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2008 Jaguar S-TYPE problems and owner complaints

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Key facts

7 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

29,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 model year. Data updated: . 5 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 7 complaints (28.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior342.9%
Transmission and shifting114.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes
2
Electrical System
1
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Power Train
1
Suspension
1
Tires
1
Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes2
Electrical System1
Engine And Engine Cooling1
Power Train1
Suspension1
Tires1
Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs1

Service Brakes: 2; Electrical System: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling: 1; Power Train: 1; Suspension: 1; Tires: 1; Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
1
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0002
25,000 to 49,9992
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9991
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009
2
2017
1
2018
1
2023
1
2024
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20092
20171
20181
20231
20242

2009: 2; 2017: 1; 2018: 1; 2023: 1; 2024: 2

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 11030611 · 2017-09-30 (September 30, 2017)

ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH WITH THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGING WITH THE CAR IN MOTION, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. THAT HAS POTENTIALLY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AT SPEED. ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE WHICH IS TOO SHORT AND APPLIES THE REAR BRAKES WHENEVER THE CAR SUSPENSION COMPRESSES DUE TO CARRYING LARGE LOAD OF REAR PASSENGERS. THE PRIOR SYMPTOMS ARE THE REAR PADS WHICH WEAR OUT EARLY, AND DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE JAGUAR HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. ASSOCIATED POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION DUE TO THE PERMANENTLY DRAGGING REAR BRAKES WAS IDENTIFIED…

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Owner report 11522427 · 2023-05-17 (May 17, 2023)

On 5/8/23 called JLR NA on transmission issues fault codes C0003A(abs) P0500 and PO721 gear box and speed sensors. They recommended not to drive and have towed and connected to JLR road side, but $225 to closest JLR dealer, so called back and JLR recommended Jaguar Plus and T&S Auto Clinic, locally. Plus does not do transmissions, so T&S called for tow $105.Open case on 5/9/23 #[XXX] and told T&S don't proceed with shop work, until we came in and authorized. Issue with them , no receipts , no written estimates that were requested. Here is issu…

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

7 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

71.4%Usable mileage5 / 7 records
100.0%Valid incident date7 / 7 records
100.0%Valid filing date7 / 7 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates7 / 7 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200020012002200320042005200620072008
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
2517.7%
ODI 10039035 · 34,000 mi

PURCHASED A 2000 S-TYPE JAGUAR TO FIND THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. AS A PREVIOUS AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE ALLOWED TO EXIST. I PARKED MY CAR ON AN INCLINE AND WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE I COULD NOT PUT IT INTO 'REVERSE', OR ANY GEAR. I PULLED ON THE SHIFTER THUS BREAKING A PIN, CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO 'FREE' FLOAT. I CALLED JAGUAR'S CUSTOMER CARE, WHICH IS GREAT, AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. DURING THE PROBLEM SOLVING QUESTIONS THEY ASKED, THEY STATED "WAS I ON AN INCLINE". I R…

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78.9%
ODI 10033597

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

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625.0%
ODI 10124883

DT: 1ST TIME CAR WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, AND AFTER RETURNING THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THEN , CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, ONCE AGAIN VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. TALKED TO A JAUGUAR REPRESENTATIVE, WHO SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. THEN, JAGUAR REPRESENTATIVE ARRANGED MEETING WITH A NEW DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. MECHANICS STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE SHIFT LEVER. PROBLEM. DEALER REPORTED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROB…

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77.0%
ODI 10065456 · 800 mi

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN THE FORWARD DRIVE GEAR WAS SELECTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR STATIONARY, THE GEAR BOX COULD POTENTIALLY SELECT THE REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT NOTICE. *AK *SC *JB

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14.0%
ODI 10125448 · 12,000 mi

TRANSMISSION NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3D TO 4TH -- CLUNK AND ALSO WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3D TO 2D...SAME CLUNK. ZF TRANSMISSION 6 SPEED IN TYPE S 4.2 LITER JAGUAR 2004

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33.5%
ODI 10165182 · 9,860 mi

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 R…

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Electrical System
85.7%
ODI 10114203 · 95,000 mi

