2002 Jaguar Vanden Plas 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 2002 Jaguar Vanden Plas, 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
- Engine125.0%
- Seat belts125.0%
- Suspension125.0%
- Tires & wheels125.0%
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
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
CAR HIT HARD WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS, ENGINE CAR TEMP GAUGE HIGH WHEN IN MOTION, WINSHIELD FUIL LEAKS OUT, PASSINGER SIDE BELT DON'T WORK IT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. *TR
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
CAR HIT HARD WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS, ENGINE CAR TEMP GAUGE HIGH WHEN IN MOTION, WINSHIELD FUIL LEAKS OUT, PASSINGER SIDE BELT DON'T WORK IT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
CAR HIT HARD WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS, ENGINE CAR TEMP GAUGE HIGH WHEN IN MOTION, WINSHIELD FUIL LEAKS OUT, PASSINGER SIDE BELT DON'T WORK IT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
2002 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSAFE TIRES ON VEHICLE AND DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FAILED, AS A RESULT AGE AND DRY ROT. ALSO, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON THE OUTER SIDEWALL. A MICHELIN DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TIRES WERE MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD AND WERE NO LONGER BEING MADE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM HIM OF THE AGE OF THE TIRES.*JB
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 .