2000 Jaguar S-TYPE

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 STUMBLE AT IDLE. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. *NM

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. WITHIN A WEEK, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS PROBABLY BAD, THEY ORDERED A NEW PART AND IT WAS INSTALLED. LEFT THE LOT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED. I RETURNED TO THE LOT THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY CLEANED ALL THE WIRES AND APPLIED STAB LINT TO THE HARNESS. LEFT LOT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED. WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS NO LONGER THE FUEL TEMPERATURE, IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NEED AT LEAST 3-HOURS TO TRACE THE WIRING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE PROCESSOR AND THE SENSOR. MUST REMOVE INTAKE AND HARDWARE TO ACCESS. NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE EXPLANATION SO I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER IMPORT DEALER AND HE STATED THAT IT HAD 2-MISFIRES AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING AND SOMETHING ABOUT ODU. I WAS ASKED IF MY CAR HAD GONE THROUGH EMISSION TESTING AND IN FEB/MAR 06, MY CAR PASSED EMISSION TESTING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ALSO THE DEALER FOUND A FORD NEW CLAMP (I HAVE PICTURES AND THE CLAMP) IN MY VEHICLE SITTING ABOVE ONE OF THE PISTONS CAUSING A GAP. HE THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WELL, IT SEEMS THAT MY CAR IS BEING CONSTANTLY DIAGNOSED ON MY $$$. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT THERE, I GET A BILL, PAY FOR IT. LO AND BEHOLD, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND NOW IT IS FOR ANOTHER REASON. SEEMS LIKE THE DEALERS ARE TROUBLE SHOOTING ON MY DIME. MY CAR IS SICK -- IT IS LIKE IT IS STRUGGLING TO GET ITS NEXT BREATH OR THAT SOMETHING IS BLOCKING THE AIR FLOW. IT SPUTTERS AT A POINT. I'VE ONLY USED THE HIGHEST PREMIUM GAS IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN ADVISED TO NOT USE THIS GAS AND THEN LATER ADVISED TO USE THIS GAS. I'M SO FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT. *JB

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 CAN FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER MANY HOURS OF LABOR. *NM

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 THE CONTACT DID NOT PROPERLY INSPECT THE COMPONENTS. THE NOISE WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2006, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

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 INSPECTED. THIS TIME IT WAS NOT ON AN INCLINE, BUT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAD A HARD TIME BACKING IT OUT OF THE SERVICE BAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE HAND SELECTOR LEVER, GEARS, CABLE GEAR ASSEMBLY. IN AUGUST 2005 SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS TIME WHEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED A MISSING BOLT WHERE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BOLTS TO TRANSMISSION. NOW THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ON 2/25/06 IN MY DRIVEWAY. "SHAKING" THE CAR BACK AND FORTH DID SOMETHING AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK, BUT THE ONLY GEAR IT WOULD GO IN WAS A "MANUAL 2ND" AND REVERSE. I'VE CALLED JAGUAR CUSTOMER COMPLAINT LINE AND THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR FROM MAY '05 HAS A ONE YEAR WARRANTY SO IT SHOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER, I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE COULD NOT AUTHORIZE TOWING. I REALLY BELIEVE ODI SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.*JB

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 MALFUNCTION/FLAW IS MY PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN AND AN INVOICE FROM A PRIOR SERVICE INDICATING THAT THE PARK PAWL IS FAULTY. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AT THAT JUNE 16, 2005, SERVICE. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED IN JANUARY 2006, COSTING ME $1577 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE LAST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WAS WHEN I PARKED MY CAR ON THE UPSLOPE OF A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK, THE PARK PAWL WOULD NOT RELEASE NO MATTER WHAT I DID. AFTER TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY SEVERAL TIMES TO MOVE THE LEVER, IT BROKE. AAA WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING AND I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR A MECHANIC AND FLATBED TOW TRUCK TO COME OUT FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO REMOVE THE CONSOLE AND RELEASE THE PARK PAWL. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED..............AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE WRITTEN LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT OF JAGUAR CARS, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS WELL AS ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. NO ONE IS WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. IS THERE NO RECOURSE FOR THE CONSUMER EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC PART ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION SEVERAL YEARS AGO AS NOTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE? HOW DO I RECOUP AN EXPENSE THAT I FEEL I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR? *JB

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 BE REPLACED, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK.. UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

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 FROM A REGISTERED JAGUAR DEALER. SO THE CAR WAS TOWED TODAY TO MOMENTUM JAGUAR ON THE SW FREEWAY AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN APRIL 2001 AND IT BROKE AGAIN???IN LESS THAT 43000 MILES WE HAVE HAD 2 DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS?? AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS DEFECTIVE AS WELL AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED!! THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND JAGUAR IS DISCLAIMING ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY...IT ALSO HAS A/C PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE SENSORS DO NOT WORK AND WERE REPLACED LAST YEAR. THE WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE AND WERE CHARGED TO ME.. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IS FALLING OFF ....IT IS ALWAYS OVERHEATING . IT IS UNBELIEVABLE AND I ONLY DROVE IT 4000 MILES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS THAT I OWN IT!!!!!!SURELY THIS IS A LEMON IN THE FIRST DEGREE!!!! *JB

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 VEHICLE'S WINDOWS WERE DOWN. THE SUN ROOF WAS UP, AND THE LIGHTS WHERE ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB