2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE Problems & Recalls
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Common Problems
The Whole upper control arm came off due to the recall on the right upper suspension in the front...I reported this when it happened may 2022 and no response or help from the jaguar company by that time I could not afford to get it out of impound because I was in the parking lot of the government po...
The Whole upper control arm came off due to the recall on the right upper suspension in the front...I reported this when it happened may 2022 and no response or help from the jaguar company by that time I could not afford to get it out of impound because I was in the parking lot of the government po...
I was backing out of the Post office downtown Evansville Indiana on E sycamore street when I heard a thud and my right front tire was leaning in and front bumper on ground the ball joint broke causing my upper control arm to snap. The cops impounded it it's at Tristate towing in Evansville Indiana
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 15 MPH INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MEC...
Mileage: 131,000
THE CAR JUST CROSSED THE 100,000 MILE MARK AND I PUT GAS IN, CAR WAS ON EMPTY AND TURNED OFF, AND AFTER ABOUT SEVEN GALLONS OF GAS, GAS STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. I READ ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ( SAFETY RECALL # 06V418000) IN THE 2005 JAGUAR S TYPE, THAT SEEMS TO BE EXACTLY WHAT THIS 2000...
Mileage: 100,000
CODE P1383 VARIABLE CAM TIMING OVER RETARDED BANK1 P POSSIBLE CAUSES CAM TIMING IMPROPERLY SET CONTINUOS OIL FLOW TO THE VCT PISTON CHAMBER VTC SOLENOID VALVE STUCK. I HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT ON ,AND MY CARR DRIVE WIRES I TOOK MY CARR TO GET CHECK AND TECH NOTES THERE IS A FACTORY SERVICE BULLETI...
Mileage: 2,040
CODE P1383 VARIABLE CAM TIMING OVER RETARDED BANK1 P POSSIBLE CAUSES CAM TIMING IMPROPERLY SET CONTINUOS OIL FLOW TO THE VCT PISTON CHAMBER VTC SOLENOID VALVE STUCK. I HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT ON ,AND MY CARR DRIVE WIRES I TOOK MY CARR TO GET CHECK AND TECH NOTES THERE IS A FACTORY SERVICE BULLETI...
Mileage: 2,040
CODE P1383 VARIABLE CAM TIMING OVER RETARDED BANK1 P POSSIBLE CAUSES CAM TIMING IMPROPERLY SET CONTINUOS OIL FLOW TO THE VCT PISTON CHAMBER VTC SOLENOID VALVE STUCK. I HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT ON ,AND MY CARR DRIVE WIRES I TOOK MY CARR TO GET CHECK AND TECH NOTES THERE IS A FACTORY SERVICE BULLETI...
Mileage: 2,040
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APP...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACTED OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170...
Mileage: 170,000
THIS IS CRAZY I SEE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS THROUGH THE YEARS ABOUT THE 2000 S TYPE JAG ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL I JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WHERE I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012.NOW IT'S BEE...
Mileage: 110,345
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 ...
Mileage: 121,000
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 ...
Mileage: 121,000
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 ...
Mileage: 121,000
I WAS PULLING INTO A STALL AT THE TREASURE COAST MALL WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD THUD WHEN I GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS I SEEM THAT THE TIRE WAS LEANING IN AND PUSHED UNDER THE FENDER.I THEN HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF AND THE RIGHT SID...
Mileage: 47,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FIELD. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAI...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 21 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE...
WHEN MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR OVER FOUR HOURS OR SO, I CAN'T MOVE IT (GEAR)OUT PARK TO GET IT IN GEAR TO DRIVE. IF I WAIT FOR THREE MINUTES OR SO IT SHIFTS FINE. *TR
Mileage: 77,350
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH BURNING FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN TH...
Mileage: 150,541
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH BURNING FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN TH...
Mileage: 150,541
I PARKED THE CAR ON A HILL LAST WEEK AND COULDNT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO HAVE SOME BUDDIES ROCK THE CAR TO GET IT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HASNT RODE THE SAME SINCE. IT DOESNT GO INTO DRIVE AS SMOOTHLY AND THE CAR ALSO REVS AT HIGHER RPMS THAN AVERAGE BEFORE SWITCHING INTO ...
Mileage: 127,000
PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AT THE BOBOPS IN ESTILL, SC AND THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK, AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE GEAR FLOATED AND THE SHIFTER OBVIOUSLY HAD BROKEN. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO RUN ME 2200 DOLLARS, JAGUAR SHOULD COVER THE TOTAL COST OF THIS AS WELL AS SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR...
Mileage: 96,039
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SO THAT THEY COULD PERFORM A DI...
Mileage: 53,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PARKS ON AN INCLINE, THE GEAR BECOMES STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, IT MUST BE PUSHED AND ROCKED BACK AND FORTH UNTIL IT POPS OUT OF GEAR. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE CAN SHIFT INTO REVERSE, WHICH CAN BE DANG...
Mileage: 24,000
I HAVE A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE THAT WAS RECALLED FOR FRONT CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE JAGUAR DEALER TO GET REPLACED BECAUSE MINE IS DEFECTIVE THE DEALER TOLD ME MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IS THERE A SPECIFIC REASONING BEHIND H...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT WERE DESTROYED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND...
Mileage: 79,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED ...
Mileage: 88,000
I PURCHASED A JAGUAR S-TYPE FROM CHASE AUTO GROUP,INC.. I PAID 13,000 IN CASH AND THE 3,000 BY CHECK.. THE DEALER SOLD ME A LEMON CAR BECAUSE HE HYPED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND LOW AND BEHOLD THEIR WHERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE CAR DASH BOARD LIGHTS DI...
WHEN PARKED ON A HILL I AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO OR OUT OF PARK AND REVERSE I HAVE TO LITERALLY HAVE SOMEONE PUSH OR ROCK THE CAR TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR, BERGEN JAGUAR IN BERGEN NEW JERSEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON QUIRK WITH THE 2000 S TYPE JAGUARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
I FINANCED A JAGUAR IN FEBRUARY 2008 AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM FROM ALMOST THE BEGINNING WITH THE GEARSHIFT, GETTING OUT OF PARK WHILE ON THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE I'VE HAD TO GET OUT AND ROCK THE CAR JUST TO GET IT INTO REVERSE AND THIS IS ALL THE TIME. MORE RECENTLY I REVERSED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT...
Mileage: 99,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR PUDDLES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD SOUNDS LIKE A TRACTOR OR AS IF A NEW MUFFLER WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND VERTICAL LINK FAILED AND NEEDE...
Mileage: 103,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE STEERING WAS OUT OF BALANCE. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR GARAGE AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOS...
Mileage: 104,000
I WORK FOR A AUTO SHOP AND HAVE A CUSTOMER THAT HAS A 2000 S-TYPE AND HAS HAD SOME ISSUES WITH IT. THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE CAR IT HAD A MISFIRE AND WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE. AFTER PULLING THE ENGINE APART I FOUND THAT IT NEEDED THE TIME CHAIN TENSIONERS REPLACED. THE NEXT TIME THE CAR CAME IN IT ...
COMMENT: MY WIFE HAS A 2000 JAG STYPE V8 4.0 THAT WE PURCHASED APROX 4 YRS AGO, BUT NOT FROM A JAG DEALER. THE CONNECTING ROD IN THE MOTOR WENT & A FEW MONTHS AGO I GOT A USED MOTOR TO REPLACE THAT ONE & TOOK IT ALL APART & REALIZED THAT THE SAME THING WAS WRONG WITH THAT ONE ALSO. THE #6 CYLINDER...
Mileage: 101,000
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 DEALE...
Mileage: 75,000
AFTER PARKING CAR ON AN INCLINE, PARKING WOULD NOT RELEASE SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED FORWARD TO RELIEVE PRESSURE, BUT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS DAMAGED ANY WAY. PARKING BRAKE MUST BE ENGAGED TO HELP RELIEVE PRESSURE. SINCE, FAULTY SERVO OR HYDRAULIC PUMP MADE 5TH GEAR INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVI...
Mileage: 30,000
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. NEED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OR SHIFTER JAMS. TRANSMISSION GEARBOX LIGHT IS ON AND CAR IS NOT SHIFTING. ADVISED FROM DEALER THAT THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $5K. KNOWN PROBLEM WHEN SEARCHING ON INTERNET. SOMETIMES THE GEAR ...
Mileage: 73,300
FOR THE THIRD TIME ONE OF THE WINDOWS ON MY JAGUAR S-TYPE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE MECHANISM THAT OPENS/CLOSES THE WINDOW. THE WINDOWS SIMPLY "FALLS" INTO THE DOOR. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE WINDOW THERE IS A HORRIBLE CRUNCHING SOUND. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEM WITH THE BRACK...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 6 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ST...
