Total Complaints
39 filings
JAGUAR S-TYPE · model year
39 NHTSA complaints, 9 crash reports, and 4 active recalls for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2004JAGUARS-TYPE carries 39 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 9 crashes, 4 fires, 4 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2004 S-TYPE is vehicle speed control with 5 filings, followed by power train (4) and electrical system (3). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 4 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 2004 S-TYPE. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
39 filings
Crashes Reported
9 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
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
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, WITH THE FORWARD DRIVE GEAR SELECTED AND THE VEHICLE STATIONARY OR IN A FORWARD MOTION, THE GEARBOX COULD POTENTIALLY SELECT REVERSE GEAR, WITHOUT INDICATION.
PARKING BRAKE
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ELECTRONIC PARK BRAKE MODULE, WHICH CONTROLS THE APPLICATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE, MAY UNINTENTIONALLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
THIS VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY TO THE COMPUTER AND NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED IN THIS MODEL, ALSO THE PARKING BRAKES DO GET MIXED UP AND IF YOU PUT THE GEAR CONTROL IN DRIVE IT GOES INTO REVERSE AND THE PARKING BRAKE DEFAULT LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION DEFAULT LIGHT IS ON, MY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND LEAVING TO GO HOME I PLACE IT IN DRIVE AND IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE....VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND THE TRANSMISSION DEFAULT HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN SPEED OR EVEN GO PROPERLY AT ALL
Mileage: 66,211
THIS VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY TO THE COMPUTER AND NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED IN THIS MODEL, ALSO THE PARKING BRAKES DO GET MIXED UP AND IF YOU PUT THE GEAR CONTROL IN DRIVE IT GOES INTO REVERSE AND THE PARKING BRAKE DEFAULT LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION DEFAULT LIGHT IS ON, MY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND LEAVING TO GO HOME I PLACE IT IN DRIVE AND IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE....VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND THE TRANSMISSION DEFAULT HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN SPEED OR EVEN GO PROPERLY AT ALL
Mileage: 66,211
WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE COMING TO A STOP MY CAR SWITCHED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN WHILE IT WAS IN THE DRIVE.THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE BACKWARDS ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH ON I64 EAST IN VIRGINIA. THIS NEARLY RESULTED IN ME LOSING MY LIFE AS WELL AS PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS. THE CAR ALSO HAS AN AUTOMATIC PARKING LOCK ENGAGING ERROR WHICH LOCKED MY ENTIRE CAR AND PREVENTED ME FROM DRIVING. THIS ALSO OCCURRED AND NEARLY A WEEK AGO IN DRIVE THRU A WEEK AGO. WHILE IN THE DRIVE THRU THE CAR LOCKED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED FROM A MCDONALDS DRIVE THRU AROUND 2:00AM DUE TO THE PARKING LOCK ERROR. ALSO THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO CATCH. THIS I BELIEVE IS THE REASON THE CAR IS ABLE TO SLIP GEARS IN TO REVERSE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF SOMETHING I WAS DOING. BUT AFTER RESEARCHING I SAW THAT THERE ARE AS MANY AS 10 R
Mileage: 151,000
WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE COMING TO A STOP MY CAR SWITCHED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN WHILE IT WAS IN THE DRIVE.THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE BACKWARDS ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH ON I64 EAST IN VIRGINIA. THIS NEARLY RESULTED IN ME LOSING MY LIFE AS WELL AS PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS. THE CAR ALSO HAS AN AUTOMATIC PARKING LOCK ENGAGING ERROR WHICH LOCKED MY ENTIRE CAR AND PREVENTED ME FROM DRIVING. THIS ALSO OCCURRED AND NEARLY A WEEK AGO IN DRIVE THRU A WEEK AGO. WHILE IN THE DRIVE THRU THE CAR LOCKED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED FROM A MCDONALDS DRIVE THRU AROUND 2:00AM DUE TO THE PARKING LOCK ERROR. ALSO THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO CATCH. THIS I BELIEVE IS THE REASON THE CAR IS ABLE TO SLIP GEARS IN TO REVERSE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF SOMETHING I WAS DOING. BUT AFTER RESEARCHING I SAW THAT THERE ARE AS MANY AS 10 R
Mileage: 151,000
WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE COMING TO A STOP MY CAR SWITCHED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN WHILE IT WAS IN THE DRIVE.THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE BACKWARDS ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH ON I64 EAST IN VIRGINIA. THIS NEARLY RESULTED IN ME LOSING MY LIFE AS WELL AS PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS. THE CAR ALSO HAS AN AUTOMATIC PARKING LOCK ENGAGING ERROR WHICH LOCKED MY ENTIRE CAR AND PREVENTED ME FROM DRIVING. THIS ALSO OCCURRED AND NEARLY A WEEK AGO IN DRIVE THRU A WEEK AGO. WHILE IN THE DRIVE THRU THE CAR LOCKED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED FROM A MCDONALDS DRIVE THRU AROUND 2:00AM DUE TO THE PARKING LOCK ERROR. ALSO THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO CATCH. THIS I BELIEVE IS THE REASON THE CAR IS ABLE TO SLIP GEARS IN TO REVERSE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF SOMETHING I WAS DOING. BUT AFTER RESEARCHING I SAW THAT THERE ARE AS MANY AS 10 R
Mileage: 151,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED OFF ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Mileage: 96,000
THE HEAD LIGHTS ON THE CAR POINT DOWN TO THE GROUND. AT NIGHT WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS ON THEY SHINE ON ABOUT 7 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD A PLASTIC SCREW BREAKS OFF AND THE LIGHTS WILL DROOP AND SHINE ON THE GROUND. TO REPAIR YOU HAVE TO REPLACE HEAD LIGHTS AT A PRICE OF $1,800.00 PER LIGHT, $3,600,00 FOR THE TWO FRONT HEADLIGHTS I NEED BOTH LIGHTS. I WAS TOLD DURING DRIVING GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD IT WILL JAR THE PLASTIC SCREW AND EVENTUALLY BREAK. I STUFF PAPER IN LIGHTS TO PROP UP AND TRY TO KEEP IN PLACE. SOMETIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY HEAD LIGHTS JUST DROP AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO STUFF MORE PAPER IN THERE TO PROP UP MY LIGHTS . IF DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD OR ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS HAPPENS IT IS REALLY BAD. I DEALT WITH THIS THE BEST WAY I COULD FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND I JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. JAGUAR SAID THEY USE TO SELL A KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT ANYMORE. I DO HOPE YOU FIND MANY MORE P
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ UPDATED 05/18/2017*JS
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ UPDATED 05/18/2017*JS
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ UPDATED 05/18/2017*JS
Mileage: 100,000
THERE IS A RECALL BY JAGUAR R513 VEHICLE GOING INTO REVERSE GEAR WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM DRIVE AND LOCKS UP. THIS VEHICLE DID THIS. ITS SAYS THE CONTROL MODULE HAS TO BE REPROGRAM. NOW JAGUAR REFUSE TO DO IT UNDER THE RECALL..THE VEHICLE IS LOCK IN GEAR AND WILL NOT MOVE.. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, PARK, AND THEN DRIVE AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LONGER MOVE FORWARD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT A BOLT WITHIN A BRACKET THAT HELD THE CABLE IN PLACE HAD FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.
