Consumer Complaint Detail
LAND ROVER / FREELANDER / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005023907 | Incident Date: May, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FORT LAUDERDALE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Land Rover |
| Model Name: FREELANDER | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:column |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SALNM222X2A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 17 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: May 26, 2005 while driving on a city street in orlando florida, the steering on my 2002 freelander s failed. i had the car towed to the dealer in orlando. on may 27, 2005 i was informed by the chief landrover technician that the bolts holding the steering column on the left side had sheered off. in later discussion i was informed that this has happened before. on june 7 i was informed by the senior technician that he could not safely repair the vehicle. on june 9 i was informed by the supervisor at customer service land rover america that a regional techinical director would have to determine if it could be repaired. i had no control on the vehicle at the time of the incident. i had been on the florida turnpike less than three hours prior to that in a rain storm avoiding semi tractor trailers. had this occured at that time i would not be filing this report. |