POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,680.
2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY TRAVELLING 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE SPEED FAILED TO DECREASE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID WORK BUT THE ENGINE STILL CONTINUED TO RACE. . THE BRAKES OVERTOOK THE ACCELERATION AND SLOWED THE CAR BUT EACH TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES THE CAR RESUMED ACCELERATING AT A HIGH SPEED( WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS.) I SLOWED THE CAR BY APPLYING WITH FORCE THE BRAKES WHICH WAS CAUSING A BURNING SMELL PROBABLY FROM THE BRAKE PADS. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY ( ABOUT 1/2 MILE) THAT I ENCOUNTERED AT WHICH POINT I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE IT WAS STILL MOVING SLIGHTLY WHILE MY FOOT PUSHING HARD AGAINST THE BRAKE.. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE STILL CONTINUED TO RACE ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THAT POINT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. AFTER FIVE MINUTES I TURNED ON THE ENGINE AT WHICH TIME IT WAS NOT RACING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MY JAGUAR DEALERSHIP AND LEFT THERE FOR THREE DAYS. A REPORT WAS SENT BY THE DEALER TO JAGUAR ALTHOUGH MY DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR