2002 Jaguar X-TYPE

I TREATED MYSELF TO THIS VEHICLE AFTER SUFFERING FROM BRAIN CANCER FOR 5 YEARS BUT AFTER THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2002 X TYPE I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS A TREAT OR A MISTAKE. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ENGINE COOLANT SENSOR, O2 SENSOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD, GEAR SHIFT ( MANUAL) IS ROUGH, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN ( EMBARRASSING ) AT FIRST I FELT LIKE A QUEEN IN MY CAR BUT NOW ITS MORE HUMILIATING THAN ANYTHING. I BROKE DOWN ON THE HGWY, GOT MADE FUN OF FOR MY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE BEING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. AND I DON'T HAVE TIME IN LIFE TO GET TO ENJOY THIS CAR SINCE IT IS IN THE SHOP SO MUCH :( *TR

JATCO JF506E TRANSMISSION IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE ISSUE WITH A ROTOR OR PLATE THAT CRACKS AND RUINS THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE SLIP OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CAUSED A FAILURE. JAGUAR NEVER WARNED IT'S CUSTOMERS OF THIS ISSUE WHEN THEY FOUND OUT 4 YEARS AGO OR MORE NEVER CALLING FOR A RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE AND IS VERY HAZARDOUS TO THE CONSUMER. WHEN DRIVING IT CAN SLIP NOT GO INTO GEAR AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS TO THE JAGUAR 2002 X-TYPE WHICH IS EUROPEAN, AMERICAN, AND JAPANESE PARTS. THIS I ASKED THE DEALER TO SPECIFICALLY TELL ME IF THE PARTS WERE EUROPEAN AND HE EXPLAINED THIS ARE ALL FORD PARTS SO IT WON'T COST THAT MUCH TO FIX THINGS. A BLATANT LIE WHICH WAS SOLD TO THE MASSES, VERY DISTURBING THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS ISSUE WITH A PLATE WHICH CRACKS AFTER OVERHEATED AND CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND FAIL. THE JATCO JF506E IS A MAZDA PART IN A JAGUAR WHICH IS VERY STRANGE AND CONFUSING LET ALONE VERY DANGEROUS. IT STALLED OUT AND SLIPPED THE OTHER DAY ALMOST RESULTING INTO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND WHEN I READ ABOUT THE ISSUES AND THE COMPLAINTS BY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY JAGUAR. WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTING, THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WAITED TILL EVERYONE WAS OUT OF A WARRANTY SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO FIX IT OR DEAL WITH THE ISSUES WHICH ARE LIFE THREATENING. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 X-TYPE SINCE APRIL OF 04 AND IT WAS PURCHASED FROM CROWN JAGUAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR. LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLIANTS TO THIS SITE AND OTHERS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 115,000 MILES. WHILE I'M LUCKY COMPARED TO SOME OWNERS I'M STILL AMAZED THAT IT WOULD FAIL SO QUICKLY. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS 7K. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK WITH JAGUAR. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WOULD JERK. SHE SUSPECTED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE A DAY LATER, IT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SHE STATED THAT THE MECHANIC REPLACED HER ORIGINAL OWNER'S MANUAL WITH ONE FOR A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND JAGUAR MOTOR COMPANY HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,085 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,800. UPDATED 04-11-08 *BF UPDATED