Mileage: 103,000
ON 10/03/09 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY (HAD DRIVEN APPROX 150 MILES) AT SPEED OF 65 MPH MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. I PAID TO TOW VEHICLE TO MY HOME AUTHORIZED DEALER. FOUND THAT FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP HAD BLOWN. MILEAGE WAS 35,896. AGAIN ON 03/21/10 WHILE DRIVING APPROX 60 MPH ON I-695 (HAD DRIVEN APPROX 160 MILES) MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. MILEAGE WAS 37360.TOWED VEHICLE TO SAME AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO FOUND THAT FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP HAD BLOWN. BETWEEN THE FIRST FAILURE AND THE SECOND FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONLY 1464 MILES.BOTH TIMES I WAS ON HIGH SPEED ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NEARLY HIT IN READ TRYING TO GET OFF ROADWAY. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE FOR BLOWN FUSE AND SUGGESTED THAT REMOVE GASOLINE TANK TO CHECK WIRING BUT ONLY IF I PAY FOR IT. I THINK DEALER SHOULD INVESTIGATE IT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IF THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IS DEPENDENT ON THE FUSE ONE WOULD EXPECT THAT THE FUSE NOT BLOW WHILE ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. THUS, THERE SEE
Mileage: 35,896
SEE ODI NUMBER 1032451 FOR A COMPLAINT FILED BY ME FOR INCIDENT ON 10/03/09. THE SAME TYPE OF EVENT OCCURRED ON 03/21/10. I COVERED IT ALL IN THE FIRST ODI REPORT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN 5 MONTHS LATER AFTER ONLY 1,464 MILES AFTER THE FIRST TIME. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE WIRING OR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FUSE BECAUSE IF IT BLOWS, THE ENGINE STOPS. THUS, JAGUAR WOULD NOT EXPECT THE FUSE TO BLOW, OR OTHERWISE MANY VEHICLES WOULD SUDDENLY STOP OPERATING WHILE ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. FOR THIS REASON, I CONTEND THAT IT IS NOT THE FUSE ITSELF BUT SOME TYPE OF DESIGN PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME ON BOTH TRIPS WHEN IT HAPPENED. SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WE HAD PLANNED ON SEVERAL LONG TRIPS THIS SUMMER BUT DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF BEING KILLED OR STRANDED ON A HIGHWAY A LONG DISTANCE FROM HOME. THE FIRST TIME WE PAI
Mileage: 37,360
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE STALLED. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP FUSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 150-170 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,896.
Mileage: 35,896
I SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY HOW A LADY WAS ENTERING A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AND HER VEHICLE SUDDEN LURCHED FORWARD AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. WELL IF THE CAR WAS A JAGUAR S TYPE I'M SURE THE COMPANY WOULD TELL HER WHAT THEY TOLD ME. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAD 2004 JAGUAR S TYPE TWICE THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND I WAS SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. IN ONE INCIDENT THE CAR STOPPED ABOUT 5FT. INTO THE SPOT IN FRONT OF ME. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT I DID THE SAME THING AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED WHEN THE CAR GOT HUNG UP ON THE CURB. I FILLED A REPORT WITH JAGUAR IN NEW JERSEY AND THEY SAID MY ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM???? I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE TOLD BY JAGUAR NOT TO TOUCH THE CAR BECAUSE THAT WOULD MEAN THAT JAGUAR WAS AT FAULT. I HAD TO TRADE IN THE CAR BECAUSE EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOING T
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR STYPE. THE REAR BRAKES LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS, AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Mileage: 36,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AND CAUSED SMOKE TO APPEAR FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE, ALMOST CAUSING A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $625. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V488000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE RADIATOR AND FOUND THAT MOST OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD WERE NOT JAGUAR PARTS. THE PARTS WERE JEEP, CHEVROLET, AND OTHER BRANDS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN TWO MAJOR CRASHES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT FOUND HOLES IN THE RADIATOR HOSES. IN ADDITION, THE WATER PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LATER, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. A POLICE OFFICER FLAGGED HER DOWN AND INFORMED HER THAT SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CALIPER FAILED. THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE VIN PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE RADIATOR AND FOUND THAT MOST OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD WERE NOT JAGUAR PARTS. THE PARTS WERE JEEP, CHEVROLET, AND OTHER BRANDS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN TWO MAJOR CRASHES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT FOUND HOLES IN THE RADIATOR HOSES. IN ADDITION, THE WATER PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LATER, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. A POLICE OFFICER FLAGGED HER DOWN AND INFORMED HER THAT SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CALIPER FAILED. THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE VIN PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Mileage: 30,000
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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