2002 Land Rover Freelander Vehicle speed control Problems

“I began accelerating on a viadock (bridge) when I felt a snap underneath me, as I reached the peak of the brigde, the car stalled out and I began descending on the bridge with my 2 daughters in the car. It completely stopped before I was able to reach the bottom of the bridge, which put me in harms way of traffic coming over the hill. I immediately hit my hazards and prayed everyone would see me before rear ending me. I was able to get the car towed. Then I found out it my timing belt broke; causing my engine to shut down. Total cost to fix will be $4000. …”

“For no apparent reason, the vehicle will suddenly lunge forward while at a stop. This has happened several times since I have owned the vehicle over the last 3 weeks. The first time, it did so while stopped, waiting for another vehicle to pass before entering the roadway. Suddenly, without warning, the vehicle lunged in front of the oncoming car, and I couldn't stop it, not matter how much brake pressure I applied. I ended up having to release the brake and drive across the road to avoid impact with the other vehicle, crashing my vehicle into some bushes. …”

“The engine/head gasket issue is the repair that is the most critical and terminal condition for the vehicle. The dealers mechanics will never fix the gasket, so they will only offer the engine replacement, but either repair will cost you more than the SUV is worth. And yes, the brake pads and then rotors wear out very quickly, because of the weight of the vehicle (the dealer says). I personally think it has more to do with the fact that there are 2 disc front brakes and 2 drum rear brakes on the vehicle, hence the wear and weight all goes to the front of the vehicle. …”

“I purchased my 2002 landrover in aug 02. Since then it has been in the shop for over 30 days for repair work to the stereo, sunroof, throttle assemby, tranction control warning light, passenger window breaking, etc. However, I was most disturbed to learn that landrover is finding out, as quoted by two dealerships, that the breaks need to be replaced every 12000 miles becasue the vehicle is too heavy for the pads used during manufacturing. …”

“At 2mph approaching parking space car lurched forward over curb and headed right at building. My foot was not in contact with the accelerator when this happened. Fortunately, no one was on the sidewalk and I was able to stop the car two feet in front of.”