Faults I have experienced - and am still experiencing
- with my 2003 Jaguar S-Type 4.2 Executive.
| Fault |
Description |
| Breakdown - Overheating,
faulty Cooling system |
After having the radiator
replaced by a Jaguar Dealer in the UK, I was travelling
across Europe when the red indicator light came
on. Fluid was leaking out of the cooling system.
I was stranded in Belgium on a Sunday for about
6 hours while I contacted Jaguar Assist who organised
a Hire Car. The following Tuesday I had to return
the Hire Car and take a day off work to fly back
to Belgium and drive my car back to Switzerland
. See Multimedia |
|
| ZF 6sp Gearbox (6HP26)
Lurch |
Lurching and snatching when coming to rest and
gently pulling away. By far the MOST
annoying fault I have experienced - ruining ANY
pretence of a smooth car which Jaguar used to
be rightly famous for. Happens every trip. Jaguar
Dealer can not confirm this fault while the AA,
the TCS, a Jaguar S-Type Test Driver and numerous
other owners have experienced this fault.
See AA & TCS Reports
and Owners' Feedback
Version 1 has been addressed
with TSB S307-17 and S307-15v2.
Also strange whoop noise from rear on acceleration
- as demonstrated to Dealer. Addressed
with S307-15v2.
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| Rear Differential whine |
At about 50-60 mph on a trailing throttle you
can clearly hear what sounds like a Diff whine.
I first commented on this over 2 years ago to
my Dealer. (As stated on Jagtalk
on 23rd August 2003)
Since been replaced
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| Supplied with wrong seats
fitted |
Eventually without my
prior knowledge the seats were replaced with second
hand Sport seats from another S-Type by my Dealer.
See Choice of Seats ? |
|
| Xenon levellers fault |
Even after replacing
the adjusters the Xenon lights still periodically
adjust with one beam too high blinding oncoming
traffic and lighting up signposts far into the distance.
Requires leaving the motorway, pulling in and restarting
my S-Type.
See Multimedia |
|
| Air Con Lockout Fault |
Blew hot air in summer,
needing to pull in and restart my S-Type ! Constant
complaining to Jaguar got no reply. I had to take
the TSB in myself to finally get this rectified
after 1.5 years. Fixed with TSB S412-05 See Multimedia
and Jaguar TSBs |
|
| Nav Screen blackouts |
Navigation screen occasionally
remains black - no display. Still occurs periodically.
See Multimedia |
|
| Steering Wheel squeak
/ noise |
Known fault with TSB
S211-04. Already had this performed but the squeak
still returns. ESPECIALLY sensitive to ambient conditions.
See Multimedia and
Jaguar TSBs |
|
| Front Brake Squeak /
creaking |
Dealer replaced pads,
still louder than expected. See Multimedia
and Owners' Feedback |
|
| Burned out Rear brakes
fault |
Brakes seized on, burned
down to the metal at 13,000 miles. Now driven 3,000
miles since replacement calipers and Handbrake adjustment
- TSB R-167. Will report later.
See Multimedia and
Jaguar TSBs and Owners'
Feedback |
|
| Faulty windscreen heater |
Large area failure of
heating elements directly in front of driver. New
windscreen fitted |
|
| Air Intake loose |
Sucking unfiltered air
for 1000s of miles, causing unmetered air into engine.
Causing rough running in cold weather. See Multimedia |
|
| Water ingress in the
Boot / Trunk |
Flooded spare wheel well
- among the GPS electrics. Discovered by AA Engineer.
Noted by Dealer. See Multimedia |
|
| Tyre Wear : 4 tyres needed
after 17,000 Miles |
After I demanded the Dealer check the tracking
1 year ago, I was recently informed that I required
4 new tyres. 4 new tyres every 17,000 miles is
more often than I expected. See AA
& TCS Reports and Owners'
Feedback
I have since been informed by another S-Type
owner that he was told by his Dealer that you
have to bring this tyre wear problem to the Dealers
attention within the first year to be corrected.
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| Adjustable pedal box
rattle |
There is no damping between
the pedals and adjustable pedal box making it sound
like a kit car when braking - with a metal clonk
when releasing the brake pedal. |
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| Front suspension |
The Front Suspension
appears noisy compared with my earlier S-Type. Seems
more "crashy" over an irregular road.
The front noticeably dips more under braking than
previous model. |
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The experience of
Swiss "Quality"
