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Re: S Type Purchase [hamptla1]
by rmbaker47
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Apr 01, 2007 (1:42 pm)
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Replying to: hamptla1 (Mar 31, 2007 11:23 pm)
Few if any V8 S-Types have made it to 87K miles without the cooling system failing and thus the aluminum motor being ruined = $14K to replace to the owner - never Jaguar Ltd.! I have written about this problem in detail in my previous contributions where our 2000 S-Type motor failed at 61K miles resulting in a salvage sale. Others failed as early as 26K miles! Please review for more detail. I believe you would be throwing away what they are asking you to pay for the car plus the agravation of unreliability, horendous service fees and the naging daily problems of the car sticking in Park, windows failing to operate, etc., etc. all documented in these pages!!! My advice, run, don't walk away from a Jaguar!
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- #933 of 1027
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Re: Cold weather "FAIL SAFE MODE" [mfrank1]
by johndahlia
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May 04, 2007 (4:11 pm)
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Replying to: mfrank1 (Jan 04, 2001 12:00 pm)
Has anyone helped you with that yet? I have a 2000 s type and my "Fail Safe" also came on, now it won't move. Engine does start. Any info you can give would be greatly appricated.
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- #934 of 1027
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Fail Safe Mode
by johndahlia
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May 04, 2007 (4:15 pm)
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Can anyone help me? I have a 2000 S type that the Fail Safe light came on. Now the car starts, but won't move anywhere. If it does move, very slowly. Need HELP!!!!!! 
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- #935 of 1027
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Re: 2000 S-Type 4.0 Motor Failure at 61,500 mi. [rmbaker47]
by johndahlia
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May 07, 2007 (3:08 pm)
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Replying to: rmbaker47 (Feb 20, 2007 8:31 am)
I would like to add my comments. I have recently bought a 2000 S Type. I am stationed overseas and thought it would be a wonderful retirement present. My wife loves the car, get's compliments wherever she goes. She called me the other day and said that engine light was yellow and then went red. Fail Safe Mode kicked in and she couldn't drive it past 10mph. I had a friend put it on a scanner and came up with a code. I called the local Jaguar Dealer Jim Burke out of Birmingham, AL(which is 84miles away), and talked to the service manager Chris Pelton. He had called my wife, asked her do a couple of things to narrow it down and decided it might be the Gas Pedal position Sensor. He then called my wife back to see if we needed them to come out and pick the car up. Chris Pelton and the Jaguar staff was more than helpful. Please don't think that all Dealers are out to get your money, some really care about there customers.
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- #936 of 1027
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Re: 2000 S-Type 4.0 Motor Failure at 61,500 mi. [johndahlia]
by rmbaker47
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May 08, 2007 (7:20 am)
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Replying to: johndahlia (May 07, 2007 3:08 pm)
Sir;
I don't mean to be overly pessimistic here, but just wait till they get the Jag in their shop and quote you anywhere from $200 to diagnose the simplest problem to $15,000 to replace the motor! You are in their service grip/trap now and are due for a rude financial awakening.
Sorry,
Mike
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- #937 of 1027
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Re: 2000 S-Type 4.0 Motor Failure at 61,500 mi. [rmbaker47]
by xjsguy
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May 08, 2007 (8:08 am)
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Replying to: rmbaker47 (May 08, 2007 7:20 am)
But, you ARE being overly pessimistic about that.
Can you post the absolute PROOF about THAT DEALER doing that?
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- #938 of 1027
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Cries unheard?
by wshfl
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Jun 21, 2007 (6:22 am)
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Has the "S" become perfect? No complaints since May 8. What's going on??
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- #939 of 1027
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Re: Cries unheard? [wshfl]
by mikeselld
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Jun 23, 2007 (6:35 pm)
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Replying to: wshfl (Jun 21, 2007 6:22 am)
I'm good. Three and a half years and no problems. 
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- #940 of 1027
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Re: Cries unheard? [wshfl]
by rmbaker47
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Jun 24, 2007 (6:42 am)
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Replying to: wshfl (Jun 21, 2007 6:22 am)
No the S has not become perfect! It is junk!!!! I am getting on with life having accepted the big loss on scrapping our piece of crap jaguar! Bought my wife a new Toyota Solara Convertible to replace the junk jag! This is the "grass roots" reason Toyota is replacing Detroit as the leading car manufacturer! I will never, ever in my life buy a ford product including all their junk divisions like jag and mercury. My best advice to the world is to do the same, let's kill them off and be rid of the mechanical problems and severe financial losses of their product ownership! "Quality is Job One" is a complete joke on America by the Ford family. Henry must be spinning in his grave at what the latest "Ford" did to the company!
Mike Baker
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- #941 of 1027
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love my s type
by md2
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Jul 26, 2007 (4:39 pm)
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i have a 2000 s type 3.0 v 6 and its been a great car never had any problems with the car change my oil and filter every 3 months or 2500 miles flush the trans once a year and the car has been good to me
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