2000 Jaguar S-TYPE

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 SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. CAR BUCKS WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH. *TR

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 BRACKETS FOR THESE WINDOWS, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

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 STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 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 AND DRAG INTO GEARS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BOX WAS SEALED THEREFORE DISALLOWING ANYONE TO ADD TRANSMISSION FLUID. SINCE MY CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY JAGUAR, WHY WOULDN'T THE SERVICE MANAGER HAVE INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THE JAGUAR TRANSMISSION, AND HE TOLD ME NO. THAT WAS NOT TRUE AS I HAVE FOUND RECALLS CONCERNING THE JAGUAR S-TYPE TRANSMISSIONS. HOWEVER, THE JAGUAR MANAGER WANTS CUSTOMER TO PAY INSTEAD OF DEALER-PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE PRICE QUOTED TO ME IS $4,000 PLUS TAX. I HAD THE DELUXE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WHEN IT RAN OUT, THIS DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO RENEW ANOTHER EXTENDED WARRANTY. A CAR OF THIS COST AND CALIBER SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MILEAGE UNDER 50,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE THE JAGUAR /DEALERSHIP/ OR FORD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN. THE CAR'S ERROR MESSAGE INDICATED "GEAR SHIFT BOX FAULT". I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE JAGUAR TRANSMISSIONS WERE BUILT BY JAGUAR/BEC TRANSMISSIONS WITH A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. THE JAGUAR DEALERSHIP I HAVE MY CAR AT IS PIEHLER JAGUAR IN ROCHESTER, NY. THE SERVICE MANAGER'S NAME IS BRIAN. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 585.671.7909. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED DUE TO THIS FAULT IN TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND PAID FOR BY THE DEALERSHIP OR FORD OR JAGUAR. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. [XXX] 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE OWNER. *TR

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 WEBSITE, OR MAYBE SOMEBODY IN GOVERNMENT WAS NOT DOING HIS/HER JOB PROTECTING THE CONSUMER'S RIGHTS AGAINST GREEDY CORPORATIONS.*AK

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 REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT THE DEALER, CUSH JAGUAR IN SAN DIEGO, EVENTUALLY AGREED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. THE SAN DIEGO DEALER TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE HAD "20 OR 30" OCCURRENCES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOUND 15 NEARLY IDENTICAL OCCURRENCES REPORTED TO THE ODI. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT ONLY WITH RESPECT TO STRANDING A CAR'S OCCUPANTS, BUT ALSO WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIALLY BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND DRIVEWAYS USED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS AND FOR EMERGENCY EXITS. I ASK THAT THE NHTSA AT LEAST REQUIRE JAGUAR CARS LTD. TO INFORM OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES OF THE EXISTENCE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE STEPS THEY RECOMMEND TO MINIMIZE ITS OCCURRENCE. BUT IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE IF THE NHTSA WERE TO ISSUE A RECALL REQUIRING JAGUAR TO MODIFY THE FAULTY PAWLS IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *JB

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 THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM. ON EVERY WEBSITE THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAILING TRANSMISSIONS. JAGUAR DEFINITELY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. I AM WILLING TO BET THERE IS SOME CORPORATE MEMO REGARDING HOW TO COVER THIS UP. *NM