My wife took in her Freelander today, to have the fuel pump recall done. While there they told her she needed to have the transmission valve block replaced, to the tune of $2200. Neither she nor I have noticed any issues relating to the transmission, and I have personally never even heard of such a part.

Has anyone heard of this fault with the Freelander?

Thanks for any input on this.

 

Call the service manager why and how they detected it?
Sound wrong.

 

Thanks for responding, Mike. I'll try just that in the morning. Is there anything I should watch out for?

 

If there is any real concern, I would go to a tranny shop and talk with the experts. By the way, always buy your ATF from a dealer because it is a special fluid.

 

Ok. I got the vehicle back, telling them I wanted to wait on the repair.

After driving it for awhile the transmission display showed a flashing 'F-4' and hill descent control symbol, with an exclamation point. I turned the engine off and back on and it went away.

I haven't seen that display return, but something tells me it won't be the last of it. If anyone familiar with this situation, please let me know what I'm in for.

Thanks for any input.

 

It is really weird. I have never encountered such errors before. I think you should get back to your local mechanic for that problem to be fixed. And just to add up, for the protection of your valve, you should have Valve Covers.

 

OK. It turns out it's the problem is the transmission valve body. Apparently, it's going bad before it's going bad before it's time. My wife mentioned to the advisor that she saw the flashing F-4, along with the hill descent symbol with an exclamation point.

Now, I know the solenoid is a part of the valve body, and it's been identified as a pretty common problem with transmissions. And I know dealerships would much rather replace whole parts rather than repair smaller ones. Would it make more sense to look at the solenoid?

Thanks in advance.