Wednesday, Feb 19, 2003 at 13:45
From another
forum. It doesnt sound like a 1 off, from a search of this site!
http://www.freelanderowners.com/forum/showthread.php?s=68fdf6d26ea33696307419201f56f4e0&threadid=921&highlight=ird
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Here goes:
I bought a 1999, 1.8 Petrol Land Rover Freelander on 31 May 2002. You can imagine my excitement when I bought the car - it was spotless inside and out, had a full service history, only 97000km on the clock.. the list goes on....
I have been a Land Rover fan for many years... and eventually I managed to earn enough to FINALLY buy one. I phoned Land Rover SA that afternoon before I signed the financing contract and specifically told them that I am purchasing a second hand Land Rover, and whether there are any known bugs or problems that I should look out for. They assured me that the price I am paying is a good price, and said that they don't know of any known problems on that year car.
Well, needless to say, I bought the car and off I went. Two weeks ago I started to hear a very loud "clacking" noise when I reversed. Thinking it was the CV Joints I took the car for repairs that same day. It took two weeks to find out that it was the IRD transfer box!
I started to phone around for a second hand one (as I am definitely not prepared to pay R23258.21 (±2400 US Dollars) for a new one) - and to my shock and horror EVERY dealer, scrapyard or mechanic that I spoke to told me that it is a VERY common problem on my year model Freelanders!!
What bothers me about this whole problem is that whenever I phone to ask for a transfer box, they reply immediately "Ohh, for a Freelander? No sorry, no stock at the moment, we sell about 4 every month". They also tell me that the "problem" with the Transfer box/ cases in Freelanders was fixed in 2001.
Other than the "jockey pulley" or something in the alternator that has to be replaced - I havent had any other major problems with my Hippo... I have been on numerous 4x4 tracks here in RSA and regardless of all the money I have spend - I STILL LUV IT!
My question is - If this is such a common problem with Freelanders (and yes, my warranty expired one month after I bought the car - at which time I had no known problems) - WHY did Land Rover not pull these cars back?? Shouldn't this problem have been fixed by Land Rover at their own cost, the minute they realised there was a problem with the transfer boxes?????
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Follow Up By: Diamond - Wednesday, Feb 19, 2003 at 13:50
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2003 at 13:50
my mate says thank you very much thats exactly what he was looking for
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