2004 Jaguar X-Type Air Bags & Restraints Problems

I HAVE A 2004 X-TYPE JAGUAR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT SHOULD I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS AROUND $1500.00 TO REPAIR IT. I AM HOPING IT IS A RECALL.

WHILE PROCEEDING TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FORCIBLY STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF BRAKING OR STEERING. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. *TR

THE RECEIVER END OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS FAILED AND CANNOT BE CONNECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR X- TYPE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG IS COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO BE INSIDE THE HORN; HOWEVER, IT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH FROM WHERE IT SHOULD BE LOCATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO POP OUT. THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT RATHER A COSMETIC ISSUE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE AIR BAG FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 12/12/08 *CN THERE WAS COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE AIR BAG COVER. UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB

DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILURE WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED PROPERLY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE SEAT BELT AROUND ME. THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED. THE BUCKLE JAMMED IN A CLOSED POSITION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE JAGUAR DEALER THE SAME DAY. IT'S A 2004 X -TYPE, PURCHASED 8/04 AND HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 50,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $200, AND THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, I WAS CALLED AND THE TOTAL REPAIR WAS OVER $540.00! I'VE DRIVEN CARS WELL OVER 100,000 MILES. I'VE NEVER HAD A SEAT BELT FAILURE. *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN WHAT ULTIMATELY COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 JAGUAR X-TYPE. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 20 MPH, WHEN A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA HIT ME DOING ABOUT 50 MPH. THE IMPALA SLAMMED INTO MY RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND PASSENGER DOOR. HITTING ME SO HARD MY CAR TILTED UP INTO THE AIR. (I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO ROLL,) WHEN MY CAR LANDED BACK ON ALL FOUR WHEELS, I WAS HIT AGAIN IN THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. I WAS THEN PUSHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. ALMOST DEAD CENTER OF MY STEERING WHEEL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED DUE TO MASSIVE DAMAGE. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG. I WAS SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TWICE. THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NEITHER DID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, DESPITE BEING HIT TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IF I HAD BEEN AN ELDERLY OR LESS PHYSICALLY FIT PERSON I VERY POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CALLED JAGUAR FOR AN EXPLANATION, AND WAS REPEATEDLY BLOWN OFF. *JB

PASSENGER SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHTS UP AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. (WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT DEPLOY!) THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING. JAGUAR WAS WITNESS TO THE FAILURE AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE REPAIR EFFORTS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AND FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO HAVE JAGUAR CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE RESULTED IN JAGUAR CLAIMING THAT ALL ASPECTS OF THE SEAT ARE UP TO DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. THEY REFUSE FURTHER CORRECTIVE MEASURES. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN MY WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2004 JAGUAR X-TYPE WITH APPROX 48,000 MILES. THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE OWNED THE CAR, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND OFF WHEN AN ADULT WEIGHING LESS THAN 135LBS SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT. YOU CAN MOVE AND FIGET, AND THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIFE WILL TURN OFF, ONLY TO INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS A LIGHTWEIGHT ADULT IN THE FRONT SEAT MAY NOT HAVE AIRBAG PROTECTION IN A CRASH. JAGUAR SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT AND SENSOR, AND TO ADJUST THE SEAT DIFFERENTLY UNTIL THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIFE GOES OFF. THE POINT IS THAT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT PUTTING THE SEAT IN ANY PARTICULAR POSITION WILL RESULT IN A SAFE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FOR A LIGHT WEIGHT ADULT. UPON RESEARCH, MY X-TYPE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IF THE AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY, SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR X-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A TEST THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE WHEN NEEDED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR BEGAN ILLUMINATING AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,857. UPDATED 11/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE FOR A PASSENGER WITH AN APPROX. WEIGHT OF 100 TO 135 POUNDS. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO JAGUAR AND SHOWED THE SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT I, AT 120 POUNDS, WHILE SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO EXTEND MY LEGS TO ACTIVATE IT. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO JAGUAR ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, CONTACTED JAGUAR CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT. I EXPLAINED MY CONCERN FOR LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS SHOULD THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND WAS AGAIN AND AGAIN TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THE DEALERSHIP OR CORPORATE WOULD DO. *TR

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG CONTINUED TO DEACTIVATE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT, WEIGHING ONLY 92 LBS. WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT AIR BAG WAS DISABLED , AND STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WILL NOT ALTER THE COMPUTER SENSORS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK