2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
AT 77600 MILES THE CAR HAS HAD ALL THE BUSHINGS AND BALL JOINTS IN THE FRONT STEERING TO A POINT THAT IT'S SWAYING SO MUCH IT'S CHALLENGING TO STAY IN THE LANE WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY IMPERFECTION ON THE ROAD. EXPERIENCING LOUD CLICKING AND CLUNKS AND FEAR THAT IF THIS DEVELOPS ANY FURTHER THE WHEELS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AND DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BA...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WHEEL COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WA...
Mileage: 177,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE SQUEAKING NOISES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT, DRIVER SIDE AND REAR BEARINGS, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY, BUT TH...
Mileage: 17,030
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND STRUCK A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FI...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND STRUCK A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FI...
Mileage: 170,000
MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FOR AN AC REPAIR IN SEPTEMBER. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND BOTH BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING IMMEDIATELY FOR $3,000! I WENT HOME AND CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND THAT MY CAR HAD A RECALL ISSUED (RECALL #6434) FOR THE EXACT...
Mileage: 126,797
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING AT LOW SPEEDS, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILIZER LINK, RIGHT...
Mileage: 62,330
AIRBAG HARNESS ON 2001 S-TYPE JAGUAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT LIGHT ON DASH KEEPS COMING ON AFTER REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE WHEN REPAIR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE REPAIRED TWICE, FIRST TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 MONTHS AFTER REPAIR; SECOND TIME AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 13 MONTHS AFTER...
AIRBAG HARNESS ON 2001 S-TYPE JAGUAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT LIGHT ON DASH KEEPS COMING ON AFTER REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE WHEN REPAIR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE REPAIRED TWICE, FIRST TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 MONTHS AFTER REPAIR; SECOND TIME AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 13 MONTHS AFTER...
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 PRES...
Mileage: 102,000
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 PRES...
Mileage: 102,000
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 PRES...
Mileage: 102,000
UNUSUAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WAS LIKE LOOSE, I WAS GOING 40MPH ON 2 WAY ROAD THAN I HIT ROAD BUMP AND CAR JUST WENT TO LEFT BY SELF AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR COMING FROM OPPOSITE WAY. BACK IN DECEMBER 2013 I TOOK CAR TO SHOP TO GET ALIGNMENT DONE AND THE TECH TOLD ME...
Mileage: 100,541
UNUSUAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WAS LIKE LOOSE, I WAS GOING 40MPH ON 2 WAY ROAD THAN I HIT ROAD BUMP AND CAR JUST WENT TO LEFT BY SELF AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR COMING FROM OPPOSITE WAY. BACK IN DECEMBER 2013 I TOOK CAR TO SHOP TO GET ALIGNMENT DONE AND THE TECH TOLD ME...
Mileage: 100,541
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE HEARD A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT NUT WAS LOOSE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATE...
Mileage: 90,000
MY WIFE WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE TODAY. WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE FRONT AND THE LEFT DRIVE SIDE FRONT TIRE SHEERED OFF. THE STATE TROOPER TOLD HER THAT BALL JOINT ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD COME LOOSE AND AS A RESULT T...
Mileage: 67,350
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN PARK AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CABLE. THE CONTA...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN PARK AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CABLE. THE CONTA...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE TOO LOSE AND THE SUSPENS...
Mileage: 156,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 3 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUI...
Mileage: 128,400
MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A JAGUAR 2001 S TYPE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOST ALL POWER AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. BOUNCED OFF THE MEDIAN INTO THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A PASSING VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 60,200
JAGUAR S TYPE 2001,WHEN IT WAS ASSEMBLED, THEY USE PLASTIC TIMING TANSIONER WITH A MATAL CHAIN WHICH CAUSE TO WORNOUT FAST AND LOCK THE ENGINE.
Mileage: 100,000
I PURCHASED A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. IT HAS LESS THAN 70000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE MOTOR STARTS REVVING UP AND IT WON'T SHIFT....IT SAYS GEARBOX FAULT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS MODEL OF CAR. I WAS PULLING OUT TO MAKE A LEFT TUR...
Mileage: 69,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND AS IF THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED. FUEL ALSO BEGAN LEAKING SINCE THE SEAL ON THE FUEL LINE WAS INOPERABLE. HE ALSO SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. RECALLS (06E043000, 06E056000, & 00V35...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND AS IF THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED. FUEL ALSO BEGAN LEAKING SINCE THE SEAL ON THE FUEL LINE WAS INOPERABLE. HE ALSO SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. RECALLS (06E043000, 06E056000, & 00V35...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND DISPLAYED MINIMAL RESISTANCE. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE NUT OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE ...
