Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / FREELANDER / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
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.