2002 Jaguar X-TYPE

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AT ABOUT 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP THEN THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND IN GEAR. I WORK IN AN OLD INDUSTRIAL PART OF TOWN AND NOT A PLACE TO BREAK DOWN AFTER DARK AND WAS VERY LUCKY A POLICEMAN HAPPENED BY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND WAITED UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME. I CALLED THE JAGUAR DEALER ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 02 X TYPES AND HE THINKS SINCE FORD IS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE, JAGUAR IS NOT COVERING THESE OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP I TRUST AND HE ALSO WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THESE X-TYPES WERE HAVING WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. IT COST ME $4,500 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT ON A CAR WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 02 X-TYPE AND JAGUAR/FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO COVER THE PROBLEM AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS UP. *JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - MY CAR WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS AT A SECURE AIRPORT PARK AND RIDE. WHEN RETURNING FROM MY TRIP, WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR JERKED AND ROLLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, WHICH PUT THE CAR IN LIMP MODE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN HIGH TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IF I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR FAILURE AND TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE THROTTLE HOUSING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1600.00. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 3 MONTHS EARLIER. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY DRIVEN IN CITY TRAFFIC. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THIS UNIT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS UNIT HAD FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE (I LIVE IN THE METRO ATLANTA AREA) IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES. *JB

MY WIFE'S X TYPE 2002 JAGUAR WAS RIDING VERY ROUGH AND I ASKED OUR LOCAL MECHANIC TO BALANCE THE TIRES. HE CALLED IN SHOCK ADVISING THAT THE INTERIOR WALL OF A REAR GOODYEAR AMERICAN EAGLE TIRE WAS CRACKED ALL AROUND THE RIM OF THE TIRE AND WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. FROM THE OUTER WALL AND THE TREAD THE TIRE APPEARED PERFECT. I HAVE THE TIRE AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH I WILL FORWARD WHEN PROVIDED AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. *JB

FROM JAN 2005 TO 6/28/06 I HAVE HAD FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS WITH 2004 POTENZA G009 225/45R17 TIRES THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION FROM SIDEWALL. TIRES INSTALLED ON A 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE (AWD). ALL TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY MAINTAINED, ROTATED AND BALANCED PER JAGUAR SPECS. DOT EMH8LHC1805. ALL TIRES HAD BETWEEN 5/32 AND 6/32 OF TREAD LEFT AND MORE THAN 25,000 MILES BEFORE OCCURRENCE. REPLACED ONE OUT OF POCKET AND OTHER THREE WERE REPLACED AT MINOR CHARGE BY BRIDGESTONE DEALER (TIRE FREE (WARRANTY) / CHARGED FOR$ 45 FOR INSTALLATION & BALANCING & ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION). INCIDENTS LEAD TO EXTREME VIBRATION AND VEHICLE INSTABILITY AND WOULD HAVE LEAD TO BLOW OUT IF I HAD NOT RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY. *JB

EXPERIENCED TWO MAJOR FAILURES. THE INITIAL FAILURE INVOLVED THE SHEARING OFF OF ONE OF THE LEFT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. RESULTED IN STEERING FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE FURTHER DAMAGE INCURRED. $4500 IN REPAIRS TO FRONT END/SUSPENSION--COVERED BY LOCAL DEALER/JAGUAR. THE SECOND FAILURE INVOLVED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT SPEEDS OF 40 - 70 MPH. HAPPILY, WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT LEFT THEM STRANDED ON THE STREET. THIS RESULTED IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $6500 ON A COMPONENT NOT DUE TO REQUIRE SERVICE FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. (CAR HAD 69,000 MILES.) *JB

A LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATED A TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE FAILURE AND THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GOING MORE THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID I HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 38000 MILES SO THIS WAS VERY UNEXPECTED. IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY BY 2 MONTHS. JAGUAR CARS AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION, MY SHARE WAS $3304. BASED ON INTERNET POSTINGS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE I SUSPECT THIS COULD BE A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT AND I BELIEVE AN INVESTIGATION MAY BE WARRANTED. *NM

MY FIANCEE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, THE RED MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE AMBER SERVICE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL AND WAS A HAZARD TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FROM THE RIGHT LANE! MY FIANCEE CALLED SCARED TO DEATH AS SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO THE SUDDEN POWER LOSS. BEING A 3X RE-CERTIFIED A.S.E. MASTER TECHNICIAN WITH NUMEROUS COLLEGE CREDITS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING THROUGH THE US AIR FORCE, I TOLD HER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO CHECK THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS, BOTH RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND IDLE. AS THE LEAD TECH(SHOP FOREMAN) OF THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER, I WAS IN CHARGE OF LEMON LAW REPAIRS PRIOR TO BUY BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN SE FLA. I HOOKED UP MY DIAGNOSTIC SCAN TOOL TO RETRIEVE CODES FROM THE OBD2 CONNECTION AND PULLED UP A CODE FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE CODE AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME- CAUTIOUSLY! AS THE LEAD TECH. AT A BOCA RATON,FL. REPAIR CENTER, I CALLED MY LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE TPS SENSOR AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PART WAS ONLY AVAILABLE AS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY- FOR THE AMOUNT OF @1500.00 DOLLARS AND THEY HAPPENED TO STOCK 2 UNITS. I NOTIFIED JAGUAR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OVER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY AND THE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ON, BEFORE ANY DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE WARRANTY GOODWILL AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR. MY PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CREDENTIALS AND THE REPEATED MENTION THAT MY FAMILY DRIVES IN THE VEHICLE WITH 3 CHILDREN AND MY CONCERN WITH THEIR SAFETY FELL ON DEAF EARS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS NO REDUNDANT CIRCUIT TO ALLOW SAFE TRAVEL TO A CLEAR ROAD SHOULDER IN THE EVENT OF SENSOR FAILURE AS THIS VEHICLE DRIVES BY WIRES FOR THE THROTTLE. PLEASE RESPOND ASAP AS I FEAR A REPEAT IS DEFINATELY LIKELY!*JB

FIRST START UP ONTO HIGHWAY AFTER BRIEF WARM UP OF 3 MINUTES. VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AFTER HEARING A BRIEF HOWLING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION. DASH INDICATORS READ: ENGINE SYSTEM FAILURE, DCS SYSTEMS FAILURE AND TRANS FAILURE. RED AND AMBER LIGHTS IN CENTER CAME ON. PARKED IN REST AREA IN N. SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD ENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION THAT JERKED VEHICLE. VEHICLE'S WARRANTY TO EXPIRE IN 2 WEEKS. VEHICLE STILL AT SHOP WAITING FOR DIAGNOSTICS CHECK. *JB