Two problems related to engine head gasket failure have been reported for the 2003 Land Rover Freelander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Land Rover Freelander based on all problems reported for the 2003 Freelander.
Vehicle's engine had head gasket failure as so many have. This resulted in anti-freeze leaking into the oil. Subsequently, the lower bearings failed and the engine needs to be replaced. Land rover refused to honor the warranty which was still in effect. They claimed a lack of proper maintenance even though we had all the proper service records. This will cost $6700. 00 to repair. Land rover even addresses this issue in a memo to their dealers. The internal memo is # 0036. A lawsuit will be filed. It may be a class action as there are so many complaints for the same thing posted on the web.
My daughter was driving 65 mph when her vehicle lost all power and she pulled onto the shoulder. The vehicle was towed to an authorized service center where they found that the head gasket had failed. Before this the vehicle was operating normally with only routine maintenance.