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Tandemman



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Rimini Red

I know it sounds silly, but have you checked the tyre pressures? overinflation can also produce these symptoms, my last F2 was handed over to me with 60PSI in all four tyres Exclamation

Post #63128 10th Mar 2010 8:33 pm
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Yep - checked that the other day and they were spot on. Tried the spare (steel space saver) and it felt better. When at it's worst the steering does seem light - holding the steering wheel lightly you can see it moving left and right - never hold its position in a straight line and then starts to veer off to the left.

Post #63146 10th Mar 2010 9:49 pm
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Scotland 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Zermatt Silver

Get down to the local tyre garage and have the tyres taken off each wheel to check that they haven't warped, happend on a friends car years ago when the faulty tyre ws taken off the rim is was almost a figure of 8 shaped Shocked
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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Rimini Red

Did you ever find out the problem,

Mine TD4 is doing the same, i had the wheels balanced and it still feels lumpy.

In dealers at minute and they have said the engine is the problem, which has got me worried sick.
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Post #68777 19th May 2010 5:09 pm
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Hi, no not really got this sorted. The lease company took the car back (after the dealer failed to provide any support on the problem) and had all wheels rebalanced - one that had a new tyre fitted was miles off weight wise. Got the car back and it felt better, but not 100% sorted. Went back to lease company and they have now lost interest and suggest I need to get a local dealer to experience the problem - which is where I started off trying to get this sorted.

Can't report futher as the FL2 is currently in the garage having a new rear bumper (car has now been gone a week!) thanks to a kind fiesta running into the back of me a few weeks ago whilst I was stationary at traffic lights. The FL2 came off with only minor damage. The other car looked far worse. I'll report further when I get the car bak on the wheel wobble.

Post #68787 19th May 2010 8:26 pm
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Turkey 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Mine has similar symptoms as reported here earlier. They will be having it next week in to check each axle and shaft on the car, and replace if necessary.

Dealership seems to agree that's a misbalanced shaft or a bent axle.
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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Rimini Red

Mine has been in garage for a few days with the same problem.

Initially thought it was fueling issue and changed the derv filter, now appears to be drive shaft.

Getting back on thursday so will keep you informed
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Cyprus 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Alaska White

Have exactly the same problem. It has gotten so bad that I feel car sick even after driving for a couple of miles. Dealership checked suspension though not the axles I guess. They took it to an MOT test center and they said everything was fine. So now they say it is the tires that need replacement. My tires probably do need replacement but I don't think they should cause that much of a problem.
I am also having the feeling that my auto gearbox is not functioning properly probably causing this effect or worsening it. It feels like gears are not changing when they should or the gear change causes some rocking to the vehicle. It is really troubling and don't know how to sort it out.
I have nearly 40,000 km on the car and have gone through many visits to the service center for various issues. Dealership has dealt with pretty much everything they could except from a grinding noise that occurs when accelerating at moderate speeds. The LR position (as told by the dealer) is that this is a"characteristic of the vehicle" which I am not buying as the noise was not there for the first 6 months of the life of the car. They even suggested that the noise was there but I did not notice it. This issue is ongoing for the past 18months with no solution.

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