2001 Jaguar S-TYPE

I PURCHASED A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. IT HAS LESS THAN 70000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE MOTOR STARTS REVVING UP AND IT WON'T SHIFT....IT SAYS GEARBOX FAULT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS MODEL OF CAR. I WAS PULLING OUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WAS NEARLY HIT BECAUSE SUDDENLY THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO FORCE A RECALL? I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A SAFE DEPENDABLE CAR. VERY POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND DISPLAYED MINIMAL RESISTANCE. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE NUT OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 00V359002 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT); HOWEVER, A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER TRAVELED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002, SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM, LOWER BALL JOINT IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE AUTOMATED WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED ON THE FRONT DRIVER, PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

RECENTLY (10/16/08) PURCHASED A 2001 S-TYPE 4.0 WITH 74316 MI. 2ND DAY I HAD IT TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. WITHIN 1 WEEK HAD TO BE REBUILT. ALL COILS REPLACED AND #4 & #5 KEEP GOING BAD. DEALERSHIP STATED COILS WERE BROKEN. SENT HOME WITH BROKEN COILS. WINDOW REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DEALERSHIP STATED NO PROBLEM. POOR SERVICE, POOR QUALITY. *TR

2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE V-6. I RECEIVE AN ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE MESSAGE ON DASH. THE CAR HESITATES AND MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. COMPUTER SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING TO THROTTLE PEDAL UNIT (WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED.) THIS OCCURS PRIMARILY IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING AND IT WILL STAY IN THIS MODE FROM 5 TO 10 MINUTES THEN GO TO NORMAL DRIVING MODE. THE LAST TIME IT STAYED IN THE FAILSAFE MODE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. TWO MECHANICS "THINK IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL BUT THEY CANNOT SAY FOR SURE BUT IN THEIR OPINION THIS IS A PART THAT FAILS ON MANY JAGS. THE FAILURE IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT CAN HAPPEN. AT SOME STOP LIGHTS IT WILL JUST DIE IN MID-TURNING OF A CORNER. AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE PEDAL WHICH WAS ONE OF THE POSSIBLE PARTS PROBLEMS, IT RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT A WEEK. I CANNOT GET ANY INFORMATION FROM JAGUAR TO SEE IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR JAGUARS. THE ONLY REAL INFORMATION IS ON BLOGS AND CHAT ROOMS ON JAG REPAIRS. THIS HAS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF BUYING A $ 2000 PART, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS BEING IGNORED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

FOR OVER TWO WEEKS I AM BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM PASSENGER SIDE, THEN AFTER WELL AND DRIVING ALMOST I HAD A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE ADVISE ME TO REPLACE THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM AND THE BALL JOINT CAUSE IT WAS LOOSING. THEN WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO FIX IT THE BALL JOINT CRASH AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME APART THE TIRE WENT 90 DEGREES OUT AND THAT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC DRIVING FAST. I COULD HAVE A BAD WRECK OR AN INJURY. I CALLED THE POLICE TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE TRAFFIC AND A TOW TRUCK TO PICK MY CAR. DRIVING THIS CAR IS BEING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME. NOW I DON'T HAVE A CAR TO DRIVE AND I EXPECT THE JAGUAR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE IT WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL 2001 JAGUAR STYPE . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE CURRENTLY PERSISTS. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY OPERATING THE STEERING COLUMN. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD UNCONTROLLABLY AND DROVE INTO THE MEDIAN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.