JAGUAR Complaints

AFTER THE RECALL WAS FIXED THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A BREAK AND CONSEQUENT SERIOUS FUEL LEAK, REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK AT A COST OF $1,791.46. CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS WAS AN ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IN THE TANK THAT WAS ON GOING OR NOT PROPERLY FIXED. THEREFORE, CONSUMER IS SEEKING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF TANK (RECALL #90V123000). *YD

CAR IS EQUPIPED WITH A TOUCH SREEN PANEL TO CONTROL PHONE, NAVIGATION, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL- THE TOUCH PAD DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAN BE DISTRACTING TO DRIVER WHICH MAY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. THE SYSTEM HAS AN ERROR RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 50-80% . JAQUAR CORPORATE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME SINCE AUGUST OF 2001 TO FIX THE SYSTEM. THEY JUST REPLACED THE VEHICHLE WITH A NEW ONE HOWEVER THIS UNIT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DID THE ONE I DROVE FROM THAT THE FACTORY TECHNICIAN HAD. THE PROBLEM IS THE SYSTEM HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED. FOR EXAMPLE YOU PRESS THE #1 AND YOU GET THE # 2, SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HANG UP ON A PHONE CALL WHICH MAKES YOU OPEN THE HANDREST WHERE THE PHONE IS LOCATED TO DISCONNECT FROM THE CALL. THE LIST OF PROBLEMS IS ENDLESS-AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT

CONSUMER WAS AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND ANOTHER MOTORIST HIT HER ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF DOOR. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD HER IN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. CONSUME R NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE VENTS. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK

BATTERY EXPLODED, FILLED TRUNK WITH SMOKE, BLEW ELECTRICAL COVERS OFF OF FUSE AND RELAY BLOCKS WHICH ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE BATTERY UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE TRUNK..EXPLODED WHEN TURNED IGNITION KEY TO START CAR--VERY VIOLENT--IF TRUNK HAD BEEN OPEN, ACID WOULD HAVE COVERED ANYONE NEARBY. BETTER SHIELDING OF THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE UNDERTAKEN.*AK

RECALL ITEM FAILED, TRIED TO REPLACE NOT AVAILABLE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

FRONT DEFLECTOR CAME OFF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF GAS AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. HAS DIED OUT IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THREE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG.- HAS BEEN SERVICED THREE TIMES (TOTAL OF 26 DAYS) SINCE AUGUST, AND TODAY IS BEING FLATBEDDED BACK FOR FOURTH TIME BECAUSE OF SAME PROBLEM. MILEAGE IN AUGUST 49099 AND NOW 50963. FIRST SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS AT THOMAS JAGUAR IN HARTFORD, LAST TWO TIMES CHECKERED FLAGG LYNNHAVEN IN VA. BEACH, VA, TELEPHONE 757-490-1111. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK