[Noise after tyre change]

After the tyres were changed (which were like for like) as I know the issues freelanders have, it was driven from the supplier to home about 2 miles and then changed to the rear!

Have arranged to have VCU fitted by Bell Engineering will also take advice from them as vehicle still has some vibration.

[Noise after tyre change]

"I would advise anybody to get rid off at the first sign of these problems.Worst 4x4 ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

A bit unfair as it is quite possible that you brought this on yourself by initially fitting the new tyres to the front in spite of the handbook saying this should not be done (how long were they on there by the way?). In addition, are all the tyres the same brand / pattern as if not then this could also have caused the problem (different tyres of the same size often have different dimensions)?

I agree, it does seem strange that the vehicle should be so sensitive to tyres & tyre wear but LR did cover this all in the handbook, I think that people just don't look into this and replace tyres as they would with a 'normal' vehicle.

I did some checking before my wife bought her Freelander (plenty of information out there in magazines, buyers guides, forums etc) and made sure that the one she bought was running the same tyres and that there were no unusual signs of wear, luckily it is still wearing the original tyres (including a brand-new spare) so I know this hasn't happened to her vehicle.

[Noise after tyre change]

Bought a Freelander TD4 '06 about 11 months ago, during that time I fitted Michelin tyres to the front the vibration was terrible I immediately changed them to the rear as stated in the manual.

Car still had a slight vibration throughout and a whining noise.

Two garages I took the vehicle to could not find the fault although one of them a LR "specialist" fitted a gearbox mounting and charged me £250 for it.

Noise was still present after that.

Last weekend when i was reversing the car out from the drive with the steering on full lock the car almost stalled,I now have an Intermittent knocking noise from the gearbox / engine area when the clutch is disengaged, this also occurs when rolling to a stop either in neutral or with the clutch pressed fully down after using 2nd , 4th or reverse gear.

As I was putting it through its MOT the next morning I asked the garage to investigate it.

It was found that the VCU had failed, cost to replace VCU and support bearings £725 garage have also advised that the knocking may come from the dual mesh flywheel and clutch assy etc. Cost to replace all of these £1325.

I removed the props and VCU this morning while there is an improvement I still have the occassional / Intermittent knocking.

I'm now concerned that there is now a problem with the IRD and or gearbox.

To put it into perspective it could cost me £4000 apprx if the other components also have to be replaced which amounts to apprx 50% of what I paid for the vehicle!!! in one year!!!

I would advise anybody to get rid off at the first sign of these problems.Worst 4x4 ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Freelander vibration]

I recently bought a 2006 Freelander 2.0 TD4. Went up to Scotland after Christmas and it never missed a beat up or down. Just recently it has developed a bad vibration which transmits through the seats and causes the gear lever to shake from left to right.

I took a 2 year warranty out with it so I booked it into a garage for inspection. They have diagnosed the flywheel (apparently it has a double one to reduce the torque on the engine?) as the cause although I`m not so sure.

Would be grateful for any comments or suggestions.