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER TRAVELED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359...
Mileage: 18,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER TRAVELED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359...
Mileage: 18,000
MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHAKING PROFUSELY DUE TO THE LOWER CONTROL BALL NOT BEING SECURED PROPERLY. *TR
MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHAKING PROFUSELY DUE TO THE LOWER CONTROL BALL NOT BEING SECURED PROPERLY. *TR
RECENTLY (10/16/08) PURCHASED A 2001 S-TYPE 4.0 WITH 74316 MI. 2ND DAY I HAD IT TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. WITHIN 1 WEEK HAD TO BE REBUILT. ALL COILS REPLACED AND #4 & #5 KEEP GOING BAD. DEALERSHIP STATED COILS WERE BROKEN. SENT HOME WITH BROKEN COILS. WINDOW REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 75,000
RECENTLY (10/16/08) PURCHASED A 2001 S-TYPE 4.0 WITH 74316 MI. 2ND DAY I HAD IT TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. WITHIN 1 WEEK HAD TO BE REBUILT. ALL COILS REPLACED AND #4 & #5 KEEP GOING BAD. DEALERSHIP STATED COILS WERE BROKEN. SENT HOME WITH BROKEN COILS. WINDOW REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 75,000
2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE V-6. I RECEIVE AN ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE MESSAGE ON DASH. THE CAR HESITATES AND MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. COMPUTER SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING TO THROTTLE PEDAL UNIT (WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED.) THIS OCCURS PRIMARILY IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING AND IT WILL STAY I...
Mileage: 58,000
2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE V-6. I RECEIVE AN ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE MESSAGE ON DASH. THE CAR HESITATES AND MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. COMPUTER SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING TO THROTTLE PEDAL UNIT (WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED.) THIS OCCURS PRIMARILY IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING AND IT WILL STAY I...
Mileage: 58,000
FOR OVER TWO WEEKS I AM BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM PASSENGER SIDE, THEN AFTER WELL AND DRIVING ALMOST I HAD A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE ADVISE ME TO REPLACE THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM AND THE BALL JOINT CAUSE IT WAS LOOSING. THEN WHEN ...
Mileage: 118,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE CURRENTLY PERSISTS. THE ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY OPERATING THE STEERING COLUMN. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE RAN ...
Mileage: 120,000
JAGUAR 2001 S-TYPE STRUT AND BALL JOINT RECALL ID # 00V359002. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
JAGUAR 2001 S-TYPE STRUT AND BALL JOINT RECALL ID # 00V359002. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
JAGUAR 2001 S-TYPE HAD A SEVERE STEERING PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2008. I TOOK IT TO AN ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST WHO CONCLUDED THAT IT COULD NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT ALL, UNTIL THE FRONT LOWER STEERING ARM,SWAY BAR LINK, STEERING KNUCKLE AND TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. IN NOVEMBER 2000, SHORTLY AFTER MANUFACTURE, J...
Mileage: 55,000
JAGUAR 2001 S-TYPE HAD A SEVERE STEERING PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2008. I TOOK IT TO AN ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST WHO CONCLUDED THAT IT COULD NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT ALL, UNTIL THE FRONT LOWER STEERING ARM,SWAY BAR LINK, STEERING KNUCKLE AND TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. IN NOVEMBER 2000, SHORTLY AFTER MANUFACTURE, J...
Mileage: 55,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. LATER THAT SAME DAY, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE VEHICLE TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWAYING LEFT TO RIGHT AND SHE LOST A...
Mileage: 104,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-3 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY SLIPPING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AS OF JULY 31, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ...
Mileage: 138,500
LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED ON 2001 S-TYPE 4.0 AND THE DEALER JUST STATES THE VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL, BUT THE ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL. THIS REPAIR COST IS EXTREMELY RIDICULOUS AND JAGUAR SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE. THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE YOUR CAR TO LOSE CONTROL AND CAN KILL SOMEONE. I HAV...
Mileage: 127,000
MY JAGUAR'S FRONT END BALL JOINTS FAILED, WITH HARDLY ANY MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR IS A 2001 AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT END BALL JOINTS. JAGUAR SAYS MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Mileage: 23,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD BEEN REPLACED. CURRENTLY, A BOLT HAS BECOME LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, WHICH WAS NOTICED BEFORE IT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE BOLT WAS SO L...
