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Sedans Jaguar S-Type Jaguar S-Type Transmission Problems
169 messages, Last post on Oct 31, 2009 at 4:14 PM
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Replying to: beeware (Mar 25, 2009 8:32 am) drives good most of the time, I would start by pulling the codes, Its a pity you dont live in Oklahoma because we pull codes for the customer for free. Is the check engine lite on? |
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| Thanks for the advise. I'll get the codes. Car drives good with the exception of the minor jerking every now and then. Once over 40-50mph, the car really picks up. I can do 110mph easy with out even feeling it. | |
No check engine lite on.
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Replying to: beeware (Mar 26, 2009 6:43 am)
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Today Jaguar Transmission Fault Light came on. But, I notice no significant change at first, then it began to rev up. I notice most that most people in the forum stated they had a Transmission Gear Light. I have a 2001 jaguar with 80,000 miles and I need to what can I do about this problem? Some mentioned they had a class action suite against the company. How do I sign up? I purchased an extended warranty will that help, because sometime the warranty might cover certain things. Please reply to my post. Thank You
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Replying to: beeware (Mar 26, 2009 4:13 pm) what you had) but if your dependability improves, then you may feel that you have made the right decision. I hope that that is the case. What I normallly see in older C-class's is auxilliary problems. The Air conditioning might fail but the car will get you to work. the check engine light might come on for innumerable reasons, but the car still runs. You might experience a number of body electrical problems that don't stop you from using the car as transportation. On the other hand, a transmission failure on the Jaguar would stop you dead in your tracks. You would have to either fix the transmission or trade the car broken. Either one of which would cost you a severe deduction in its "cost to own". If you traded a broken Jaguar for a good Mercedes then you probably made a good deal. It might be less car, but, at least it's not broken. This discussion completely leaves out the possibility of the Mercedes having a bad transmission, which is almost as possible as the Jaguar. However, we now know for a fact that the Jag had a bad tranny,yet the Mercedes seems to be OK. That is a good trade. As long as everything is working on the C-series then you traded a broken car for a good one. Lets hope it continues that way. The only advise I would give on an older Mercedes is to not skimp on the maintanence. If it needs it ,you should do it. No older car is trouble free, but the Merc might be cheaper to keep'er than the Jag. Maybe. Best wishes and best of luck, Soberguy.
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Replying to: shalom3 (Apr 03, 2009 2:31 pm) mentioned that you had an extended warranty. Take the car to a Jaguar dealer and let them rebuild it under warranty. You are not likely to have a lot of problems that a basic powertrain warranty wont cover. The car is older, but, Jags are usually very good cars. They can have other problems just like any car can but the high performance drivetrain is the most likely that any owner will experience. Problems with the rest of the car are few and rare. If you paid for insurance on the drivetrain by means of an extended warranty then why not take advantage of it? If a Honda owner bought an extented warranty they would take their car in for repairs. Why not tak the Jag? All older cars will need a new transmission sooner or later. There are not NEARLY enough Jaguar transmission failures to hope for a class action suit. The transmission in your car is truly the WORST one offered by Jaguar in the last 15 years,and yet, it doesn't have enough early failures to justify a class action suit. There is NO hope in that direction. NONE. The Jaguar transmissions are far out-lasting the Honda, Ford, Hyundai,Chevrolet, and Chrysler transmissions that where replaced for free under factory campaigns. Most Jaguar transmissions are lasting for what the courts consider to be a normal service period. If you have a warranty then you are in a different group than most of the people who write to this blog. They write to this blog because they bought an older used car and they dont have money to fix it. YOU DO! You dont have to join this group of disgruntled owners who are blaming the car just because they dont have the money to keep it properly maintained. Use your warranty and then write back about your experience. Be sure and say what warranty you had and how well they answered your claim for repairs. I do tons of repairs under warranty and I rareley meet a warranty company that wont fix the car if they are notified in advance that repairs are needed. Just take the car to a certified shop and see what the warranty company says. All cars need repairs sometimes. Few cars are as good aqs a Jag. |
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Replying to: soberguyjaguar (Apr 04, 2009 3:42 pm)
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| I'm giving serious consideration to buying a 2003 S-R with 116,000 km and a 2 year p/t warranty. Besides "don't", any serious input out there? This one has the ZF tranny and is a straight car - safetied and e-tested from a dealer I trust. Any test reports I've read suggest that the 2003 vintage was perhaps not the best year for these cars (no one ever tells you why that is) and because of the mileage I'm a bit afraid of this one but, what can I say, I'm "in love". I've read some really intelligent comments and advice in the forum so I'm hoping to get some of the same for myself. Both positive AND negative comments and input would be appreciated. Thanks. | |
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Replying to: beeware (Apr 04, 2009 7:17 pm) Thanks to advise. |
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