Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
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Showing 3,627 complaints for JAGUAR
JAGUAR
XK8 SPORTS
(1999) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 16, 2007
Incident date: Mar 5, 2007
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MANUFACTURER NEVER REPORTED TO ME ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE TRANMISSION THE DEALER REFUSED TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY RECALL SERVICE NEVER WAS PERFORMED. I RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVERY TIME.*AK
Incident date: Jan 26, 2007
GEAR BOX FAULT LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. JAGUAR REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH BRAND NEW ONE . NOT 90 DAYS LATER BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION DOES SAME EXACT THING. THIRD TRANSMISSION Y BEING INSTALLED AT JAGUAR , NOW IM AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE. SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF ON HIGH WAY. *AK
JAGUAR
XK8
(1998) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
May 8, 2007
Incident date: Apr 11, 2007
TIMING TENSIONER DEFECT- 1998 JAGUAR XK8 WITH 50000 MILES. ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER LOUD POPPING NOISE. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES PRIOR. CAUSE-PLASTIC TIMING TENSIONERS FAILED, CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK AND DAMAGE PISTONS. SOLUTION NEW ENGINE. DEALER QUOTED $14,000. THIS CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. MY MECHANIC STATED HE WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH TENSIONERS, AND JAGUAR HAD REDESIGNED THEM FO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 06V418000 CONCERNING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE MARCH. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,083, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK
Incident date: Apr 14, 2007
CAR INVOLVED WAS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE TRAVELING FROM ST LOUIS TO TULSA ON HIGHWAY 44, SHORTLY AFTER THE TOLL PLAZA AND ABOUT 40 MILES FROM TULSA, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF PRIOR TROUBLE. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND FLIPPING OFF THE CAR WHICH LANDED IN THE MUD ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON, A... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Oct 1, 2006
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY GOES BEYOND THE NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES AS STATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE CONTROL AND IT CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH NEAR ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED DECREASED, INCLUDING WHEN CHANGING LANES AND WITHOUT WARNING, IT INCREASED. JAGUAR STATED THAT TH... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2007
THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON THE 2000 JAGUAR XK8 FAILED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT IN MARCH. IT IS AN AUTO CHROMATIC MIRROR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO DIM AT NIGHT. HOWEVER, WHEN IT FAILED IT CLOUDED UP THE MIRROR AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE, THERE ARE 2 IMAGES, AND IT DOESN'T DIM AT NIGHT. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THIS. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF WAR... Read more
Incident date: Mar 6, 2007
I GET AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY PLUGGED THE CAR IN AND TOLD ME THAT THEY GOT A FAULT CODE INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG CASSETTE REEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS AROUND $355. *JB
Incident date: Apr 11, 2007
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 23,886 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER USED THE REAR SEAT BELT UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL 2007. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND AFTER PULLING IT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK, BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK UPDATED 06/14/07.... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2006
BOUGHT S-TYPE BACK IN OCTOBER 2006, SINCE THEN CAR HAS BEEN COSTING ME A LOT OF MONEY. TRANSMISSION GET STUCK IN PARK AT DRIVEWAY WITH LOW INCLINATION, EVEN WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON BEFORE SHIFTING TO PARK. HAD CABLE REPLACED AND DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, COST ME 350.00. I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL WAS IN ORDER FOR THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED VEHICLES THAT I HAD NOTICED COMPLAINING OF IT AT THE NHTSA WEB... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2007
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, DISC NOT AVAILABE AND ENGINE FAILED. ALL THESE INDICATORS CAME ON ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, NOR WOULD THE CAR ACCELERATE. THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD AND THEN SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. DEALER STATED THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL ITEMS AND COULD NOT STATE WHY THE PROBLEM PERSISTSED IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLEWAS STILL COVERED BY FULL FA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2007
