2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE GEAR BOX FAULT CRUISE UNAVAILABLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 182,000.

Mileage: 182,000

2003 X-TYPE JAGUAR PURCHASED IN 2007. WHILE DRIVING THE ON THE HIGHWAY THE DASH LIGHTS FOR CHECK ENGINE AND NO CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON. THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE QUICKLY WENT TO THE LIMIT ON GAUGE. THE CAR SHUT DOWN WITH NO CONTROL AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. 17" TIRES. ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER AS THE RIMS ARE SOFT AND DENT OR DAMAGES EASILY. CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. STEREO SYSTEM IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ANYTHING. THE WASHER WIPERS ARE ALWAYS CLOGGED UP. THE RADIATOR HAS OVERHEATED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSFER CASE COMPLETELY REPLACED. JAGUAR DEALERSHIP SAID AT ONE POINT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE CLOSE TO $10,000. THERE IS ONLY 160,000 KM ON THIS CAR. IT IS UNSAFE. I CANNOT RESELL IT TO ANYONE. I AM STUCK WITH IT TILL IT DIES AND IS PAID FOR. NEVER BUY THIS CAR. EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE IS WRONG WITH IT AND I CAN ONLY DRIVE IT AROUND TOWN. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

PLASTIC ADJUSTERS ON HEADLIGHTS BREAK WHEN THEY BECOME BRITTLE LEAVING THE LIGHTS AIMING AT THE GROUND. HEADLIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY BURN OUT. AMBER LIGHT WITH "CRUISE CONTROL NOT AVAILABLE" HAS THE AFFECT OF LIMITING THE RPM TO ABOUT 2800RPM, PAST THIS THE ENGINE QUITS AND STARTS AGAIN UNDER 2800RPM. HOLD THE ACCELERATOR DOWN AND THE ENGINE BUCKS ON AND OFF. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE WHEN YOU NEED TO. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2003. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS: VEHICLE SPUTTERING, BRAKES GRINDING 2004. THERMOSTAT STICKING CLOSE OVERHEAT. CARE STOPPED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. A/C RECIRCULATION BUTTON POPS OFF. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BRAKES GRINDING, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OCTOBER 2006. VEHICLE MAKES NOISE, POWER STEERING PINION, TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPPING, BRAKES GRINDING. MILDEW ODOR NOTICED AFTER REPAIR TO POWER STEERING. VACUUM LEAK FROM LOWER AND UPPER INTAKE VALVE O-RINGS. PCV HOSE COLLAPSING - MARCH 2 AND 12, 2007. IGNITION STICKING, REMOTE INOPERABLE, STEERING CLICKS WHEN TURNING - JUNE 2007. CAR CEASED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. POWERTRAIN LIGHT ON. SUB PROCESSOR UNIT MALFUNCTION AND THROTTLE ANGEL ERROR - JULY 2007. BRAKES CONTINUE GRINDING, HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. WINDOWS SQUEAK WHEN GOING UP OCTOBER 2007. COMPRESSOR PART REPLACED MAY 2008. CAR CEASED ACCELERATION DURING PEAK TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO MOVE FEBRUARY 2009. ONLY 34,000 ON VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 34,543

THE CAR IS A 2003 X-TYPE JAGUAR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MILEAGE IS 50,139. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCED A LOUD CLANKING SOUND AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. THIS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES, SO I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION AT THIS POINT WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT TO ACCOMMODATE THE LOWER SPEED AND REMAINED IN A HIGH GEAR. AFTER RESTARTING AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, REVERSE COULD NOT BE ENGAGED. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED 90 MILE TO MY HOME JAGUAR DEALER WHO HAS SERVICED THE CAR SINCE NEW. DIAGNOSTICS SHOW THAT THE TRANSFER CASE MUST BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $4000. *TR

Mileage: 50,139

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COVER SHATTERED. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW PART, BUT THEY NEVER RECEIVED IT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION COVER ON JUNE 22, 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 9, 2007, HER VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. JAGUAR STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST TO REPLACE THE PARTS IS $5,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THIS A JAGUAR X-TYPE 2003. ON MAY, 4 2007 MY DAUGHTER WAS COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKIG, AND THE BACK TIRES STOPPED. AND ONE CAR HIT THE CAR BECAUSE SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY BROTHER'S HOUSE. AT THE TIME MY DUGTHER DID NOT KNOW THE CAR HAD WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS NOT HOME, WHEN A GOT BACK WE CALL ED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLL US THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON MAY, 6 2007 THAT IT WAS TO LATE . WE CALLED DURING THE MOTH OF MAY STILL, WE CALL A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE GEAR BOX. *AK,

