Hello everybody,

Big problem !

My Freelander MY 2011 Manual gear with 39 000 km makes knocking noise on deformed surface.

To be more precise, it happens that way :

Hot engine, audible with open windows, clanking noise on a slope on uneven road surface which occurs as soon as I press on the clutch pedal or I put the gear in neutral position ( free wheels). The noise disappears when re-engaging gears (for example 2nd or 3rd).
So, the noise is not present when 4 wheels works together with an engaged gear.

The car is at the dealer since 10 days and the noise can not be located. He ordered a special tool from Land Rover / Jaguar France with patches to localize it.

Any ideas ? Any suggestions ? What can it be ?

Please help ! Freelander 2 TD4 S / Santorini black / Genuine factory GPS with Bluetooth phone connection / Front and Rear parking aids

Please can anybody do this test ?

Someone with a Manual Freelander : Please try to drive on a slope with irregular surface putting the clutch on neutral and tell me if you hear rattles ?

Thank you for your help Freelander 2 TD4 S / Santorini black / Genuine factory GPS with Bluetooth phone connection / Front and Rear parking aids

I will try on the way to work tomorrow (Friday) and reply again at the end of the day with result Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0

Thank you very much Chris ! Please test must me done with open windows.

Anyone else can help me please ?

Julien Freelander 2 TD4 S / Santorini black / Genuine factory GPS with Bluetooth phone connection / Front and Rear parking aids

I've done some test and not been able to produce this noise even on rough broken stone road (as similar as I can to Paris cobbles and PM report to Julien). Can anyone else help? Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0

On the second thought, not necessarily because of the clutch system, like I said on PM.
What's different between on gear and neutral is the fact that when on neutral there is no connection between the engine and the road and all drivetrain components are rotating each with its own speed.
When on gear there is a physical connection between road and engine and all components are somehow working one against each other and there is a tension between them, quite the opposite from when in neutral when all are "loose".
So that tension could neutralize a possible "play" between some components and the sound can be from anywhere on the drivetrain...

Again, could you post your recordings on a file sharing site for us all to download and hear?

Did you checked the front drive halfshafts?
Otherwise, I don't know what to say...

I have never hears it on a Freelander but have driven a number of vehicles where the gearbox "chatters" when in neutral. I guess this is because of the reasons Alex outlined. John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

Alex is right,

I'm driving this car since 1 year and 20 000 km on mountains and hignways and the clutch is OK. The dealer said it is still like new.

So don't drive a manual in neutral on uneven surface because you'll have knocking noise and rattle for the same reason mentioned above by Alex. Freelander 2 TD4 S / Santorini black / Genuine factory GPS with Bluetooth phone connection / Front and Rear parking aids