2003 Jaguar S-TYPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PARKING BRAKES LOCKED. THE PARKING BRAKE FAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V488000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COMPLAINT IS ACCURATE. UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2003 JAGUAR S TYPE. ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT MY WIFE GOT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT AND I IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED, THE DASH COVER THAT COVERS THE AIR BAG BLEW OUT JUST MISSING MY WIFES HEAD, AND COMPLETELY SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD, RUINING THE COVER AND THE WINDSHIELD. IT ALSO BLEW OUT THE SUNROOF BREAKING THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT ALLOW THE SUNROOF TO OPEN AND CLOSE. I CALLED JAGUAR WHO TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST JAGUAR DEALER. AFTER 3 WEEKS I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG GOING OFF WAS A WIRE THAT CAME FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRBAG HOLDER AND CONNECTED TO THE AIRBAG. THE CARRAGE THAT THE AIRBAG SITS IN HAD VERY SHARP EDGES WHERE THE WIRE GOES THRU TO CONNECT WITH THE AIRBAG. AS A RESULT THE WIRE RUBBING ON THE AIRBAG CARRAGE RUBBED THRU THE INSULATION OF THE WIRE CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO EXPLODE UPON THE TURNING OF THE KEY. JAGUAR WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE ,BUT MORE THEN THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED AS THE METAL DASH PLATE OVER THE AIRBAG COMES OUT AT APROX. 800 MILES PER HOUR, ENOUGH SPEED AND POWER TO COMPLETELY SHATTER THE WINDSHIELD, AND SUNROOF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR S-TYPE, WHEN EVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 MPH AND HIGHER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 08/31/09 *BF THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR WITH USING THE REMOTE. UPDATED 09/09/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AT ANY SPEED. SHE TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT TO AVOID A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V488000 (PARKING BRAKE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

I HAVE A 2003 JAGUAR S TYPE R. AT 32,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS OF MY VEHICLE AT ALL 4 CORNERS. SINCE THEN MY ROTORS CONSTANTLY KEEP WARPING, EVEN AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TWICE AND MY REAR BRAKES HAVE UNEVENLY WORN DOWN TO THE POINT THAT MY RIGHT REAR ROTOR STARTED GRINDING. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE WARRANTY WORK DONE AND I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE SPECIFIC TSBS THAT CORRELATE TO MY ISSUES. MY REAR PARKING BRAKE MODULE WAS REPLACED TWICE, AS WAS MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB. THE DEALERSHIP DISREGARDS ANY SERVICE BULLETIN THAT I INFORM THEM OF BY SAYING THAT MY CAR DOES NOT FIT INTO THE VIN RANGE, AND IF IT DOES FIT INTO THE VIN RANGE THEY TELL ME THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN IT IS NOT A BULLETIN COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT BY THE CONSUMER. MY CAR IS UNDER FULL WARRANTY AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A KNOWN PROBLEM ON A CAR IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO COVER THE COSTS. TO CORRECT THE WARPED DISCS, THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACED MY DISCS PAST THE MINIMUM THICKNESS AND REFUSED TO THEN GIVE ME NEW ROTORS. THE PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR THEY REPLACED FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS AN ACTUAL RECALL, AND FOR THE UNEVENLY WORN REAR BRAKES DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR THEY WILL FIX BY CHARGING ME $850 FOR NEW ROTORS AND PADS. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO TOUCH WEARABLE ITEMS SUCH AS BRAKES OR TIRES, EVEN IF THE BRAKES OR TIRES WERE WORN DOWN DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF A COVERED ITEM. THE COSTS KEEP BUILDING UP WHEN A NEW SET OF TIRES IS $2000 AND A NEW SET OF BRAKES IS $1600. IF JAGUAR CAN NOT MANUFACTURE A SAFE AND STURDY VEHICLE IT SHOULD NOT BE ON THEIR CONSUMER TO CONSTANTLY PAY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE SAFE AND ROAD WORTHY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR S-TYPE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WOULD SHIFT ROUGHLY FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR UPON DECELERATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK FORWARD ROUGHLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND DRIVING 15 MPH. HE FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V024000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE SAME FAILURE THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,923 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,600. UPDATED 5/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE. A FAILURE MESSAGE OF THE PARKING BRAKE DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR S TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN IRON FENCE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE IMPOUND WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY RECOVERED IT. THE VEHICLE IS BEING INSPECTED AND TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHILCE IS DESTROYED OR REPAIRABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000.