There are 5 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2000 Jaguar S-Type in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I OWN A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. EVERYTIME I PARK ON A SLOPE/INCLINE THE AUTOMATICALY LOCKS UP. MEANING WHEN I AM READY TO LEAVE FROM PARKING SPOT , THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE/NEUTRAL. IT LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME MOVE IT TO A FLAT SURFACE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, AND THE HAVE NO FIX. THE JAG DEALER AND JAGUAR CORP. TRY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S NOT A DEFECT. FROM ASKING AROUND I FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM IS CONSITENT IN ALL THE JAGUAR S-TYPE MODEL. SO NOW UNLESS I FIND A FLAT SURFACE TO PARK I AM IN TROUBLE. WHAT IS GOING WITH THIS?
I OWN A 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. EVERYTIME I PARK ON A SLOPE/INCLINE THE AUTOMATICALY LOCKS UP. MEANING WHEN I AM READY TO LEAVE FROM PARKING SPOT , THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE/NEUTRAL. IT LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME MOVE IT TO A FLAT SURFACE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, AND THE HAVE NO FIX. THE JAG DEALER AND JAGUAR CORP. TRY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S NOT A DEFECT. FROM ASKING AROUND I FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM IS CONSITENT IN ALL THE S-TYPE MODEL. SO NOW UNLESS I FIND A FLAT SURFACE TO PARK I AM IN TROUBLE. WHAT IS GOING WITH THIS?
2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE. BRAKE IS VERY CLOSE TO, AND PRESSES LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN 'PANIC' QUICK BRAKING, FOOT MAY EXTEND BEYOND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND PRESS ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKE. *JB
WHILE DRIVING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING VEHICLE'S TIRES TO LOCK AND SKID ON HIGHWAY. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO PROBLEM. TS
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.