORTED CONSEQUENCES OF STOP LAMP SWITCH MALADJUSTMENT INCLUDE INOPERATIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR/BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK, INOPERATIVE SPEED (CRUISE) CONTROL, AND TELLTALE ILLUMINATION AS DESCRIBED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) NO. LT206-001 DATED OCTOBER 28, 2004 ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO LAND ROVER DEALERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK).TO DATE, ODI IS AWARE OF 77 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS THAT ALLEGE STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (10 COMPLAINTS ON MY 2004 DISCOVERY, 45 ON MY 2002 FREELANDER, 19 ON MY 2003 FREELANDER, AND 3 ON MY 2004 FREELANDER VEHICLES).ADDITIONALLY, 4,595 DISCOVERY AND 13,370 FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED ONE OR MORE WARRANTY CLAIMS TO REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH.OF THE 5,170 WARRANTY CLAIMS PAID TO REPLACE STOP LAMP SWITCHES ON DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 31% OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD NEW AND APPROXIMATELY 88% OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF VEHICLE SERVICE.THE WARRANTY TREND ON DISCOVERY SUBJECT VEHICLES IS IN DECLINE WITH 3,545 CLAIMS PAID IN CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2004, 1,303 CLAIMS PAID IN CY 2005, AND 322 CLAIMS PAID IN CY 2006 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 (WHICH IS WHEN ODI LAST RECEIVED UPDATED WARRANTY CLAIMS DATA FROM LAND ROVER), AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT ON DISCOVER SUBJECT VEHICLES HAS BEEN REMEDIED THROUGH WARRANTY REPAIRS.HOWEVER, ODI ANALYSIS OF THE MANUFACTURER?S WARRANTY AND COMPLAINT RECORDS INDICATES THE FAILURE TREND ON CERTAIN FREELANDER SUBJECT VEHICLES IS ONGOING.BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2, 2007, LAND ROVER HAS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 07V-041) TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCHES IN APPROXIMATELY 33,247 MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL, UK ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2001 THROUGH MAY 19, 2005. ALTHOUGH ODI HAS CONCERN
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