RECEIVED A MESSAGE "FUEL COMPUTER DATA ERROR" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE TRIP COMPUTER. DEALER ATTEMPTED REPAIR BE SWAPPING OUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, GENERAL ELECTRONICS MODULE, REAR ELECTRONICS MODULE, PCM AND FUEL SENDERS. PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. NOW, WHEN ATTEMPTING READINGS AT THE ODBII CONNECTOR, THEY CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE SYSTEM, AND CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER MANY HOURS OF LABOR. THE CAR IS DUE FOR ITS STATE INSPECTION IN A FEW WEEKS , AND WILL FAIL DUE TO THE INSPECTION FACILITIES INABILITY TO ACCESS THE ODBII CODES/HIST…

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56.3%
ODI 10137556 · 63,350 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0, THE CAR SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF, I COULD BE ON THE INTERSTATE OR ON A SECONDARY STREET THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND ALSO A MESSAGE ON THE DASH BOARD SAYING,( ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE ) AND AT THAT TIME THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

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312.5%
ODI 10020137

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE CONSUMER ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC CHANGED OUT THE COMPUTER, AND NOW THINKING ALONG THE LINES OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *NLM REFER TO ODI# 10021053 (ONLINE) *SCC *JB

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1010.0%
ODI 10044265

LTR ADDRESSED TO JAGUAR REQUEST REFUND FOR HER VEHICLE, HER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPAIRED. *MR WHILE DRIVING, THE PARK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH AND WAS CONTINUOUS, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SCC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A PART CALLED A INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE AND THE PART WAS NOT IN THE UNITED STATES. *JB

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312.0%
ODI 10133557

DT: 2004 JAGUAR S TYPE. THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A NUMBER OF TIMES. WHEN GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. VEHICLE WILL OPERATE 3-4 WEEKS AND THEN IT WILL CUT OFF. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TWO SENSORS. *AK THE VEHICLE SUNVISOR BROKE. THE COOLANT PUMP OUTLET HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILL…

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67.1%
ODI 10165182 · 9,860 mi

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 R…

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635.3%
ODI 10260566 · 25,000 mi

FEBRUARY 4, 2009 OUR S TYPE R JAGUAR WAS THE VICTIM OF A RAPID ACCELERATION/RUNAWAY. ON FEBRUARY 3 THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN IT WAS STOPPED ON THREE OR FOUR OCCASIONS. THE NEXT DAY, AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE THROTTLE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE CAR TO CAREEN OUT OF CONTROL. IT WAS TOWED TO HORNBERG JAGUAR IN HOLLYWOOD AND THE SERVICE WRITER TITTERED AND LAUGHED AT MY FIANCE. THEREAFTER I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THE NEXT DAY TELLING ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUFFERED FRONT-END DAM…

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120.0%
ODI 10607274 · 37,216 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,216.

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114.3%
ODI 11154788 · 9,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUSPENSION MADE A LOUD CLICKING AND RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR BOX WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS FAULTY AND THE "GEAR BOX" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FALSELY REPORTED THAT THE TRUNK WAS OPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. GALPIN JAGUAR (15500 ROSCOE BLVD, VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, 91406, [phone removed]) REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN THE VEHICLE IN 2009. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER …

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Vehicle Speed Control
42.8%
ODI 10146010 · 81,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE WINDOWS STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE VEHICLE SURGED UNCONTROLLABLY. HE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE'S WINDOWS WERE DOWN. THE SUN ROOF WAS UP, AND THE LIGHTS WHERE ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

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56.3%
ODI 10093201

VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST SIX (6) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE WORSE INCIDENT INVOLVED APPLYING GREAT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO THE POINT WHERE THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING (BURNING RUBBER), AND THE ONLY WAY TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WAS TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL.*AK

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520.8%
ODI 10009572

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*JB

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1717.0%
ODI 10061084

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. VEHICLE TRAVELED ABOUT 20 FEET IN A FEW SECONDS. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, LEITCH JAGUAR IN CAREY, NC. VEHICLE REMAINED AT DEALER FOR FOUR MONTHS, BUT DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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520.0%
ODI 10108940

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK DEALER BLAMES THE CONSUMER FOR THE FAILURE. *TC

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22.4%
ODI 10258324 · 29,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR ST3. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH THE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT IT FROM MOVING. THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH WAS INCREASED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE TECHNICIAN FORWARDED THE CASE TO THE OTHER ENGINEERS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO…

