2000 Jaguar JAGUAR: complaints, problems and recalls

BOUGHT THE NEW CAR AND THAT TRANSMISSION IS JUNK. ALMOST STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN AND DROVE OFF CLIFF. *AK

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THE MAJOR FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 500 MILES OF THE NEW CAR. I WONDER IF THE PROBLEMS ARE MORE WIDE SPREAD? AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD BEEN REPLACED. *AK

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MY CAR IS A 2002 X-TYPE BUT WAS PURCHASED USED IN MAY '05 WITH ONLY 22K MILES. HAD A FAILURE OF MY CAR TO "STEP-DOWN" INTO PASSING GEAR AS I WAS GOING UP A HILL, THE CAR WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME BY PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BY LESS THAN 20 DAYS AT THIS INITIAL FAILURE BUT WAS COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS PURCHASED, THEREFORE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED. MILEAGE AT FAILURE WAS 26,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED 10 MONTHS LATER, …

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ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. YH

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VEHICLE HAD ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION WORK DONE. *SLC

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WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO RESTART VEHICLE EACH TIME. *AK

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I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE NOT RECALLED THE 1989-1994 JAGUAR XJS V12S WITH THE MARELLI IGNITION SYSTEM. THE FIRES THEY CAUSE ARE FAMOUS.........MARELLI FIRES......DO A GOOGLE SEARCH. IT HAPPENED TO MY DAD'S 1992 XJS & BESIDES ESCAPING WITH HIS LIFE HE HAD TO PAY ABOUT $6000 FOR A WHOLE NEW EXHAUST AND REPAIR OF ALL THE FIRE DAMAGE. EVERY TIME A FIRE OCCURS THE INSURANCE COMPANY JUST TOTAL THESE CARS..........PEOPLE ARE REALLY BEING TAKEN OF ADVANTAGE OF BY JAGUAR BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

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VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

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I OWE A JAGUAR S-TYPE IT HAS SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I NOTICED THERE IS NO DATA NO WHERE POSTED REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. (NHTSA,IIHS, OR DOT). NO DATA ANYWHERE ON THE JAGUAR S-TYPE. I THINK THAT SHOULD THROW UP SOME RED FLAG AS TO WHY ARE THEY HIDING SOMETHING? (1) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FAIL TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE, THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUSE BLOWN, HOWEVER WHEN THE FUSE WAS REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. THEY WORK LESS THAN 50 % OF THE TIME NEEDED. (2) I …

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MULTIPLE FAILURES; GAS TANK CABLE, THERMOSTAT, CONDENSER, REAR /FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COLUMN. *BF VEHICLE HAD 5 FLAT TIRES THE GAS TANK CABLE WAS BAD. THE THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. REAR SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE BBB. JAGUAR WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE WARRANTY. *TC

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JAG HIT BY OTHER VEHICLE IN LEFT REAR DOOR CAUSING JAG TO SPIN 180 DEGREES AND CROSS OVER TO OTHER SIDE OF ROAD AND BROADSIDE A LARGE TREE. THIS WAS A DIRECT HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR CAUSING DOOR TO INTRUDE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE TREE ALSO INTRUDED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ROOF AND SUBFRAME TO BUCKLE SUBSTANTIALLY ON THAT SIDE. THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED REPORTS, SIDE AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY ON SIDE IMPACT STARTING AT SPEEDS OF 10-16 MP…

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WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-275 IN ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC, IN CLEAR WEATHER WITH ACCELENT VISIBILITY, AT BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE PASSENGER SIDE, SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE EXPLOSIVE DEPLOYMENT SPRAYED SHARDS OF HARD PLASTIC THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN IMPACT OF A SMALL PROJECTILE, PROBABLY A MEDIUM SIZE PEBBLE THROWN UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL, STRIKING THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICL…

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VEHICLE HAD ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION WORK DONE. *SLC

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NVH ISSUE - HIGH PITCHED WHINE SIMILAR TO RUNNING A FINGER AROUND THE RIM OF A WINE GLASS. NOISE OCCURS BETWEEN 15-20MPH AND AGAIN AT 65-70MPH. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO MANUFACTURER AND DRIVESHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BUT IT DID NOT HELP.*AK

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MULTIPLE FAILURES; GAS TANK CABLE, THERMOSTAT, CONDENSER, REAR /FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COLUMN. *BF VEHICLE HAD 5 FLAT TIRES THE GAS TANK CABLE WAS BAD. THE THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. REAR SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE BBB. JAGUAR WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE WARRANTY. *TC

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JAGUAR, XJ8L, 2000 MODEL; VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND IT ENDED UP HITTING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED 12 TIMES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, RPMS WENT UP AND ENGINE REVVED. DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK *TT

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CRUISE CONTROL FAILS ON DOWN HILLS. VEHICLE SPEEDS UP ON DOWN HILLS. ODOMETER IS INVISIBLE DURING SUN LIT DAYS.*AK

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PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND JOLT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, IT TURNED OUT THAT ONE OF THE INJECTOR PLUGS WERE NOT FULLY CONNECTED AND THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED REPAIRS AND PARTS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW VEHICLE WITH NO RECALLS OR PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. *SC *JB

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NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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DRIVESHAFT CAUSES A "HOWLING" NOISE, LIKE A WET FINGER AROUND A WINE GLASS, IN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING FROM A COLD START. THE NOISE IS DEPENDENT ON AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (LESS THAN 40F) AND THE CAR MUST BE TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-65 MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED JAGUAR CUSTOMER RELATIONS, WHO DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO DENIED KNOWLEDGE, BUT OFFERED TO REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING NAMES OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM 2 INTERNET DISCUSSION GROUPS. SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR DRIV…

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