2000 Jaguar S-Type from North America - Comments

I purchased a 2000 S-Type last year and took it directly to my mechenic a told him to take care of any problems. This costs $1000 which I thought was OK since I got a good deal. After that it all went downhill. Two windows fell off track, The gear shift broke apart because I was parked on a hill and didn't use the parking brake. There's a ticking in my wheels, the power steering leeks, runs rough with a check engine light on and gets 15 mpg, and trunk release doesn't work. All of this happening within 6 months of purchase. If there is a law suit, I want to be a part of it. Email penserv@yahoo.com.

2000 Jaguar S-Type, 92,000 miles - join the club, I have maintained this car better than myself, and 1000 miles after my 90,000 mile service, my check engine light went on. I've been told by the dealer that the breather elbows are cracked ($470), the coolant header tank is cracked ($344), and the coolant hoses need to be replaced ($365). Can't even find a local repair shop that will touch a Jaguar. Doesn't this seem a little expensive???

Bought my 2000 S-Type as soon as it showed up on the dealer floor, July 1999??. Loved it and couldn't get rid of the big smile on my face.

Few months later I find myself parked on an incline and can't get it into gear. Called dealer, and he jumped into his car, came to me, rocked my car while I played with the shifter to get it into reverse and told me to always put the parking brake on prior to putting it into park on any incline. Forgot a few times and imagine how embarrassed I was to ask a stranger to rock my new Jag so I could continue on my way!!

At 50,000 miles my oil pan light would come on. Took it into the dealer and after the $200 diagnostic test, nothing turned up. Few thousand miles later, light comes on again, same story. This went on for a couple more times, but it hasn't happened since. I suspect they disconnected it.

At 60,000 miles it started doing the "missing or slipping" where the RPMs are racing and my car is going nowhere... usually when I am trying to maneuver in and out of traffic lanes, passing, etc. It is scary and dangerous. I know that if I wiggle and jiggle my shifter into 4th, it will catch in a couple seconds; and I am good to go. I am a Realtor... how embarrassing. My dealer has never heard of anyone else having that problem... and they say on test drives they have not been able to "recreate it".

I suspect my other problem is related, but haven't heard of anyone else experiencing this problem. After taking my car through the car wash or even after a particularly hard rain, my car starts "missing", running hard at stoplights, and sometimes stalling. It does start up again though, but once again, it is embarrassing to be at a stop light, put your car in neutral, and rev up the rpms to keep it from stalling. I am afraid people are going to think I want to race! Does anyone know why that would happen. I swear I have had every hose replaced, and it still does it.

Now I have 88,000 miles on it, not a scratch, still looks gorgeous, but scared what is going to happen next.

Is there a class action suit? Does anyone out there know of one?

I'm NOW PART OF THE JAG GIVE ALL MY MONEY TEAM. FOR THE FIRST WEEK WE'VE OWNED THE 2000 S V8 JUNK CAR WE'VE HAD TO PUT MONEY INTO THIS CAR. 2 WINDOW MECHANISM. ALL THE COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED THE SWING BAR, BRAKES, IDLE PROBLEMS. SO FAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 17 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. WE HAVE CONTACTED JAG AND PER THE EMAILS I've SEEN YOU GOT THE SAME REPLY WE GOT...SORRY NOT OUR PROBLEM... I NOTICED THIS EMAIL ABOUT A CLASS ACTION Jaguarnoclass@aol.com WHICH I WANT TO BE A PART OF. PLEASE ANYONE CONTACT ME AT JONCLUBSAC@HOTMAIL.COM.

JON COLE.

Hi,

I'm glad to know that I'm not alone. I bought my Jag S-Type 4.0 in June of 2000, replaced my first transmission at 19,000 miles (that should have been a warning) but thankfully it was under warranty. My third transmission is not under warranty and is costing me $5,000. I can't begin to tell you all the problems I've had with this car. I've spent $10K in the last 8 months (yes, that is true). Timing chain at 60K miles??? Window tracks failed on every window, some twice; ignition coils, suspension, transmission (s), and the list goes on. I have contacted some class action attorneys and a couple are very interested in pursuing. If you wish to participate and hold Jaguar accountable, please email your contact info to me with a brief description of your sad Jag history. I will forward on to the attorney. I will also create a distribution list.