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, DISC NOT AVAILABE AND ENGINE FAILED. ALL THESE INDICATORS CAME ON ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, NOR WOULD THE CAR ACCELERATE. THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD AND THEN SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. DEALER STATED THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL ITEMS AND COULD NOT STATE WHY THE PROBLEM PERSISTSED IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLEWAS STILL COVERED BY FULL FA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2007
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, DISC NOT AVAILABE AND ENGINE FAILED. ALL THESE INDICATORS CAME ON ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, NOR WOULD THE CAR ACCELERATE. THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD AND THEN SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. DEALER STATED THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL ITEMS AND COULD NOT STATE WHY THE PROBLEM PERSISTSED IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLEWAS STILL COVERED BY FULL FA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2007
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, DISC NOT AVAILABE AND ENGINE FAILED. ALL THESE INDICATORS CAME ON ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, NOR WOULD THE CAR ACCELERATE. THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD AND THEN SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. DEALER STATED THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL ITEMS AND COULD NOT STATE WHY THE PROBLEM PERSISTSED IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLEWAS STILL COVERED BY FULL FA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2007
I HAVE A 1998 JAGUAR XK8 CONVERTIBLE. CURRENT MILEAGE 37,334. TWICE, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE JUST CUT OUT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I ATTRIBUTED TO POSSIBLE A BAD TANK OF GAS ON MARCH 2006. AFTER THE SECOND TIME ON MARCH 2007. I FEARED IT HAD ANOTHER CAUSE. JUST ABOUT THAT TIM... Read more
JAGUAR
XJ8
(1998) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Apr 4, 2007
Incident date: Feb 1, 2007
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8, AND STATED THAT THE TIMING TENSIONER FAILED AND CAUSED THE VALVES TO STAY OPEN ,WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 66,000.*AK
Incident date: Feb 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT DETECTED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VALES TO BEND. THE PISTONS AND CONNECTING ROD WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNEXPECTED, ... Read more
JAGUAR
XK CONVERTIBLE
(2000) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Mar 30, 2007
Incident date: Mar 27, 2007
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE AUTO STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSURE WAS PLACED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND EVENTUALLY STARTED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD. HE LOOKED UP THE RECORDS OF THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 3 PREVIOUS YRS 97,98 & 99, RECALL S514. JAGUAR KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM FO... Read more
JAGUAR
XK CONVERTIBLE
(2000) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 30, 2007
Incident date: Mar 27, 2007
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE AUTO STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSURE WAS PLACED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND EVENTUALLY STARTED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD. HE LOOKED UP THE RECORDS OF THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 3 PREVIOUS YRS 97,98 & 99, RECALL S514. JAGUAR KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM FO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 29, 2007
THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT A PARKING LOT BOOTH. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND THE ENGINE RAISED FOR ABOUT TEN SECONDS LIKE IF SOMEONE WAS PRESSING THE GAS. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I HAD TO PRESS THE BREAK PEDAL HARD TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING AND HITTING THE GATE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER AT AN INTERSECTION. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 20, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH,A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE TRANSMISSION, AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31450.*AK
Incident date: Aug 15, 2006
CAR ONLY HAD 36,000 MILES @ BEGINNING OF PROBLEMS. CAR BEGAN JERKING HARD TO THE LEFT. I ALMOST HIT AN 18-WHEELER HEAD-ON. I JUST HEARD THAT A RECALL EXISTS ON THE SUSPENSION, BALL JOINTS, ETC.THIS IS WEIRD, SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP @ LEAST 5 TIMES, AND NONE OF THIS WAS FIXED. PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE FILED A CONSUMER COMPLAINT. HOPEFULLY, JAGUAR WILL CORRECT THIS P... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT DESCRIBED A LENGTHY HESITATION WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 35 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO APROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 35000.*AK
Incident date: Mar 9, 2007
THIS JAGUAR 2004 XJ8 HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO 6 UNINTENDED ACCELERATONS OVER A PERIOD OF HALF A YEAR INCLUDING TWO IN THE DEALER'S SHOP. WHEN IN TRAFFIC OR CLOSE QUARTERS IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO PLACE THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR IN HIS SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION NOTHING WAS FOUND. ON THE SECOND OCCASION IT WAS SA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2006
