Jaguar XK — Recalls, Reliability, Specs & VIN Decoder

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 jaguar x-type. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was applied. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a wall. The passenger side dashboard air bag was the only air bag that deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained two broken ribs, lacerations that required stitches, and bruises to the eye and body that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000..updated 11/03/14 *bf updated 7/9/2015*js

I was traveling on the freeway at 55 mph, as i exited and touched the brakes the car would not slow down, the car gained speed, i pumped the brakes and the car continued to go faster, the car was out of control and crashed into a wall. I was seriously injured and fortunately no one else or other vehicle was involved. I am lucky to be alive. Just prior to impact i turned the wheel to the left causing the car to hit the right front first then the car flipped over. Only the passenger side air bag deployed. The brakes were fairly new with 70% brake lining remaining and the brakes had been inspected one week prior to the accident. It appears to be a combination speed acceleration and brake failure. *tr

On at least 3 occasions, my vehicle had unintended acceleration and applying brakes did not stop the car. I put it in park to stop. I took it to the Foreign performance (mechanic shop) on 11-29-23 after the first time and they said they fixed it. It occurred again on 12-8-23. I again threw it into park. I called the shop on 12-11-23 and they agreed to see it on 12-12-23. I hit a car on 12-11-23 around 11:45 am coming out of my driveway. I had my car towed to mechanic. The other car did not need to be towed. On 12-20-23, Foreign Performance wrote: "Vehicle is driving normally at this time. Checked for any set faults, none stored. Tested the function of the accelerator pedal and the throttle body. Both function normally. There are no bulletin issues by the manufacturer for this problem related to this vehicle. Called the dealership to ask what they are doing to fix this problem with uncontrolled acceleration. They claim to never heard of such a problem and that they no longer work on these vehicles. The problem is well documented nationally and has existed since the vehicle was first produced. Bottom line is that the manufacturer and dealerships have washed their hands on the vehicle. The only advise to give would be to replace the accelerator pedal assembly, the throttle body and the engine control module all together and then program the engine control module to the highest level that is available. Vehicle should not be driven by the customer." Foreign Performance said they would not guarantee my vehicle would never do this again after their recommended repairs of $4027.91. It was Christmas, I was leaving on a planned vacation for two weeks and it was complicated so the vehicle is still at Foreign Performance and no work has been done so all components are available for inspection. No warning lights. Police and State Farm insurance have been involved. Needs body work as well after MVA--estimate of $1100 per state farm.

2006 jaguar x type. Consumer writes in regards to brake/ acceleration problems *tgw the consumer stated when she attempted to apply the brake to stop at a red light, the vehicle continued to accelerate. The consumer stated she applied the brake harder, and consequently, she rear ended another vehicle twice. The consumer stated she experienced sudden acceleration on a previous occasion. *jb

Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 jaguar x-type purchased on november 10, 2006 with 15 miles. The contact explained that early in december 2006 while driving the vehicle between 40 to 45 mph and before coming to a stop sign the vehicle failed to respond when the brakes were applied. The vehicle continued at the same speed. This caused the contact to move on to the emergency lane to avoid hitting another vehicle. The contact continued to apply the brake pedal while on the emergency lane until the vehicle stopped. The contact explained that mid december 2006, while driving at 30 mph on a country road, the brakes did not respond when applied. Even after the brake was applied the vehicle went at the same speed and the cruise control stayed on. After pressing the brake pedal a few times the vehicle was able to stop. At no time was the cruise control ever activated. The third time a similar problem occurred was on 1/20/07. The contact took the vehicle to thomas cadillac and jaguar of hardford on 1/24/07,where an ids was installed, and the pedal switch was adjusted and checked. The contact stated that the cruise control became active on all three occasions and pumping the brake pedal did not disengage the cruise control to allow the vehicle to slow down or properly stop. The failure mileage was 1743 and the current mileage was 2100. On february 16,2007 the contact's vehicle was involved in a crash. The driver was not able to stop while driving at 30 mph and making a right turn, under sunny and dry driving conditions. *ak update 4/9 *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jaguar xk. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck in the open throttle position when traveling at various speeds. The contact would depress the brake pedal firmly to slow the vehicle. She would then shift into neutral because the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer could not find the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted in regards to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 6,300 and the current mileage was approximately 6,600.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jaguar xk. While driving 45 mph, the contact had to exert force to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. Also, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle took three seconds to accelerate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000. The vin was unavailable.

