Tl* the contact owned a 2001 jaguar s-type. While driving 45 MPH, the contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a towing facility. The failure mileage was unknown.
Jaguar S-Type no deployment problems
10 of the 483 owner complaints about the Jaguar S-Type describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 2001 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 2001
- typical mileage
- 36,595
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20051
- 20033
- 20021
- 20013
- 20002
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jaguar s-type. While driving 5 MPH on a residential street, the contact's vehicle was struck head on by an oncoming vehicle. The air bag did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jaguar s-type. The contact was driving 40 MPH and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained back, neck, and head injuries. A police report was not field. The contact did not call the manufacturer. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 78,000.
I was parked at a red light and hit head on by another vehicle that had to be at least traveling more 50 MPH and the air bags didn't deploy on either the driver and the passenger side.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jaguar s type. While driving 65 MPH the rear passenger tire exploded with out any warning. The vehicle crashed into an iron fence and the airbags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a police impound where the insurance company recovered it. The vehicle is being inspected and to determine if the vehilce is destroyed or repairable. The failure and current mileages were 60000.
Anti-lock brakes failed to operate during 'sudden stop' causing crash. Air conditioning system does not cool car off, even at lowest temp. Set and highest fan setting; car was brought into dealer 3 times for this as of this date; car does not take fuel - auto shut-off prevents it from accepting fuel; during recent crash caused by total brake failure, air bag light came on but no air bag deployed - why didn't the air bag deploy?; low fuel light does not come on; remote will not lock car, only unlock
Consumer's vehicle t-boned at 10 MPH on front driver' side. Upon impact, front air bags did not deploy. Vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
1. Crash (t-boned-driver's side) 2. Side airbags did not deploy... Back and neck injuries to driver. 3. Nothing.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while at a stop. The vehicle that hit the consumer was traveling over 30 MPH yet the drivers air bag did not deploy. Consumer's vehicle received substantial damage totaling approximately $15,000. *ph
Consumer was at an intersection making a left turn, and another motorist hit her on driver's side of door. Vehicle accelerated and ran into a tree. Upon impact, dual airbags didn't go off. Also, driver's side seatbelt didn't hold her in. Dealership was aware of problem.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Jaguar S-Type no deployment
Which Jaguar S-Type years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2001 (3 complaints), 2003 (3 complaints) and 2000 (2 complaints).
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