Mileage: 82,000
I OWN A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE WITH ONLY 42K MILES ON IT. I DRIVE IT ONLY ABOUT 6 WEEKS A YEAR AS IT IS STORED THE REST OF THE YEAR. MY TRANSMISSION IS GONE! MY CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THE PIEHLER JAGUAR DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT WARNING, THE "GEARSHIFT BOX FAULT" LIGHT CAME ON; THE ENGINE WOULD BANG AN...
FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR IN JAGUAR 2000 S-TYPE. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE. BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND MOST CURRENTLY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW.*AK
Mileage: 50,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 66,000
ON MY 2000 S-TYPE 4.0 I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AND IS IN NEED OF A THIRD. JAGUAR'S POSITION (FROM CORPORATE), THAT IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO UNDER 50,000 MILES, HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO PUT IT IN WRITING. THERE ARE PROBABLY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS GOING THR...
Mileage: 48,000
IN EXCESS OF $10K SPENT IN A 24 MONTH PERIOD ON VARIOUS REPAIRS ON MY 2000 S-TYPE. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
IN EXCESS OF $10K SPENT IN A 24 MONTH PERIOD ON VARIOUS REPAIRS ON MY 2000 S-TYPE. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
IN EXCESS OF $10K SPENT IN A 24 MONTH PERIOD ON VARIOUS REPAIRS ON MY 2000 S-TYPE. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
IN EXCESS OF $10K SPENT IN A 24 MONTH PERIOD ON VARIOUS REPAIRS ON MY 2000 S-TYPE. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
IN EXCESS OF $10K SPENT IN A 24 MONTH PERIOD ON VARIOUS REPAIRS ON MY 2000 S-TYPE. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
IN EXCESS OF $10K SPENT IN A 24 MONTH PERIOD ON VARIOUS REPAIRS ON MY 2000 S-TYPE. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
IN EXCESS OF $10K SPENT IN A 24 MONTH PERIOD ON VARIOUS REPAIRS ON MY 2000 S-TYPE. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
DRIVER SIDE GLASS FELL INTO DOOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR. *NM
Mileage: 100,000
ENGINE SLOW/SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, BECAUSE OF A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE MODULE FOR ACCELERATION OR TO MAINTAINING SPEED WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Mileage: 50,115
WHILE AWAY ON A BUSINESS TRIP MY WIFE CALLED TO TELL ME THAT OUR 200 S TYPE JAGUAR WAS INOPERABLE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS "FLOATING" - NOT ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS BROKEN. I CALLED THE DEALER IN HARRISBURG PA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AN...
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FACING UPWARD, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP COMPLETELY WHEN A SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WAS ATTEMPTED. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WAS A ...
I HAVE HAD 4 TRANMISSION REPLACED IN MY 200 JAGUAR IN THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS AND THE LIGHT IN OWN AT THIS MOMENT REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. I NEED SOME ONE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FACING UPWARD, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP COMPLETELY WHEN A SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WAS ATTEMPTED. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONSULTED, WHO NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT...
Mileage: 24,000
I PURCHASED A 2000 S TYPE JAGUAR 6/10/06, AT THE CAL WHOLESALE DEALERSHIP IN RIO LINDA CA AND JUST THE FOLLOWING DAY ALREADY HAD PROBLEM WITH GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE. DEALERSHIP HAD IT REPAIRED AT SAM'S AUTO REPAIR HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO HAVE RESISTANCE UPON SHIFTING. REPORTED PROBLEM ADVISED TO BRING C...
Mileage: 56,151
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE GEARSHIFT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE GEAR SHIFT FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.
Mileage: 189,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED ROCKING THE VEHICLE TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE FROM PARK. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE ROCKING THE VEHICLE AS INSTRUCTED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED ROCKING THE VEHICLE TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE FROM PARK. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE ROCKING THE VEHICLE AS INSTRUCTED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED...
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 S TYPE JAGUAR. THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES MANY SAFETY PROBLEMS. SUCH AS NOT SHIFTING, HESITATION ETC. WHICH COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. ONCE MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE HESITATION OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED HI...
Mileage: 68,200
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 S TYPE JAGUAR. THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES MANY SAFETY PROBLEMS. SUCH AS NOT SHIFTING, HESITATION ETC. WHICH COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. ONCE MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE HESITATION OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED H...