2008 jaguar xk. Gas pedal accelerated car would not stop till put into neutral. Then rear tires spun and smoked did not stop till engine was turned off> check engine light keeps coming on, dealer says it is a sensor, but it has been there several times and light is still coming on. Is this related to toyota recall? *tr

While accelerating to change lanes my vehicle went into wide open throttle. Despite removing my foot from the accelerator and slamming on the brakes the car could only be slowed to 40 mph. Hit the ignition switch which shut the vehicle down including lights. Appeared i would be rear ended therefore hit ignition and vehicle restarted with car still stuck in wot with foot off accelerator. With engine screaming and right foot fully on brake only able to hold car down to 40 mph. Hit ignition again which shut car down but once again following car about to rear end me and therefore once again hit the ignition with same result with car racing forward at wide open throttle despite no engagement of the accelerator. This time after holding the vehicle to about 40 mph with full pressure on the brake with my right foot, and the engine at wide open throttle, all cars had cleared out of the way. I therefore hit the ignition switch which shut down the vehicle. This time i brought the vehicle to a full stop. I then put the car in neutral (up until this time it had been in drive) and pushed the ignition on the car and it started at normal rpm. I then shifted into drive and the engine remained at idle speed. I then , at idle speed, traveled two blocks to my house. The smell of the burning brake pads was terrible. The next morning i had the vehicle transported on a flat bed truck to the local jaguar dealer where the vehicle remains to this date. This all transpired over approximately 300-400 yards over a number of seconds. There was nothing on the floor or in the driving compartment that interfered with the accelerator or brake. *tr

My jaguar xk 2007's accelerator pedal got stuck in the on position. I was traveling at approximately 10-20 miles on hour when i punched the gas pedal to about 60 miles an hour. When i released the gas pedal the acceleration continued. I then applied the brake and the car continued to accelerate. I then pushed the brake to the floor and shifted into sports mode and downshifted. At some point the accelerator must of disengaged as i was able to stop at the approaching intersection. Thank god, no one was hurt and i did not have to crash the car to stop. I subsequently had the car towed to the dealership where i bought the car only 5 weeks ago. They have had the car now for 3 days and have not given me any information about why this occurred. *tr

As my wife was exiting the freeway she pressed on the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated causing a major crash (totaled) and serious injuries. She tried pumping the brakes and could not slow the vehicle. The vehicle behind her reported in the police report that the car on the exit ramp decelerated and suddenly accelerated. There was a red light at the bottom of the exit ramp, her foot was not on the gas pedal nor did the car mats interfere with the brake pedal. No one else was in the vehicle. The brakes were very well maintained. A search of the internet indicated 2003/2006 jaguar x-type had acceleration problems with other drivers pressing on the brake pedal. I can email you my search results if you so desire. The air bag was only deployed on the passenger side. *tr

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 jaguar x-type. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was applied. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a wall. The passenger side dashboard air bag was the only air bag that deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained two broken ribs, lacerations that required stitches, and bruises to the eye and body that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000..updated 11/03/14 *bf updated 7/9/2015*js

I was traveling on the freeway at 55 mph, as i exited and touched the brakes the car would not slow down, the car gained speed, i pumped the brakes and the car continued to go faster, the car was out of control and crashed into a wall. I was seriously injured and fortunately no one else or other vehicle was involved. I am lucky to be alive. Just prior to impact i turned the wheel to the left causing the car to hit the right front first then the car flipped over. Only the passenger side air bag deployed. The brakes were fairly new with 70% brake lining remaining and the brakes had been inspected one week prior to the accident. It appears to be a combination speed acceleration and brake failure. *tr

Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 jaguar x-type purchased on november 10, 2006 with 15 miles. The contact explained that early in december 2006 while driving the vehicle between 40 to 45 mph and before coming to a stop sign the vehicle failed to respond when the brakes were applied. The vehicle continued at the same speed. This caused the contact to move on to the emergency lane to avoid hitting another vehicle. The contact continued to apply the brake pedal while on the emergency lane until the vehicle stopped. The contact explained that mid december 2006, while driving at 30 mph on a country road, the brakes did not respond when applied. Even after the brake was applied the vehicle went at the same speed and the cruise control stayed on. After pressing the brake pedal a few times the vehicle was able to stop. At no time was the cruise control ever activated. The third time a similar problem occurred was on 1/20/07. The contact took the vehicle to thomas cadillac and jaguar of hardford on 1/24/07,where an ids was installed, and the pedal switch was adjusted and checked. The contact stated that the cruise control became active on all three occasions and pumping the brake pedal did not disengage the cruise control to allow the vehicle to slow down or properly stop. The failure mileage was 1743 and the current mileage was 2100. On february 16,2007 the contact's vehicle was involved in a crash. The driver was not able to stop while driving at 30 mph and making a right turn, under sunny and dry driving conditions. *ak update 4/9 *tr