Mileage: 66,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP OR MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LO...
Mileage: 78,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CROSSING A RAI...
Mileage: 56,400
JAGUAR S-TYPE. I HAVE HAD THREE WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL (FRONT RIGHT & BOTH REAR) IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS, WITH THE LAST TWO OCCURRING WITHIN 60 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER S-TYPE OWNERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THIS MASSIVE SCALE. I AM AN ATT...
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. PEOP...
THE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUT WILL NOT STAY TIGHTENED DAMAGING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FORCING THE CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD. I WAS LUCKY NOTHING AND ANYONE WAS INJURED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (00V359002) IT DIDN'T COVER ALL THE CARS AFFECTED. *JB
LTR FROM (FL) RE DEFECTIVE COILS ON HER 2001 S TYPE JAGUAR, REQUEST THAT JAGUAR RECALL THE VEHICLES, REIMBURSE HER MONEY AND REPLACE ALL COILS. *TS *NM
Mileage: 38,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
WAS MAKING A THREE POINT TURN AND A BOLT JUST FELL OUT AND CAUSED MY CAR TO NOT TURN ANYMORE. HEARD A LOUD POP. *JB
Mileage: 69,699
MY DRIVEWAY HAS A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. WHEN PARKED ON THE INCLINE I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK UNLESS I USED FORCE. IN 2004 THE GEAR STARTED STICKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE GEAR ASSEMBLY. IN JULY 2006 I HAD THE CAR IN DRIVE BUT IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I HAD TO HOLD THE GEAR ...
Mileage: 77,297
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-45, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ON THE JAGUAR S-TYPE DEFLATED, FORCING THE CONTACT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. WHEN THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE LUG NUT FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, T...
Mileage: 48,300
COOLANT LEAKING. FOUND EXPANSION (OVERFLOW) TANK CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. *JB
Mileage: 75,000
I WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE BALL JOINT HAD COME OFF AND THAT THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE ...
Mileage: 62,000
COOLANT LEAKING. FOUND EXPANSION (OVERFLOW) TANK CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. REMOVED, REPLACE W/NEW. *NM
Mileage: 49,568
OCT 7, 2004 SHIFTER HAS TO BE WIGGLED TO REMOVE FROM PARK AND START. SEPT 4, 2004 SHIFTER HAS TO BE WIGGLED TO REMOVE FROM PARK AND START-REPLACED CABLE ASSEMBLY SEPT 23, 2004 AC RATTLING WHEN ON REPLACED COMPRESSOR. STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE WHEN TURNING IT SEPT 23, 2004 MAJOR VIBRATING...
Mileage: 45,928
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AND THE WHEELS FELT AS IF THEY WERE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A JAGUAR DEALER WHO ALSO DETERMINED THE BA...
Mileage: 42,560
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 SAFE...
Mileage: 63,350
I OWN A 2001 JAGUAR S TYPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, IT FELL INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT COME OUT (IT IS POWER DRIVEN). I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND FOR 3 DAYS WITH THE WINDOW DOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. THEY REPLACE...
Mileage: 51,000
DEMAND FOR RECALL AND REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT FRACTURE ON THE 2001 JAGUAR S TYPE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** . *MR WHILE PULLING OUT A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY WENT SIDEWAYS AND REMAINED STUCK IN THAT POSITION. THE BALL JOINT NUT ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD C...
WHEN TURNING A CORNER VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE. VEHICLE DOES NOT PERFORM THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD, IT SOMETIMES GOES OUT OF THE LANE. THERE IS A FAULTY STABILIZER BAR ON THE VEHICLE, PER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN.*AK
Mileage: 55,281
LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE LEFT FAILED@ 52,000 MILES, THE RIGHT FAILED @ 68,000 MILES. *NM *NM
Mileage: 52,000
THE CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE MOVING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY WHILE ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE MOVED OR SHAKEN FROM THE OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE GEAR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB
UPON PRESSING THE WINDOW DOWN BUTTON THE WINDOW WOULD MAKE A HIGH PITCHED SCREECHING NOISE, AND UPON ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN A FEW INCHES ONE FROSTED NIGHT IT MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND REFUSED TO ROLL UP OR DOWN AFTER THAT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WILL COST NEAR $400 TO FIX, AS THE PART MUST BE OR...
