2000 Jaguar S-TYPE

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 THAT THE HEAD NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. IN ADDITION, A COUPLE OF BENT VALVES NEEDED REPLACING AT THE COST OF $4,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 DID NOT WORK AND THE RADIO'S LIGHT STAYED ON ALL THE TIME, AND IT DRAINED THE BATTERY THE CD PLAYER DID NOT WORK BECAUSE THEIR WAS NOT A CD PLAYER IN THE CAR AND WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR TO BE FIXED HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD ADD THE CD PLAYER AND FIX THE CAR AND ALL OF THE NECESSARY THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO THE CAR. I WENT BACK TO CHECK ON MY CAR, BECAUSE HE HAD NOT CALLED ME AND HE HAD SOLD MY CAR TO SOMEBODY ELSE. I TOLD HIM THAT I WANTED MY MONEY BACK AND HE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY MONEY AND TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GIVE ME TWO CARS TO MAKE UP FOR MY LOST. I WANT ALL OF MY MONEY BACK THAT THIS COMPANY OWES ME. *TR

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 ANY PROBLEMS BUT, WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, BACKWARD, OR ANYWHERE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST JAGUAR DEALER WHO INITIALLY TOLD ME IT MAY JUST BE THE GEARSHIFT CABLE NEEDING TO BE ADJUSTED A $150 JOB I SAID OK THAT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD BEING A FOREIGN CAR AND ALL. I GOT A CALL BACK AND HE SAID IT WAS THE REAR DRIVE SHAFTERS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED OK GOOD NOT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED........HOW MUCH? I ASKED, ABOUT $3200....FOR ABOUT $2000 MORE I CAN GET A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION, RIGHT? THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I THINK THE JAGUAR MANUFACTURER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM OR ATLEAST DO A RECALL I MEAN HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE..IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE ONE TO CHECK IT OUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENED IT'S HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2000 (I'VE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH BEFORE WRITING THIS COMPLAINT) 8 YEARS LATER AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HERE...I REALLY WISH JAGUAR WOULD OWN UP AND TRY TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE'S PROBLEMS AS BEST AS THEY COULD..[XXX] *TR

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 DIAGNOSED AS THE BALL JOINT STUD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE BALL JOINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 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 HAD NO ACCELERATION AND CONSTANTLY SET THE FAULT CODE AIR ASSISTED FUEL INJECTION MOTOR FAULT. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE ENGINE ONCE AGAIN, WE FOUND FELT PACKING MATERIAL IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT HAD CLOGGED THE #8 INTAKE PORT IN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND WE ALSO FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAINS AND TENSIONERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FELT PACKING COMES FROM THE CAR AND IS A DANGER THE ENGINE AND THE LACK OF ACCELERATION. THIS IS A DANGER AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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 CYLINDERS & THE #1 WERE BOTH BAD. SO I GOT ANOTHER USED MOTOR & COULDN'T BELIEVE IT BUT THE EXACT SAME THING WAS WRONG WITH THAT ONE TOO. I CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS A REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF HE COULD GET ME A DEAL ON A NEW MOTOR & HE SAID THAT HE JUST HAD A JAG SAME YEAR MAKE & MODEL COME INTO THE SHOP WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. (NOW THAT'S 4 MOTORS WITHIN 10 MIN OF MY HOUSE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE.) I STARTED THINKING THAT MAYBE THERE WAS SOME KIND OF RECALL OR DEFECT WITH IT. I WENT TO A JAG DEALER TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT IT, & B/C I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE CAR FROM A JAG DEALER I PURCHASE IT PREOWNED THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME & THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN ENGINE RECALLS THAT THEY KNEW OF. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN, THIS IS MY WIFE'S ONLY VEHICLE, & WE JUST CAN NOT AFFORD A BRAND NEW MOTOR FOR THIS CAR. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR ISSUES WITH IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. I ALSO SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET & THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM & JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WELL, THANK YOU. *TR

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 DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ODOR RETURNED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED

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 DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. ALSO, TWO WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ANOTHER JUST BROKE. *TR