This car (as well as several other sports cars) comes with high performance tires with so little traction in rain and snow that they totally defeat the purpose of the anti-lock brakes and stability control systems. These tires are so smooth that they will hydro-plane at 30 mph during a hard rain. In only inch of snow, the anti-lock brakes and stability control systems do not work at all do to the total absence of traction. Above 5 mph in inch of snow there is no steering control as there is not enough traction. What is the purpose of mandating anti-lock brakes and stability control when you let manufacturers put tires on the car that defeat them in ordinary driving conditions? Rain and snow are normal driving conditions in most of the us. The cad comes with a heated windshield, heating seats, heated steering wheel, heated side mirrors and a winter driving mode for the transmission, all indicating that this car is made for winter driving, yet it is totally unsafe to drive in the winter. The tires are intended to be safe at 155 mph (the car's max speed), yet there is no state in the country with speed limits within 70 mph of that. How does this make any sense? Most consumers drive far more often in rain and snow than we do at 150 mph in perfect conditions. Please mandate safe tires on new cars. I lost control of the car several times on grades as low a 1% and in trying to turn corners with only inch of snow on the ground. I had to stop driving it all winter. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 jaguar xk. While driving approximately 65-70 mph, the contact applied the brakes and there was a vibration and delayed response. The failure would occur when the vehicle was in operation at any speed being driven. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on numerous occasions where the front and rear brakes and rotors were replaced. The repairs were performed about eight times. The failure continued after the repairs. The failure mileage was approximately 300.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jaguar xk. While driving 45 mph, the contact had to exert force to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. Also, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle took three seconds to accelerate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000. The vin was unavailable.

The engine stalled out when we were traveling in the passing lane at speed on an interstate highway. We had to move to the right side shoulder of the highway in front of another vehicle we had just passed and other traffic coming close behind. Definitely a scary situation for us and the other drivers. We were towed to the nearest jag dealer. The dealer had our car for two weeks. They replaced the fuel pump. The service tech's told us that they had never heard of a fuel pump going bad in an x-type. When i questioned the cost of the job, about $1450, i was told that the fuel tank had to be removed to replace the fuel pump. Since that time, we have had a battery replaced, the second for this car since we have owned it, and had to have brake pads replaced, at which time, we were told that the rear brakes had a problem in the calipers that caused the pads to sit further from the discs than they should. This brake problem causes us to use extra pedal travel when braking the car. Then, on dec 9, 2013, the rear differential fell out of the bottom of our car. We were only doing about 20 mph so there was no accident, but we had to be towed to a jag dealer about 30 miles away. My research found that when the fuel tank is removed, the differential would also be removed. This was confirmed by the service writer where my jag was towed. One of the differentials bolts broke where it appeared to have been cracked, as if it had been over torqued when installed! The service writer asked to see the work order for the fuel pump work, so i asked him to look it up. He was not able to find the info, because the work was done out of warranty and the jag system does not record out of warranty work! That is probably why the techs never heard of a fuel pump going bad or a differential falling out of a jag car, even though there have been examples of both reported here! *tr

Purchased car new from montclair nj, had it six months took it to dealer they kept it 4 weeks for part, box, transmission. 2yrs years later to it jaguar dealer (montclair nj jaguar no longer open) they kept car 10 days gear box, 2months later needed and alternator, 1wk later battery, now since august 2012 brakes replaced twice still squeak and they say it is a brake bushing. Part $20 dollars to install 350.00 jtb00077 part c2s46380 info from dealer. Would like to start a law suit (lemon) from the beginning put car in reverse and it sounds as if the rear bottom of the car is falling out. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jaguar x-type. The contact stated that when driving in reverse at low speeds she noticed that the brakes would squeak very loud. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised her that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The problem continued to occur and when she notified them they advised her that it normal for jaguar brakes to make that squeaking noise. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

Tl * the contact owns a 2008 jaguar xk. The contact stated that the rear differential began leaking fluid. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician verified the failure and stated that the seals needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the rear differential, drive shaft and control arms needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 86,000.

The engine stalled out when we were traveling in the passing lane at speed on an interstate highway. We had to move to the right side shoulder of the highway in front of another vehicle we had just passed and other traffic coming close behind. Definitely a scary situation for us and the other drivers. We were towed to the nearest jag dealer. The dealer had our car for two weeks. They replaced the fuel pump. The service tech's told us that they had never heard of a fuel pump going bad in an x-type. When i questioned the cost of the job, about $1450, i was told that the fuel tank had to be removed to replace the fuel pump. Since that time, we have had a battery replaced, the second for this car since we have owned it, and had to have brake pads replaced, at which time, we were told that the rear brakes had a problem in the calipers that caused the pads to sit further from the discs than they should. This brake problem causes us to use extra pedal travel when braking the car. Then, on dec 9, 2013, the rear differential fell out of the bottom of our car. We were only doing about 20 mph so there was no accident, but we had to be towed to a jag dealer about 30 miles away. My research found that when the fuel tank is removed, the differential would also be removed. This was confirmed by the service writer where my jag was towed. One of the differentials bolts broke where it appeared to have been cracked, as if it had been over torqued when installed! The service writer asked to see the work order for the fuel pump work, so i asked him to look it up. He was not able to find the info, because the work was done out of warranty and the jag system does not record out of warranty work! That is probably why the techs never heard of a fuel pump going bad or a differential falling out of a jag car, even though there have been examples of both reported here! *tr

Purchased car new from montclair nj, had it six months took it to dealer they kept it 4 weeks for part, box, transmission. 2yrs years later to it jaguar dealer (montclair nj jaguar no longer open) they kept car 10 days gear box, 2months later needed and alternator, 1wk later battery, now since august 2012 brakes replaced twice still squeak and they say it is a brake bushing. Part $20 dollars to install 350.00 jtb00077 part c2s46380 info from dealer. Would like to start a law suit (lemon) from the beginning put car in reverse and it sounds as if the rear bottom of the car is falling out. *tr

