TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR XK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. AN UNKNOWN DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSORS BEING DEFECTIVE. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER ADDING O'REILLYS OCTANE BOOSTER TO THE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR XK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. AN UNKNOWN DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSORS BEING DEFECTIVE. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER ADDING O'REILLYS OCTANE BOOSTER TO THE FUEL TANK. WHILE USING A FUNNEL THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A SEDIMENT IN THE CONTAINER AFTER IT WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE SEDIMENT WAS PAINT THINNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT REMAINED AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON THE SHELVES AT THE STORE. *JS
JAGUAR IS RECALLING 112 MY 2007-2009 XK VEHICLES FITTED WITH RUN FLAT TIRES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, (TPMS)." THE TPMS WARNINGS WERE TURNED OFF. IF THE TPMS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WERE TO SEND A SIGNAL TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO DISPLAY A TPMS WARNING TELLTALE, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE NOR WOULD THE SUPPLEMENTARY WARNING TEXT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTER BE DISPLAYED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FAILURE TO WARN OF TIRE DEFLATIONS IS A NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 138 AND COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE AND A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE CAR CONFIGURATION FILE SETTINGS TO ENABLE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO FLAG THE WARNING SYMBOLS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 138 AND ASSOCIATED TEST IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTER. THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JUNE 8, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-201-818-8500.
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