"We've had our fair share of hassle with our FL2 GS, mainly annoying elecetrical gremlins and a pompous main dealer more interested in RR customers....nothing new there! "

Sweetfreedom, the Dealer name first initial doesn't happen to start with a " T " does it ? as your description sums my dealer up perfectly

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Last edited by oldgeezer on 27th Aug 2011 3:19 pm. Edited 1 time in total

Well when will it stop going wrong was the right headline !!!!!!!!!

Guy's you wont believe this, on the way to a pals workshop too change the PAS oil and wash out the resovoir to stop the steering whining ! and we were going to dismantle the rear brakes to grease up the handbrake quadrants my WATER LIGHT came on !!!!!! and the resovoir was empty !!!!!
Now where has the water gone ? its never ever used a drop and suddenly now only done 180 miles since last at the dealer 5 miles down the road and third time I have used it yet another problem !!!!!
I really couldn't make this one up ! this is turning into an absolute nightmare !!!!!!!!

So that's three times I have used it since getting it back and that's three more times its developed a fault !! this is just unreal !!!

Could the water loss be EGR related as its just been replaced ?

so I must add I never got to the workshop as i had to turn around and head for home ! yet again. If I had been taking the caravan away this weekend that would of ruined that yet again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sweetfreedom wrote:

Anyway this reliability index from warranty direct is worth a look.

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/top-100

It wont stop going wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!
Well when will it stop going wrong was the right headline !!!!!!!!!

Guy's you wont believe this, on the way to a pals workshop too change the PAS oil and wash out the resovoir to stop the steering whining ! and we were going to dismantle the rear brakes to grease up the handbrake quadrants my WATER LIGHT came on !!!!!! and the resovoir was empty !!!!!
Now where has the water gone ? its never ever used a drop and suddenly now only done 180 miles since last at the dealer 5 miles down the road and third time I have used it yet another problem !!!!!
I really couldn't make this one up ! this is turning into an absolute nightmare !!!!!!!!

So that's three times I have used it since getting it back and that's three more times its developed a fault !! this is just unreal !!!

Could the water loss be EGR related as its just been replaced ?

so I must add I never got to the workshop as i had to turn around and head for home ! yet again. If I had been taking the caravan away this weekend that would of ruined that yet again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




to top it all ! I have just gone to park in my garage and now its displaying "service due " Its only been back form the dealer 2 weeks since a new dash ! and full service 3 weeks before that .
the service due display keep coming on every two weeks after a service !

I know how to reset it but why does it keep comming on ! yet another fault !!!!!!!!! god thats now 4 things in three trips !!!! when will Landrover listen and admit i have a complete pile or carp ?

Maybe this is a good reason for buying an ex demo model instead. I bought my one having been owned by another person for only a year before they upgraded to a higher spec. All I can say is what a brilliant car it is, not a single problem with it. Now for me to say this is after having previously owned a 1996 Range Rover which gave me no end of problems including locking me out several times for half an hour, yes even the turn key in door override didn't work.

Realspeed Ex 2010 Freelander2 GS-e Diesel manual Silver owner

is it the same dealer that is sorting your problems ?

sounds like they are fixing one fault and creating another couple while they are at it !!

Iain

dunkley201 wrote:

sweetfreedom wrote:

Anyway this reliability index from warranty direct is worth a look.

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/top-100

Would be useful if they knew the FL2 existed!

oldgeezer wrote:

"We've had our fair share of hassle with our FL2 GS, mainly annoying elecetrical gremlins and a pompous main dealer more interested in RR customers....nothing new there! "

Sweetfreedom, the Dealer name first initial doesn't happen to start with a " T " does it ? as your description sums my dealer up perfectly

iain cooper wrote:

is it the same dealer that is sorting your problems ?

sounds like they are fixing one fault and creating another couple while they are at it !!

Iain

This thing has been riddled with faults from 1 week old and it has never improved. I should of rejected it long time ago but always thought the last fault would be the last !

In year 2, I went to another Landrover dealer and was totally ripped off for reasons I cannot divulge all , but was charged for bits not used or fitted ! and it spent a total of 59 mins in the workshop for its 2nd year service.
It was also booked in for yet more downloads but the techs were having a laugh over how much B.....ks it was and never carried out the download either !
How did I know this ? because the cars fitted with an in-car camera with visual and voice record ! & captured it all including under the bonnet visual and no oil flush was put in either but i was charged for it !
I was so angry I was fuming but they were 35 miles away so never went back !
I think its about time some people have to wake up to the fact that you may not get what you pay for !

I have never ever in my life encountered such incompetence , in my life !
Some of the recording I have would make your eyes pop out ! there is some very concerning footage !
Oh and it spent over 2 years going to different dealers for a severe hesitation pulling away which it was discovered at 2.5 years old that it the auto-box was selecting 2nd gear to pull away. So much for factory trained technicians ! and it was so dangerous to drive and all my requests were ignored !

Wo... you really have had some time of it, not the greatest advert for LR products or dealerships! I would have taken them to task over the filmed stuff and I wouldn't have cared what they thought of me either...

Pains me to say it but if I were you I would get your FL in as good a state as possible right away and p/ex for a different marque. Perhaps a CRV or similar. It would be difficult to stay with LR surely after all this wouldn't it?

You must have had one of the worst cars on the road, net alone the worst LR! FL2 GS Auto '58reg

yeah but what gets my goat is i have had a CRV, never went wrong but didn't have the B.lls of the Landrover.
I wouldn't of kept the L/R if i didn't like it. Its the way the dealerships and L/R customer service are treating me that has really wound me up. I get 100% better service from my Citroen dealer !
Its all very well to clean it up and sell but I have lost 17K on it and for what ? total grief ! & never been avle to use with out it being riddled with faults !
I have kept the video footage as last resort for final negotiations when it comes to watch dog! I have written and sent all the details off and now have to wait !
I'm not letting this one go now.

Have you considered taking your video evidence to the Dealer Principal, Land Rover or even Trading Standards. With video evidence you could prove the dealers staff were committing an offence in charging for things they didn't do.

You've obviously been unlucky, i'm on my second Freelander 2 and apart from a power steering related whine on my first one both have been trouble free.

Good for you.

Maybe if you offer up the evidence you have to both dealerships and ask them to respond constructively and generously, you won't take the whole thing direct to Land Rover and the various watchdogs. Might make them do the right thing for you.

Your timing is quite good as with Evoke on the horizon the last thing they need is a media storm with real footage to back it up! FL2 GS Auto '58reg