Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: JAGUAR
Manufacturer: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
Manufacturer Id: 1079
Model: XF
Model Year: 2014
Plant City: Castle Bromwich
Plant Country: United Kingdom (UK)
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
JAGUAR 2010 XF. BOUGHT THE CAR IN EARLY OCT, 2009. IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR THERE WERE 3 OCCURRENCES WHEREBY THE CAR 'S TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO COME TO A STOP. IN EACH INSTANCE THE STOPPING ACTION OCCURRED FOLLOWING A LOW SPEED TRAVEL : 1ST PARKING INTO A CHURCH PARKING SPACE, 2ND COMING TO A STOP IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ON RTE 90 NEAR OAK PARK, ILL. AND LAST, AND MOST FRIGHTENING SLIPPING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE 7TH. LEVEL OF THE PARKING GARAGE FACING MARSHALL FIELD IN DOWNTOWN ,CHICAGO. IN THIS LAST SITUATION THE REAR WHEELS SPUN AND SCREECHED WHILE I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS FIERCELY AS I COULD. I CAME TO JUST A FEW INCHES OF THE RETAINING WALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO MAINTAINED THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN TEST DRIVEN AND COMPUTER TESTED WITHOUT DETECTION OF A RE-OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER TEST RESULTS WERE SENT TO JAGUAR AND REPORTED BACK THAT THE JAGUAR PEOPLE HAD NEVER HAD ANY SIMILAR REPORTS. THE DEALER ASKED THAT I RETRIEVE THE CAR AS NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED. I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS SERIOUS ELECTRONIC OR RELATED PROBLEMS AS REGARDS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BRAKING ACTION AND TRANSMISSION GOING INTO NEUTRAL AFTER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE ENTIRE ELECTRONICS ON THE DASH BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE SCREEN MONITOR WENT DEAD. I DO NOT IN MY LAYMAN'S MIND KNOW WHETHER THERE IS ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE TWO ISSUES. IN ANY EVENT I REFUSED TO GO BACK INTO THAT CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE IT BACK AND I WAS OFFERED $ 36,000 FOR THE CAR. I PAID $ 59,674 FOR IT JUST A YEAR OR SO BEFORE. SOMEONE I KNOW SUGGESTED THAT I COULD HAVE GOTTEN SOMEWHAT MORE BY SELLING IT PRIVATELY , BUT I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE IT ON MY CONSCIENCE SELLING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE.. THE DEALER BOUGHT IT WITH 3670 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENT, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. UPDATED IVOQ 01/19/11 *TR