Park brake fault came on and parking brake is no longer working. Contacted jaguar recall center and provided VIN. Jaguar indicated this vehicle is not included in recall. Seems unusual because their is alot of complaints on the 2003 jaguar s type that jaguar indicates that it isn't under recall.
2003 Jaguar S-Type brakes complaints
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Jaguar s-type sedan 2003 was subject to recall r-513 but not limited to this. This vehicle experienced major malfunctions in performance with gear box and braking systems in which it could not be properly shifted out of park, lost RPM, parking brake failure, ABS warning lights and major engine light indicator warnings. The car could not be safely driven and suffered a major breakdown with less than 9500 miles, flatbedded to sportique motors in huntington, ny on 12/10/2004, returned on 12/15/2004 only to be flatbedded again on 12/17/2004. A new computer was not installed in the vehicle as promised at that time, and the computer was simply reflashed. At 33,948 miles out of warrenty on may 26, 2010 this vehicle suffered the same major breakdown as described above and was again flatbedded to huntington land rover jaguar, formerly sportique jaguar, huntington, ny. The car could not properly be shifted out of park, lost RPM and could not be driven safely.the dealership worked on the car four (4) times declaring the problem solved on three occasions from may 26, 2010 until it was flat bedded back a forth time on 07/22/10 only to be told the car needed a new "park sensor module" and new "transmission sensor" at a cost of over $4000 dollars with labor. My attempts to obtain assistance from jaguar central and huntington jaguar based on my contention that the vehicle was never properly fixed when under warranty resulted in continual refusals by these parties with claims by the dealership that a faulty truck seal and water leak that certainly did not exist at 9500miles necessitated the costly repairs (the transmission sensor is inside the sealed transmission). My complaints to the dmv ( with lookback of 90 days) has resulted in their findings of a dealership mis-diagnosis . The car remains incapacitated and unsafe to drive. I respectfully request an investigation into all repairs and histories of similar models related to the federal safety agency recalls but not limited to this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jaguar s-type. While starting the vehicle, the parking brakes locked. The parking brake fault warning light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v488000 (parking brake). The manufacturer stated that the repairs would be at the contact's expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current was unknown. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 10/22/10 *bf the consumer stated the complaint is accurate. Updated 10/26/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jaguar s-type. While driving at any speed, the emergency brake will suddenly engage and causes the vehicle to come to a stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the electronic parking brake module failed. The current mileage was 49,825 and failure mileage was 45,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jaguar s-type. The contact stated that the ABS indicator illuminated while driving. The vehicle decelerated and caused the rear wheel to lock up at any speed. She turned into a parking lot to avoid a crash. The dealer stated that her VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v488000 (parking brake), although the failures were identical. The vehicle has not yet been diagnosed. The failure and current mileages were 75,000.
I have a 2003 jaguar s type r. At 32,000 miles I had to replace the pads of my vehicle at all 4 corners. Since then my rotors constantly keep warping, even after I brought the car back twice and my rear brakes have unevenly worn down to the point that my right rear rotor started grinding. My car has been in the shop numerous times to have warranty work done and I have informed the dealership of the specific tsbs that correlate to my issues. My rear parking brake module was replaced twice, as was my right rear wheel hub. The dealership disregards any service bulletin that I inform them of by saying that my car does not fit into the VIN range, and if it does fit into the VIN range they tell me that although there is a service bulletin it is not a bulletin covered by the dealership but by the consumer. My car is under full warranty and I do not understand how a known problem on a car is my responsibility to cover the costs. To correct the warped discs, the dealership resurfaced my discs past the minimum thickness and refused to then give me new rotors. The parking brake actuator they replaced for free because it was an actual recall, and for the unevenly worn rear brakes due to the parking brake actuator they will fix by charging me $850 for new rotors and pads. The dealership refuses to touch wearable items such as brakes or tires, even if the brakes or tires were worn down due to the malfunction of a covered item. The costs keep building up when a new set of tires is $2000 and a new set of brakes is $1600. If jaguar can not manufacture a safe and sturdy vehicle it should not be on their consumer to constantly pay to keep the vehicle safe and road worthy.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jaguar s-type. Approximately one week after the vehicle was purchased in december of 2008, the contact noticed that it would shift roughly from second to first gear upon deceleration. The vehicle would also jerk forward roughly when accelerating and driving 15 MPH. He found the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v024000 (power train:automatic transmission) and noticed that it was the same failure that his vehicle was displaying. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall; therefore, they were not liable for the repairs. The manufacturer was notified and agreed with the dealer. The current mileage was 41,923 and failure mileage was 40,600. Updated 5/18/09 *cn the consumer stated the parking brake was inoperative. A failure message of the parking brake displayed on the dashboard. Updated 05/20/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jaguar s-type. While driving 45 MPH, the emergency brake failed and caused the brakes to lock. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and later diagnosed. The failure mileage was 47,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jaguar s-type. The contact stated that the parking brake warning light illuminated and the brake failed to release automatically. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The contact received recall notice # 04v488000 (parking brake). The manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in the recall. The dealer replaced the suppressor module, however, the electronic parking brake module was not replaced. The current mileage is 33,098 and failure mileage was 33,000. Updated 02/01/08.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2003 jaguar s type with 75400 failure mileage at 20 MPH the vehicle stopped unexpectedly. The dealer told the contact that the parking brake was clogged, the vehicle has an electric parking brake. The contact hit the accelerator pedal and the vehicle continued going forward. The vehicle has been repaired. The current mileage was 75450.
2003 jaguar drivers side window will not roll up/down. Front ball joints needed to be replaced. *ts the air conditioner was blowing out hot air, the dealer stated the evaporator was leaking freon. The rear bumper was broken. The ABS control module needed to be reprogrammed. The brakes needed to be replaced. The rear lights were inoperative. *jb the consumer believes the odometer on the vehicle was rolled back prior to purchase and that the vehicle was in an accident.
(1) events leading up to the failure: none. The car has been routinely serviced. (2) failure and its consequences: the car, twice, while attempting to accelerate, would slow down and seems to be weighed down. The car will not accelerate. The ABS brakes go off, and the emergency brake lights go off. Also, error report appears stating that there is a brake failure. It puts me at risk for accidents because on both occasion I was driving the car. (3) what was done to correct the failure: I took the car into a jaguar dealer, but jaguar can not recreate the error, so they are unwilling to replace the braking system.
I purchased a s-type jaguar 2003 june 11, 2002 from park place jaguar houston, texas, I took the car in before 5,000 mile check up and complained about the brakes, a few months later took the car in for 5,000 mile check up complained about the brakes was told that I need a master cylinder, car was left with the dealership for a week. Months later the brake light came on and would not go off. Jaguar from national sent a wrecker to pick up the car and delivered it to park place jaguar for repair. The car was in the shop for a week again. Had a tire to wear out due to faulty brakes, still nothing was done regarding the breaks, I was under the impression that the brakes had been fixed until january 11,2006 when I took the car in for it's 30,000 miles check up at 29,415 and was informed by zack adams the service advisor that I needed new brakes and it would be $585.36 I thank god that zag finally saw the problem needed fixing. For the repair, I have receipts upon your request for the many of times the brakes were addressed for the warranty was over, it is evidenced that I was sold a car with faulty brakes. And jaguar failed to provided me with the safety of my car for 2 1/2 years. If I had been a driver that rode the brakes constantly on the highway, I would be a fatality person. Jaguar was negligent in repairing my car safely and refuses to own up to their failure. Also the poorly quality of tires that I also reported to the service department and was not helped. I purchased new tires from discount services for $539.09. The car was not safe and a traffic hazard, I contacted them several times regarding issue with car. It should not been 2 1/2 years to ge breaks repair when I started complaining 2 months after the purchased of the car.
2003 s type would not start, turn signal stuck, trunk light inoperable. Rain sensors are inoperable. *ts ***nar*** the dealer replaced the battery, turn signal and trunk switch. The rain sensor was inoperable. The engine malfunction warning light illuminated. During diagnostic the technician found engine misfire codes. The engine was repaired per bulletin s303-21. The emergency brake failed. The emergency brake control module was rerouted per the recall. Right hand indicator failed. The ABS and brake warning lights illuminated as well as the parking brake warning light.
2004 jaguar s-type needed new brakes with 30,000 miles on them and tires needed to be replaced. *ts the ABS light had illuminated, a wiper motor was installed and the rear brake line and rotors were replaced.
Defective electronic parking brake actuator causing rear brake pads to wearout prematurely.
2003 jaguar s type experiencing problems with the emergency brake engaging while driving.*mr when the emergency brake applied, it caused premature wear of the rear brakes and tires. Also contributing to the premature wear of the tires were problems with the rear end of the vehicle. There was a recall on the emergency brake, but the dealer refused to replace the rear brakes and tires. The vehicle has been in the repair shop on 3 occasions for a jerk in the transmission. Prior to purchasing the vehicle, there was a recall on the transmission, however the dealer failed to disclose the information to the consumer. The consumer stated one time she placed the gear into drive, but the vehicle did not move, thinking she had placed it into the wrong gear, she looked down and the vehicle lunged forward.
While driving at approximately 65 MPH rear brakes locked, and the brake light on the dashboard illuminated and began flashing. The driver had difficulty steering the vehicle. It went into a spin ,causing the rear of the vehicle to hit the concrete divider. Also, the steering column broke when the brake module broke. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. *ak the engineers could not find a problem.
On august 2003 while driving at 35 MPH rear brakes failed, and then off and on through september 2004. Consumer took vehicle to repair shop, and dealer saw nothing wrong. Consumer stated vehicle had been in and out of the shop. Then, on october 16, 2004, the gear box started shifting in reverse on its own. Took vehicle back to the dealer, and consumer was informed a bolt fell off the gear box. The bolt was replaced by the mechanic, but the problem recurred.
Consumer was concerned that rear brakes had to be replaced at 15,000 miles.
The ABS light and a message stating ABS fault/park brake fault would display while driving at highway speeds. When the car was stopped and re-started, the message would re-set. This happened several times (> 5), and the dealer did not fix for some time because they never got to see the message. We noticed that the problem occurred during or after a heavy rain. The dealer thought there might have been a problem with a sensor on the wheel.ultimately, the dealer replaced the ABS module.
At 11 miles a small noise was there. I look at tires & saw nothing. After road trip told service tech and salesman. Was told rock in tire, at 53 mile noise came back. Called salesman, and general manager was told to bring it in to shop monday. Paint has scratches threw out car paint.
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