Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / FREELANDER / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007119021 Incident Date: Sep, 09 2007
Consumer's City: LENOIR CITY Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Land Rover
Model Name: FREELANDER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SALNM22292A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2002 land rover freelander. while slowing down and turning at 10 mph, the steering rack made a loud crunching sound and the contact lost total steering control. the dealer stated that the rack and pinion failed. the rack had been replaced the previous year. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was unavailable. the current and failure mileages were 82,558. updated 01/09/08. *lj the consumer stated when returning to land rover dealer in knoxville they stated the vehicle had been in an accident, however the consumer body shop confirmed infact it had not been in an accident but the rack and pinion failed. updated 12/12/07 *tr