2001 Jaguar S-TYPE

JAGUAR 2001 S-TYPE HAD A SEVERE STEERING PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2008. I TOOK IT TO AN ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST WHO CONCLUDED THAT IT COULD NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT ALL, UNTIL THE FRONT LOWER STEERING ARM,SWAY BAR LINK, STEERING KNUCKLE AND TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. IN NOVEMBER 2000, SHORTLY AFTER MANUFACTURE, JAGUAR RECALLED ALL VINS OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR FROM L00001 TO L92349. MY VEHICLE HAS A VIN OUTSIDE THIS RANGE, SO WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. AUTHORIZED DEALER FAILED TO ADVISE OF PROBLEM ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED THERE FROM 2004 TO PRESENT, MOST RECENTLY IN OCTOBER 2008 SHORTLY BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. JAGUAR AND ITS AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSE TO COMPENSATE ME FOR REPAIRS REQUIRED AND PERFORMED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. OLD PARTS MAY YET BE AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. LATER THAT SAME DAY, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE VEHICLE TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWAYING LEFT TO RIGHT AND SHE LOST ALL CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH UNTIL SHE REACHED HER RESIDENCE. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE BALD AND THE WIRING PROTRUDED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,742 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-3 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED ON 2001 S-TYPE 4.0 AND THE DEALER JUST STATES THE VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL, BUT THE ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL. THIS REPAIR COST IS EXTREMELY RIDICULOUS AND JAGUAR SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE. THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE YOUR CAR TO LOSE CONTROL AND CAN KILL SOMEONE. I HAVE TO DRIVE MY KIDS EACH DAY IN THIS CAR TO SCHOOL, ETC. I JUST PAID $1,140 TO REPLACE AC HOSES AND NOW THIS. THIS IS A LEMON. I EXPECT JAGUAR TO FOR ONCE STEP UP HERE AND FIX THIS ISSUE, REGARDLESS OF THE VIN NUMBER. THE CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS BOARD ALONG. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2000 SO ITS IN THE BATCH RANGE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD BEEN REPLACED. CURRENTLY, A BOLT HAS BECOME LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, WHICH WAS NOTICED BEFORE IT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE BOLT WAS SO LOOSE THAT THE ALIGNMENT FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT FRONT END) DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP OR MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. AFTER THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, THEY KEPT LOOSENING BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CROSSING A RAIL ROAD TRACK. HE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE TRACKS. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPLACEMENT WILL COST $5,000. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,627 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,400.

JAGUAR S-TYPE. I HAVE HAD THREE WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL (FRONT RIGHT & BOTH REAR) IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS, WITH THE LAST TWO OCCURRING WITHIN 60 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER S-TYPE OWNERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THIS MASSIVE SCALE. I AM AN ATTORNEY, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PRODUCT DEFECT SUCH THAT A RECALL SHOULD OCCUR OR, AT A MINIMUM, JAGUAR SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. IT HAS COST OVER $1200 TO REPLACE THE THREE THUS FAR. *JB