2005 Jaguar S-Type Problems

There are 2 recalls that apply to my car and Jag wants to do nothing, as expected. R17652014/08/18Recall - Fuel Tank Replacement NHTSA06V4180002006/10/23Recall 06V418000: Fuel Tank replacement What do we need to do to get Jag to conform t the nature of these recalls.

The contact owns a 2005 Jaguar S-Type. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware of a fuel odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was determined that the fuel tank, fuel pump, flange, retaining ring, pipe feed, fuel tank straps, heat shield, fuel hose, heat sleeve, evaporator pipe, electronic control unit, fuel tank harness, cable tie, and cabin overlay wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

The back passenger air bag in the door exploded and park brake fault.

MY VECHILE EMERGENCY BRAKE SELF ENGAGED WITHOUT SELECTING EMERGENCY CONTROL. THEREFORE MY VECHILE WHEELS LOCKED UNABLE TO MOVED MAYBE FEW FEET STOPPED UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKUP. DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN DETROIT MICHIGAN. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY INDICTATION BRAKE ENGAGED WHEELS LOCKED. SIMILAR TO RECALL FOR JAGUARS S TYPE 2005 CAMPAIGN ID 04V488000 RECALL DATE SEPTEMBER 17, 2005. JAGUAR RECALL NOS. R166/167.

I TOOK MY CAR IN AT THE END OF APRIL/EARLY MAY SOMETIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPAIRED , I TOOK MY CAR INTO JAGUAR AS I NORMALLY TO GET THIS WORK DONE. I GOT MY CAR BETWEEN MAY 8TH AND 9TH BECAUSE I DROVE IT TO MY GRADUATION MAY 10TH. LITERALLY 7 DAYS MAY 16TH AFTER IT WAS FIXED IT WOULD NOT START AND ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON DASH BOARD THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN. I CALLED THE SHOP AND THEY STATED TOO HAVE IT TOWED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IT IN UNTIL JUNE BUT HAVE IT TOWED SO I DID. ON JULY 16TH THE RED TOLD ME THIS "WE ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SLEEVE THAT WE REPLACED LAST TIME. I GOT IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND MY PARTS HAVE ARRIVED. I SHOULD HAVE DONE TOMORROW. I WILL UPDATE ASAP --RYAN SCHMITT JAGUAR LAND ROVER MINNEAPOLIS. JULY 18TH THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD "WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE TAKEN CAR OF. WE TRIED TO WARRANTY WORK WE DID LAST TIME AND IT DIDN'T FIX IT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SEPARATE ISSUE OF FLUID LEAKING. MY TECH IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUR OPTIONS. IT STARTS AND RUNS GOOD NOW BUT TRANSMISSION FLUID WILL EVENTUALLY LEAK DOWN AND CAUSE THE CONNECTOR TO GO BAD. I SHOULD HAVE A QUOTE TOGETHER SHORTLY BUT UNFORTUNATLEY IT WONT BE CHEAP. --RYAN SCHMITT JAGUAR LAND ROVER MINNEAPOLIS. TODAY IS JULY 24TH I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD LOOK DEEPER INTO TO SEE IF IT'S AN INTERNAL PROBLEM BUT THAT WOULD COST ME AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V488000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ *TR