Power train, six months after purchasing my brand new 2007 jaguar x-type in october of 2006 the auto was put in the shop (dealer montclair jaguar)and they held it for 4 to 6 weeks to replace the power train. The bushings have also been problems from day one and the brakes squeak all of the time. *tr

I experienced 4 uncontrolled acceleration events with my leased 2007 jaguar xk coupe in the months prior to march 2009. The car was taken to dealer each time and "extensively tested". There was no answer ever given for the cause. The jaguar north america distributor consumer office was ineffective and unresponsive despite numerous contacts with them. I returned the car to bill knight ford/jaguar tulsa in march 2009 and leased a 2009 jaguar xk. *tr

Transfer case burnout had internal manufacture defects. Temperature coolant sensor over heated and completely melted, causing car to overheat. Driverside door panel clips detoriated. Dimmer light knob had 2 replacements and continued to brake. Car went for servicing, car was fine before servicing, car came back from dealership with break pad and rotor problems. Dealership replaced original car break pads with faulty pads to damage rotors and have me as a customer pay for a service that is not warranted. Car also came back from dealership with an engine tick and tire grinding sound that it never had, dealership service manager said it's normal to get out of engine inspection when these sounds are new sounds that had never existed. Gas cap filler came cracked at time of purchase, car was taken to dealership for that replacement, car was brand new with this defect existing at time of purchase. Car leather seats are deteriorating, fading, peeling, chipping and cracking. Passenger side visor snapped off. Driving traction stability light comes on and off with out being switched on. Car feels like it has no shocks, car rides over small rode bump and feels like it ran into a big whole in the rode, when pavement is completely smooth, dealer says shocks are fine, but the car did not have this effect until it came out of service for the defective transfer case. *tr

My wife and i nearly suffered a fatal accident owing to what turned-out to be a known defect in the jaguar motor management software resident in our and likely every 2007 and later supercharged jaguar engine. Our automobile, with 2800 miles on the odometer, without warning went from accelerating into the idle mode and then remained unresponsive to throttle input placing the automobile in a deadly 't-bone,' fortunately, the driver of the lincoln suv (i can still see the grill in the passenger window and hear my wife's screams), managed to stop his vehicle just inches from the passenger door. Jaguar calls the condition that disabled the car without warning its "limp mode." the 'limp mode' was further described by the dealer and a representative of jaguar management as 'a means of protecting a drive-by-wire engine from damage.' subsequent correspondence and incredibly unproductive and ill-informed with conversations with jaguar officials in new jersey reveals that while they too know this condition exists they intend to do absolutely nothing about it unless a customer complains. Given all the above and a great deal more, i request odi, in the interests of american public safety and to enforce corporate integrity and responsibility laws; require jaguar to conduct a public, immediate recall and permanent repair of all vehicles equipped with the defective software, and further, that jaguar be required to certify in writing to every owner and perspective buyer a permanent fix to the problem has been made and that jaguar will remain accountable for ensuring such for the life of the vehicle. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I have a great deal of incredible documentation on the incident and subsequent discussions with jaguar officials. I look forward to working with odi to quickly and permanently resolve it. *tr

The whole rear end of the car fell on to the ground. *tr

Was driving approximately 30mph on my way to the dealer for scheduled oil change and without any warning the car started making a grinding noise and stopped. It would not move forward or reverse. Managed to get the car to the side of the road and called the dealer for assistance. Upon inspection the dealer told me the car needed a transmission and transfer case because the internal gears were fragmented. *tr

At approximately 53,000 miles, without warning, the automatic transmission in my 2006 jaguar x-type completely and catastrophically failed. The failure included the transfer case and the main gear box, where the actual gears were broken into fragments. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jaguar xk. The contact stated that the headlight on the driver side caught fire and melted the headlight casing. The headlight on the passenger side also began to melt. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed as unsafe to drive. The dealer stated that the headlight assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 62,700.

Jaquar 2007 xr xenon headlights (bilateral!) bulbs within headlamp case actually fully melted. Caused a small contained fire, while car was pulling out of driveway. Driver witnessed this & called for tow after containing rt side fire inside headlamp..brought in for service...ordered new headlights....waited 1 month for parts to come from uk....couldnt drive car---no lamps available at night...jaguar ruled car driveable while awaiting parts...driver disagreed for safety reasons. One month went by, headlamps, bulbs replaced....called jaquar said i was 1 st serious headlamp defect. *tr

A defect exists in the jaguar xk convertible, which has repeatedly and unpredictably prevented the jaguar from operating, apparently in connection with a concurrent draining of the car's battery. The defect renders the automobile unable to reliably start and deprives the owner of the utility of the vehicle. Despite the vehicle being serviced by jaguar's authorized dealer for this defect on eight separate occasions and replacing the battery and battery monitor multiple times, the defect remains.

