2002 JAGUAR S-TYPE
30 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
Recalls (2)
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEM." THE BRAKE FLUID MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR IS RECESSED AND ORIENTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BENEATH A LEAF SCREEN, SUCH THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING STATEM
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE
Recent Complaints
1. CRASH (T-BONED-DRIVER'S SIDE) 2. SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY... BACK AND NECK INJURIES TO DRIVER. 3. NOTHING. *AK
Mileage: 36,595
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND BACKING DOWN MY VERY STEEP DRIVEWAY. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND DISCOVERED I HAD NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. THE CAR ACCELERATED DOWN DRIVEWAY AND DOWN MY NEIGHBORS HILL. THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY A TREE. WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED OUT, THE WHEELS WERE PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. THE DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. DRIVER APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKES BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO REAR OF CAR. *J
Mileage: 10,000
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*JB
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, PUT IT IN REVERSE GEAR AND IT ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE WITH BRAKES, RESULTING IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE CONTINUALLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NEVER TOUCHED. JAGUAR CONSUMER SERVICE STATES THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF A SIDE ENTRANCE GARAGE, NEVER USING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE IDLE FOR THE VEHICLE IS SET HIGH INITIALLY TO HEAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MOTOR WAS RACING. THE V