JAGUAR Complaints

VEHICLE HAS ABS SYSTEM THAT ON A DRY ROAD BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ON DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT COMES WITH VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER FEELS IT ENDANGERS HIS LIFE. *AK

I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE THE GEARS GETTING STUCK. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. *AM,

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING GEAR EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AT 3000 OR MORE RPMS. THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHOP, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK *JB

THE SELF-LEVELING SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIPS, THERE IS NOT A REMEDY FOR THIS FAILED SYSTEM OTHER THAN TO REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME SYSTEM. JAGUAR MADE REPLACEMENTS KITS FOR THE XJ6 BUT NOT FOR THE XJ12

PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING OR SYMPTOMS. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX,. 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A SEATTLE FREEWAY WHEN THE "ENGINE FAIL" LIGHT CAME ON. NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER! THE CAR MUST BE PUT INTO "PARK" TO RESTART. MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN AWARE OF A "COMPUTER" GLITCH AND PROMISED A RECALL. NONE TO DATE. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I MET ANOTHER JAG OWNER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE.

JAG HIT BY OTHER VEHICLE IN LEFT REAR DOOR CAUSING JAG TO SPIN 180 DEGREES AND CROSS OVER TO OTHER SIDE OF ROAD AND BROADSIDE A LARGE TREE. THIS WAS A DIRECT HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR CAUSING DOOR TO INTRUDE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE TREE ALSO INTRUDED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ROOF AND SUBFRAME TO BUCKLE SUBSTANTIALLY ON THAT SIDE. THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED REPORTS, SIDE AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY ON SIDE IMPACT STARTING AT SPEEDS OF 10-16 MPH. I HAVE PHOTOS OF CAR, AND FOR THE TIME BEING, REPAIR HAS NOT STARTED YET. I F A SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS INSTANCE, THEN WHY BOTHER? IF THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, THIS PERSON WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY NOTHING INTERVENING BETWEEN THEIR HEAD THE INTRUDING TREE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING THAT THE PUBLIC IS BEING SOLD FALSE PROMISES BY FEATURING NEWER SRS SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE EITHER NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY, OR DEFECTIVE. I ONLY WISH THAT YOU COULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM NHTSA DOCUMENT THIS CAR IN ITS UNREPAIRED CONDITION AT THE BODY SHOP ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND. I TRULY FEEL THAT MANY SERIOUS INJURIES COULD BE PREVENTED AND LIVES SAVED BY CREATING BETTER STANDARDS FOR PERFORMANCE. IT IS VERY UNNERVING TO THINK OF MY FAMILY EVER GETTING BACK INTO THIS VEHICLE AGAIN DUE TO THIS LIFE THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, IN WHICH NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ONE INJURY REPORTED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK AFTER VEHICLE WAS HIT, IT SPUN 180 DEGREES AND SLAMMED BROADSIDE INTO A TREE. *SLC

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN COMING TO STOP OR MAKING A TURN OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES AND AFTER THE FIRST 3, THE STALLING CONTINUED, VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE 4TH REPAIR, HOWEVER STALLING IS RANDOM AND CONSUMER CAN NOT BE SURE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *SLC

BAD ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS CATCHING HEADACHE FROM SMELL. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND MANUAFACTURER . THERE WAS A LEAK CAUSED BY A MOLD UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, RUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER WAS LEAKING A SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSED A MOLD INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH.*AK