First occurrence 11/2010 and beginning of a series of related problems: engine stall at 30 mph; following day the vehicle would not start. Dealer found battery failure installed new battery and reset system. 12/3/2010 - vehicle will not start. Towed to dealer. Dealer states after two days vehicle starts and to remove "key" from ashtray allegedly causing vehicle not to shut down all the way. 8/31/11 vehicle will not start. Dealer finds low battery but no draw and performed power steering recall. 10/31/11 - vehicle will not start. Dealer states batter failed load test and battery replaced. 11/17/2011 - vehicle will not start. Dealer finds service bulletin for intermittent battery draw and performed icm software update. To date, the vehicle continues to lose battery charge. Dealer and manufacturer are not able to fix the problem after more than one year of servicing and trouble shooting. Please contact the manufacturer and conduct an information request for warranty repairs or similar records for intermittent loss of battery charge and vehicle stall defects. Numerous blog sites online indicate that jaguar owners are having similar experiences. *tr

Parked in the garage, sometime for a few days or the next day, the car will not start on occasions. No slow starting or clicking of a bad battery, just a humming then nothing. No reason for the failure. Doesn't act like a low battery. I charged the battery, and jumped it with no success. After several attempts i would go inside and returned in 30 minutes or so,try again; sometime it would start. After several times, in the past two years, of the car not starting i purchased a new battery; same thing. I do nothing to remedy the problem, other than wait a bit and try again. My online research shows that this is happening to often. Many people have there car taken to dealership and they find nothing. It just starts without any service, automotive repair shops and dealerships couldn't find what causes the engine to fail to start occasionally. I noticed that if it won't start after several attempts, i go away for a while and try again. For unknown reasons the car will start; sometime on the first attempt. This is very frustrating and could be costly for those not patient enough to try again and again.

Purchased car new from montclair nj, had it six months took it to dealer they kept it 4 weeks for part, box, transmission. 2yrs years later to it jaguar dealer (montclair nj jaguar no longer open) they kept car 10 days gear box, 2months later needed and alternator, 1wk later battery, now since august 2012 brakes replaced twice still squeak and they say it is a brake bushing. Part $20 dollars to install 350.00 jtb00077 part c2s46380 info from dealer. Would like to start a law suit (lemon) from the beginning put car in reverse and it sounds as if the rear bottom of the car is falling out. *tr

Vehicle is equipped with a keyless start option. On two occasions within 3 days, the car would not stay running when the start button was depressed. On each occasion, after 5-6 attempts at starting the engine, each time the engine would stall when the transmission was placed in either d or r. After waiting approximately 5 minutes, the car would start and operate normally. Both times the vehicle was driven to dealer service and each time the technician would note "no problem found-could not duplicate problem." in both instances, technician reprogrammed all keys. In the second instance, the technician replaced the batteries in all keys. The problem has not recurred. *tr

My wife and i nearly suffered a fatal accident owing to what turned-out to be a known defect in the jaguar motor management software resident in our and likely every 2007 and later supercharged jaguar engine. Our automobile, with 2800 miles on the odometer, without warning went from accelerating into the idle mode and then remained unresponsive to throttle input placing the automobile in a deadly 't-bone,' fortunately, the driver of the lincoln suv (i can still see the grill in the passenger window and hear my wife's screams), managed to stop his vehicle just inches from the passenger door. Jaguar calls the condition that disabled the car without warning its "limp mode." the 'limp mode' was further described by the dealer and a representative of jaguar management as 'a means of protecting a drive-by-wire engine from damage.' subsequent correspondence and incredibly unproductive and ill-informed with conversations with jaguar officials in new jersey reveals that while they too know this condition exists they intend to do absolutely nothing about it unless a customer complains. Given all the above and a great deal more, i request odi, in the interests of american public safety and to enforce corporate integrity and responsibility laws; require jaguar to conduct a public, immediate recall and permanent repair of all vehicles equipped with the defective software, and further, that jaguar be required to certify in writing to every owner and perspective buyer a permanent fix to the problem has been made and that jaguar will remain accountable for ensuring such for the life of the vehicle. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I have a great deal of incredible documentation on the incident and subsequent discussions with jaguar officials. I look forward to working with odi to quickly and permanently resolve it. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jaguar xk. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle experienced numerous computer failures, which caused a complete loss of power, manual steering, and braking ability. The vehicle was taken to the dealer five times. Each time, the dealer diagnoses a different failure; however, the symptoms are always the same. The battery was replaced three times and they enhanced the computer program and replaced the abs. The failures are temporarily corrected for approximately a week, but then recur. The failure mileage was less than 1,000 and current mileage was 9,500.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jaguar x-type. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, a vehicle crashed into the driver's side of the contact's vehicle and the driver's side air bag failed to deploy. The driver's and rear windows fractured during the crash and as a result, the contact sustained injuries to the face, head and left arm. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was towed. The failure mileage was 74,000.

