ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 2ND. 2011, I STOPPED MY 2009 JAGUAR XF IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE GEAR DIAL SELECTOR FROM S (SPORTS) AND NOTICED A WARNING WHICH SAID GEARBOX FAULT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL ENGAGED. I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE INTERNET ON MY CELL PHONE BUT CALLED A FRIEND WHO GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO WAIT A WHILE. I DID THIS AND WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THE GEAR SELECTOR DIAL AND CONTINUE THE 30 MILES TO MY HOME. ON PARKING AT MY HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR DIAL. ON EXITING THE CAR A WARNING SIGN INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL ENGAGED. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED AND WAS AGAIN ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES IF THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN REVERSE WHEN IN A BUSY PARKING LOT OR ON A BUSY ROAD. I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO POWER DRAINAGE ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH RENDERED IT UNABLE TO BE OPENED OR START. I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR UNTIL THE ITEM IS FIXED AND SINCE THIS IS A JULY 4TH WEEKEND MY ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ARE LIMITED. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS SERIOUS IN MY OPINION. *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