Other Engine Info: EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM-US/CANDA
Plant City: Castle Bromwich
Seat Belts All: Manual
Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD)
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: S-Type
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD BEEN REPLACED. CURRENTLY, A BOLT HAS BECOME LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, WHICH WAS NOTICED BEFORE IT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE BOLT WAS SO LOOSE THAT THE ALIGNMENT FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT FRONT END) DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDE WALL HAS A SLIT AND A BULGE IN THE SIDE WALL. THIS WAS CAUGHT BEFORE A FAILURE. THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS FROM A ROAD HAZARD AND NOT A DEFECT. I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT. *TR