2003 Jaguar X-Type Brakes Problems

ROCKER PANELS OR SILLS INNER AND OUTER LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES ROTTEN RUSTED POSSIBLE TOA FRAME. PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT FULL ENGAGE.

NHTSA ID

11081090

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

Mileage

187,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUAL BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MANUAL BRAKE LEVER CABLE SEVERAL TIMES. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V487000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10808132

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAND BRAKE FAILED TO APPLIED SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PADS TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V48700(PARKING BRAKE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

NHTSA ID

10693017

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

86,000 mi

BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AS I PARKED THE CAR. TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND TURNED BACK ON AND DROVE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. APPLIED BREAKS TO STOP AT INTERSECTION, BRAKE HYDROLICS WERE NOT WORKING. HAD TO PRESS REALLY HARD FOR BRAKE TO WORK. BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SUDDENLY. BRAKES STILL NOT WORKING, NEED TO TALK TO DEALER ON MONDAY.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504258

Incident

Mar 23, 2013

Mileage

103,000 mi

EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE FAILURE. APPROX 2 YEARS AGO, WE VISITED FRIENDS FOR DINNER. I PARKED MY CAR IN THEIR SHORT, REASONABLY STEEP DRIVEWAY. AFTER DINNER, AND WHEN WE WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE, MY WIFE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND I WAS SAYING GOOD NIGHT TO OUR HOSTS, WHEN THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER GUEST'S VEHICLE THAT HAD PARKED BEHIND US. THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED AT THE TIME, BUT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS. I HAD A $500 DAMAGE PAYMENT TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE TO THE JAG AND NO ONE WAS HURT IN THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE FOUND THAT EVEN PULLING AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE, DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON ANY TYPE OF INCLINE. WE HAVE TO ENGAGE THE GEARS (MANUAL MODEL) TO PREVENT A SIMILAR INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349940

Incident

Jun 21, 2008

Mileage

67,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN THE HILL AND CRASHED INTO A MOVING TRUCK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD UNLESS THERE WAS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE USED TO PULL THE BRAKE UPWARD. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V487000 (EMERGENCY BRAKE) UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 10/15/10 BF THE CONSUMERS WIFE SET THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT DID NOT PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND HOURS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MOVING COMPANY'S TRUCK. UPDATED 10/21/10

NHTSA ID

10345283

Incident

Apr 1, 2010

Mileage

66,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VACUUM CHECK VALVE HAS DETERIORATED AND AIR WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE VALVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT CONSIDER THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RISK COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

NHTSA ID

10282186

Incident

Aug 26, 2009

Mileage

67,000 mi

PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2003. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS: VEHICLE SPUTTERING, BRAKES GRINDING 2004. THERMOSTAT STICKING CLOSE OVERHEAT. CARE STOPPED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. A/C RECIRCULATION BUTTON POPS OFF. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BRAKES GRINDING, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OCTOBER 2006. VEHICLE MAKES NOISE, POWER STEERING PINION, TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPPING, BRAKES GRINDING. MILDEW ODOR NOTICED AFTER REPAIR TO POWER STEERING. VACUUM LEAK FROM LOWER AND UPPER INTAKE VALVE O-RINGS. PCV HOSE COLLAPSING - MARCH 2 AND 12, 2007. IGNITION STICKING, REMOTE INOPERABLE, STEERING CLICKS WHEN TURNING - JUNE 2007. CAR CEASED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. POWERTRAIN LIGHT ON. SUB PROCESSOR UNIT MALFUNCTION AND THROTTLE ANGEL ERROR - JULY 2007. BRAKES CONTINUE GRINDING, HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. WINDOWS SQUEAK WHEN GOING UP OCTOBER 2007. COMPRESSOR PART REPLACED MAY 2008. CAR CEASED ACCELERATION DURING PEAK TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO MOVE FEBRUARY 2009. ONLY 34,000 ON VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10260189

Incident

Feb 25, 2009

Mileage

34,543 mi

I OWN THE FOLLOWING AUTOMOBILE: 03 JAGUAR X-TYPE [XXX]. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2002, FROM HOWARD ORLOFF JAGUAR IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS. THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR, FOR ENGINE TICKING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ONE. THIS YEAR, I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED THREE TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1. TICK IN THE ENGINE 2. LEATHER DISCOLORING 3. CARPET COMING FROM UNDER MOLDING 4. HEATING VENTS COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD 5. RAIN SENSORS NOT WORKING' 6. WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT AUTOMATICALLY WORKING 7. HOLE IN CARPET ON DRIVER'S SIDE 9. BEING LOCKED OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ALARM SWITCHES WERE NOT WORKING, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. 10. THE TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS, AND THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE GEAR BOX. 11. THE CAR WOULD NOT START; THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED TOMORROW FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. TICKING IN THE ENGINE 2. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON 3. ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON 4. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BROWN "STUFF" LEAKING FROM UNDER MY CAR YESTERDAY. 5. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR AND CUT ON THE HEAT, I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEAT. 6. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THREE TIMES IN A ROW...THEN IT JUST STARTED UP 7. THE CAR WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION ALTHOUGH THIS IS AN ENTRY LEVEL JAGUAR, THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE THAT MANY MILES ON IT, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE GIVING ME THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY THE SAME ISSUES OVER, AND OVER AGAIN. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10154756

Incident

Apr 5, 2006

Mileage

35,650 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, GOING AROUND A SLIGHT TURN IN THE ROAD, ENGINE DIED WHICH RESULTED IN THE WHEEL LOCKING UP IN THE LEFT TURN POSITION, AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10026661

Mileage

8,200 mi