As my wife was exiting the freeway she pressed on the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated causing a major crash (totaled) and serious injuries. She tried pumping the brakes and could not slow the vehicle. The vehicle behind her reported in the police report that the car on the exit ramp decelerated and suddenly accelerated. There was a red light at the bottom of the exit ramp, her foot was not on the gas pedal nor did the car mats interfere with the brake pedal. No one else was in the vehicle. The brakes were very well maintained. A search of the internet indicated 2003/2006 jaguar x-type had acceleration problems with other drivers pressing on the brake pedal. I can email you my search results if you so desire. The air bag was only deployed on the passenger side. *tr

I was traveling on the freeway at 55 mph, as i exited and touched the brakes the car would not slow down, the car gained speed, i pumped the brakes and the car continued to go faster, the car was out of control and crashed into a wall. I was seriously injured and fortunately no one else or other vehicle was involved. I am lucky to be alive. Just prior to impact i turned the wheel to the left causing the car to hit the right front first then the car flipped over. Only the passenger side air bag deployed. The brakes were fairly new with 70% brake lining remaining and the brakes had been inspected one week prior to the accident. It appears to be a combination speed acceleration and brake failure. *tr

Airbag lights coming on in jaguar xk8 2006 between january 2009 and may 2009. We took the car in 4 times for airbag lights coming on (each time "repaired"). Each time the connections were "corrected". The first time replaced a blown fuse; the second time the system was not communicating and replaced a power fuse; the third time parts were ordered and then later replaced blown fuse and the seat harness. (the car only had only 18,814 miles on it when the light problems began.) on may 9, 2009, the driver seat airbag harness was replaced. In march 2010, the airbag lights came on again. Another harness was ordered. On may 9, 2009, the driver seat airbag deployed while the engine was on, but the car was in park. After much investigation, the harness was again replaced (and the driver seat was repaired). *tr

When passenger is seated in passenger seat, the 'passenger airbag off" light sporatically illuminates. This means that the passenger is not protected by airbags if a collision occurs. It does not seem to matter if the vehicle is stationary or not. This malfunction has been verified by jaguar dealer.

2007 jaguar x. Consumer writes in regards to air bag sensor in passenger seat will not turn off the dashboard mounted indicator. *smd the consumer stated after gaining five pounds, the light would come on after driving 5-6 miles and would not go out. When her friend sat in the passenger sit, the light would go out. The dealer stated there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. Four months later, the drivers side indicator light illuminated and the consumer returned to the dealer. It registered a code and an appointment was made for a replacement sensor. The consumer stated since the replacement, the passenger indicator has since illuminated again.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jaguar xkr (n/a). The contact stated the sensor in the passenger seat for the air bags has failed and if a crash occurs the air bags will not deploy. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told he can replace the sensor but he has to pay for the expense because this is not covered under the warranty and there are no recalls. The contact also called the manufacture and was told he has to pay for the sensor replacement. The failure mileage was 9,100. Updated 03/08/10 *bf the consumer stated the air bag light would illuminated when ever someone sat in the front passenger seat. Updated 06/01/10

I have had the car for only 19 months. Had all 4 tires blow out, replaced it in less then one year, then had two more replaced for thread issue. Due to the tires and alignment , had left fender incident and right fender incident. On the left incident was making a left turn on the highway when my car started pushing me to the left, the other car saw me coming in to her when , i couldn't stop it from pushing it's self more to the left. I reported this to my insurance, but they told me there was nothing i could do. So i was blamed for this incident. After that i went to the dealer and they gave me an alignment. They told me there was nothing they could do for the tires and the incident that was caused. They told me there not responsible for the tires. The right fender incident was the same thing. The driver saw that i was making a right turn with my right blinker on, car started swerving more to the right and we both hit each other. Cops came and told us both that he wouldn't file it as an accident, that we both had to report it to our insurance. Both incidents were never posted as accidents. I have noticed that no one wants to help me. Not my insurance not the dealer. I have been so frustrated with this car , it's a 2007 car . I have filed a complaint against the dealer, but there telling me i need to be realistic, how more realistic can i get. I'm scared to drive this car, but i have no choice i need to get to work. *tr

This car (as well as several other sports cars) comes with high performance tires with so little traction in rain and snow that they totally defeat the purpose of the anti-lock brakes and stability control systems. These tires are so smooth that they will hydro-plane at 30 mph during a hard rain. In only inch of snow, the anti-lock brakes and stability control systems do not work at all do to the total absence of traction. Above 5 mph in inch of snow there is no steering control as there is not enough traction. What is the purpose of mandating anti-lock brakes and stability control when you let manufacturers put tires on the car that defeat them in ordinary driving conditions? Rain and snow are normal driving conditions in most of the us. The cad comes with a heated windshield, heating seats, heated steering wheel, heated side mirrors and a winter driving mode for the transmission, all indicating that this car is made for winter driving, yet it is totally unsafe to drive in the winter. The tires are intended to be safe at 155 mph (the car's max speed), yet there is no state in the country with speed limits within 70 mph of that. How does this make any sense? Most consumers drive far more often in rain and snow than we do at 150 mph in perfect conditions. Please mandate safe tires on new cars. I lost control of the car several times on grades as low a 1% and in trying to turn corners with only inch of snow on the ground. I had to stop driving it all winter. *tr

