I was driving in a parking lot and came to a stop but the car then accelerated and I had brake hard to hold the car back. I put the car into park. When I attempted to put the car into gear again, I could not move the shifter. I turned the car off and restarted it, and the car ran fine the rest of the evening. The next day, I was again in a parking lot and as I try to park, the engine accelerates wildly. I was able to hold the car with the brakes and put it into park. Once in park, the engine continued to rev. The shifter was now stuck. I tapped the shifter and that allowed me to shift the car and the engine went to normal operation. As of 12/11, the problem has not happened again. I will be taking the car to my dealer for diagnosis.
2009 Jaguar XF transmission complaints
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The transmission locked into neutral and could not be moved into any other gear. An internet search will show that this happens often with the 2009 jaguar xf.
On the night of july 2nd. 2011, I stopped my 2009 jaguar xf in a parking lot. I was unable to turn the gear dial selector from s (sports) and noticed a warning which said gearbox fault. I turned off the engine and applied the parking brake. I was unable to restart the car as the transmission was still engaged. I was unable to use the internet on my cell phone but called a friend who googled the problem and told me to wait a while. I did this and was able to operate the gear selector dial and continue the 30 miles to my home. On parking at my home the same thing happened and I was unable to disengage the transmission selector dial. On exiting the car a warning sign indicated that the transmission was still engaged. I turned off the engine and waited and was again able to disengage the transmission. I believe this is a very serious safety issue and could have significant consequences if the transmission got stuck in reverse when in a busy parking lot or on a busy road. I have had other problems related to power drainage on this vehicle which rendered it unable to be opened or start. I no longer trust this car until the item is fixed and since this is a july 4th weekend my alternate transportation options are limited. This transmission failure is serious in my opinion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jaguar xf. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of reverse or shut off. In order to exit the vehicle the contact had to engage the emergency brake. The contact also stated that the gear shift on the vehicle was manufactured as a dial, and the dial would not turn out of reverse. A tow truck driver assisted the contact with shifting the vehicle out of reverse. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the entire gear shift mechanism was replaced. Approximately two months later the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 16,000.
The transmission sticks in drive. Jaguar service action k048 was performed after about the fourth time it stuck in gear. After dealer had car for several days only 2 hours after picking it up it was dragged with the wheels locked up back on the tow truck with the transmission stuck in drive. The car has been at the dealer now for 15 days and all we are being told is that the transmission control switch (tcs) is broken and there are no replacements available. We were not even given any estimate of when the car will be repaired or if it can be repaired. This is a very serious safety defect with this transmission I have read enough blogs to know that all xf's have this transmission defect and this should be a major recall item. I'm going to ask jaguar to purchase the car back.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jaguar xf. While driving at speeds of 10 MPH in a parking lot, the electronic shift lever would not shift out of the drive position. The contact then shut off the engine but was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where the electronic shift lever was replaced. The failure mileage was 14,990 and the current mileage was 15,680.
I leased a new 2009 jaguar xf on 3/17/08. The car had one noticeable serious design defect that will certainly kill someone eventually. I reported it to the dealer, sale, service, and regional jaguar. The car has the new "paddle" shifting levers behind the steering wheel at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions. It is nearly impossible to drive the car without accidentally hitting the paddles -sometimes at inopportune moments, sometimes at high speed.
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