Strong smell of burning oil in passenger compartment after driving 20 miles, or so, and coming to a stop. Transfer case replaced twice under warranty and problem persists.
2003 Jaguar X-Type transmission complaints
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Movement is difficult to predict. At 15 MPH significant upshifting. Problem occurs in coasting at 20 MPH down to 10 MPH. As you decelerate car lurches into fisrt gear. Making brake distance impossible to predict. Causing accidents at traffic stopping points. Also significant lurching at 15mph, 40mph and then after 70mph. Car is an automatic and drives like a manual, is the primary concern and stopping distance is unpredictable. (transmission issue after three services in the first year) service secretary/manager argues that automobile is fine without test driving. Mechanic joined in test drive and quickly noted that a problem exists yet fix was only temporary.
While traveling on the interstate vehical's cruise control was activated when a gear box failure occured (this was the message displayed by the car), therefore resulting in the car stalling while going approx 55mph. The car was then stuck in the rear by another vehical that failed to notice my vehical slowing. I also exprienced a fuel gage eroor on 2/13/04 the fuel box was replaced by the dealer. All information is stored in onboard computer.
This is now the 3rd occassion of apparent transmission surges while driving at freeway speed. After pressing the accelerator while passing another car, the engine RPM shot up to 9000, while to car failed to accelerate causing a near collision. The prior 2 occurences were while driving at 40-50mph, the car suddenly downshifts with a grinding noise and a clunk from the engine compartment.
I pulled intp a slot on a parking deck. When I tried to change the gear to park the car lunged forward crashing into a retaining wall. It was pushing against the wall so hard I was afraid I would go through the wall or over the wall. I was on the second level of the deck. When I put the car in reverse it sped backward and struck a car parked behind me. It then crashed into a concrete wall spun around and crashed the drivers door into a concrete piller it then straightened up and sped straight backward crashing into a 4 ft high wall where the engine cut off.
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