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
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2004 JAGUAR X-TYPE SELECT EDITION IN APRIL 2007 WITH 34,000 MILES. AT 37,000 MILES THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (MAY 07) AT 43,000 MILES THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY (MARCH 08). NOW, AT 53,569 MILES IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND I AM WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN, IT WILL STILL BE COVERED BY THE SELECT EDITION WARRANTY. *TR
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