Black smoke and loss of power from 2003 landrover freelander. Bought car 2 wks ago and no prob until about 60 miles of journey pulling 1460 kg caravan ( not huge by any means). Engine management light only comes on when pulling up steep gradients and goes off when at top of hill. Any help on this would be appreciated. Leepy Lee

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There is no way but to short the wires at the tail door switch outside which should only be done if you have a circuit diagram and experience on the vehicles electrical systems or you could damage components beyond repair.Make sure the fuse is not blown.

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first thing i would be checking is the door switches on each door if are broken or by removing switches to see if connection is broken or badly corroded also check bonnet & tailgate switches for same problem.

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Have a look on ebay in car parts landrover section and click onto freelander there is sometimes the cd workshop manual under rave, which is excellant and full of info

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sound like a intake leak.dirty fuel injectors.fuel pump problems.

SOURCE: 2004 Landrover Freelander stop/reverse light fuse keeps blowing

I had a persistent problem of hill light warning and TCS warning lights coming on for no apparent reason. There is a wire connection between the stop light switch and the control unit to let the system know when brakes are being applied. Changing the stop light switch cured it. The replaced switch was certainly sticking and the new one was of a different design. Replaced it myself as switch comes with a wiring loom. Need to get on your back under the steering wheel! Not very expensive. My car 2001 TD4

Les