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
2012
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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