AT ONLY 46,000 MILES, VEHICLE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RESULTING IN ESTIMATES RANGING FROM $8000 (JAGUAR REBUILT) TO $3000 (LOCAL REBUILD) FOR REPAIRS. CAR WAS, ACCORDING TO DEALER, OUT OF WARRANTY BY REGISTRATION DATE, LEAVING ME WITH THE ENTIRE REBUILD BILL. JAGUAR KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF X-TYPE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION. EMAILS AND LETTE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2006
AT ONLY 46,000 MILES, VEHICLE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RESULTING IN ESTIMATES RANGING FROM $8000 (JAGUAR REBUILT) TO $3000 (LOCAL REBUILD) FOR REPAIRS. CAR WAS, ACCORDING TO DEALER, OUT OF WARRANTY BY REGISTRATION DATE, LEAVING ME WITH THE ENTIRE REBUILD BILL. JAGUAR KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF X-TYPE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION. EMAILS AND LETTE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2006
AT ONLY 46,000 MILES, VEHICLE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RESULTING IN ESTIMATES RANGING FROM $8000 (JAGUAR REBUILT) TO $3000 (LOCAL REBUILD) FOR REPAIRS. CAR WAS, ACCORDING TO DEALER, OUT OF WARRANTY BY REGISTRATION DATE, LEAVING ME WITH THE ENTIRE REBUILD BILL. JAGUAR KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF X-TYPE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION. EMAILS AND LETTE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2007
I HAVE A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS, GENERALLY AFTER I ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CAN ONLY BE RESTARTED IF YOU BRING IT TO A STOP. I HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN CA. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. JAGUAR DEALER, SANTA MONICA,REPAIRED AS CYL BURN OUT. MECHANIC TOLD ME STALLING HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WITH ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2007
I HAVE A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS, GENERALLY AFTER I ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CAN ONLY BE RESTARTED IF YOU BRING IT TO A STOP. I HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN CA. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. JAGUAR DEALER, SANTA MONICA,REPAIRED AS CYL BURN OUT. MECHANIC TOLD ME STALLING HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WITH ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2007
VEHICLE GETS TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN IT GOES INTO RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE MODE. THIS PROHIBITS THE VEHICLE FROM EXCEEDING 3000 RPM. ON ACCELERATION THE CAR HESITATES AND BUCKS. ON OCCASION AT START UP THE ENGINE RPMS ARE UNCONTROLLED-GOING FROM 200 TO 3500. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE SAFELY IN THIS MODE. CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR X-TYPE PURCHASED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2006 WITH 15 MILES. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT EARLY IN DECEMBER 2006 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT THE SAME SPEED. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOVE ON TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID HITTING AN... Read more
Crash
JAGUAR
X-TYPE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 9, 2007
Incident date: Dec 1, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR X-TYPE PURCHASED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2006 WITH 15 MILES. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT EARLY IN DECEMBER 2006 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT THE SAME SPEED. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOVE ON TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID HITTING AN... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Dec 13, 2006
I WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE THAT AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT OCCURRED WITH MY 2001 VEHICLE WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. IT WAS CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM ON JAGUARS IN MODEL YEARS 1997- 1999 (JAGUAR SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: S514, SUBJECT: THROTTLE CLOSED POSITION OPERATION, REFERENCE: 13/05/04 303-S514V1). I EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 21, 2007
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 JAGUAR S TYPE WITH 75400 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS CLOGGED, THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE. THE CONTACT HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED GOING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75450.*AK
Incident date: Feb 21, 2007
TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 JAGUAR S TYPE WITH 30000 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE AT 40 MPH AND ACCELERATING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE SPEED. THE VEHICLE GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL, THEN CAME DOWN THE HILL, AND IT LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE D... Read more
Incident date: Feb 19, 2007
GAS TANK LEAK, AND RADIO HAS SHORT IN IT SO IT DRAINS THE BATTERY, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHECKED. *JB
Incident date: Oct 25, 2006
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 E... Read more
Incident date: Nov 11, 2006
DRIVE LINE NOISE, IT HAPPENS WHEN THE AIT TEMPERATURE IS LOW, FIRST AFTER ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND ABOUT 1/2 MILE WHEN I APPROACH MY SECOND STOP SIGN. OTHER JAGUAR OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PROPSHAFT, THIS IS A TSB DEFECT AND JAGUAR WILL FIX IF YOU THE CAR HAS WARRANTY, OTHERWISE, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY AROUND $1300 TO GET THE NOISE GONE. IF YOU GOT TO X-TYPE FORUM O... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2007
DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILURE WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED PROPERLY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE SEAT BELT AROUND ME. THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED. THE BUCKLE JAMMED IN A CLOSED POSITION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE JAGUAR DEALER THE SAME DAY. IT'S A 2004 X -TYPE, PURCHASED 8/04 AND HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 5... Read more
Incident date: Jan 31, 2007
SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE @44K MILES. *JB
Incident date: Nov 20, 2006
TL* - DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON 11/12/2004 THE CONTACT WAS TOLD SHE QUALIFIED FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE WENT BACK FOR THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT SHE WAS TOLD THEY MADE A MISTAKE THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING A JERKING MOVEMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 15, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON BRIEFLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RESISTANCE. *AK UPDATED 03/28/07.
Incident date: Jan 18, 2007
COMPLETETED A TURN FROM OFF RAMP AND DRIVING STRAIGHT WITH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER. INPUTS TO THE STEERING AND BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT ON CHANGING VEHICLE COURSE AND/OR SPEED. THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A GUARD RAIL AND WAS THEN HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DR... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 18, 2007
COMPLETETED A TURN FROM OFF RAMP AND DRIVING STRAIGHT WITH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER. INPUTS TO THE STEERING AND BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT ON CHANGING VEHICLE COURSE AND/OR SPEED. THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A GUARD RAIL AND WAS THEN HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DR... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 18, 2007
COMPLETETED A TURN FROM OFF RAMP AND DRIVING STRAIGHT WITH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER. INPUTS TO THE STEERING AND BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT ON CHANGING VEHICLE COURSE AND/OR SPEED. THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A GUARD RAIL AND WAS THEN HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DR... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 18, 2007
COMPLETETED A TURN FROM OFF RAMP AND DRIVING STRAIGHT WITH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER. INPUTS TO THE STEERING AND BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT ON CHANGING VEHICLE COURSE AND/OR SPEED. THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A GUARD RAIL AND WAS THEN HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DR... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 5, 2006
THIS REGARDS TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2002 X TYPE WITH 62,000. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE HAD ERROR MESSAGES AND LURCHING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, WITH JAGUAR RETURNING THE VEHICLE INDICATING NO PROBLEMS. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS WITH LOW MILEAGE AND COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. *NM
Incident date: Jan 5, 2007
MY 2000 JAGUAR XJ8 'S INSTRUMENT PACK FAILED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) IN HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. RESULTING IN LOSS OFF ALL INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, ALL INSIDE LIGHTING AND LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING AND DEFROSTING CAPABILITIES. MY CAR IS NOW SITTING AT A NASHVILLE TENNESSEE JAGUAR DEALERSHIP FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME ,DUE TO THE INABILITY OF THE JAGUAR CORPORATI... Read more
JAGUAR
S-TYPE
(2000) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Jan 10, 2007
Incident date: Jan 7, 2007
OUR 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0L SEDAN WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT UPWARD INCLINE WITH ITS GEAR SELECTOR IN "PARK". WHEN THE CAR WAS RE-STARTED IT COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF "PARK". AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF "PARK", THE SHIFT LINKAGE WAS BROKEN. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, COSTING ROUGHLY $2200, PLUS THE TOWING FEE. JAGUAR CARS LTD. INVESTIGATED AND THEN REF... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT'S STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 30TH 2006, AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABOUT 100 TIMES WHILE DRIVING65 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER FOR A CHECK UP. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT ON NOVEMBER 20, 2006, WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE ... Read more
Crash
1 injured