2002 Jaguar X-TYPE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON MAY 21, 2010, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER; A LIGHT INDICATING GEAR BOX FAULT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. UPDATED 04/15/11

I BOUGHT MY JAG 2002 X-TYPE USED WITH 38,000 ON IT.BUT AFTER A YEARS OWNERSHIP ON 2/10/10 WITH ABOUT 50,000 ON IT WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE DECELERATION AND AN ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING GEARBOX FAILURE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC SWITCHED OFF CAR AND PUT IT BACK ON PUT IN DRIVE BUT COULD NOT GO OVER 30MPH TOOK IT TO JAGUAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WAS TOLD NEEDED TRANSMISSION,FUEL PUMP.AND OILPAN GASKET COST ALMOST 10,000 DOLL. TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CO THEY REPLACE TRANS AND EVERYTHING ON THE DIAGNOSTIC DONE BY JAGUAR FOR 118.00. GET MY CAR BACK AFTER 2 MTHS DRIVING CAR AND SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN A WEEK AFTER TRANS REPLACEMENT GEAR BOX FAILURE TAKE IT BACK AFTER ANOTHER MONTH AM TOLD I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROB AFTER 52,000 SPENT ON PARTS AND LABOR MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP . I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY X-TYPE OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROB JAGUAR NEEDS TO COME CLEAN AND STEP UP TO TAKE RESPONSABILITY FOR THIS TRANS PROB I AM SURE LIKE ME WE ALL LOVE OUR CARS BUT NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A PROB THAT CANT BE FIXED!!!!!! *TR

THERE WAS NO CRASH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE DOOR LATCHES. THIS STARTED HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. IN AN EMERGENCY IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

1. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A 30 MILE TRIP TO RUN ERRANDS. CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED DURING THE FIRST 2 SEGMENTS OF THE TRIP BUT NOT THEREAFTER. AFTER THREE OR FOUR ERRANDS AND DINNER WE PROCEEDED TO A SMALLER MALL WHERE THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED WITH IGNITION IN RADIO MODE WHILE THE WIFE WENT INTO A STORE FOR A FEW MINUTES. 2.AFTER SHE RETURNED I STARTED UP, BACKED OUT, AND PROCEEDED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 75' TO A LEFT TURN ONTO THE MALL EXIT ROAD WITH APPROXIMATELY 100' LEFT TO THE STOP SIGN AT THE CROSSING STREET. I ACCELERATED FROM THE TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE ROARED AND WE SHOT AHEAD. I JAMMED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT WE KEPT ACCELERATING. I THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED WITH THE NOSE OF THE CAR JUST PAST THE STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ROARING SO I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AT THAT POINT TWO CARS CROSSED IN FRONT OF US. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FIRST, 100K MILES EARLIER WAS SIMILAR WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING THAT THE CAR WAS PARALLEL PARKED AND IT TOOK OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM THAT I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP IT AS ABOVE WITH NO ACCIDENT. 3. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 1ST INCIDENT JAGUAR PERFORMED AN ECM REFLASH AS PER JAGUAR TECH LINE ADVISORY, CHECKED ALL CABLE LINKAGE AND THROTTLE BODY. AFTER THE CURRENT INCIDENT JAGUAR SCANNED FOR CODES, FOUND NONE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT FOUND 3 CODES FOR MISFIRES, 2 FOR TRANSMISSION, AND 3 FOR BRAKE SWITCH. THEY CLEARED CODES, DROVE CAR AND WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY CONCERN. THEY FURTHER WERE DIRECTED BY TECHLINE TO DO A VEHICLE SCAN, FLIGHT RECORDER DATA, AND VEHICLE SESSIONS. ALL THE DATA WAS SENT TO THE UK FOR INVESTIGATION. THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE WAITING ON THE UK THEY DROVE IT SOME MORE. I WAS INFORMED VERBALLY YESTERDAY THAT WE COULD HAVE THE CAR BACK NEXT WEEK WHEN WE RETURNED FROM VACATION. THAT THE CAR WAS "SAFE" AND "GOOD TO GO." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR XTYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT HAS NO KNOWLEDGE AS TO HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $8,000. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CALLED AND ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARRANTIES OR RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPG NORTH FROM ATLANTA ENTERING KNOXVILLE TENNESSE AT 23:00 WHEN I TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE ENGINE INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THAT TIME OF THE EVENING AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST WITH THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL TO THE NEAREST EXIT RAMP. I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR EASILY. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY TRIP BACK TO CLEVELAND, OHIO WITHOUT THE USE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT;S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE INCIDENT AND THE CAR RUNS FINE. SINCE THE INCIDENT, I HAVE NEVER NOR WILL I EVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. *TR

2002 X-TYPE JAGUAR 2.5 WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FORDS 2002 JAGUAR GEAR BOX, TRANSMISSION, HEATER CORE, CYLINDER HEADS ALL NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE 2002 JAGUAR SEEMS TO BE A LEMON STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORIES THAT THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. WOULD LIKE SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ANSWERS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR