2005 LAND ROVER FREELANDER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 16 complaints · 3 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (9 complaints · 56.3%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 0
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 0
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 9 of 16 owner complaints (56.3%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 9 complaints, 56.3% of reports ENGINE 9 · 56.3% POWER TRAIN: 2 complaints, 12.5% of reports POWER TRAIN 2 · 12.5% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 6.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 6.3% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 6.3% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 6.3% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 1 complaints, 6.3% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 · 6.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 5 complaints, 31.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 · 31.3% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 9 56.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 2 12.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 31.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2006; the first recall shown was reported in Jan 2004. 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2004 Oct 2019 Recall campaign 04V510000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V510000 Recall campaign 05V300000 ◆ Recall campaign 05V300000 Recall campaign 07V041000 ◆ Recall campaign 07V041000 Investigation EA05016 ● Investigation EA05016
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 3
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 04V510000
Recall campaign 1 05V300000
Recall campaign 1 07V041000
Defect investigation 1 EA05016
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Safety Recalls (3)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V510000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DAMAGE TO THE AIR BAG MAY OCCUR THAT COULD ALLOW THE RELEASE OF A FRAGMENT OF THE DEFLECTOR PANEL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, INJURING THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULES IN ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 05V300000

    Report date
    Component:
    LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
    Consequence:
    THE OCCUPANT MAY OPEN THE DOOR INADVERTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND FALL OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC, PERSONAL INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07V041000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SIGNAL WHEN BRAKING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE LAMP OPERATION AND WHERE REQUIRED, ADJUST AND/OR REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES WITH NEW SWITCHES OF THE SAME DESIGN UNTIL A NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH IS AVAILABLE IN MAY 2007. OWNERS WILL THEN BE RE-NOTIFIED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR THE NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. AN INTERIM LETTER FOR THE INITIAL INSPECTION WAS MAILED ON MARCH 26, 2007. THE SECOND LETTER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCHES WAS MAILED BEGINNING JULY 30, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-80-637-6837.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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