2005 Jaguar S-TYPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. AS A RESULT, THE SEAL, RING AND A CLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V418000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFILLING THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WOULD DISCHARGE ONTO THE GROUND ONCE THE TANK WAS FULL. IN ADDITION, GASOLINE FUMES WERE ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,467 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S TYPE. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SPILL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED TWO YEARS PRIOR OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 06V418000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY ADVISED HIM THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL INSTEAD HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE REPAIRS COST OF $4,200. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

AS SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE, HTTP://WWW.JAGUARFORUMS.COM/FORUM/S-TYPE-15/HOW-HEADLIGHT-REPAIR-STYPE-FAQ-10745/, HEADLIGHT LEVELING MECHANISMS ON JAGUAR VEHICLES FAIL AT A HIGH RATE CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO ONLY THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AROUND THE VEHICLE. AT OVER $1100 EACH, MOST OWNERS OPT TO LIVE WITH THE UNSAFE CONDITION RATHER THAN SPEND THE MONEY. THE SITE SHOWN ABOVE PROVIDES A HOME REMEDY, WHICH MAY NOT BE THE SAFEST RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE CONTACTED JAGUAR NA CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SWAY THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTING MECHANISMS. THE REDUCED LIGHTING GREATLY REDUCES A DRIVERS REACTION TIME TO A AVOID ROAD HAZARDS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. BOTH MECHANISMS ARE CURRENTLY BROKEN ON OUR VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2010, SHE PURCHASED FOUR CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES AS REPLACEMENTS, LINE 245/40/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES CONSISTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE TIRE FAILURE YET THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT HE COULD NOT ASSIST AND THAT SHE SHOULD NOT RETURN AGAIN. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

I PURCHASED 4 NEW CONTINENTAL TIRES FROM CHESAPEAKE JAGUAR IN COCKEYSVILLE MD. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES SEVERAL SINCE DAY 1. I WAS IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. [XXX] TOLD ME NOT COME BACK AND THAT CHESAPEAKE REFUSED TO SERVICE MY CAR. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT PERFECTLY ROUND AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. IT'S NOW 11 MONTHS LATER AND I'VE HAD NO RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER ENGAGING REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM REVERSE AND INTO DRIVE OR ANY OTHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "[TRANSMISSION] CABLE SELECTOR BOLTS BACKED OUT." THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF NEW SELECTOR CABLE BOLTS. HAD THESE BOLTS COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, A SERIOUS CRASH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVE JUST READ WHERE OTHER JAGUAR OWNERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS MALFUNCTION TO NHTSA AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT, TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL SPILLED ON THE GROUND AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS SPILLING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 06V418000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,200.

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERNAL ROAD ~45MPH, NOT ACCELERATING , JUST MAINTAINING SPEED. THE ENGINE BASICALLY SHUT DOWN, AND I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS BARELY MOVING EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, ENGINE LIGHT ON, AS WELL AS "ENGINE SYSTEMS FAULT, PARKBRAKE FAULT, DSC NOT AVAILABLE" MESSAGE SHOWING UP ON THE DASH. I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT NOW THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ISSUES MENTIONED BEFORE AND THE CAR BATTERY DRAINED OUT COMPLETELY AND WENT LIMP. I GOT THE CAR JUMP STARTED AND EVEN THEN IT SHOWED A "ABS FAULT". I WAITED FOR 30 MINS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THEN FINALLY DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ATLEAST 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 1 MONTH. ONLINE FORUMS SAYS THAT THIS IS A THROTTLE SENSOR ISSUE AND ITS A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT JAGUAR NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THESE CARS. I AM VERY PERPLEXED THAT A CAR WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD, PUT ITSELF INTO "LIMP MODE" AND BE ABSOLUTELY FINE AN HOUR LATER. *TR