FIRST TEST RIDE WITH SALESMAN DRIVING. I GOT INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND CLOSED THE DOOR. WHEN THE SALESMAN STARTED THE CAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALERTED HIM THAT MY DOOR WAS NOT FULLY LATCHED. HE GOT OUT AND CAME AROUND AND CLOSED MY DOOR MORE FIRMLY. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF THIS AT THE TIME. A MONTH LATER I WAS DRIVING A FRIEND ABOUT AND SHE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH NOT CLOSING THE DOOR FIRMLY ENOUGH. THE DOOR BOUNCED BACK OUT SO THAT THE TRAILING EDGE WAS ABOUT 0.125 INCHES OUT FROM THE REAR DOOR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WILL ADJUST THE DOOR IN THE SERVICE BAY. AFTER ADJUSTMENT DOOR BOUNCED WHEN SERVICE TECH DEMONSTRATED THAT IT WAS NOW 'FIXED'. SERVICE THEN SAID, THAT DUE TO THE LAW, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND TO BODY SHOP FOR FURTHER ADJUSTMENT. I DECLINED. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER DOOR STILL BOUNCING AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER FOR SERVICING. DEALER AGAIN ADJUSTED DOOR, THEN SENT IT TO BODY SHOP AND SAID IT IS NOW FIXED. I DISAGREED, SAYING DOOR STILL BOUNCES. BASED ON DEALER 'FIX' JAG CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAYS DOOR NOW MEETS MANUFACTURERS SPECS. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PROBLEM: AUTOMATIC SPEED LIMITER MALFUNCTION WHILE TRAVELING AT 69 MPH SETTING. PAGE 87 OF OWNER'S HANDBOOK STATES" IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SUCH AS A STEEP DOWNHILL GRADIENT", THE VEHICLE SPEED MAY EXCEED THE SET SPEED LIMIT. THIS IS BECAUSE ENGINE BRAKING IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN OR REDUCE THE VEHICLE SPEED. ASL ALLOWS SELECT BETWEEN CRUISE CONTROL AND ASL. ONCE SET, FURTHER ACCELERATOR PETAL PRESSURE WILL NOT INCREASE SPEED BEYOND SET SPEED. SYSTEM FAILED, AND A SURGE IN SPEED TO 90 MPH FROM SET 69 MPH HAPPEN.INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO JAGUAR OF HUNTINGTON,1249 E. JERICHO TURNPIKE, HUNTINGTON, NY, 11743(631-427-2708) TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AT THAT TIME. ACCELERATOR PRESSURE HAD BEEN APPLIED DUE TO MANY HOURS OF OPERATING FROM TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO HUNTINGTON, NY(SELLING DEALER'S LOCATION). ASL MAY HAVE BECOME DISABLE AND ERRONOURSLY RESPONDED TO PETAL POSITION. HARD BRAKING APPLIED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH MERGING VEHICLES ON I 95 IN MARYLAND. *TR