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: 2013
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
2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
REAR BRAKE ISSUE. TOOK MY 2009 XF TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE GONE AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE LUCKY TO GET 7500 MILES. "IT JUST THE WAY IT IS". I HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED & TOOK THE CAR TO A HIGH PERFORMANCE ALIGNMENT SHOP. 1ST WE FOUND THE DEALER NEVER ALIGNED THE TIRES "EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE PAID BY JAG TO DO SO" NEXT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEVER COMPLETELY RELEASES & THAT'S WHY YOUR BURNING OUT BRAKES. IF YOU DRIVE THE CAR OVER 150 -200 AT ONE TIME TRY PLACING YOU HAND ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. YOU'LL RECEIVE 2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM THE HEAT TRANSFER OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DRAGGING. WHEN I TOLD THIS TO THE DEALER ON MY VERY FIRST VISIT, I WAS TOLD JAG KNEW ABOUT THIS, BUT HAD NO FIX. MY RECOMMENDATION IS STAY AWAY FROM JAG. *TR
2013
SUSPENSION
ON SEPT 27, 2013 AROUND 7A.M., I DROVE MY CAR TO THE MAIL BOX WHERE I PULLED OVER ON A ROAD WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE AND UP ON THE ROUNDED CURB, PUT IT IN PARK, OPENED THE DOOR, WALK ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CAR, CROSSED IN FRONT TO RETRIEVE MY MAIL. AFTER GETTING MY MAIL, WHEN I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK TO THE CAR, I SAW IT DRIVING FORWARD AND CROSSING THE ROAD TOWARDS THE OTHER SIDE! INSTINCTIVELY I JUMPED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WAS TRYING TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE CAR HIT THE CURB, THROWING ME BACK A BIT. THE IMPACT OF THE CURB MUST HAVE TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR PROCEEDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE WHICH FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR. I CONTEST THAT THE CAR COULD NOT HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN IN DRIVE WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO RETRIEVE MY MAIL AS I WALKED IN FRONT OF IT. I BELIEVE THE GEAR POPPED OUT OF PARK AND VOLUNTARILY WENT INTO DRIVE WHILE I WAS RETRIEVING MY MAIL. *TR