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15.9%
ODI 10488780 · 108,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, SHE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE, WHICH EXTENDED TO HER FINGER TIPS. THE WHEEL AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE PANEL WERE EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR M…

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Fuel/Propulsion System
21.4%
ODI 10672619 · 121,000 mi

THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS ALMOST GOT ME KILLED,I GET ON THE FREEWAY GET TO 55 MPH,THE CAR SHUTS OFF NUMEROUS TIMES,DON'T DRIVE HIGHWAY,,I,ANOTHER TIMES JUST LOCK INTO SAFETYFAILMODE NUMEROUS TIMES,I WAS STUCK AND HAD CAR TOWED,LEAKS WATER WHEN IT RAINS TO BATTERY I'M ALWAYS REPLACING ONE DUE TO BATTERY DRAINS QUICKLY,THROTTLE BODY IS ALWAYS CLOGGED,MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ALWAYS ON DASH,SEATBELTS DON'T TIGHTEN ON HARD STOP,IT SHAKES WHEN STOPPING AT LIGHT,ENGINE GETS HOT FAN DON'T SHUT ON,TRUNK BUTTON POPS OPEN WHEN IT WANTS,FUEL PUMP DISENTANGLE, …

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11.3%
ODI 10577999 · 102,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT BEGAN TAPPING THE SHIFTER AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP WERE FAULTY, AND BOTH WERE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SEAT…

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14.2%
ODI 10750010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE FAILURES RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND T…

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22.0%
ODI 10820097 · 69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V418000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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2327.1%
ODI 10469645 · 133,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SEAL AROUND THE JET PUMP OR THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

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317.6%
ODI 10762764 · 83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS LEAKING IN THREE AREAS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS REFUELED TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL LEAKED TO THE GROUND. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V418000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA…

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Service Brakes
00.0%

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99.0%
ODI 10484985 · 80,000 mi

THE DISTANCE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE ALMOST THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE CAR FLOOR AND THE PEDALS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT A FOOT CAN CONTACT BOTH. AFTER STARTING THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND PUTTING IN DRIVE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THE HARDER I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE CAR WENT OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CAUSE WAS, OF COURSE, THAT I WAS STEPPING ON BOTH PEDALS. A YEAR LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I RAMMED AND BROKE A GARAGE DOOR. THE HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE RAISED ABOUT AN…

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14.0%
ODI 11337514 · 66,211 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY TO THE COMPUTER AND NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED IN THIS MODEL, ALSO THE PARKING BRAKES DO GET MIXED UP AND IF YOU PUT THE GEAR CONTROL IN DRIVE IT GOES INTO REVERSE AND THE PARKING BRAKE DEFAULT LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION DEFAULT LIGHT IS ON, MY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND LEAVING TO GO HOME I PLACE IT IN DRIVE AND IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE....VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND THE TRANSMIS…

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1112.9%
ODI 10561128 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE FAULTY BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,500.

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317.6%
ODI 10779744 · 85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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240.0%
ODI 10566099 · 127,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2007 JAGUAR S-TYPE IN NOV 2013. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASING ITSELF WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTED OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT TAKES A GOOD 15-20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE WILL DISENGAGE ITSELF. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW THAT THE BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN TO THE POINT OF INITIAL GRINDING NOISE BEING HEARD, WHICH IS A CLEAR INDICATOR OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE A …

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228.6%
ODI 11030611 · 87,000 mi

ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH WITH THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGING WITH THE CAR IN MOTION, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. THAT HAS POTENTIALLY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AT SPEED. ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE WHICH IS TOO SHORT AND APPLIES THE REAR BRAKES WHENEVER THE CAR SUSPENSION COMPRESSES DUE TO CARRYING LARGE LOAD OF REAR PASSENGERS. THE PRIOR SYMPTOMS ARE THE REAR PADS WHICH WEAR OUT EARLY, AND DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE JAGUAR HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. ASSOCIATED POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION DUE TO THE PERMANENTLY DRAGGING REAR BRAKES WAS IDENTIFIED…

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
96.4%
ODI 10067358 · 30,000 mi