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN DROPPING GEARS, BEGINNING WITH TOP GEAR, WORKING ITS WAY DOWN TILL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER PULL THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE FIRST GEAR DROPPED, "GEARBOX FAULT" CAME UP IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER, IT APPEARS THAT JAGUAR HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS, AS MOST X-TYPE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL AT 50,000 MILES. JAGUAR (CORPORATE) REFUSED TO REPLY TO BOTH VERBAL AND WRITTEN INQUIRIES. TOTAL COST NEW WAS $7,700 FOR REPLACEMENT, REBUILT WAS $2,900. JAGUAR OBVIOUSLY KNOWS OF THE DEFECT, AS IT WAS COVERED IN THEIR TSB'S. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ALWAYS NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THAT TIME, SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SMOKE WAS NOT PROBLEMATIC. AFTER A YEAR OF COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SMOKE, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE GEAR BOX AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR BOX FAULT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. SHE DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR THE SPECIFIC FAILURES SHE EXPERIENCED WITH THE GEAR BOX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO POST A SIMILAR COMPLAINT TO NOTIFY OTHER CONSUMERS WHO OWNS A JAGUAR X-TYPE 2002. IN AUGUST 29 2007, ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAT 30 MILES PER HOUR. I DROVE BACK HOME AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST JAGUAR DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $5,400 WITH 59,000 MILES. THE FIRST 4 YEARS, I MADE SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER TO FIX AN ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM, FUEL LEAK, REPORTED A SQUEAKY SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES (@ 10,000 MILES JAGUAR TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW BRAKES PADS FOR A COST $1,200,). THE RADIO SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND IT WILL COST ME $ 900 TO FIX IT. *JB

IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I BOUGHT A 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE 3.0 SPORT WITH ONLY 40,123 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE ONLY PUT ON SIX THOUSAND MILES. JUST LAST WEEK MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT INTO HIGH REVS ON UPSHIFTS AND SEVER JERKS AND THEN FAILURE. ALL IN ONE DAY WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPIRED ITS FACTORY WARRANTY ONLY BY TIME AND NOT MILEAGE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY AT THE RESPONSE OF, THAT WILL COST ABOUT $7,000 TO FIX. THAT'S HALF THE VALUE OF THE CAR! I HAVE CONTACTED JAGUARS' USA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN NJ THREE TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WHAT SO EVER. I BASICALLY GOT A, SORRY, AND SUCH IS LIFE RESPONSE. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS REVIEWS AND COMMENTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SOME HAVE COMMENTED ON FAILURE AT 15,000 MILES 35,000 MILES 40, AND 50 THOUSAND MILES. THE COMMENTS ARE ALL THE SAME AND NOT HARD TO FIND, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND FIXED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX MY CAR, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DRIVE, AND I WOULD LOSE SO MUCH JUST TO TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER CAR. I CAN SUPPLY MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE DROP OF A HAT. I FEEL LEGAL ACTION IS NECESSARY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP THE HARD WORKING COMMON MAN. *TR

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A DISAPPOINTMENT SINCE DAY ONE. I BOUGHT THIS OFF LEASE FROM BOURNIVAL LINCOLN/MERCURY IN JULY 2005. SINCE THEN...FIRST WAS THE CONSTANT CONDENSATION OF THE WINDOWS...SOMETHING ABOUT HEATER CORE AND SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, DRIVE 115 MILES TO THE JAG DEALER AND BE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE SUN ROOM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER PULL OUT-COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. NEXT CAM THE CHUGGING, CHUGGING,GO SYNDROME. WS TOLD IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH FUEL SENSORS AND OXYGEN SENSORS. TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY (WITH KIDS AND MOTHER IN THE CAR). NOW THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STRAPPING TO SECURE THE FUEL TANK FELL OUT. THE DEALER SHIP TELLS ME---NOT FROM RUST---BUT THEY ARE ALLEGING FROM SOME SORT OF VALDALISM--SO I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THESE REPLACED. YUP...IT'S BEEN AN EXPENSIVE TWO YEARS....$24,000 FOR THE CAR, TWICE TOWED, WARRANTY COVERED REPAIR EXPENSES +/- $4,000; UNCOVERED REPAIR EXPENSES STILL INCURRING-BUT IT'S OVER $1,500 AT LAST COUNT.. NOT TO MENTION NUMEROUS DRIVES TO JAGUAR DEALERS (THIS MEANS TAKING THE DAY OFF FROM WORK)....WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, I PURCHASED A FORD PREMIUM CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BECAUSE, AS I WAS INFORMED, "ANY FORD DEALER SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAR"...UNTRUE. *TR