Mileage: 37,000

I OWN THE FOLLOWING AUTOMOBILE: 03 JAGUAR X-TYPE [XXX]. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2002, FROM HOWARD ORLOFF JAGUAR IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS. THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR, FOR ENGINE TICKING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ONE. THIS YEAR, I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED THREE TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1. TICK IN THE ENGINE 2. LEATHER DISCOLORING 3. CARPET COMING FROM UNDER MOLDING 4. HEATING VENTS COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD 5. RAIN SENSORS NOT WORKING' 6. WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT AUTOMATICALLY WORKING 7. HOLE IN CARPET ON DRIVER'S SIDE 9. BEING LOCKED OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ALARM SWITCHES WERE NOT WORKING, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. 10. THE TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS, AND THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE GEAR BOX. 11. THE CAR WOULD NOT START; THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED TOMORROW FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. TICKING IN THE ENGINE 2. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON 3. ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON 4. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BROWN "STUFF" LEAKING FROM UNDER MY CAR YESTERDAY. 5. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR AND CUT ON THE HEAT, I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEAT. 6. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THREE TIMES IN A ROW...THEN IT JUST STARTED UP 7. THE CAR WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION ALTHOUGH THIS IS AN ENTRY LEVEL JAGUAR, THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE THAT MANY MILES ON IT, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE GIVING ME THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY THE SAME ISSUES OVER, AND OVER AGAIN. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 35,650

AT 55 MPH VEHICLE VEERED LEFT TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THAT CAME INTO ITS LANE. DESPITE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE STOPPING IN A RESIDENTIAL BACKYARD. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED FROM IMPACT, HOWEVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG/S DID NOT DEPLOY. INSURANCE CLAIM STILL PENDING. *JB

Mileage: 10,115

STRONG SMELL OF BURNING OIL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES, OR SO, AND COMING TO A STOP. TRANSFER CASE REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK

Mileage: 5,000

MOVEMENT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT. AT 15 MPH SIGNIFICANT UPSHIFTING. PROBLEM OCCURS IN COASTING AT 20 MPH DOWN TO 10 MPH. AS YOU DECELERATE CAR LURCHES INTO FISRT GEAR. MAKING BRAKE DISTANCE IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT. CAUSING ACCIDENTS AT TRAFFIC STOPPING POINTS. ALSO SIGNIFICANT LURCHING AT 15MPH, 40MPH AND THEN AFTER 70MPH. CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND DRIVES LIKE A MANUAL, IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS UNPREDICTABLE. (TRANSMISSION ISSUE AFTER THREE SERVICES IN THE FIRST YEAR) SERVICE SECRETARY/MANAGER ARGUES THAT AUTOMOBILE IS FINE WITHOUT TEST DRIVING. MECHANIC JOINED IN TEST DRIVE AND QUICKLY NOTED THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS YET FIX WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

MOVEMENT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT. AT 15 MPH SIGNIFICANT UPSHIFTING. PROBLEM OCCURS IN COASTING AT 20 MPH DOWN TO 10 MPH. AS YOU DECELERATE CAR LURCHES INTO FISRT GEAR. MAKING BRAKE DISTANCE IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT. CAUSING ACCIDENTS AT TRAFFIC STOPPING POINTS. ALSO SIGNIFICANT LURCHING AT 15MPH, 40MPH AND THEN AFTER 70MPH. CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND DRIVES LIKE A MANUAL, IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS UNPREDICTABLE. (TRANSMISSION ISSUE AFTER THREE SERVICES IN THE FIRST YEAR) SERVICE SECRETARY/MANAGER ARGUES THAT AUTOMOBILE IS FINE WITHOUT TEST DRIVING. MECHANIC JOINED IN TEST DRIVE AND QUICKLY NOTED THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS YET FIX WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE VEHICAL'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHEN A GEAR BOX FAILURE OCCURED (THIS WAS THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED BY THE CAR), THEREFORE RESULTING IN THE CAR STALLING WHILE GOING APPROX 55MPH. THE CAR WAS THEN STUCK IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICAL THAT FAILED TO NOTICE MY VEHICAL SLOWING. I ALSO EXPRIENCED A FUEL GAGE EROOR ON 2/13/04 THE FUEL BOX WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. ALL INFORMATION IS STORED IN ONBOARD COMPUTER.

Mileage: 11,450

THIS IS NOW THE 3RD OCCASSION OF APPARENT TRANSMISSION SURGES WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED. AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR, THE ENGINE RPM SHOT UP TO 9000, WHILE TO CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION. THE PRIOR 2 OCCURENCES WERE WHILE DRIVING AT 40-50MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND A CLUNK FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK

Mileage: 8,228

I PULLED INTP A SLOT ON A PARKING DECK. WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO PARK THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD CRASHING INTO A RETAINING WALL. IT WAS PUSHING AGAINST THE WALL SO HARD I WAS AFRAID I WOULD GO THROUGH THE WALL OR OVER THE WALL. I WAS ON THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE DECK. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT SPED BACKWARD AND STRUCK A CAR PARKED BEHIND ME. IT THEN CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED THE DRIVERS DOOR INTO A CONCRETE PILLER IT THEN STRAIGHTENED UP AND SPED STRAIGHT BACKWARD CRASHING INTO A 4 FT HIGH WALL WHERE THE ENGINE CUT OFF.*AK

Mileage: 3,800