WHEN MAKING A TURN WHEELS HESITATED BEFORE TURNING IN THE DIRECTION THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE A BOLT IN THE LOWER BALL JOINT FELL OFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOWER BALL JOINT BECOMING LOOSE BECAUSE IT WAS FRACTURED.*AK

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1822.8%
ODI 10058681 · 4,000 mi

IN 2001, THE YEAR I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD A CRASH WHERE I LOST THE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I JUST READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT WHICH CAN CAUSE THE CRASH. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS CAUSED MY CRASH AND DUE THIS I WAS UNDER ENORMOUS TENSION FOR 6 - 8 MONTHS. MY CAR WAS IN BODY SHOP FOR 6 MONTHS WHICH CAUSED ME LOT OF PROBLEMS IN MY DAY TO DAY LIFE. *JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.0%
ODI 10154094 · 42,671 mi

2003 JAGUAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP/DOWN. FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, THE DEALER STATED THE EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING FREON. THE REAR BUMPER WAS BROKEN. THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ODOMETER ON THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLED BACK PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Fuel System, Gasoline
10.7%
ODI 10225470 · 75,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY AFTER PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE ODOR WOULD BE SO INTENSE THAT IT WOULD GIVE HER AND THE OTHER OCCUPANTS A HEADACHE. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ODOR RETURNED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. …

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22.5%
ODI 10168686 · 60,000 mi

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR A WEEK LATER IT BLEW HOT AIR, I WAS TOLD IT ONLY NEEDED FREON. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AND IT IS $1200. A WEEK AFTER THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE DEALER PICKED THE CAR UP AND SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BECAUSE I LEFT THE RADIO ON, IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 30 TIMES, NOT TRUE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES AT LEAST SIX TIMES. TIRES COMPLETELY SEPARATE. I WAS DRIVING AND CAR SLOWED DOWN ON FREEWAY AND I WAS ALMOST HIT, I PULLED OVER AND IT STOPPED AND DID IT AGAIN AND I HAD TO PUSH THE TRA…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

22.0%
ODI 10128900 · 17,633 mi

VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON (THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS) TO DEALER IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES TO CORRECT GRINDING SOUND NEAR FRONT WHEELS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2003 AND JUNE 2005. VEHICLE SPRUNG A BROKEN FUEL LINE SOME TIME IN LATE 2004. VEHICLE REAR BRAKES LOCKED ON FREEWAY RAMP JULY, 2005 TWO WEEKS AFTER DEALER HAD INSTALLED NEW REAR BRAKE PADS. THE VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY DEFECTS IN VARIOUS AREAS FOR A THREE YEAR OLD. MY FEAR IS THAT THERE IS MORE TO SURFACE AND I WILL BE HOLDING A LEMON IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1821.2%
ODI 10165182 · 9,860 mi

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 R…

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211.8%
ODI 10263244

I AM INVESTIGATING A FATAL COLLISION INVOLVING A VEHICLE FIRE OF A 2006 JAGUAR S TYPE 4DR SEDAN. THE FUEL FILTER IS LOCATED INSIDE THE LEFT FRONT FENDER WELL AND IS NOT PROTECTED BY ANY FRAME COMPONENT. THE FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. THE VICTIM VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN AN OFFSET HEAD ON MANNER ON THE DRIVER'S (LEFT SIDE), DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE AREA OF THE FUEL FILTER. THE FUEL LINE WAS TORN OFF OF THE FILTER, AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE SHUT OFF SWITCH ACTUALLY WORKED, THEREBY PUMPING GASOLI…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Power Train
64.3%
ODI 10117770

COMPLAINT REGARDING SERVICES RENDERED BY JAGUAR OF TACOMA.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK EASILY. THE DEALER CHANGED A CABLE, IT THEN WOULD COME OUT OF PARK, BUT NOT AS SMOOTH. THE CONSUMER THEN STATED IT ALMOST BECAME IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE GEAR TO COME OUT OF PARK. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WOULD COST 1300.00. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE 2002. (JAGUAR S-TYPE). THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD FRONT END PROBL…

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45.1%
ODI 10168686 · 60,000 mi

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR A WEEK LATER IT BLEW HOT AIR, I WAS TOLD IT ONLY NEEDED FREON. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AND IT IS $1200. A WEEK AFTER THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE DEALER PICKED THE CAR UP AND SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BECAUSE I LEFT THE RADIO ON, IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 30 TIMES, NOT TRUE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES AT LEAST SIX TIMES. TIRES COMPLETELY SEPARATE. I WAS DRIVING AND CAR SLOWED DOWN ON FREEWAY AND I WAS ALMOST HIT, I PULLED OVER AND IT STOPPED AND DID IT AGAIN AND I HAD TO PUSH THE TRA…

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14.2%
ODI 10750010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE FAILURES RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND T…

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55.0%
ODI 10069016 · 11 mi

AT 11 MILES A SMALL NOISE WAS THERE. I LOOK AT TIRES & SAW NOTHING. AFTER ROAD TRIP TOLD SERVICE TECH AND SALESMAN. WAS TOLD ROCK IN TIRE, AT 53 MILE NOISE CAME BACK. CALLED SALESMAN, AND GENERAL MANAGER WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN TO SHOP MONDAY. PAINT HAS SCRATCHES THREW OUT CAR PAINT.

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416.0%
ODI 10605532 · 78,000 mi

THERE IS A RECALL BY JAGUAR R513 VEHICLE GOING INTO REVERSE GEAR WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM DRIVE AND LOCKS UP. THIS VEHICLE DID THIS. ITS SAYS THE CONTROL MODULE HAS TO BE REPROGRAM. NOW JAGUAR REFUSE TO DO IT UNDER THE RECALL..THE VEHICLE IS LOCK IN GEAR AND WILL NOT MOVE.. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

211.8%
ODI 11112876 · 114,000 mi

BOUGHT CAR ON FRIDAY(7/20/18). UPON ARRIVING HOME AND AFTER GETTING ACQUAINTED AND ACCUSTOMED TO CAR, DETECTED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS THAT I WAS UNABLE TO DETECT DURING TEST DRIVE. AFTER REVIEWING CAR FAX REPORT AND DMV CAR INFO, WAS AWARE OF CAR HISTORY, AFTER VERIFYING CARFAX INDICATED THEY WOULD PURCHASE BACK MY CAR IF DETERMINED TO BE A LEMON, I PURCHASED VEHICLE W/ FULL CONFIDENCE. ARRIVING HOME,DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE CAR THAT I WAS UNABLE TO NOTICE DURING A ROUTINE TEST DRIVE. UPON DRIVING VEHICLE AT …

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120.0%
ODI 10566099 · 127,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2007 JAGUAR S-TYPE IN NOV 2013. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASING ITSELF WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTED OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT TAKES A GOOD 15-20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE WILL DISENGAGE ITSELF. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW THAT THE BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN TO THE POINT OF INITIAL GRINDING NOISE BEING HEARD, WHICH IS A CLEAR INDICATOR OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE A …

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114.3%
ODI 11522427

On 5/8/23 called JLR NA on transmission issues fault codes C0003A(abs) P0500 and PO721 gear box and speed sensors. They recommended not to drive and have towed and connected to JLR road side, but $225 to closest JLR dealer, so called back and JLR recommended Jaguar Plus and T&S Auto Clinic, locally. Plus does not do transmissions, so T&S called for tow $105.Open case on 5/9/23 #[XXX] and told T&S don't proceed with shop work, until we came in and authorized. Issue with them , no receipts , no written estimates that were requested. Here is issu…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Service BrakesToo few reports for a range87,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11030611 · 87,000 mi

ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH WITH THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGING WITH THE CAR IN MOTION, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. THAT HAS POTENTIALLY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AT SPEED. ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE WHICH IS TOO SHORT AND APPLIES THE REAR BRAKES WHENEVER THE CAR SUSPENSION COMPRESSES DUE TO CARRYING LARGE LOAD OF REAR PASSENGERS. THE PRIOR SYMPTOMS ARE THE REAR PADS WHICH WEAR OUT EARLY, AND DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE JAGUAR HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. ASSOCIATED POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION DUE TO THE PERMANENTLY DRAGGING REAR BRAKES WAS IDENTIFIED…