Mileage: 68,200
ENGINE RUNS POORLY DUE TO LARGE VACUUM LEAK. STALLED MANY TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM COMPONENT IS A DETERIORATED VACUUM HOSE AT THE CRANKCASE BREATHER UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT APPEARS THAT OIL, FUEL, AND HEAT ARE AFFECTING THE RUBBER. AFTER REPAIRS MOTOR DOES NOT STALL BUT CONTINUES TO STUM...
Mileage: 57,000
TOOK MY 2000 JAG S TYPE TO DEALER ON 2 DEC 2005 FOR RECALL OF ENGINE BREATHER ELBOW. THE ENGINE BREATHER VENT TUBE WAS REPLACED. AT THE SAME TIME, I TOLD THE DEALER THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON -- THEY CHECKED IT AND STATED THAT I NEEDED A FUEL INTAKE SENSOR. ON 9 DEC THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. WI...
Mileage: 78,064
TOOK MY 2000 JAG S TYPE TO DEALER ON 2 DEC 2005 FOR RECALL OF ENGINE BREATHER ELBOW. THE ENGINE BREATHER VENT TUBE WAS REPLACED. AT THE SAME TIME, I TOLD THE DEALER THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON -- THEY CHECKED IT AND STATED THAT I NEEDED A FUEL INTAKE SENSOR. ON 9 DEC THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. WI...
Mileage: 78,064
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING - PASSENGER WINDOW DEALER REPLACED REGULATOR; ONE OF 3 CARS IN DEALERSHIP WITH SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Mileage: 50,700
RECEIVED A MESSAGE "FUEL COMPUTER DATA ERROR" THIS MESSAGE STOPS THE SPEEDOMETER FROM WORKING, STOPS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FROM FUNCTIONING, STOP THE CRUISE CONTROL FROM WORKING AND STOPS THE TRIP COMPUTER FROM FUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL GARAGES LOOK AT THE PROBLEM INCLUDING JAGUAR, AND NO ONE ...
Mileage: 73,815
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. ON NOVEMBER, 9 2005 A NHTSA RECALL, #00V359002 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TORQUE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS UNDER THE RECALL AND ACCORDING TO ...
Mileage: 34,000
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 JAGUAR S. 1ST WAS IN MAY 2005 WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AFTER IT SET FOR A WHILE, IT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING INSPEC...
Mileage: 81,000
WOW, IT IS REASSURING TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN MY COMPLAINT ABOUT A FAULTY PARK PAWL ALTHOUGH YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT BY THE WAY I HAVE BEEN TREATED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER! BASICALLY, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, A MANUFACTURING M...
Mileage: 88,663
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359002 CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION, HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY EXPLAINED THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ONCE. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR NEEDED TO B...
Mileage: 42,600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359002 CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION, HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY EXPLAINED THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ONCE. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR NEEDED TO B...
Mileage: 42,600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359002 CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION, HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY EXPLAINED THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ONCE. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR NEEDED TO B...
Mileage: 42,600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359002 CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION, HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY EXPLAINED THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ONCE. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR NEEDED TO B...
Mileage: 42,600
A JAGUAR 2000 WAS PURCHASED ON DEC 2003. IT HAD 39000 MILES. I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 4000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE BALL JOINT BROKE THE OTHER DAY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FOREIGN AUTO PLACE AND JAGUAR REFUSES TO REPAIR THE BALL JOINT. CLAIMING THEY WILL ONLY TAKE THE CLAIM F...
Mileage: 43,600
A JAGUAR 2000 WAS PURCHASED ON DEC 2003. IT HAD 39000 MILES. I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 4000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE BALL JOINT BROKE THE OTHER DAY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FOREIGN AUTO PLACE AND JAGUAR REFUSES TO REPAIR THE BALL JOINT. CLAIMING THEY WILL ONLY TAKE THE CLAIM F...
Mileage: 43,600
A JAGUAR 2000 WAS PURCHASED ON DEC 2003. IT HAD 39000 MILES. I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 4000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE BALL JOINT BROKE THE OTHER DAY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FOREIGN AUTO PLACE AND JAGUAR REFUSES TO REPAIR THE BALL JOINT. CLAIMING THEY WILL ONLY TAKE THE CLAIM F...
