Other Engine Info: Emission Control System - US/Canada ULEV
Plant City: Halewood
Plant Country: England
Seat Belts All: Manual
Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD)
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
2006
TIRES
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN 2006 AND 2007, OEM CONTINENTAL TOURING TIRES 225/45R17 ON MY 2006 JAGUAR X-TYPE SPORT SEDAN SUFFERED SPONTANEOUS, CATASTROPHIC BLOW OUT FAILURE UNDER WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. {I-95, I-495, CLEAR DRY PAVEMENT, SPEED BELOW 80 MPH]. SINCE THOSE EVENTS, REMAINING TIRES HAVE EXHIBITED SIDEWALL BULGING AND OTHER EVIDENCE OF CORD SEPARATION. TODAY (12/26/2008) WHILE VISITING SAFETY WEBSITE, LEARNED OF AT LEAST 50 SIMILAR SPONTANEOUS FAILURES OF SAME PRODUCT, WHICH IS ALSO OE TIRE ON MERCEDES C300 AND BMW 3 SERIES SEDANS. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN COINCIDENCE. *TR