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Electrical SystemToo few reports for a range9,500 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11154788 · 9,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUSPENSION MADE A LOUD CLICKING AND RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR BOX WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS FAULTY AND THE "GEAR BOX" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FALSELY REPORTED THAT THE TRUNK WAS OPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. GALPIN JAGUAR (15500 ROSCOE BLVD, VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, 91406, [phone removed]) REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN THE VEHICLE IN 2009. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER …

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Engine And Engine CoolingToo few reports for a range29,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10256349 · 29,000 mi

ON JAN. 21 2009, A SPONTANEOUS FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE OF THE CAR. IT HAD JUST BEEN TO THE DEALER JAN.6-9 2009. THE FIRE CAUSED A COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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SuspensionToo few reports for a range9,500 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11154788 · 9,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUSPENSION MADE A LOUD CLICKING AND RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR BOX WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS FAULTY AND THE "GEAR BOX" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FALSELY REPORTED THAT THE TRUNK WAS OPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. GALPIN JAGUAR (15500 ROSCOE BLVD, VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, 91406, [phone removed]) REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN THE VEHICLE IN 2009. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER …

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TiresToo few reports for a range17,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10285165 · 17,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC LOW PROFILE TIRES, SIZE P245/40/R18 ON A 2008 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRES HAD BLISTERS ON THE SIDEWALL; THEREFORE, IT FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DOT AND THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

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Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/StudsToo few reports for a range49,620 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11585482 · 49,620 mi

The contact owns a 2008 Jaguar S-Type. The contact stated while driving 35MPH, there was debris on the roadway, which caused a blowout of the front passenger’s side tire. The contact then pulled over on the side of the highway and attempted to change the tire; however, the contact was unable to remove the lug nuts. As a result of the lug nut failure, the wrench provided with the vehicle became inoperable. The contact drove the vehicle with the flat tire back to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the ve…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 23 reports

2007: 0 complaints · 2008: 3 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2007000
2008033
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2007500
2008700

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentService BrakesElectrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingPower TrainSuspensionTiresWheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Service Brakes—000000
Electrical System0—00
1
ODI 11154788 · 9,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUSPENSION MADE A LOUD CLICKING AND RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR BOX WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS FAULTY AND THE "GEAR BOX" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FALSELY REPORTED THAT THE TRUNK WAS OPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. GALPIN JAGUAR (15500 ROSCOE BLVD, VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, 91406, [phone removed]) REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN THE VEHICLE IN 2009. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER …

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00
Engine And Engine Cooling00—0000
Power Train000—000
Suspension0
1
ODI 11154788 · 9,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUSPENSION MADE A LOUD CLICKING AND RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR BOX WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS FAULTY AND THE "GEAR BOX" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FALSELY REPORTED THAT THE TRUNK WAS OPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. GALPIN JAGUAR (15500 ROSCOE BLVD, VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, 91406, [phone removed]) REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN THE VEHICLE IN 2009. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER …

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00—00
Tires00000—0
Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

1 patterns with matching reports.

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

2 mentions · 28.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 87,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11030611 · 87,000 mi

ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH WITH THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGING WITH THE CAR IN MOTION, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. THAT HAS POTENTIALLY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AT SPEED. ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE WHICH IS TOO SHORT AND APPLIES THE REAR BRAKES WHENEVER THE CAR SUSPENSION COMPRESSES DUE TO CARRYING LARGE LOAD OF REAR PASSENGERS. THE PRIOR SYMPTOMS ARE THE REAR PADS WHICH WEAR OUT EARLY, AND DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE JAGUAR HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. ASSOCIATED POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION DUE TO THE PERMANENTLY DRAGGING REAR BRAKES WAS IDENTIFIED…

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ODI 11522427

On 5/8/23 called JLR NA on transmission issues fault codes C0003A(abs) P0500 and PO721 gear box and speed sensors. They recommended not to drive and have towed and connected to JLR road side, but $225 to closest JLR dealer, so called back and JLR recommended Jaguar Plus and T&S Auto Clinic, locally. Plus does not do transmissions, so T&S called for tow $105.Open case on 5/9/23 #[XXX] and told T&S don't proceed with shop work, until we came in and authorized. Issue with them , no receipts , no written estimates that were requested. Here is issu…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b