There are 9 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2003 Jaguar X-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)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED SANTIAGO AUTO MALL AT (718) 992-9316 (350 E 170TH ST, BRONX, NY 10456). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
AS THE RESULT OF A RECENT ACCIDENT I HAVE DISCOVERED A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH JAGUAR'S X-TYPE AUTOMOBILES THAT CRUCIALLY COMPROMISES THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE RENDERING IT UNSAFE FOR USE AND IS VIRTUALLY UNDETECTABLE BY VISUAL INSPECTION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE JAGUAR DISTRICT REP. IN NJ WHO DECLINED TO EVEN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN A REPAIR SHOP AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR
AIR BAG COVER IS PEELING OFF THIS GETS IN THE WAY OF STEERING AND DRIVING THE CAR,WHEN STEERING AND TURNING HANDS HIT ON AIR BAG COVER THAT STICKS OUT, I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 23,886 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER USED THE REAR SEAT BELT UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL 2007. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND AFTER PULLING IT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK, BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK UPDATED 06/14/07. *JB
03 X-TYPE VEERED TO RIGHT IN AVOIDANCE MANEUVER, SPUN INTO EMBANKMENT CAUSING VIOLENT ROLLOVER. DRIVER (WEARING SEAT BELTS) WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED AND DIED OF RESULTING INJURIES WHEN DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. ALSO DRIVERS AIR BAG AND PASS SIDE DASH AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ALTHOUGH SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID. *NM
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION. *NM
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT LIGHTS WHEN PERSON IS IN SEAT. ADULT IT SIGNIFIES THE AIR BAG IS INOPERABLE. JAGUAR STATES IT KNOWS THIS. THEY HAVE STATED ITS A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AND"IT CANNOT BE FIXED"
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER KEEPS STATING THERE ARE NO DEFECTS FOUND ON EACH SERVICING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT BROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *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.