Mileage: 43,600
A JAGUAR 2000 WAS PURCHASED ON DEC 2003. IT HAD 39000 MILES. I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 4000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE BALL JOINT BROKE THE OTHER DAY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FOREIGN AUTO PLACE AND JAGUAR REFUSES TO REPAIR THE BALL JOINT. CLAIMING THEY WILL ONLY TAKE THE CLAIM F...
Mileage: 43,600
A JAGUAR 2000 WAS PURCHASED ON DEC 2003. IT HAD 39000 MILES. I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 4000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE BALL JOINT BROKE THE OTHER DAY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FOREIGN AUTO PLACE AND JAGUAR REFUSES TO REPAIR THE BALL JOINT. CLAIMING THEY WILL ONLY TAKE THE CLAIM F...
Mileage: 43,600
A JAGUAR 2000 WAS PURCHASED ON DEC 2003. IT HAD 39000 MILES. I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 4000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE BALL JOINT BROKE THE OTHER DAY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FOREIGN AUTO PLACE AND JAGUAR REFUSES TO REPAIR THE BALL JOINT. CLAIMING THEY WILL ONLY TAKE THE CLAIM F...
Mileage: 43,600
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 VEHI...
Mileage: 81,000
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 VEHI...
Mileage: 81,000
WINDOW REGULATOR. *JB
Mileage: 74,040
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 00V359000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL R-1-356 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE IN 2001. THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED ON THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE REC...
Mileage: 65,000
2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE HAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A HILL WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, THE GEARS WILL GET STUCK AND THE VEHICLE EITHER HAS TO BE DRUG DOWN THE HILL TO LEVEL GROUND FOR THE GEAR TO SHIFT OUT OR IT HAS TO BE TOWED. THE JAGUAR DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO R...
I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS TERRIBLY AND IT'S UNSAFE TO OPERATE ON THE ROAD. I CONTACTED A COUPLE JAGUAR DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST FROM $90.00-$110.00 TO PROGRAM A MODULE THAT IS LISTED ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN. WHY SHOULD THE OWNERS ...
Mileage: 87,250
2000 JAGUAR STYPE 4.0 DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM
THREE EVENTS OF WINDOW MECHANISM BREAKING WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD. WHILE PARKED TRIED OPENING WINDOW FOR AIR FLOW, ALL THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE THREE WINDOWS. NO TESTS FOR DEFECTS WERE DONE. REPLACEMENTS COSTS APPROX $600, $355 AND HALF OF THE THIRD WINDOW REPLACEMENT ...
Mileage: 51,740
FLUID LEAKING UNDER CAR WAS NOTICED. SENSOR AND ALERT SYSTEM ON CAR DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND PURCHASED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND COOLANT AND HAD IT INSTALLED. THE LEAKING RESERVOIR HAS STRESS CRACKS ON ALL CORNERS JUST WAITING TO BLOW UP FROM THE PRESSURE.
Mileage: 54,360
2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE WINDOW REGULATOR
Mileage: 69,000
THE REGULATORS BRACKETS THAT HOLD WINDOWS ARE BREAKING FOR NO REASON, ENDING IN DAMAGES WORTH OVER $500 INCLUDING LABOR, TO CHANGE THE OF THE REGULATOR IS INCLUDED...ALSO THE CHEAP PLASTIC BRACKETS ON THE HEADLAMPS BREAK AS WELL, ONCE A VEHICLE HITS A POT HOLE HARD ENOUGH, LAMP IT SELF COSTS OVER $1...
Mileage: 50,148
THE REGULATORS BRACKETS THAT HOLD WINDOWS ARE BREAKING FOR NO REASON, ENDING IN DAMAGES WORTH OVER $500 INCLUDING LABOR, TO CHANGE THE OF THE REGULATOR IS INCLUDED...ALSO THE CHEAP PLASTIC BRACKETS ON THE HEADLAMPS BREAK AS WELL, ONCE A VEHICLE HITS A POT HOLE HARD ENOUGH, LAMP IT SELF COSTS OVER $1...
Mileage: 50,148
WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.*AK *NM
Mileage: 60,000
DT: WHEN PARKING ON A HILL THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND CALLER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. CALLER BROKE THE SHIFT LEVER AND HAD IT REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER SAID THAT WAS NORMAL, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON BEFORE PUTTING IT IN PARK. BUT SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 24,000
THIRD DIFFERENT BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. *NM
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. WH...
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. WH...
I OWN A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. EVERYTIME I PARK ON A SLOPE/INCLINE THE AUTOMATICALY LOCKS UP. MEANING WHEN I AM READY TO LEAVE FROM PARKING SPOT , THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE/NEUTRAL. IT LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME MOVE IT TO A FLAT SURFACE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO TH...
I OWN A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. EVERYTIME I PARK ON A SLOPE/INCLINE THE AUTOMATICALY LOCKS UP. MEANING WHEN I AM READY TO LEAVE FROM PARKING SPOT , THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE/NEUTRAL. IT LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME MOVE IT TO A FLAT SURFACE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO TH...
I OWN A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. EVERYTIME I PARK ON A SLOPE/INCLINE THE AUTOMATICALY LOCKS UP. MEANING WHEN I AM READY TO LEAVE FROM PARKING SPOT , THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE/NEUTRAL. IT LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME MOVE IT TO A FLAT SURFACE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO TH...
DT: THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHCILE INTO THE MECHANIC FOR AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE HER CAR WAS MOVING ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS THEN. THE CONTACT SAYS THAT LAST TUESDAY SHE TOOK HER VEHCILE TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT HER PASSENGER L...
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED T...
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED T...
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED T...
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 CO...
Mileage: 95,000
2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. BRAKE IS VERY CLOSE TO, AND PRESSES LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN 'PANIC' QUICK BRAKING, FOOT MAY EXTEND BEYOND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND PRESS ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKE. *JB
Mileage: 24,000
WHILE BEING PARKED, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS BEING LOWERED WHEN SUDDENLY THE WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR AND IMPLODED.
THROUGH TALKING WITH JAGUAR AND LOOKING THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TROUBLED BY A DESIGN DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN UNDER REPORTED IN THIS CAR. WHEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE AS MANY DO, I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR. TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR CAUSED THE P...
Mileage: 52,000
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. *NM WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BROKEN. *NM
Mileage: 87,000
2000 JAGUAR S TYPE 3.0 , TRANSMISSION CONTINUALLY SLIPS, WON'T GO INTO GEAR, WON'T DOWN SHIFT,; WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP, ENGINE WILL REV HIGH, AND THEN JUMP INTO GEAR.... GIVING ME A 'DEAD' VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION GRABS VERY UNSAFE -*AK
Mileage: 45,000
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT REAR LEFT WINDOW AND FRONT RIGHT WINDOW WERE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE WINDOWS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE ...
Mileage: 42,000
ALL 4 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE NOW FAILED. FIRST ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY - FOLLOWING WERE NOT. CALLED JAGUAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFECT AND IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I FEEL THAT IF ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED, IT IS A DEFECT, AND PERSONNEL AT THE JAGUAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT ...
MULTIPLE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES ON YEAR 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0; MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS OCTOBER. WROTE TO JAGUAR OF AMERICA, WHICH REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. INTERNET CHAT ROOMS FULL OF SIMILAR STORIES OF P/W REGULATOR FAILURE.*AK
Mileage: 60
AUTOMATIC POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. *JB
Mileage: 34,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE LIGHT REGISTERED HOT ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WATER TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
I GOT A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE FROM AUTHORIZED DEALER ("SELECT EDITION") CONDITION ON JUNE 9, 2004. SON (DRIVER) AND HIS PASSENGER WERE BOTH BELTED JULY 2, 2004 DURING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A BLOWOUT. CAR STOPPED PERPENDICULAR (AFTER FULL SPIN) IN OPPOSITE LANE (FACING EAST) FROM WHICH IT HAD BEEN TRAV...
Mileage: 43,000
WE PURCHASED A NEW S-TYPE 2000 JAGUAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 40,000 MILES AND HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS. STARTING WITH THE SECOND TRANSMISSION, I TRIED TO GET JAGUAR TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMIT THIS CAR WAS FAULTY. UNFORTUNATELY NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED. I JUST RECEIVED A ABSURD "THANK YOU FOR CONT...
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
I OWN A JAGUAR 2000 S. I BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST 2003. I LOVED THE CAR AND IT WORKED GREAT. ON APRIL 11, 2004, I PARKED MY CAR ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH THE PARK BREAK ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER BROKE. I WAS STRANDED WITH MY TWO CHI...
