1991 Jaguar Sovereign Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1991 Jaguar Sovereign, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Exterior lighting240.0%
- Seat belts240.0%
- Brakes120.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE HEAD LIGHT LENS IS FOGGED AND IS DIMINISHING THE LIGHT FROM THE HEADLIGHTS. *SLC
HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE GETTING CLOUDY, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT BEING TRANSMITTED. THESE ARE COMPOUND LENSES THAT MANUFACTURER FINALLY ELIMINATED. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 JAGUAR SOVEREIGN. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE MECHANISM BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER HER BODY IN AND OUT OF THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT WEBBING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V179000 (SEAT BELTS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN FEBRUARY OF 2010 FOR THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS OUT OF STOCK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN AVAILABILITY DATE FOR THE RECALL PART. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH NOT BEING ABLE EXIT QUICKLY FROM THE SEAT BELT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE RELEASE MECHANISM WAS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 02/23/11*JB
LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER (JAGUAR OF TROI) WILL NOT HONOR LIFETIME WARRANTY OF SEAT BELTS PER RECALL 93V179000. THEY CLAIM THAT JAGUAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE PARTS. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT NOW IS INOPERATIVE AND WOULD OFFER NO PERSONAL PROTECTION IN AN ACCIDENT. WEARING SEAT BELTS IS MANDATORY IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. CAN THEY LEGALLY GET OUT OF HONORING THE LIFE TIME WARRANTY AND RECALL THAT COVERS ALL REPAIRS TO THIS SEAT BELT SYSTEM REGARDLESS OF AGE, MILEAGE OR OWNERSHIP ? I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP IN CONVINCING THIS DEALERSHIP AND THE JAGUAR MOTOR COMPANY THAT THEY ARE OBLIGATED BY LAW TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS IN MY VEHICLE - EVEN IF THEY NEED TO MAKE MORE PARTS. AFTER ALL, A "LIFETIME" WARRANTY MEANS "FOREVER", RIGHT ? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
INTERMITTENT HARD-PULL TO ONE SIDE DUE TO ABS VALVE ACTUATOR FAILURE. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .