Other Engine Info: EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM-US/CANDA
Plant City: Castle Bromwich
Plant Country: England
Seat Belts All: Manual
Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD)
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: S-Type
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR S TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE PRESENT AS SOON AS SHE WALKED NEAR THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ON JULY 14, 2010, MY CAR STARTING DRIVING SLUGGISH, AS IF PULLING HEAVY WEIGHT. THE GEAR BOX FAULT LIGHT TURNED ON. ON 7-16-2010, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $2,800 PLUS TAX TO CHANGE THE GEAR BOX WITH A ONE YEAR GUARANTEE. MY SECOND OPTION WAS TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $5,000. TWO MONTHS AGO I SPENT $5,000 ON A NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FUEL INJECTION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SINCE I AM STRUGGLING AS MANY FINANCIALLY. THE DEALER SAID THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. TOLD HIM I DOUBTED THAT, HENCE, MY COMPLAINT. *TR