Other Engine Info: EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM-US/CANADA S-TYPE 4.0
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
2004
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, DISC NOT AVAILABE AND ENGINE FAILED. ALL THESE INDICATORS CAME ON ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, NOR WOULD THE CAR ACCELERATE. THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD AND THEN SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. DEALER STATED THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL ITEMS AND COULD NOT STATE WHY THE PROBLEM PERSISTSED IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLEWAS STILL COVERED BY FULL FACTORY WARRANTY. *AK
2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0, THE CAR SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF, I COULD BE ON THE INTERSTATE OR ON A SECONDARY STREET THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND ALSO A MESSAGE ON THE DASH BOARD SAYING,( ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE ) AND AT THAT TIME THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB