Problems with 2003 Jaguar S-TYPE EQUIPMENT

Jaguar s-type sedan 2003 was subject to recall r-513 but not limited to this. this vehicle experienced major malfunctions in performance with gear box and braking systems in which it could not be properly shifted out of park, lost rpm, parking brake failure, abs warning lights and major engine light indicator warnings. the car could not be safely driven and suffered a major breakdown with less than 9500 miles, flatbedded to sportique motors in huntington, ny on 12/10/2004, returned on 12/15/2004 only to be flatbedded again on 12/17/2004. a new computer was not installed in the vehicle as promised at that time, and the computer was simply reflashed. at 33,948 miles out of warrenty on may 26, 2010 this vehicle suffered the same major breakdown as described above and was again flatbedded to huntington land rover jaguar, formerly sportique jaguar, huntington, ny. the car could not properly be shifted out of park, lost rpm and could not be driven safely.the dealership worked on the car four (4) times declaring the problem solved on three occasions from may 26, 2010 until it was flat bedded back a forth time on 07/22/10 only to be told the car needed a new "park sensor module" and new "transmission sensor" at a cost of over $4000 dollars with labor. my attempts to obtain assistance from jaguar central and huntington jaguar based on my contention that the vehicle was never properly fixed when under warranty resulted in continual refusals by these parties with claims by the dealership that a faulty truck seal and water leak that certainly did not exist at 9500miles necessitated the costly repairs (the transmission sensor is inside the sealed transmission). my complaints to the dmv ( with lookback of 90 days) has resulted in their findings of a dealership mis-diagnosis . the car remains incapacitated and unsafe to drive. i respectfully request an investigation into all repairs and histories of similar models related to nhtsa recalls but not limited to this. *tr

I purchased a s-type jaguar 2003 june 11, 2002 from park place jaguar houston, texas, i took the car in before 5,000 mile check up and complained about the brakes, a few months later took the car in for 5,000 mile check up complained about the brakes was told that i need a master cylinder, car was left with the dealership for a week. months later the brake light came on and would not go off. jaguar from national sent a wrecker to pick up the car and delivered it to park place jaguar for repair. the car was in the shop for a week again. had a tire to wear out due to faulty brakes, still nothing was done regarding the breaks, i was under the impression that the brakes had been fixed until january 11,2006 when i took the car in for it's 30,000 miles check up at 29,415 and was informed by zack adams the service advisor that i needed new brakes and it would be $585.36 i thank god that zag finally saw the problem needed fixing. for the repair, i have receipts upon your request for the many of times the brakes were addressed for the warranty was over, it is evidenced that i was sold a car with faulty brakes. and jaguar failed to provided me with the safety of my car for 2 1/2 years. if i had been a driver that rode the brakes constantly on the highway, i would be a fatality person. jaguar was negligent in repairing my car safely and refuses to own up to their failure. also the poorly quality of tires that i also reported to the service department and was not helped. i purchased new tires from discount services for $539.09. the car was not safe and a traffic hazard, i contacted them several times regarding issue with car. it should not been 2 1/2 years to ge breaks repair when i started complaining 2 months after the purchased of the car. *jb

2003 jaguar drivers side window will not roll up/down. front ball joints needed to be replaced. *ts the air conditioner was blowing out hot air, the dealer stated the evaporator was leaking freon. the rear bumper was broken. the abs control module needed to be reprogrammed. the brakes needed to be replaced. the rear lights were inoperative. *jb the consumer believes the odometer on the vehicle was rolled back prior to purchase and that the vehicle was in an accident. *nm

I was traveling in my car at approximately 30 mph. i slowed for a traffic light. as i was coming to a stop (right foot on the brake), the engine began to rev, the rear wheels started to turn propelling me forward. i placed both feet on the brake, pushed the brake to the floor, however the rpm gauge was moving to maximum and the car continued to propel me forward. the rear end started sliding to the left. i slammed the car into park and the tires stopped moving, the rpms dropped, and the electrical system shorted resulting in taking the radio offline and to station 600 am. i was able to avoid the stopped vehicle in front of me by 2 inches. this is the second time this has happened. the vehicle was evaluated approx 1 month ago for the same type of failure, but they were unable to reproduce the event. of note, on december 13, 2004, the vehicle went into reverse and would not come out of reverse. the vehicle was evaluated by the dealership, the gear shift was replaced, the trans cable bolt had fallen out, it was replaced, and the cable was adjusted. *jb

Vehicle was returned on (three different occasions) to dealer in two different states to correct grinding sound near front wheels between november 2003 and june 2005. vehicle sprung a broken fuel line some time in late 2004. vehicle rear brakes locked on freeway ramp july, 2005 two weeks after dealer had installed new rear brake pads. the vehicle has too many defects in various areas for a three year old. my fear is that there is more to surface and i will be holding a lemon in the very near future.

Let it be known at miles 2291 the door handles replacement clear coat off paint.turned signals,oil light on, failed computer system.while driving, the park brake and brake light appeared on the dash and was continuous,replacment of the instrument cluster was needed for the vehicle and the part was not in the united states. completed in 15 days. *ak

Climate control ignores all input (on/off/temp adj./fan contrl). car must be turned on and off to restore normal operation (see also odi complaint 10013808). problem has not been resolved by dealer after 4 attempts. diagnostics show nothing. per dealer, jaguar is aware of this problem, but no further information available.5-1-03@2,125mi; 6-23-03@3,600mi; 10-20-03@4,759mi.*ak

At 11 miles a small noise was there. i look at tires & saw nothing. after road trip told service tech and salesman. was told rock in tire, at 53 mile noise came back. called salesman, and general manager was told to bring it in to shop monday. paint has scratches threw out car paint.

Climate control and navigation system. the dealer informed me that the climate control system and navigation system do not work together. when the outside temp reaches 85 or above the a/c will not work. i must turn the car off to reset. if the outside temp is below 45, the heat does not work. i have been informed that the fix will be out in feb of 2004. this problem started in june of 2003. i have made dozens of calls to the local dealer and national. the last i heard was that the fix is out and a technician is working his way across the us fixing each car. *la

Xenon headlamps wont balance and blinds oncoming traffic. air conditioning system failure until vehicle is turned on and off several times. this is an s type r.

Numerous problems with s type r - headlights will not balance(blinds oncoming traffic), air conditioning failure until car is turned on and off, after 5 attempts to correct problems they still exist. we filed a lemon law and proceeding with arbitration. *jb