The back passenger air bag in the door exploded and park brake fault.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (JAGUAR THOUSAND OAKS, 3601 AUTO MALL DR, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362, (805) 267-3600) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I TOOK MY CAR IN AT THE END OF APRIL/EARLY MAY SOMETIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPAIRED , I TOOK MY CAR INTO JAGUAR AS I NORMALLY TO GET THIS WORK DONE. I GOT MY CAR BETWEEN MAY 8TH AND 9TH BECAUSE I DROVE IT TO MY GRADUATION MAY 10TH. LITERALLY 7 DAYS MAY 16TH AFTER IT WAS FIXED IT WOULD NOT START AND ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON DASH BOARD THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN. I CALLED THE SHOP AND THEY STATED TOO HAVE IT TOWED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IT IN UNTIL JUNE BUT HAVE IT TOWED SO I DID. ON JULY 16TH THE RED TOLD ME THIS "WE ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SLEEVE THAT WE REPLACED LAST TIME. I GOT IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND MY PARTS HAVE ARRIVED. I SHOULD HAVE DONE TOMORROW. I WILL UPDATE ASAP --RYAN SCHMITT JAGUAR LAND ROVER MINNEAPOLIS. JULY 18TH THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD "WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE TAKEN CAR OF. WE TRIED TO WARRANTY WORK WE DID LAST TIME AND IT DIDN'T FIX IT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SEPARATE ISSUE OF FLUID LEAKING. MY TECH IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUR OPTIONS. IT STARTS AND RUNS GOOD NOW BUT TRANSMISSION FLUID WILL EVENTUALLY LEAK DOWN AND CAUSE THE CONNECTOR TO GO BAD. I SHOULD HAVE A QUOTE TOGETHER SHORTLY BUT UNFORTUNATLEY IT WONT BE CHEAP. --RYAN SCHMITT JAGUAR LAND ROVER MINNEAPOLIS. TODAY IS JULY 24TH I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD LOOK DEEPER INTO TO SEE IF IT'S AN INTERNAL PROBLEM BUT THAT WOULD COST ME AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE SPED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WOODEN DECK. THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE, TREATED, AND DISCHARGED THE SAME DAY. THE POLICE CONFISCATED THE LICENSE OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,700.

INITIALLY WHILE BEING PARKED IN DEC. 2014, I STARTED THE CAR BUT COULD NOT RELEASE THE ELECTRONIC PARK BRAKE. I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC 3 MILES AWAY WITH THE BRAKES SMOKING. THEY SAW A PROCEDURE FOR RESETTING THE PARK BRAKE AND GAVE ME A COPY. ALL WAS WELL FOR 2 MOS. BUT DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 30MPH THEY SUDDENLY LOCKED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND FORTUNATELY HAD BEEN CARRYING TOOLS FOR THIS AND PERFORMED THE PROCEDURE. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES IN 2015 AFTER I WAS STOPPED WITH ENGINE OFF. I CALLED JAGUAR AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO DRIVE IT LONG DISTANCES AND DO NOT WANT TO SELL IT AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. JAGUAR OFFERED TO LOOK AT IT BUT I KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT AND WHAT IT COULD COST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN. NOTE: SEE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS FOR 2004, BUT I HAVE SUPPOSEDLY A 2005 WITH THIS ISSUE.

AFTER ENGAGING REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM REVERSE AND INTO DRIVE OR ANY OTHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "[TRANSMISSION] CABLE SELECTOR BOLTS BACKED OUT." THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF NEW SELECTOR CABLE BOLTS. HAD THESE BOLTS COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, A SERIOUS CRASH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVE JUST READ WHERE OTHER JAGUAR OWNERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS MALFUNCTION TO NHTSA AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT, TOO. *TR

I COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO REVERSE WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP TO TURN AROUND IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLAT-BED TRUCK BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR OR START, ONCE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BOLT HOLDING THE GEAR BOX TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME STRIPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE HAD TO BE "SECURED." *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERNAL ROAD ~45MPH, NOT ACCELERATING , JUST MAINTAINING SPEED. THE ENGINE BASICALLY SHUT DOWN, AND I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS BARELY MOVING EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, ENGINE LIGHT ON, AS WELL AS "ENGINE SYSTEMS FAULT, PARKBRAKE FAULT, DSC NOT AVAILABLE" MESSAGE SHOWING UP ON THE DASH. I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT NOW THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ISSUES MENTIONED BEFORE AND THE CAR BATTERY DRAINED OUT COMPLETELY AND WENT LIMP. I GOT THE CAR JUMP STARTED AND EVEN THEN IT SHOWED A "ABS FAULT". I WAITED FOR 30 MINS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THEN FINALLY DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ATLEAST 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 1 MONTH. ONLINE FORUMS SAYS THAT THIS IS A THROTTLE SENSOR ISSUE AND ITS A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT JAGUAR NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THESE CARS. I AM VERY PERPLEXED THAT A CAR WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD, PUT ITSELF INTO "LIMP MODE" AND BE ABSOLUTELY FINE AN HOUR LATER. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE GIVEN A REPLACEMENT JAGUAR S-TYPE ON 05/03/2005 BY SMITH CO. MOTOR CARS OF CHARLESTON, WV. AFTER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR A JAGUAR X-TYPE THAT WE HAD BOUGHT ON 08/26/2004. WE THEN MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 06/2005 AND MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR CROSS-COUNTRY TO CA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ON 08/05/2005 THE CAR WAS FIRST PRESENTED FOR A SCHEDULED 10,000 MILE MAINTENANCE TO JAGUAR OF SOUTH BAY, 3111 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, TORRANCE, CA. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THEM FOR MORE THAN 8 (EIGHT) TIMES, WITHOUT SATISFACTORY REPAIR. PROBLEMS INCLUDE: FAULTY GAS TANK LATCH, RHS EXHAUST HANGING LOWER AND SCRAPING PAVEMENT, HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, FAULTY REMOTE TRANSMITTER,JUDDER FROM STEERING WHEEL, KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE THAT RAN SLUGGISH, REPLACED RACK & PINION SEVERAL TIMES,CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT,INJECTORS DIRTY,RHS LUG NUT BROKEN BECAUSE OF, ACCORDING TO TECH., NON LUBRICATION AT FACTORY, JERKY GEAR SHIFTING FROM 3RD. TO 4TH. GEARS,CREAKING NOISE IN SUNROOF AND HEADLINER, FAULTY CD PLAYER,FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP,FAULTY AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH,FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE FOG LAMP,FAULTY RACK AND PINION VALVE,LEAKING WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, NO WARNINGS OR MESSAGES DURING THESE MALFUNCTIONS FROM DASH INSTRUMENTS, EXCEPT AIR BAG LAMP, FAULTY BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE, ETC.ETC. WE HAD TOLD THE TECHS. THAT BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OVER 5 TIMES AND FINALLY ON 08/07/2006, I AGAIN LOSS TOTAL CONTROL AND THE CAR HIT INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND SCRAPED THE WHOLE OF THE RHS OF THE VEHICLE. JAGUAR WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE FREE TOW THAT I WAS ENTITLED TO WHEN I CALLED THEM TO INFORM OF THE ACCIDENT AND I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY HOUSE. I HAD BOTH MY KIDS ( SON 31/2 YRS. OLD AND DAUGHTER 4 MONTHS OLD) IN THE CAR WITH ME. ON 05/10/2006, WE HIRED AN ATTORNEY WHO IS STILL NEGOTIATING WITH FORD MOTOR CO. WHO HAVE TAKEN OVER JAGUAR. *NM

AS SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE, HTTP://WWW.JAGUARFORUMS.COM/FORUM/S-TYPE-15/HOW-HEADLIGHT-REPAIR-STYPE-FAQ-10745/, HEADLIGHT LEVELING MECHANISMS ON JAGUAR VEHICLES FAIL AT A HIGH RATE CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO ONLY THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AROUND THE VEHICLE. AT OVER $1100 EACH, MOST OWNERS OPT TO LIVE WITH THE UNSAFE CONDITION RATHER THAN SPEND THE MONEY. THE SITE SHOWN ABOVE PROVIDES A HOME REMEDY, WHICH MAY NOT BE THE SAFEST RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE CONTACTED JAGUAR NA CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SWAY THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTING MECHANISMS. THE REDUCED LIGHTING GREATLY REDUCES A DRIVERS REACTION TIME TO A AVOID ROAD HAZARDS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. BOTH MECHANISMS ARE CURRENTLY BROKEN ON OUR VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE 'ROAD LEVELING HEADLAMPS.' THEY MOTOR DOWN TO SUCH A POSITION THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SAFELY AFTER DARK. THE HEAD LAMPS ONLY PROJECT A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I TOOK THIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP, WILDE JAGUAR OF SARASOTA, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE COST TO MAKE THIS REPAIR WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $3,000.00. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. AT A VERY MINIMUM AUTO MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT THE MOST BASIC OF SAFETY STANDARDS SUCH AS HEAD LAMPS DON'T COMMONLY FAIL. *TR

VERY QUICK WEAR DOWN OF REAR BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND REAR TIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2010, SHE PURCHASED FOUR CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES AS REPLACEMENTS, LINE 245/40/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES CONSISTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE TIRE FAILURE YET THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT HE COULD NOT ASSIST AND THAT SHE SHOULD NOT RETURN AGAIN. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

MY WIFE AND I WERE GIVEN A REPLACEMENT JAGUAR S-TYPE ON 05/03/2005 BY SMITH CO. MOTOR CARS OF CHARLESTON, WV. AFTER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR A JAGUAR X-TYPE THAT WE HAD BOUGHT ON 08/26/2004. WE THEN MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 06/2005 AND MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR CROSS-COUNTRY TO CA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ON 08/05/2005 THE CAR WAS FIRST PRESENTED FOR A SCHEDULED 10,000 MILE MAINTENANCE TO JAGUAR OF SOUTH BAY, 3111 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, TORRANCE, CA. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THEM FOR MORE THAN 8 (EIGHT) TIMES, WITHOUT SATISFACTORY REPAIR. PROBLEMS INCLUDE: FAULTY GAS TANK LATCH, RHS EXHAUST HANGING LOWER AND SCRAPING PAVEMENT, HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, FAULTY REMOTE TRANSMITTER,JUDDER FROM STEERING WHEEL, KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE THAT RAN SLUGGISH, REPLACED RACK & PINION SEVERAL TIMES,CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT,INJECTORS DIRTY,RHS LUG NUT BROKEN BECAUSE OF, ACCORDING TO TECH., NON LUBRICATION AT FACTORY, JERKY GEAR SHIFTING FROM 3RD. TO 4TH. GEARS,CREAKING NOISE IN SUNROOF AND HEADLINER, FAULTY CD PLAYER,FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP,FAULTY AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH,FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE FOG LAMP,FAULTY RACK AND PINION VALVE,LEAKING WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, NO WARNINGS OR MESSAGES DURING THESE MALFUNCTIONS FROM DASH INSTRUMENTS, EXCEPT AIR BAG LAMP, FAULTY BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE, ETC.ETC. WE HAD TOLD THE TECHS. THAT BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OVER 5 TIMES AND FINALLY ON 08/07/2006, I AGAIN LOSS TOTAL CONTROL AND THE CAR HIT INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND SCRAPED THE WHOLE OF THE RHS OF THE VEHICLE. JAGUAR WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE FREE TOW THAT I WAS ENTITLED TO WHEN I CALLED THEM TO INFORM OF THE ACCIDENT AND I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY HOUSE. I HAD BOTH MY KIDS ( SON 31/2 YRS. OLD AND DAUGHTER 4 MONTHS OLD) IN THE CAR WITH ME. ON 05/10/2006, WE HIRED AN ATTORNEY WHO IS STILL NEGOTIATING WITH FORD MOTOR CO. WHO HAVE TAKEN OVER JAGUAR. *NM

THE REGULATORS BRACKETS THAT HOLD WINDOWS ARE BREAKING FOR NO REASON, ENDING IN DAMAGES WORTH OVER $500 INCLUDING LABOR, TO CHANGE THE OF THE REGULATOR IS INCLUDED...ALSO THE CHEAP PLASTIC BRACKETS ON THE HEADLAMPS BREAK AS WELL, ONCE A VEHICLE HITS A POT HOLE HARD ENOUGH, LAMP IT SELF COSTS OVER $1000 NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRUNCHING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM LOCKED RANDOMLY. THE SERVICE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE LOCKED SYSTEM, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM.*AK

MY WIFE AND I WERE GIVEN A REPLACEMENT JAGUAR S-TYPE ON 05/03/2005 BY SMITH CO. MOTOR CARS OF CHARLESTON, WV. AFTER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR A JAGUAR X-TYPE THAT WE HAD BOUGHT ON 08/26/2004. WE THEN MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 06/2005 AND MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR CROSS-COUNTRY TO CA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ON 08/05/2005 THE CAR WAS FIRST PRESENTED FOR A SCHEDULED 10,000 MILE MAINTENANCE TO JAGUAR OF SOUTH BAY, 3111 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, TORRANCE, CA. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THEM FOR MORE THAN 8 (EIGHT) TIMES, WITHOUT SATISFACTORY REPAIR. PROBLEMS INCLUDE: FAULTY GAS TANK LATCH, RHS EXHAUST HANGING LOWER AND SCRAPING PAVEMENT, HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, FAULTY REMOTE TRANSMITTER,JUDDER FROM STEERING WHEEL, KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE THAT RAN SLUGGISH, REPLACED RACK & PINION SEVERAL TIMES,CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT,INJECTORS DIRTY,RHS LUG NUT BROKEN BECAUSE OF, ACCORDING TO TECH., NON LUBRICATION AT FACTORY, JERKY GEAR SHIFTING FROM 3RD. TO 4TH. GEARS,CREAKING NOISE IN SUNROOF AND HEADLINER, FAULTY CD PLAYER,FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP,FAULTY AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH,FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE FOG LAMP,FAULTY RACK AND PINION VALVE,LEAKING WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, NO WARNINGS OR MESSAGES DURING THESE MALFUNCTIONS FROM DASH INSTRUMENTS, EXCEPT AIR BAG LAMP, FAULTY BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE, ETC.ETC. WE HAD TOLD THE TECHS. THAT BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OVER 5 TIMES AND FINALLY ON 08/07/2006, I AGAIN LOSS TOTAL CONTROL AND THE CAR HIT INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND SCRAPED THE WHOLE OF THE RHS OF THE VEHICLE. JAGUAR WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE FREE TOW THAT I WAS ENTITLED TO WHEN I CALLED THEM TO INFORM OF THE ACCIDENT AND I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY HOUSE. I HAD BOTH MY KIDS ( SON 31/2 YRS. OLD AND DAUGHTER 4 MONTHS OLD) IN THE CAR WITH ME. ON 05/10/2006, WE HIRED AN ATTORNEY WHO IS STILL NEGOTIATING WITH FORD MOTOR CO. WHO HAVE TAKEN OVER JAGUAR. *NM

MY WIFE AND I WERE GIVEN A REPLACEMENT JAGUAR S-TYPE ON 05/03/2005 BY SMITH CO. MOTOR CARS OF CHARLESTON, WV. AFTER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR A JAGUAR X-TYPE THAT WE HAD BOUGHT ON 08/26/2004. WE THEN MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 06/2005 AND MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR CROSS-COUNTRY TO CA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ON 08/05/2005 THE CAR WAS FIRST PRESENTED FOR A SCHEDULED 10,000 MILE MAINTENANCE TO JAGUAR OF SOUTH BAY, 3111 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, TORRANCE, CA. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THEM FOR MORE THAN 8 (EIGHT) TIMES, WITHOUT SATISFACTORY REPAIR. PROBLEMS INCLUDE: FAULTY GAS TANK LATCH, RHS EXHAUST HANGING LOWER AND SCRAPING PAVEMENT, HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, FAULTY REMOTE TRANSMITTER,JUDDER FROM STEERING WHEEL, KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE THAT RAN SLUGGISH, REPLACED RACK & PINION SEVERAL TIMES,CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT,INJECTORS DIRTY,RHS LUG NUT BROKEN BECAUSE OF, ACCORDING TO TECH., NON LUBRICATION AT FACTORY, JERKY GEAR SHIFTING FROM 3RD. TO 4TH. GEARS,CREAKING NOISE IN SUNROOF AND HEADLINER, FAULTY CD PLAYER,FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP,FAULTY AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH,FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE FOG LAMP,FAULTY RACK AND PINION VALVE,LEAKING WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, NO WARNINGS OR MESSAGES DURING THESE MALFUNCTIONS FROM DASH INSTRUMENTS, EXCEPT AIR BAG LAMP, FAULTY BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE, ETC.ETC. WE HAD TOLD THE TECHS. THAT BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OVER 5 TIMES AND FINALLY ON 08/07/2006, I AGAIN LOSS TOTAL CONTROL AND THE CAR HIT INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND SCRAPED THE WHOLE OF THE RHS OF THE VEHICLE. JAGUAR WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE FREE TOW THAT I WAS ENTITLED TO WHEN I CALLED THEM TO INFORM OF THE ACCIDENT AND I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY HOUSE. I HAD BOTH MY KIDS ( SON 31/2 YRS. OLD AND DAUGHTER 4 MONTHS OLD) IN THE CAR WITH ME. ON 05/10/2006, WE HIRED AN ATTORNEY WHO IS STILL NEGOTIATING WITH FORD MOTOR CO. WHO HAVE TAKEN OVER JAGUAR. *NM

I COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO REVERSE WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP TO TURN AROUND IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLAT-BED TRUCK BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR OR START, ONCE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BOLT HOLDING THE GEAR BOX TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME STRIPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE HAD TO BE "SECURED." *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE GIVEN A REPLACEMENT JAGUAR S-TYPE ON 05/03/2005 BY SMITH CO. MOTOR CARS OF CHARLESTON, WV. AFTER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR A JAGUAR X-TYPE THAT WE HAD BOUGHT ON 08/26/2004. WE THEN MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 06/2005 AND MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR CROSS-COUNTRY TO CA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ON 08/05/2005 THE CAR WAS FIRST PRESENTED FOR A SCHEDULED 10,000 MILE MAINTENANCE TO JAGUAR OF SOUTH BAY, 3111 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, TORRANCE, CA. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THEM FOR MORE THAN 8 (EIGHT) TIMES, WITHOUT SATISFACTORY REPAIR. PROBLEMS INCLUDE: FAULTY GAS TANK LATCH, RHS EXHAUST HANGING LOWER AND SCRAPING PAVEMENT, HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, FAULTY REMOTE TRANSMITTER,JUDDER FROM STEERING WHEEL, KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE THAT RAN SLUGGISH, REPLACED RACK & PINION SEVERAL TIMES,CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT,INJECTORS DIRTY,RHS LUG NUT BROKEN BECAUSE OF, ACCORDING TO TECH., NON LUBRICATION AT FACTORY, JERKY GEAR SHIFTING FROM 3RD. TO 4TH. GEARS,CREAKING NOISE IN SUNROOF AND HEADLINER, FAULTY CD PLAYER,FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP,FAULTY AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH,FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE FOG LAMP,FAULTY RACK AND PINION VALVE,LEAKING WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, NO WARNINGS OR MESSAGES DURING THESE MALFUNCTIONS FROM DASH INSTRUMENTS, EXCEPT AIR BAG LAMP, FAULTY BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE, ETC.ETC. WE HAD TOLD THE TECHS. THAT BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OVER 5 TIMES AND FINALLY ON 08/07/2006, I AGAIN LOSS TOTAL CONTROL AND THE CAR HIT INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND SCRAPED THE WHOLE OF THE RHS OF THE VEHICLE. JAGUAR WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE FREE TOW THAT I WAS ENTITLED TO WHEN I CALLED THEM TO INFORM OF THE ACCIDENT AND I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY HOUSE. I HAD BOTH MY KIDS ( SON 31/2 YRS. OLD AND DAUGHTER 4 MONTHS OLD) IN THE CAR WITH ME. ON 05/10/2006, WE HIRED AN ATTORNEY WHO IS STILL NEGOTIATING WITH FORD MOTOR CO. WHO HAVE TAKEN OVER JAGUAR. *NM