Problems with 2002 Land Rover Freelander ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

The brake lights sometimes work and sometimes do not work (cited in 2 incidents by the police). all parts are fine (by check-up of a repair workshop), and no repair can be possibly done. probably, the height of the brake lights above the ground is too low, so that it is sometimes too damp or wet (after snow or rain) for the brake lights to work properly. when they dry up, they work again. next, the 2 brake lights are on the 2 corners of the bumper, and the central brake light is high on the tailgate. theoretically, the 3 brake lights give warning enough when the car stops. however, there are 2 tail lights are high on the fenders (the 2 sides of the car's tailgate), relatively far away from the 2 brake lights on the bumper. the 2 tail lights give a wrong impression to any drivers behind this car, and let those drivers misunderstand the tail lights to be the brake lights (even the 2 police officers misunderstood in the 2 incidents). this will cause collision in reality. *tr

I purchased my 2002 landrover in aug 02. since then it has been in the shop for over 30 days for repair work to the stereo, sunroof, throttle assemby, tranction control warning light, passenger window breaking, etc. however, i was most disturbed to learn that landrover is "finding" out, as quoted by two dealerships, that the breaks need to be replaced every 12000 miles becasue the vehicle is too heavy for the pads used during manufacturing. landrover north america has provided no relief in this matter and maintains that it is my personal driving habits that are responsible and this is a normal wear and tear item. i have owned several other suvs and have never had to replace breaks even up to 70,000 miles driving on moutain roads. i believe landrover na has a personnel responsibility to disclose the additional cost of $300 that each customer has to pay every 12k miles for break in addition to the $350 they have to pay for their scheduled service every 12k miles. i doubt they would sell another vehicle. even the service manager at the dealership that services my car admitted he wouldn't by one either.