2002 Jaguar X-Type Engine Problems

CPSC: 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE : CONSUMER STATED HE ORDERED A BLUE DEVIL RADIATOR/BLOCK SEALANT FOR A SMALL LEAK COOLANT, BUT THE SEALANT WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE ONCE IT HAD ADDED TO THE RADIATOR. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND THE FANS TO RUN HIGH. *SS THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL SHUT-OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WILL NOT RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES - THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND SEPT. 13. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED THREE TIMES. I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER BOX WAS "FILLED WITH ABOUT A 100 CODES AND WERE ERASED AND THE CAR SHOULD BE FINE". THE MECHANIC HAS EXTENSIVE JAGUAR EXPERIENCE. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THIS CAR ABOUT 100 MILES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT TO THE PRESENT DATE. (I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR MUCH BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR). ON 4-21-04 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE (AT A PEDESTRIAN INDUSTRIAL INTERSECTION) AND MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC, MYSELF AND TO MY FAMILY. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND NEVER ABUSED. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! UPDATED 05/20/14 UPDATED 06/19/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE ENGINE MOUNT WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE VINE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2002 X-TYPE JAGUAR 2.5 WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FORDS 2002 JAGUAR GEAR BOX, TRANSMISSION, HEATER CORE, CYLINDER HEADS ALL NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE 2002 JAGUAR SEEMS TO BE A LEMON STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORIES THAT THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. WOULD LIKE SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ANSWERS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

OUR CAR SIMPLY STOPPED ON MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. IT SLOWED DOWN UNTIL IT HALTED TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE ENGINE HAS A HOLE IN IT. THE REPAIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS SURPRISED AT THE HOLE IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE OIL WAS FULL AND THAT NOTHING LEADING TO THE ENGINE WAS BUSTED. THERE IS NO LEAKAGE ANYWHERE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OIL SPOTS IN OUR GARAGE FROM WHERE THE CAR WAS LEAKING OIL. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES INFORMED ME THAT WE NEEDED TO PURSUE OTHER MEANS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN HELPING US TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

I TREATED MYSELF TO THIS VEHICLE AFTER SUFFERING FROM BRAIN CANCER FOR 5 YEARS BUT AFTER THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2002 X TYPE I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS A TREAT OR A MISTAKE. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ENGINE COOLANT SENSOR, O2 SENSOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD, GEAR SHIFT ( MANUAL) IS ROUGH, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN ( EMBARRASSING ) AT FIRST I FELT LIKE A QUEEN IN MY CAR BUT NOW ITS MORE HUMILIATING THAN ANYTHING. I BROKE DOWN ON THE HGWY, GOT MADE FUN OF FOR MY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE BEING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. AND I DON'T HAVE TIME IN LIFE TO GET TO ENJOY THIS CAR SINCE IT IS IN THE SHOP SO MUCH :( *TR

1.5 YRS WITH GEAR BOX FAULT/ABS BRAKE LIGHTS & CHECK ENGINE-CAR CONSTANTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. CODE THAT CAME UP CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ON THE JAGUAR X-TYPE 02. DEALER WON'T HONOR THE 8 YRS. CHANGE ALL THE SENSORS INCLUDING BRAKES, HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND FIXED THE 2 LEAKS, GOT A FULL TUNE UP, EVERYTHING WAS OK FOR 4DAY BEFORE ALL THE LIGHTS CAME UP AGAIN. STILL SAME PROBLEMS CONT... SAT. I HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CARE WENT DEAD. GOT IT START MOMENTS LATER BUT CAR LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT OPERATION EXCEPT IN REVERSE.... I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR HEAD LIGHTS SHUTS DOWN THE CAR WHENEVER I TURN IT ON. THIS CARS SPENDS MORE TIME IN THE SHOP THAN THE ROAD. HELP WHAT DO I DO? I FINANCED THIS CAR AND I'M CONSTANTLY SPENDING, AND SPENDING TO STAY UP BUT I AM SLOWLY LOOSING THIS BATTLE. *TR

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A DISAPPOINTMENT SINCE DAY ONE. I BOUGHT THIS OFF LEASE FROM BOURNIVAL LINCOLN/MERCURY IN JULY 2005. SINCE THEN...FIRST WAS THE CONSTANT CONDENSATION OF THE WINDOWS...SOMETHING ABOUT HEATER CORE AND SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, DRIVE 115 MILES TO THE JAG DEALER AND BE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE SUN ROOM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER PULL OUT-COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. NEXT CAM THE CHUGGING, CHUGGING,GO SYNDROME. WS TOLD IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH FUEL SENSORS AND OXYGEN SENSORS. TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY (WITH KIDS AND MOTHER IN THE CAR). NOW THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STRAPPING TO SECURE THE FUEL TANK FELL OUT. THE DEALER SHIP TELLS ME---NOT FROM RUST---BUT THEY ARE ALLEGING FROM SOME SORT OF VALDALISM--SO I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THESE REPLACED. YUP...IT'S BEEN AN EXPENSIVE TWO YEARS....$24,000 FOR THE CAR, TWICE TOWED, WARRANTY COVERED REPAIR EXPENSES +/- $4,000; UNCOVERED REPAIR EXPENSES STILL INCURRING-BUT IT'S OVER $1,500 AT LAST COUNT.. NOT TO MENTION NUMEROUS DRIVES TO JAGUAR DEALERS (THIS MEANS TAKING THE DAY OFF FROM WORK)....WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, I PURCHASED A FORD PREMIUM CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BECAUSE, AS I WAS INFORMED, "ANY FORD DEALER SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAR"...UNTRUE. *TR

OCTOBER 2,2005 ON THE NORTHERN STATE PKWY, 15 MINS INTO MY TRIP, THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE LIGHT TURNED RED AND THE INDICATOR NEEDLE JUMPED PAST THE RED (OVERHEAT) ZONE. AS I DECELERATED OFF THE PKWY ONTO THE EXIT RAMP THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE PROFUSELY AND THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP, WHILE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE NEXT DAY AS I SHOWED UP TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE CAR, TO ASSURE ME THAT I DIDN'T NEED TO WORRY ONE OF THE MECHANICS POINTED OUT ANOTHER CAR IDENTICAL TO MINE THAT HAD SUFFERED THE SAME MALADY AND WAS NOW HAVING ITS ENGINE COMPLETELY REBUILT. ALMOST FORGOT, THE CAR WAS ATTENDED TO FOR IT'S REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE BY THIS SAME DEALERSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2005. *NM

SEARING PROBLEM WITH JAGUAR 3.0 X-TYPE.*MR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 10 TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER EXPLODE OR CATCH ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT A NEW VEHICLE BE ASSIGNED TO THE LEASE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO FOG UP. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB THERE WAS NO WARNING, SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE HOOD. (HEAVIEST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD) THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE HOT SPOT APPEARED CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE FIRE STARTED, IT SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS INOPERATIVE.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED AS RESULT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN ON ROADWAYS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE BUT THE CONSUMERS NO LONGER WANT THE VEHICLE BACK. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTER. *CB