Bpurcell@attglobal.net

Brian.

For s-type owners with window lift kit problems there is a cheaper solution. The lift kits from a Lincoln LS are the same design. The Jag ones are made in Spain and the Lincoln ones are made in Mexico.

They are a little slower, but they are only $150 compared to $600 for the Jag ones.

I purchased a used 2000 S-Type with 78000 miles in 2006.

A few months later a hose popped of the bottom and it over-heated. Next, winter came and the heater wouldn't work. I took it to the dealer and they replaced several gaskets and seals for about $1000 and I had them replace the water pump. I had the car garaged for several weeks and the next time I drove it began to make a odd noise. The noise would get worse when I turned to the right and go away when I turned to the left. A few times the Transmission Failure light came on, but so far the Transmission doesn't seem that bad. The coup de grace of problems for me is the front window just either fell off the track or motor burnt up. I went on line to see if anyone else has had such a problem and voila it is another common problem of Jaguar.

The Jaguar is a nice looking car and interior has all the bells and whistles, but the engineering defects just makes driving it unpleasant.

E.venn.

I own a 2001 Jaguar S-type 4.0... Never had 1 problem with the tranny since new... now has 103,xxx miles on her... the only problems I've had were the passenger window track broke.. and the trunk seal went bad... fried all the electronics (cats suspension, and the Reverse sensor box... $ 740 dealer cost

... now I have the great problem of overheating... the water pump went out.. 76 bucks... thermostat... 85 bucks... hoses 212 bucks... and yes it still overheats.. any know whats up with the overheating problem?? I'm not paying 135 dollars an hour for some chump to say... well don't know what to tell ya... pay up sucker... if any has a clue what I'm talking about send me Nick@feelwedges.com thanks!

I brought a 2000 3.0 s-type in june with 55,000 on it. Then at 60,000 I had a gear box fault. Now when I put my car in drive I have to wiggle back between 4th and drive, and when I am driving it feels like its going in and out of neutral and drive. I also have problems getting out of park sometimes. I have to get in the back and push so it will get into gear. My window also fell off track just last week. I see that I am not the only person with these problems can anybody give me some answers Dwhite808@sprintpcs.com.

I recently bought a 2000 Jag S-Type 4.0 and my wife loves it. Has anyone seen a warning lite the states "BOOT OPEN"? It comes on when we first start the car up and is displayed where the odometer/trip computer reading is.

The transmission is sometimes slow to go in gear at first, but no problems yet. We shall see.

Thanks.

Ironman71ldm@aol.com

Larry.

Thanks for this info I was so close to buying a 3.0v6 2000 model with 188,000Km's on clock at a cheap price. I'm thankful this site exists.

I was also about to buy a s type thanks to this web site ill fo back to the expedition I can't believe jaguar has made such a faulty car this was going to be my first jag and all my live I thoud this was one of the greatest and most luxuryous cars on the market I won't buy another one even if they fix the problem jaguar should be accounted for all this people that trusted them whit their product.

I purchased a used 2000 Jaguar S-Type 6 months ago. What a lovely looking car. However, within 60 days I had to replace the electrical computer, $900 and now the engine light is on and it runs terrible. It only has 60,000 miles on it! I will take it back to the dealer, but expect another $1,000+ bill. Ford did a terrible thing... Former Jag lover.

I own a 2000 s-type jaguar with 68,000 miles and my transmission is starting to slip also.. They can't fix a problem which hasn't failed yet! Something has got to be done. For a sticker price car at $42,000 new transmission prolbems, should occur after the 100k miles range. A recall should be in order.. Ford products in a jaguar??

Sure - a lot of parts are from Ford... :)

2000-2001 have a lot of problems with 5R55N Ford's transmission... Other than that, a nice looking car :)

Kev

http://www.jagplanet.com.