One problem related to tire sidewall has been reported for the 2002 Land Rover Freelander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Land Rover Freelander based on all problems reported for the 2002 Freelander.
Dry rot in michelin synchrone tires: at 23926 miles the dealer's service advisor expressed concern about dry rot in tires that were date-stamped as made in Jan & Feb 2002. Both the dealer, Land Rover inc. (the car is a 2002 Freelander se with 225/55r17 tires) and a local retailer, discount tire CO. , advised replacement of all four tires. A 'dry rot' rating test is needed for consumer saftey!.