Mileage: 56,227
POWER ADJUSTED SEATS ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY, AS SOMETIMES WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED NO SOUND IS HEARD AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS AS NEEDED. HE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK WILL NOT STAY ATTATCHED EVEN AFTER HAVING THE DEALERSHIP PUT IT BACK ON FOR ME A COUPLE OF TIMES, IT FALLS COMPLETELY...
Mileage: 54,000
VERY LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE IS HEARD IN THE WHEELS WHEN DRIVING, AND I AM TOLD IT'S THE BALL JOINT/SUSPENSION THAT'S THE CULPRIT. HAVE YET TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED BUT I UNDERSTAND IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF THIS PORTION BREAKS.*AK
Mileage: 54,000
VERY LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE IS HEARD IN THE WHEELS WHEN DRIVING, AND I AM TOLD IT'S THE BALL JOINT/SUSPENSION THAT'S THE CULPRIT. HAVE YET TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED BUT I UNDERSTAND IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF THIS PORTION BREAKS.*AK
Mileage: 54,000
DOOR LOCKS SOMETIMES FUCNTION INCORRECTLY WHEN UNLOCKING. OCCASIONALLY ONLY THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL UNLOCK USING THE KEY FOB, SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT EVEN UNLOCK W/O REPEATED PRESSES OF THE BUTTON.*AK
Mileage: 54,000
WHILE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT, EXPERIENCED CAR ON FIRE. A LADY YELLING FOR ME TO GET OUT, I SAW SMOKE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS MY CAR. *BF THE REAR BACK WHEEL HAD FIRE FLAMING OUT AND HAD GONE OUT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER HAD NEW BRAKES PLACED ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS THREE M...
OWNER OF A JAGUAR S-TYPE 4.0, 2001, 54,000 MILES : A WARNING LIGHT CAME UP INDICATING "SHIFT GEAR FAILURE". THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AS PER THEIR REQUEST TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. AFTER 3 DAYS I WAS TOLD THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. I ASKED HOW A RELATIVELY NEW CAR, VERY WELL...
Mileage: 54,500
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 CO...
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 MO...
Mileage: 4,000
AFTER DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN DOWNTOWN LA, ARRIVED IN A PARKING STRUCTURE. SUDDENLY AFTER A BIG BANG, THE FRONT LEFT OF CAR COLLAPSED AND STOPPED. IT SEEMED THAT THE BOLT FOR FRONT AXLE SHEARED OFF, AND THE COMPONENT OF THE AXLE (A-ROD?) PUSHED INTO THE TIRE RIM. TWO MONTHS AGO THE CAR SEEMED UNS...
Mileage: 38,000
UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACT CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD, POSSIBLY A ROCK OR A PIECE OF CONCRETE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *SCC *JB
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK
DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET. AT VERY LOW MILES. CONSUMER STATED, THIS VEHICLE EVERY MONTH HAS HAD ONE PROBLEM. *AK
WATER ENTERED THE TRUNK WHERE THE BATTERY AND ELECTRIC BOX WERE LOCATED, WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRIC BOX TO SHORT OUT. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE AT A STOP. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING OVER 30 MPH YET THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $15,000. *PH *NLM
Mileage: 15,000
CONSUMER WAS AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND ANOTHER MOTORIST HIT HER ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF DOOR. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD HER IN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER WAS AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND ANOTHER MOTORIST HIT HER ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF DOOR. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD HER IN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AT ANY SPEED.*AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW, THE TIRE SIDE WALLS CRUMBLED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED TWO MORE TIRE FAILURE THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BACK PASSENGER TIRES, ALL THREE TIRES HAD SIDE WALL COME APART. ( PIRELLI P-ZONE/ 235/50 ZR17 96W).*JB
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW, THE TIRE SIDE WALLS CRUMBLED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED TWO MORE TIRE FAILURE THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BACK PASSENGER TIRES, ALL THREE TIRES HAD SIDE WALL COME APART. ( PIRELLI P-ZONE/ 235/50 ZR17 96W).*JB
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING GEAR EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AT 3000 OR MORE RPMS. THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHOP, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK *JB
INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR IS MOUNTED TOO LOW, THE VIEW OF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER IS BLOCKED, CONSUMER STATES THIS PROBLEM ONLY EXISTS ON JAGUARS EQUIPPED WITH RAIN SENSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, MIRROR IS MOUNTED TO THE WINDSHIELD BASE BY ONLY A SPHERICAL JOINT, THE JOINT PERMITS ANGULAR AD...