Mileage: 33,800
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
Mileage: 30,000
THE POWER WINDOW REGUALTORS FAILED FOUR TIMES. *PH
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE COILS. THERE WERE NO SPARK PLUGS, AND WHEN THE COILS FAILED VEHICLE SHOOK AND LOST POWER. CURRENTLY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING ON ALL 8 CYLINDERS. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES ON MY 2000 S TYPE JAGUAR. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WHICH ARE 4 YEARS OLD WITH 26,000 MILES OF USE. EACH TIRE HAS DEVELOPED DRY ROT INDICATED BY MANY SMALL CRACKS IN THE TREAD. *JB
THE GEAR BOX AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE LIGHTS COMING ON, WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED.*AK
Mileage: 29,000
ENGINE RUNS POORLY DUE TO LARGE VACUUM LEAK. SOME VEHICLES ARE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM COMPONENT IS A DETERIORATED VACUUM HOSE AT THE CRANKCASE BREATHER UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT APPEARS THAT OIL, FUEL, AND HEAT ARE AFFECTING THE RUBBER. *NLM
Mileage: 51,903
SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK WAS NOTICED HOURS AFTER CAR WAS PARKED. TWO DAYS AGO ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH CRACKS ARE SIMILAR IN NATURE, AND BOTH ARE NEAR THE SIDE COLUMNS AT ABOUT 9.5 INCHES FROM THE ...
Mileage: 20,000
JAGUAR 200 S-TYPE SIX CYCLINDER. FAILURE OF ALL (6) IGNITION COILS. ENGINE LIGHT WHEN ON WHILE BEING DRIVEN; CAR SLOWLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO MOVE. *LA
Mileage: 29,316
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 ...
Mileage: 34,000
ON AUGUST 12, 2003 WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAD OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE, HOWEVER, ANOTHER JAGUAR OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND REPORTED SHE CALL A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN THE CAR WAS REMOVED FROM THE INCLINE THE CAR WENT INTO GEAR. SO, WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED T...
Mileage: 63,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 48,000
I PARKED 2000 S-TYPE JAGUAR ON HILL AND DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTER, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME JAMMED IN PARK . I CALLED JAGUAR ASSISTANCE & WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE PULLED UP THE HANDBRAKE BEFORE I PLACED MY CAR IN PARK. I ASKED IF THIS WAS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL & WAS TOLD NO. THEY ALSO SAID I COULD HAVE GO...
Mileage: 76,000
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, FORCING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DEALER HAS INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. THE PROBLEM.*AK
JAGUAR 2000 S-TYPE: CONSTANT FAILURE OF THE IGNITION COILS. *NLM
Mileage: 52,500
WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING OUR S TYPE JAGUAR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHEN DOWN. IT APPEARS THAT THEIR IS A DEFECT IN THE "ELECTRICAL CLUSTER" THAT CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO THINK THE CAR HAS BEEN STOLEN. MY WIFE WAS FORTUNATE THAT SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN IT OCCURED. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR...
Mileage: 39,000
WHILE DRIVING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING VEHICLE'S TIRES TO LOCK AND SKID ON HIGHWAY. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO PROBLEM. TS
Mileage: 40,000
CONSUMER STATES ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED IN WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS GROWING DAILY, ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF PER DAY. CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER HE TOOK THE AUTO TO THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT THE CRACKED IS CALLED A STRESS CRACK. TS
PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE TRAVELLING UP A SMALL INCLINE. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE WHILE CAR WAS INDLING. WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE BEGAN TO "REVV" LOUDLY AND CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, "TAPPING" THE VEHICLE IN F...
CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE CONSUMING EVERY 2000 MILES ONE QUART OF OIL, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.. MR
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S ON WITHOUT THE DRIVER BEEN ABLE TO BRAKE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*JB
PASSENGER SEAT MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CRASH. IT APPEARS THERE IS DAMAGE TO UNDERCARRIAGE WHERE SRS IS LOCATED. *TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE ROAD. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR ON THE LEFT AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED. *YH
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS HIM TO CHOOSE THE DIRECTION OF THE AIR FLOW, HOWEVER IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS DIRECTED TO THE WINDSHIELD, THE COOLER AIR HITTING THE WINDSHIELD FORCES THE HUMID AIR TO CONDENSE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD MAKIN...
INCIDENT 1: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS FAILED AT LEAST 10 TIMES DURING A TWO YEAR PERIOD. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE MANUFACTURER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. SEVERAL OF JAGUAR FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER EACH ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, I ...
INCIDENT 1: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS FAILED AT LEAST 10 TIMES DURING A TWO YEAR PERIOD. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE MANUFACTURER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. SEVERAL OF JAGUAR FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER EACH ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, I ...
I LEASED A NEW 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE IN APRIL OF 2000. SINCE THAT TIME , THE TRANMISSION WAS FAULTY. JAGUAR FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED IT. SINCE THAT TIME, I'VE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE D...
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE.*AK
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT. HAS HAD IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES. ALSO, REAR VIEW WINDOW FELL WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT. HAS HAD IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES. ALSO, REAR VIEW WINDOW FELL WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, IN WHICH NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ONE INJURY REPORTED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK AFTER VEHICLE WAS HIT, IT SPUN 180 DEGREES AND SLAMMED BROADSIDE INTO A TREE. *SLC
WHEN COMING TO STOP OR MAKING A TURN OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES AND AFTER THE FIRST 3, THE STALLING CONTINUED, VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE 4TH REPAIR, HOWEVER STALLING IS RANDOM AND CONSUMER CAN NOT BE SURE ...
WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE IT WILL BUCK INTO REVERSE FIRST. ACCELERATION POWER DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT IS CONTROLED BY PEDAL WHEN APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE IT WILL BUCK INTO REVERSE FIRST. ACCELERATION POWER DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT IS CONTROLED BY PEDAL WHEN APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER A PIECE OF ICE ON ROAD. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED OVER A PIECE OF ICE OR A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *YH
SEAT BELT MECHANISM EXPLODED ON PASSENGER'S SEAT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
TIRE TREAD COMPLETLY CAME OFF TIRE AND SIDE WALLS DECENTERGRATED AT 75 MPH PASSING A TRACKTOR TRAILER WITH ANOTHER TRACKTOR TRAILER 10 FEET OFF MY REAR BUMPER. I'M LUCKEY TO BE ALIVE.( DOT NUMBER: )
THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED WITH AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MIRROR FROM THE DEALER. THE REPLACEMENT MIRROR WAS CONVEX RATHER THAN FLAT, CREATING A SAFETY HAZZARD. THE MIRROR DID NOT HAVE THE "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" WARNING ON IT. THERE MAY BE A BATCH OF...
CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT ACCELERATED FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AT HIGH SPEEDS UNTIL COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, DURING THIS THE ROOF TOP OPENED. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN AT ALL IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWO TIMES FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRUNK LOCK. *MJS
THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THREE TIMES FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE RATTLE IN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT, SERVICE ADVISOR SAID JAGUAR DID NOT YET HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *MJS
THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM NOTIFIED THE JAGUAR ASSIST THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A SIGNAL FROM THE VEHICLE THAT THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED WHEN THE HAD NOT, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED UNTIL A REASON IS FOUND FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. *MJS
THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM. *MJS
THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWO TIMES FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. *MJS
WHILE SITTING IN THE TURNING LANE, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO MAKE THE TURN AND VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND 2000 JAGUAR THAT CONSUMER HAD . THE FIRST ONE CONSUMER TRADED FOR THE PRESENT ONE BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. CURRENTLY...
WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE POST. *AK *ML
WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE POST. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING OR MAKING A TURN VEHICLE STALLED UNEPXECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DECELERATION PROBLEM. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WATER GETS INTO THE TRUNK, WHICH HOUSES THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
UNABLE TO REMORE KEY WHEN J-GATE IS ON PARK. *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE IS VERY HARD TO PUT ON/OFF. CONSUMER INDICATES THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIS WIFE TO PULL IT UP, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT CAN'T BE ADJUSTED. *AK
THE MESSAGE CENTER READOUTS, INCLUDING THE ODOMETER AND TRIP COMPUTER ARE SO DIM THAT THEY ARE BARELY VISIBLE ON A SUNNY DAY EVENTHOUGH IT'S ADJUSTED TO THE BRIGHTEST SETTING. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER HEARD EXPLOSION, SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF IMPACT, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DUE TO WHITE POWDER WITHIN AIRBAG, DESTROYED INTERIOR AND MOULDING OF VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE, AND COULD CAUSE SIDE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. BU...