My wife and i were driving along i94 and an suddenly and light vibration from the front right tire, and soon after, i say the tire crossing the highway. The whole contact are of the tire rip off the walls of the tire. Completely gone. Only the two outer walls remain attached to the rim. Tires installed by our jaguar dealer and less than 10,000 miles. Continental contiprocontact 225/45 r17 91h dot p5ty pxh6 serial 50751 077449. Pictures of the failed tire available. Made in mexico. *tr

2006 jaguar xkr. Consumer writes in regards to defective tires. *smd the consumer purchased a full set of tires. He had the rims refinished, and when the tires were re-installed on the like-new rims, the vehicle vibrated severely.

On two separate occasions in 2006 and 2007, oem continental touring tires 225/45r17 on my 2006 jaguar x-type sport sedan suffered spontaneous, catastrophic blow out failure under what should have been nominal operating conditions. {i-95, i-495, clear dry pavement, speed below 80 mph]. Since those events, remaining tires have exhibited sidewall bulging and other evidence of cord separation. Today (12/26/2008) while visiting safety website, learned of at least 50 similar spontaneous failures of same product, which is also oe tire on mercedes c300 and bmw 3 series sedans. This seems to be more than coincidence. *tr

Continental conti procontact tire - left front 2006 jaguar sportwagon x type-failed on masspike. Aaa rep observed that tread separated .no road hazard. Replacement purchased and tire described as failure in "workmanship" 20k . Left front failure was identical to right front tire failure 5 weeks b/4.thus 2 failure s at 20k miles and 19k miles. Fortunately going slow or could have been real problem. Replaced 2 tires at almost 200 a piece. One tire in my possession. *tr

The contact owns a 2013 Jaguar XK. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly misfired and then stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the vehicle then went into misfire mode. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the left-side fuel injector had experienced a major misfire and fuel leakage was found on the left side of the engine. The contact was informed that the left fuel injector needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 76,418.

The contact owns a 2010 Jaguar XK. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, she smelled an abnormally strong gasoline odor. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle. The contact also stated there was gasoline was leaking underneath the passenger’s side door. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and had the vehicle towed to the dealer for the diagnostic test and repair; however, the manufacturer called back and informed the contact that they would no longer cover the repair of the vehicle because the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

The engine stalled out when we were traveling in the passing lane at speed on an interstate highway. We had to move to the right side shoulder of the highway in front of another vehicle we had just passed and other traffic coming close behind. Definitely a scary situation for us and the other drivers. We were towed to the nearest jag dealer. The dealer had our car for two weeks. They replaced the fuel pump. The service tech's told us that they had never heard of a fuel pump going bad in an x-type. When i questioned the cost of the job, about $1450, i was told that the fuel tank had to be removed to replace the fuel pump. Since that time, we have had a battery replaced, the second for this car since we have owned it, and had to have brake pads replaced, at which time, we were told that the rear brakes had a problem in the calipers that caused the pads to sit further from the discs than they should. This brake problem causes us to use extra pedal travel when braking the car. Then, on dec 9, 2013, the rear differential fell out of the bottom of our car. We were only doing about 20 mph so there was no accident, but we had to be towed to a jag dealer about 30 miles away. My research found that when the fuel tank is removed, the differential would also be removed. This was confirmed by the service writer where my jag was towed. One of the differentials bolts broke where it appeared to have been cracked, as if it had been over torqued when installed! The service writer asked to see the work order for the fuel pump work, so i asked him to look it up. He was not able to find the info, because the work was done out of warranty and the jag system does not record out of warranty work! That is probably why the techs never heard of a fuel pump going bad or a differential falling out of a jag car, even though there have been examples of both reported here! *tr

Incident #1 - jan 2013: as i was braking to a stop, the car suddenly went to what i would call "full throttle". My foot was on the brake so i firmly pressed the brake to prevent the car from crashing into my building. I tried pumping the accelerator quickly while practically standing on the brake but that made no difference in the rpms. I pressed the button to stop the engine. I re-started the car and it ran normally. Incident #2 - feb 2013: thinking incident #1, above, was a fluke, i continued driving the car without reporting the incident to my jaguar dealer. My vice president and i stopped at a mcdonald's, paid at window #1 and as we moved to window #2 to pick up the food, the car again went to full throttle'with no advance warning with the back wheels spinning. My foot was on the brake as there was a car in the lane in front of me. This time i knew to turn the engine off quickly. Again, the car ran normally after re-starting it. My vice president, jack french, will provide testimony to this incident. Incident #3 - early april 2013: the car was parked all day. I got in to leave for the day and started the engine. While the car was still in park, the engine revved to red-line 4 times in a row about 2 secs each. I took my foot off the brake pedal while it was doing this and never touched the accelerator or brake pedal during the incident. After revving four times to red line, the engine went back to normal idle. Incident #4 - april 25th: my vp and i were at a meeting with the car parked for several hours. We got in and drove about 4 blocks. As i braked to a stop at a stop sign with a car in front of me , the engine again went full-throttle with no warning; the back wheels spinning. I again pressed the start button and turned the engine off. My vice president will provide written testimony of this incident as well. *tr

