2009 Jaguar Xf

I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY DAD THAT PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE YARD THAT HE HEARD RATTLING WHEN HE SAW MY VEHICLE. BEFORE I SHIPPED MY CAR IT WASN'T MAKING ANY RATTLING NOISES. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE TO SEE ANYTHING BUT HE END UP TOWING THE CAR BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR RUNNING WITH A RATTLING SOUND. IT WAS STATIONARY BUT ALREADY RUNNING WHEN HE FIRST APPROACHED IT AND NOTICED THE RATTLING. HOW CAN THIS CASE BE RESOLVE?

TAKATA RECALL_ CONTACTED THE JAG DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID JUST KEEP DRIVING AROUND IN THIS DEATH TRAP UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER CAN MAKE ENOUGH TO CATCH UP. I'M ON THE ROAD ABOUT 3 HRS A DAY FOR MY JOB AND THIS IS VERY DISTRESSING. IT MIGHT BE YEARS BEFORE THEY RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. DO WE JUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED?

2009 JAGUAR XF SUPERCHARGED DASHBOARD GLARE & VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION THE LEATHER DASHBOARD ON MY 2009 JAGUAR XF SUPERCHARGED HAS BEGUN TO SEPARATE, RIPPLE, & BUBBLE. RESULTING IN A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE RIPPLING LOOKS SIMILAR TO WAVES CAUSING THE SUN TO REFLECT DIRECTLY TO THE WINDSHIELD & INTO MY EYES. THE RESULT, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCE HIGH NOON, VERY SUNNY DAYS, AND AT DAWN) IT'S A COMPLETE VISION IMPAIRMENT. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A DEFECTIVE BONDING GLUE APPLIED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. ONCE SEPARATION BEGINS TO SPREAD LIKE A WILDFIRE. THE UNACCEPTABLE REPAIR ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY JAGUAR, $3,500.00 TO $4,500.00, TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH. UNNECESSARY AS THE DEFECT IS THE BONDING GLUE, NOT THE HARDWARE. JAGUAR & OFFICIAL OEM FORUMS SUGGEST A... "COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE." THE REMEDY VIA THIRD PARTIES: REMOVE THE DASHBOARD, SEPARATE THE LEATHER, CLEAN, APPLY A NEW BONDING GLUE, CURE, AND REINSTALL. BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER FLAT, ON SUNNY DAYS & ESPECIALLY AT DUSK AND DAWN, THE LARGE BUBBLES & WAVES CAUSE LIGHT TO REFLECT DIRECTLY TO THE WINDSHIELD & THE OPERATORS EYES. THE RESULTING REFLECTION / GLARE RENDERS THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE DURING THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CONDITIONS. SAFETY IS IMPORTANT & JAGUAR SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE VIA RECALL & NOT LEAVE THE COSTLY REMEDY FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT TO THE CONSUMER & POTENTIALLY UNQUALIFIED THIRD PARTY REPAIR FACILITIES. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM EFFECTS A MAJORITY OF 2009-2011 XF MODELS. JAGUAR ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AS EARLY 2009. YET CONTINUED TO USE A MANUFACTURING PROCESS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE KNOWN DEFECT CAN CAUSE TEMPORARY BLINDNESS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRIVING WHILE BLIND ARE OBVIOUS. JAGUAR, SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT.

2009 JAGUAR XF SUPERCHARGED DASHBOARD GLARE & VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION THE LEATHER DASHBOARD ON MY 2009 JAGUAR XF SUPERCHARGED HAS BEGUN TO SEPARATE, RIPPLE, & BUBBLE. RESULTING IN A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE RIPPLING (LOOKS SIMILAR TO WAVES) CAUSES THE SUN TO REFLECT / GLARE DIRECTLY TO THE WINDSHIELD & INTO THE OPERATORS EYES. THE RESULT, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCE (HIGH NOON, VERY SUNNY DAYS, DUSK/DAWN), IS COMPLETE VISION IMPAIRMENT. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A DEFECTIVE GLUE / BONDING AGENT APPLIED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. ONCE SEPARATION BEGINS IT PROGRESSES AND SPREADS LIKE CANCER. THE UNACCEPTABLE REPAIR ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY JAGUAR, $3,500.00 TO $4,500.00, TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH. UNNECESSARY AS THE DEFECT IS THE BONDING AGENT, NOT THE HARDWARE. JAGUAR & OFFICIAL OEM FORUMS SUGGEST A... "COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE." THE REMEDY VIA THIRD PARTIES: REMOVE THE DASHBOARD, SEPARATE THE LEATHER, CLEAN, APPLY A NEW BONDING AGENT, CURE, AND REINSTALL. BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER FLAT, ON SUNNY DAYS & ESPECIALLY AT DUSK AND DAWN, THE LARGE BUBBLES & WAVES CAUSE LIGHT TO REFLECT DIRECTLY TO THE WINDSHIELD & THE OPERATORS EYES. THE RESULTING REFLECTION / GLARE RENDERS THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE DURING THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CONDITIONS. SAFETY IS IMPORTANT AND JAGUAR SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE VIA RECALL AND NOT LEAVE THE COSTLY REMEDY FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT TO THE CONSUMER & POTENTIALLY UNQUALIFIED THIRD PARTY REPAIR FACILITIES. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM EFFECTS A MAJORITY OF 2008-2011 XF MODELS. JAGUAR ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AS EARLY 2008. YET CONTINUED TO USE A MANUFACTURING PROCESS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE KNOWN DEFECT CAN CAUSE TEMPORARY BLINDNESS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRIVING WHILE BLIND ARE OBVIOUS. JAGUAR, SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT TAPPED THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT RESIDENCE WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST SIX TIMES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCIDENT WAS MINOR. WHEN HER HUSBAND CHANGED LANES, TO MAE A TURN, TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, HOWEVER, THE RPM'S INCREASED. HER HUSBAND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND QUICKLY BACK TO DRIVE. UPDATED 05/06/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHEREIN CONTAMINATED "LIFETIME" DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WAS SEALED INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING CAUSING EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE PINION GEAR WEAR. THIS WEAR RESULTS IN MOVEMENT OF THE HALF SHAFTS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE DIFFERENTIAL SEALS. IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AN ENTIRE "NEW" DIFFERENTIAL MUST BE INSTALLED. SIMPLY ORDERING REPLACEMENT SEALS AND PINION GEARS WILL NOT SUFFICE AS THE DIFFERENTIAL DESIGN WAS CHANGED AND THE NEW COMPONENTS ARE OF A DIFFERENT SIZE, WHICH RESULTS IN REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT A COST OF ANYWHERE FROM $6200 - $8900, ACCORDING TO JAGUAR DEALERSHIPS. JAGUAR IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAVE ISSUED MANY TSB REGARDING SAME; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES, MANY OF WHICH DID NOT SHOW SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE UNTIL AFTER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EXPIRES, RESULTING IN HEFTY BILLS TO UNSUSPECTING OWNERS.

MY ENTIRE CAR SHUTDOWN AND I COULD NOT GAIN ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR WITHOUT USE OF MY EMERGENCY KEY. I HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED AND THEY WERE BOTH FINE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE THE CAR BECAME OPERATIONAL AGAIN MY KEYS NO LONGER WORKED AND THE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE KEYS FOR ME TO GAIN ENTRY TO CRANK THE CAR. THAT CAME AT A HEALTHY PRICE TAG FROM THE JAGUAR DEALERSHIP OF $1400+. THE ENTIRE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. *TR