2000 Jaguar S-Type from North America - Comments

My wife and I own two 2000 Jaguar S-Type vehicles. Both are beautiful cars and both have had similar problems. Both cars had the windows fall down (faulty regulators), both cars needed to have ignition coils replaced after 75k miles. I recommend changing all the coils and spark plugs under the intake manifold when one fails. Both cars have problems when parking on a hill. If the car rolls back one inch, you will never get it out of park. The first time I experience this problem I forced the car out of park and broke the cable. The current problem I am having is no hot air coming out of the heater. So far I am at 100k miles on both cars. At averaging $200 a month in repairs bills for each car is a lot cheaper than leasing a new car. However, with all the common known problems and no recall notices from Jaguar, count me in on the lawsuit. Pollock_22@yahoo.com.

I have an 2000 S-Type with a little over 50,000 miles on it.

Over the years, I had my own share of problems with this car. The reservoir, the sticky trunk lid, the passenger window, heater hose, battery problem, shifting problem when parked on an incline, no hot air even when heater is on, etc...

Now I have the check engine light on and the gear box fault message. I'm too afraid to find out how much these will cost me this time. It seems like these issues are very common to this make and model. If there are any legal actions to be taken against the manufacturer, please let me know.

Had to admit though, Jags look good in the showroom. And if you ask me, they should stay in the showroom. Not buying them again!

edskins59@msn.com

I have a 2000 V8 with 80,000 on the clock. Full Jaguar service history and I spent a further 20% over the purchase price putting it in as new as possible condition when I got her.

Recently the Engine Safety Mode message came on and the vehicle stopped. Switched off and waited for the tow truck. The car started fine and the diagnostics showed no error. Left it with a UK main-dealer for a week but since their electronic box showed no error they were incapable of doing anything. 100 miles later same problem. Left it running with warning light showing till the truck arrived, still no error code and car now drove fine despite the warning and despite having ground to a standstill an hour earlier. If the ECU will not log the error Jaguar are seemingly lost. Lovely car but no use as transport.

Jaguar 2000 S Type. Wow, what a car. I have had it 3 years.

2 engines, 1 transmission, heater core problem, 2 pressure hoses, starter, rust, poor shifting.

My uncle is a mechanic and says it's beautiful to look at. That's it. Stay away.

Just purchased my 2000 Jaguar S type 3 months ago with 89,000 miles on it.. My car caught on fire. The gas goes right through one of the banks on the block because there is no spark. It will still run on the other 6 cyl. I was wondering where I could get the schematics for the ignition. Or if you have any suggestions please help me. MetalNavy@aol.com.

I bought our 2000 Jaguar S Type 4.0 in 2000 after it had been used as a demo for 6 months. This is my 9th Jag and as at March 2009 have only had only minor problems. We have only done 62,000 miles and had it serviced regularly. Have just sold it and the worst part about owning it was the resale value. It has devalued $56,000.

I have a 01 S Type, and it goes into fail safe mode every now and then. It loses a little power, but not a lot. It doesn't overheat or nothing. I went to Autozone and they got a code that read p1584. What could be wrong?

I just came across this, and noticed a lot of complaints about 2000 S-Types.

A lot of people have reported the same faulty equipment, and there's no sign of a recall. I'm sure parts will fail over the years, but this seems like an excessive amount for this car.

I'm sure Jaguar has given up on this (being that they no longer make this model), but it would be nice for them to step up and at least acknowledge the problem and do something about it. The best way to get new customers is to keep old ones happy.

So far I only had to replace the passenger window twice (track and motor). If something major goes I'll probably get rid of the car and never touch anything Jaguar related.

Maybe they'll get better with Tata Motor, but it looks like Ford already ruined the brand name.

I seen some posts mention a Class Action Suit. Is there one?

nisin@comcast.net

I just spent over a thousand dollars to a car shop that did not know how to work on my Jaguar. After getting the car back, just like I took in it, shaking, not changing gears well, not accelerating well, I found a different shop that replaced all the coils, cost 1,800.00, the car runs fine now.

But now the front passenger's window won't go down, once in a while the window works, so I don't think it is the motor. I feel like this new auto shop knows what they are doing, but they are expensive. Hope to keep the car for awhile but I don't to spend all my paycheck on it. If there is a lawsuit, I can give them plenty of repair bills. josieheady@yahoo.com

I want to buy a 2000 Jag S type... I found some good deals online, but now after reading this forum I am really scared!

I have found a 2000 Jag S type with 48k for under $9000. Is it most likely going to give me a nightmare?

I have found a lot of 2000 Jag S type online under $10000 and 80K mileage. Should I just forget the S type for now?

The maximum amount I can afford to put for fixing is around 5k.

I live in uphill... so the car gonna be parked always uphill.

I'll drive it only on weekends, but will be going for long drives.

Bad idea?

Please comment.

M.

I just experienced the "parking on an incline" problem this weekend with my 2000 S Type 4.0. I goofed in releasing the parking brake too early and could not get the car into gear. I called a tow truck and the driver used two leather belts around the lower control arms to pull the car forward about 2 inches to relieve the torque on the pin, at which time I could get the car into gear no problem. I have never heard of such a problem with any other vehicle. As a matter of fact, after discussing the problem with family and friends, I found out that I'm one of the few who actually uses a parking brake. The others throw the tranny into P and let it go at that and they never encounter the problem I did.

Then the next day, it sounded like popcorn in the door as I tried to raise the window on the driver's side. No luck. I had to raise it by hand to close it. I'm sure I'm probably looking at $500 to repair that. Finally, whenever the trunk lid goes up, the light does not come on. Oh, it may after about 5 to 10 minutes it will but seldom if ever when the lid initially goes up. Frustrating.

I also have had the control arm problem and have had to have that repaired. At least Jaguar is consistent with its problems. I really like the car, especially for touring. It handles well, is comfortable and has a great stereo system. But if anyone is committed to doing a class action suit, I would definitely join in. I have no idea on how to organize that, but if there is a letter or some other notice that can get out to owners, let's do it. Maybe this website can be used as a catalyst to get things started. In this age of amazing technology, there is no reason to experience any of these problems at less than 150,000 miles.

Please cue me into any class action lawsuits... my 2000 S-type is also a lemon. art.barraza@yahoo.com.

Hi I know this is a major hassle, but if your Jaguar S Type gets stuck in "P", all you have to do is have your car pulled forward about a couple of feet and it will relieve itself of the tension its under, and will go into drive like there was never a problem, when parking up remember brake, handbrake and then "P" this will stop it happening or handbrake and then neutral. Superb looking car, but if there is a lawsuit contact me at jamieryan1976@live.co.uk

I too own a 2001 Jaquar S-Type. It drove excellent and all of a sudden the passenger window fell down. The transmission is giving me problems, and antifreeze is leaking. Mechanics can't find the antifreeze leak. It is not coming from any hoses. I wish I had seen this forum before I purchased. I also am willing to join class action suit. michael_a_white_iii@yahoo.com

I like many other 2000 S-Type Jaguar owners are suffering, my car recently out of the clear blue just won't turn over to start, nobody seems to have the answer. My mechanic told me that my engine was bad and had no compression. However, I've had 2 other mechanics tell me the engine is. Fine, my battery was completely drained, I replaced it but still no results. Also there was water in my trunk? Didn't seem to have wet the fuse box though, any suggestions??

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