2003 Land Rover Freelander TSBs

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FUEL PUMP MODULE OPERATION. IN LINE FUEL FILTERS FITTED TO FUEL DELIVERY MODULES IN VEHICLES MAY BE MANUFACTURED AWAY FROM SPECIFICATION. FUEL FILTERS MAY CONTAIN AN UNCONTROLLED AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE USED TO BOND FILTER PAPER TO FILTER CASING; ADHESIVE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY CURED OR FUEL PUMP INLET STUB PIPE HOLE ON THE FUEL FILTER MAY HAVE INADEQUATE DIMENSIONAL CONTROLS. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *PE

IN LINE FUEL FILTERS IN FUEL DELIVERY MODULES OF VEHICLES MAY BE MANUFACTURED AWAY FROM SPECIFICATION. MAY CONTAIN AN UNCONTROLLED AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE USED TO BOND FILTER PAPER TO FILTER CASING. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *PE

IN LINE FUEL FILTERS FITTED TO FUEL DELIVERY MODULES IN GASOLINE VEHICLES MAY BE MANUFACTURERS WAY FROM SPECIFICATION. FUEL FILTERS MAY CONTAIN AN UNCONTROLLED AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE USED TO BOND FILTER PAPER TO FILTER CASING. ADHESIVE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY CURED. *PE

manufactured away from specification. The filters may cointain an uncontrolled amount of adhesive used to bond the filer paper to the filter casing; the adhesive may not have been adequate dimensional controls. In any of these cases, it is possible for these coinditions to prevent adequate fuel flow through eifther restrictions in the filter or cracking of the pump stub pipe. This may lead to increased fuel pump motors use to maintain the required engine demanded fulel and premature wear of the motor brushes. In the event of restricted fuel flow, the vehicle may suffer one or more of the following symptoms: rough running and malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illumination ; poor/no start; engine stumble or hesitation; or engine cut out/stall with the possibility of Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) p0301, p302, p0303, p0304, p0305, P0306, P0171, P0174 and P0316 being stored.

INDUCTION / FUEL INJECTION CLEANING EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ""VACU-FLUSH"" TYPE EQUIPMENT. CAUSE: THE USE OF NON-APPROVED EQUIPMENT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINES TO HYDRO-LOCK, OR CAUSE OTHER ENGINE DAMAGE, AND SOMETIMES THE ONLY POSSIBLE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE."

THE VEHICLE MAY THEN RUN ROUGH, MALFUNCTION LIGHT MAY COME ON, AND THERE MAY BE OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. THERE WILL BE STORED TROUBLE CODES. *RM UPDATED 4/9/12. *PE UPDATED 7/1/13. *PE

OR FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO START. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN ISOLATED INCIDENTS OF STALLING. *NJ

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BRAKE PULSATION OR SHUDDER. *TT

LAND ROVER FREELANDER. ALL MODEL YEARS. *TT

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CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A BUILD-UP OF DIRT AND GREASE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WINDSHIELD GLASS."

VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL - B163 (04V-207). *TT

CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A ROAD WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY IMBALANCE AND/OR TEMPORARY TIRE FLAT-SPOTTING.

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THE SIMILARITY OF THE FREELANDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVEL INSPECTION PLUG TO SURROUNDING FASTENERS CAN LEAD TO LOOSENING OF THE INCORRECT BOLT WITH DAMAGING CONSEQUENCES. *SC

CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS."

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THE LEVEL OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE A POST TRIM INSTALLED IN PRODUCTION MAY NOT FULLY MEET THE REQUIRED STANDARD. *TT