2000 Jaguar S-Type: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Oct 4, 2011 · Transmission · 127,000 miles · OH

I parked the car on a hill last week and couldnt get the car out of park. I had to have some buddies rock the car to get it out of park into reverse. The vehicle hasnt rode the same since. It doesnt go into drive as smoothly and the car also revs at higher rpms than average before switching into the next gear.

Filed Feb 15, 2008 · Transmission · 73,300 miles · PA

Transmission will not shift from park. Need to use the emergency brake or shifter jams. Transmission gearbox light is on and car is not shifting. Advised from dealer that the complete transmission needs replaced at a cost of over $5k. Known problem when searching on internet. Sometimes the gear shifter will not come out of park. Car bucks while trying to shift between 50 and 65 MPH.

Filed Apr 13, 2007 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · VA

Bought s-type back in october 2006, since then car has been costing me a lot of money. Transmission get stuck in park at driveway with low inclination, even with the parking brake on before shifting to park. Had cable replaced and didn't fix the problem, cost me 350.00. I believe that a recall was in order for the number of affected vehicles that I had noticed complaining of it at the federal safety agency website, or maybe somebody in government was not doing his/her job protecting the consumer's rights against greedy corporations.

Filed Jul 28, 2006 · Lights, Transmission · GA · 1 injury

Dt*: the contact stated, the gear shift would not release from the park position when parked on an incline. The manufacturer suggested rocking the vehicle to release the vehicle from park. The contact was injured, on one occasion, while rocking the vehicle as instructed. The manufacturer suggested using the hand brake before placing the vehicle into park. When accelerating the automatic transmission slipped from 1st gear into neutral and would not shift into 2nd gear. The transmission functioned properly when the vehicle was restarted. A service dealer inspected the vehicle, and could not duplicate the problem. The vehicle could not pass emissions testing due to problems with the vehicle. The consumer was has been treated for muscles strains from dealing with the vehicle. The left front light lens was broken. Updated 09/11/06.

Filed Feb 27, 2006 · Transmission · 81,000 miles · NC

This is the third time I've had a problem with my 2000 jaguar s. 1st was in may 2005 while parked on a slight incline in my driveway the car would not shift out of park. After it set for a while, it shifted into drive. The same thing had happened a few months earlier when the car was being inspected. This time it was not on an incline, but the service technician had a hard time backing it out of the service bay. I took it to the dealership and they replaced the hand selector lever, gears, cable gear assembly. In august 2005 same problem happened again in my driveway. This time when taking it to the dealership, they replaced a missing bolt where transmission shift cable bolts to transmission. Now that the car is no longer under warranty, the same thing happened again on 2/25/06 in my driveway. "shaking" the car back and forth did something and I was able to get it out of park, but the only gear it would go in was a "manual 2nd" and reverse. I've called jaguar customer complaint line and the dealership. I was told by customer service that the original repair from may '05 has a one year warranty so it should be covered. However, I don't know if I'll be able to drive the car to the dealership and she could not authorize towing. I really believe odi should look into this problem before someone gets seriously hurt.

Filed Jan 5, 2005 · Transmission · 45,000 miles · TN

2000 jaguar s type 3.0 , transmission continually slips, won't go into gear, won't down shift,; while pulling out into traffic, transmission will slip, engine will rev high, and then jump into gear.... Giving me a 'dead' vehicle until the transmission grabs very unsafe -

Filed Apr 27, 2004 · Transmission · 33,800 miles · WA

I own a jaguar 2000 s. I bought it in august 2003. I loved the car and it worked great. On april 11, 2004, I parked my car on a slight incline with the park break on. The car would not shift out of park. While trying to shift into reverse, the gear shifter broke. I was stranded with my two children. My car was towed to jaguar dealership in portland, oregon. They pushed on back of the car to get it to shift. The car is on warranty, so they replaced the shifter. I was told the only remedy was to use the park break while using the foot break, before shifting into park. I feel this is unacceptable. We are human and forget to apply our parking break before shifting into park. Now, tonight, april 26; it happened again. We were parked on a hill. My husband had his foot on the break, did not remove it from the break and put it in park without using the park break. We were stuck again. Jaguar told us to give the car a push from behind to shift it out of park; it worked. How embarrasing to have to push a car from behind, and how dangerous to push a car up a hill to get it to go into reverse. If the car rolled backwards for any apparent reason, it would have killed /or injured my husband and brother-in-law. I find this unacceptable. I do not want to be stranded with my children, just because I forgot to put on my emergency brake on or did not use it "correctly." it is dangerous for a woman with children to be put in this vulnerable situation where a "man" might not be present to give the car a boost up the hill. I am very frustrated and disappointed. I no longer want my beautiful car. I feel stuck. I could not sell this car in good conscience.

Filed Aug 8, 2003 · Transmission · 76,000 miles · NC

I parked 2000 s-type jaguar on hill and due to faulty shifter, the gear shift became jammed in park . I called jaguar assistance & was told I should have pulled up the handbrake before I placed my car in park. I asked if this was in the owner's manual & was told no. They also said I could have gotten someone to push the car from the back & it would have popped into gear. By this time I am appalled to find that the customer must go through all of this agony to get a luxury car into gear! Obviously, they have thoroughly researched methods to correct this problem after it occurs. This lead me to question if a recall had ever been done to correct this defect that is prevalent in 2000 s-types or if a letter has been sent to the customers explaining there are special procedures that one must follow to prevent your jag from being stuck in park on a hill. I was never notified or informed that I must pull up the handbrake before I place the car in park. It is not fair to place the burden of fixing this problem upon the customer. Whether I parked on a hill or on a flat level, my car should go into gear with no problem. Before I could give the make & model of my car they asked if it was a 2000 s-type & I said yes. Jaguar roadside assistance & the customer relations department stated that they get these calls frequently regarding 2000 s-types becoming jammed into gear. I asked if a recall had been done & they said no. I had my car towed to jaguar & they called to notify that it would cost me, the customer $661.00 to repair my car. I mailed a letter to jaguar customer relations stating it was no fault of mine that the car became jammed into park & was informed that since my car is no longer under warranty, jaguar will not pay for the repairs. A warranty is irrelevant when this is a prevalent problem in this model. I have done research & spoke other jaguar services here & was told the shifters are faulty in these models and a recall should have been done.