Transfer case burnout had internal manufacture defects. Temperature coolant sensor over heated and completely melted, causing car to overheat. Driverside door panel clips detoriated. Dimmer light knob had 2 replacements and continued to brake. Car went for servicing, car was fine before servicing, car came back from dealership with break pad and rotor problems. Dealership replaced original car break pads with faulty pads to damage rotors and have me as a customer pay for a service that is not warranted. Car also came back from dealership with an engine tick and tire grinding sound that it never had, dealership service manager said it's normal to get out of engine inspection when these sounds are new sounds that had never existed. Gas cap filler came cracked at time of purchase, car was taken to dealership for that replacement, car was brand new with this defect existing at time of purchase. Car leather seats are deteriorating, fading, peeling, chipping and cracking. Passenger side visor snapped off. Driving traction stability light comes on and off with out being switched on. Car feels like it has no shocks, car rides over small rode bump and feels like it ran into a big whole in the rode, when pavement is completely smooth, dealer says shocks are fine, but the car did not have this effect until it came out of service for the defective transfer case. *tr

Car was driving on highway then went into limp mode and started slowing down dangerously with cars behind me blowing horns and going round. *tr

The contact owns a 2013 Jaguar XK. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly misfired and then stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the vehicle then went into misfire mode. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the left-side fuel injector had experienced a major misfire and fuel leakage was found on the left side of the engine. The contact was informed that the left fuel injector needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 76,418.

The contact owns a 2010 Jaguar XK. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, she smelled an abnormally strong gasoline odor. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle. The contact also stated there was gasoline was leaking underneath the passenger’s side door. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and had the vehicle towed to the dealer for the diagnostic test and repair; however, the manufacturer called back and informed the contact that they would no longer cover the repair of the vehicle because the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

The engine stalled out when we were traveling in the passing lane at speed on an interstate highway. We had to move to the right side shoulder of the highway in front of another vehicle we had just passed and other traffic coming close behind. Definitely a scary situation for us and the other drivers. We were towed to the nearest jag dealer. The dealer had our car for two weeks. They replaced the fuel pump. The service tech's told us that they had never heard of a fuel pump going bad in an x-type. When i questioned the cost of the job, about $1450, i was told that the fuel tank had to be removed to replace the fuel pump. Since that time, we have had a battery replaced, the second for this car since we have owned it, and had to have brake pads replaced, at which time, we were told that the rear brakes had a problem in the calipers that caused the pads to sit further from the discs than they should. This brake problem causes us to use extra pedal travel when braking the car. Then, on dec 9, 2013, the rear differential fell out of the bottom of our car. We were only doing about 20 mph so there was no accident, but we had to be towed to a jag dealer about 30 miles away. My research found that when the fuel tank is removed, the differential would also be removed. This was confirmed by the service writer where my jag was towed. One of the differentials bolts broke where it appeared to have been cracked, as if it had been over torqued when installed! The service writer asked to see the work order for the fuel pump work, so i asked him to look it up. He was not able to find the info, because the work was done out of warranty and the jag system does not record out of warranty work! That is probably why the techs never heard of a fuel pump going bad or a differential falling out of a jag car, even though there have been examples of both reported here! *tr

Incident #1 - jan 2013: as i was braking to a stop, the car suddenly went to what i would call "full throttle". My foot was on the brake so i firmly pressed the brake to prevent the car from crashing into my building. I tried pumping the accelerator quickly while practically standing on the brake but that made no difference in the rpms. I pressed the button to stop the engine. I re-started the car and it ran normally. Incident #2 - feb 2013: thinking incident #1, above, was a fluke, i continued driving the car without reporting the incident to my jaguar dealer. My vice president and i stopped at a mcdonald's, paid at window #1 and as we moved to window #2 to pick up the food, the car again went to full throttle'with no advance warning with the back wheels spinning. My foot was on the brake as there was a car in the lane in front of me. This time i knew to turn the engine off quickly. Again, the car ran normally after re-starting it. My vice president, jack french, will provide testimony to this incident. Incident #3 - early april 2013: the car was parked all day. I got in to leave for the day and started the engine. While the car was still in park, the engine revved to red-line 4 times in a row about 2 secs each. I took my foot off the brake pedal while it was doing this and never touched the accelerator or brake pedal during the incident. After revving four times to red line, the engine went back to normal idle. Incident #4 - april 25th: my vp and i were at a meeting with the car parked for several hours. We got in and drove about 4 blocks. As i braked to a stop at a stop sign with a car in front of me , the engine again went full-throttle with no warning; the back wheels spinning. I again pressed the start button and turned the engine off. My vice president will provide written testimony of this incident as well. *tr

Car was driving on highway then went into limp mode and started slowing down dangerously with cars behind me blowing horns and going round. *tr