2008 Jaguar S-Type
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Owner complaints
7 complaints1 involved a crash1 involved a fire2 injuries3 deaths
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- Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
The contact owns a 2008 Jaguar S-Type. The contact stated while driving 35MPH, there was debris on the roadway, which caused a blowout of the front passenger’s side tire. The contact then pulled over on the side of the highway and attempted to change the tire; however, the contact was unable to…
The contact owns a 2008 Jaguar S-Type. The contact stated while driving 35MPH, there was debris on the roadway, which caused a blowout of the front passenger’s side tire. The contact then pulled over on the side of the highway and attempted to change the tire; however, the contact was unable to remove the lug nuts. As a result of the lug nut failure, the wrench provided with the vehicle became inoperable. The contact drove the vehicle with the flat tire back to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with having poorly designed lug nuts. The vehicle was not repaired but was driven back to the residence. The contact's son who is an independent mechanic was able to bring a special machine needed to remove the lug nuts and repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was a known issue. The manufacturer also advised the contact to bring the vehicle to the nearest dealer which was 60 miles away from the residence for the service. The failure mileage was approximately 49,620.
- Service brakes
Jaguar land Rover has discontinued importation of Jaguar and related OEM parts. PT.Jeff Car Care order all four wheel rotors for 49345 miles and stated "rotors shot" Also ordered and then returned from PARTSGEEK for $293 but had also to return due to 326mm spec parts. $75.00 shop time was charged…
Jaguar land Rover has discontinued importation of Jaguar and related OEM parts. PT.Jeff Car Care order all four wheel rotors for 49345 miles and stated "rotors shot" Also ordered and then returned from PARTSGEEK for $293 but had also to return due to 326mm spec parts. $75.00 shop time was charged to place vehicle on lift twice remove one wheel and calibre only twice to find rotors called for 326mm were to large. Call JLR and they called Huntington JLR who wanted to charge $850 for 300mm rear, who stated correct OEM rotor size is not 326mm but front 305mm which US JLR warehouse is completely sold out no more being imported , but has rear 300mm available. A tough NAPA Pt. Jeff Store order a 4 set but have to measure rotors . NYS INSPECTION WILL FAIL BRAKES but a lung cancer at [XXX] of age who need my Jaguar to go to hospital and doctors does not want to have NYS INSPECTION STICKER RED REMOVED by shop under NYS DOT law and be ticketed for failure to have Jaguar NYS Inspected only to be told I need brakes but JLR does not nor other OEM have the front vented 305mm rotors. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
- Power train
On 5/8/23 called JLR NA on transmission issues fault codes C0003A(abs) P0500 and PO721 gear box and speed sensors. They recommended not to drive and have towed and connected to JLR road side, but $225 to closest JLR dealer, so called back and JLR recommended Jaguar Plus and T&S Auto Clinic…
On 5/8/23 called JLR NA on transmission issues fault codes C0003A(abs) P0500 and PO721 gear box and speed sensors. They recommended not to drive and have towed and connected to JLR road side, but $225 to closest JLR dealer, so called back and JLR recommended Jaguar Plus and T&S Auto Clinic, locally. Plus does not do transmissions, so T&S called for tow $105.Open case on 5/9/23 #[XXX] and told T&S don't proceed with shop work, until we came in and authorized. Issue with them , no receipts , no written estimates that were requested. Here is issue: CLUNK in automatic PRND . Yellow check engine, abs and instrument displays"abs fault" "gear box" " output shaft" and many others. However if the DSC is disabled, like on heavy snow; and slowly shift P R N D then J shift to 2,3,4,5 no CLUNK just normal bumps in and out N. No speed issues my husband says. But I am 77 and have lung cancer and cannot work it without the D automatic . Many emails and calls to JLR who set up appointments with JLR dealers 25-50 miles away. All say they have to run diagnosis for two hours, $500 non- refundable fee, even though the instrument two green displays give most of the faults keep flashing. Transmission shop day have cheap ABS RR changed , and scheduled, some report that cures all faults, since JLR software get confused , revs engine, upshifts, down shifts and CLUNK. Solution: Husband says start engine, let idle down ,warn up, press DSC off, ease from P to R and you hear shift , then stop in N and the slowly D, the immediately in J shifter go through 5,4,3,2 keep foot on brake at all times. Result no CLUNK, but small normal bumps.(Keeps lock in gear, no down shifts Two JLR dealers say OOS and TCM internal new $14,000 or one said $4,200 plus labor warrantee 1 year. JLR refuses build sheet(Tranny s/n) ECU versions, any assistance on poor ECU software and fault code management on board I, a cancer survivor have difficulty follow my husband steeps and in fear of driving S type Jaguar! INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INF
- Electrical system · Suspension
TL* the contact owns a 2008 jaguar s-type. While driving various speeds, the suspension made a loud clicking and rattling noise coming from both front tires. In addition, the gear box within the vehicle was faulty and the "gear box" warning indicator illuminated and falsely reported that the trunk…
TL* the contact owns a 2008 jaguar s-type. While driving various speeds, the suspension made a loud clicking and rattling noise coming from both front tires. In addition, the gear box within the vehicle was faulty and the "gear box" warning indicator illuminated and falsely reported that the trunk was open on several occasions. Galpin jaguar (15500 roscoe blvd, van nuys, california, 91406, (818) 894-3800) replaced the lower and upper control arms in the vehicle in 2009. The contact stated that the failure recurred and that the lower and upper control arms were replaced on several occasions by the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 9,500. *Tt consumer stated the dealer sold a car that was used as a new car it had only 585 miles. Updated 2/1/19*jb
- Service brakes
Accident causing death with the rear brakes engaging with the car in motion, without any warning lights, etc. That has potentially lead to loss of control at speed. Electric parking brake which IS too short and applies the rear brakes whenever the car suspension compresses due to carrying large…
Accident causing death with the rear brakes engaging with the car in motion, without any warning lights, etc. That has potentially lead to loss of control at speed. Electric parking brake which IS too short and applies the rear brakes whenever the car suspension compresses due to carrying large load of rear passengers. The prior symptoms are the rear pads which wear out early, and despite this being a known issue jaguar has not acknowledged the problem. Associated poor fuel consumption due to the permanently dragging rear brakes was identified in prior dealer inspections. Updated 10/06/17 *bf updated 9/7/18*jb*dt*jb
- Tires
TL* the contact owns continental contitrac low profile tires, size p245/40/r18 on a 2008 jaguar s-type. The contact stated that during a routine inspection the technician concluded that the tires had blisters on the sidewall; therefore, it failed the state inspection. The manufacturer was notified.…
TL* the contact owns continental contitrac low profile tires, size p245/40/r18 on a 2008 jaguar s-type. The contact stated that during a routine inspection the technician concluded that the tires had blisters on the sidewall; therefore, it failed the state inspection. The manufacturer was notified. The dot and the vehicle identification number were unavailable. The tires have not been replaced. The failure and current mileages were 17,000.
- Engine and engine cooling
On jan. 21 2009, a spontaneous fire began in the engine of the car. It had just been to the dealer jan.6-9 2009. The fire caused a complete destruction of the vehicle. *Tr
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10231247Unable to use SDD DVD139
- 10231203Software update 03
- 10228531DVD software update
- 10226587warning lights and messages in the instrument pack
- 10212866Diagnostic Concerns.
- 10212857Mongoose Update.
- 10212856Mongoose Update
- 10212854Error during key programing
- 10212850Important firmware update required for the DA Dongle /DA-VINA.
- 10212848Fuel System Concerns.
- 10212845Attachment.
- 10212844Attachment.
- 10212843Attachment.
- 10212840Unable to access SDD after installation of DVD131.04.
- 10212839ZF Transmission ? Error message during reprogramming
- 10212838Image.
- 10212837Image.
- 10146032A customer may report "Hood Open" message displays on IP with hood closed.
- 1014603118C - New face of InControl Touch Pro and 18C software improvements
- 10146030SIM card activation issues
- 10146029InControl Touch Pro phase 4 customer letter
- 10134968Jaguar Land Rover Shop Foreman Conference Call
- 10127619Presentation from Dealer Shop Foreman Conference Call
- 10097543"Concern: replacement of any anti-lock brake system (ABS) control module does not fix the concern issue: various warning lights and messages appear in the (ipk) and a constant beeping tone from park brake warning from the (ipk), diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) recorded are: powertrain control module (pcm) & park brake module (pbm)"
- 10097040"Help with diagnosing any issues / faults can be gained by phoning your jaguar technical helpline to help us with our analysis please ensure that you have the following information available before contacting jaguar cars: vin vehicle type and model date acm was fitted to the vehicle a concise description of the problem and its regularity of occurance the software level and build date cose of the acm fitted. Work performed on the vehicle to solve the problem to date IS this a problem seen immediately after installation IS it permanent how does the problem demonstrate itself what i-pod IS the customer using...etc many thanks for your help topix - ssm39290 - audio connectivity module (acm) page 1 of 1 http://"
- 10097036"Re-issued dec 2015. Issue: fuel injectors clogged leading to poor running / misfires / engine detonation on AJ-V8 engines. Cause: poor fuel quality or fuel contaminants blocking the holes in the fuel injector."
- 10097035"Re-issued dec 2015. Please note that as yet jaguar vehicles with bulb failure monitoring systems for trailer light failure sensing are not compatible with trailer light boards that have led based illumination. As a result of this the led lighting on the trailer board may flicker during the sensing function. (This issues will also present itself if fitting led rear light clusters available in the aftermarket(non-jaguar approved accessory) based upon this we recommend that trailer light boards with standard incandescent bulbs only are fitted."
- 10096229"Issue: when investigating customer reports for incorrect fuel gauge concerns the dealer technician may diagnose that the fuel senders are open circuit. This diagnosis may be incorrect depending on the multimeter settings selected by the technician during measurement. Cause: the multi meter range maybe set at 'auto' and during a sweep of the sender from 50ohms to 998ohms the multi meter has to change its measurement range. For approximately 1 second, during the range switch over point, the multi meter display indicates an open circuit. This IS incorrectly being diagnosed as a sender fault"
- 10095863"Issue: da-dongle/da-vina/da-st512 - j2534 vehicle communication interface device (vci) software requires updating to the latest level. Da j2534 software driver level V4.0 (must be updated to this level on all sdd machines that use this device) da app hub level V2.4.0 (must be updated to this level on all sdd machines that use this device) da firmware level V57. (Only needs to be updated once to each device, because this IS held on the device itself)"
- 10095852"Issue: jaguar land rover north america service diagnostics would like to make all sdd users aware of an emerging concern being tracked via the epqr system. Users report dvd133 IS unable to fully communicate with pcm on legacy jaguar vehicles, and regardless of pcm status icon displayed on network summary screen, sdd may not display dtcs from the pcm cause: this issue IS currently under investigation in the uk and will be addressed on a future sdd software update."
- 10079821Issue: a customer may raise a concern of their vehicle not passing state inspection in california and there IS no warning light or other suggestion of a fault.
- 10065276Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10064315Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10053932Jaguar: warning lights and messages being displayed in instrument pack (ipk), with constant beeping tone from park brake warning. Model s type (X200). No model year.
- 10041724Jaguar: vehicle would allegedly stall out as reported.
- 10037272Jaguar: electronic parking brake re-calibration procedure. Updated 10/17/14.
- 10033384Jaguar: rear differential replacement. Due to a change in design, the rear differential has a new service part. As a result, should the rear differential require replacement it will be necessary to convert the driveline system to use the new differential. Updated 11/7/11.
- 10032248Jaguar: directional indicator operating with the stalk in the central position. If condition IS found, replace the directional indicator switch. No model years listed.
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