2000 Jaguar S-Type from North America - Comments

At the beginning of 2003 we bought a 2000 S-Ypye with the 3.0 liter engine. Overall it has been good. There are, however a few exceptions. Twice a window came off track. Jaguar actually replaced it the first time even though it was not under warranty. The second time we replaced. Three times a small piece of plastic broke in the gear shifting mechanism that required us to replace it at a cost of over $500 each time.

I kept the last broken mechanism and easily took it apart to see the problem. It was just a small piece of plastic. Also interesting is the fact that this piece of plastic can be replaced after removing 8 screws. Of course they do not sell this small piece of plastic, they sell the whole mechanism. My service mechanic, and a local dealership mechanic, tell me these break all the time. The same is also true with the power window assembly.

If Jaguar wanted to make their customers happy they would have re-engineered what was causing problems long ago. They could have also just sold the stupid piece of plastic instead of the whole mechanism. If I do have to buy a new shifter, I would think they would have already fixed the problem in my new gear shifter and I would not be bothered again by faulty design and engineering issues.

This whole bunch of comments is just a reflection of the attitude Jaguar has for its customers. After reading other comments, I have to say I feel lucky. We bought the car with 42 thousand miles and now have over 108 thousand. When other more expensive things go bad, I will walk away from the car. Especially after reading these comments.

Two years ago I bought a 2001 S-type Jaguar with 3 liter engine. It had 49,000 miles on it and no extended warranty. It did very good until now. Although there were no signs of a problem the famous Gear Box Fault lit up. Since the nearest Jag dealer was over 50 miles I took my car to a couple of Ford dealers to get the diagnostic codes. They couldn't get them. So I decided that maybe a transmission specialist could do the job. They did and my problem was a code P1788 Pressure Contol Solenoid B with open circuit. Cost to replace was $455. I figure I got off light and don't plan to go to a Dealer again.

I have a 00 S-Type V6. I live in NY. USA.

I have 105k miles on it. I will not drop one dime into this car.. not worth it.

I replaced the driver and passenger windows.. all 4... the sunroof plastic clips to the track are broke.. don't care.. stereo plays Japanese symbols.. who cares..

Half the time I turn the key and nothing happens.. that's why I kick and punch my car everywhere and then it'll start later in the day...

Other than that.. yes.. it's warm.. looks so sexy on the outside.. the white leather interior was a bad choice due to getting dirty really fast.

I'll drive it till it blows up.. then I'll let it roll into a ditch and I'll say my goodbyes.. until then.. I drive it like a Honda.. race and beat the crap outta it. I shift gears even though it's an auto.. only goes down to 2nd. Which is sooo lame.. it's my car.. if I want it to go in first and first only.. that's my choice...

Oh yeah.. the radiator hose on the bottom of the block above the thermostat.. I replace that about once a month.. nice play to stuff hoses and belts.. word of advice.. the new Hyundai is lookin nice.. and they run forever.. just hope Jag wakes up and realizes that they were bought out by Ford because they don't make money on garbage.. but then again, Ford is horrible too.

I thought I had done my homework when I bought my wife her 01 3.0 S-Type. The reviews were good and so was the reliability rating, unfortunately I hadn't found this site...

Now at 50000 miles it is a wrestling match to get it into D. You pull it over (or try to), pull it into 4, and eventually it will go into D. It does the occasional stutter going down the road... I'm just afraid to take it to the garage and find out what it's going to cost. Thought about trading it off, but I'll lose big on that end too...

Geez, so much for getting what you pay for...

Dynamitejim2002@yahoo.com

My '00 Jaguar S-Type story.

I purchased it in '07 with about 55,000 miles. It immediately had transmission problems. It would slip constantly, the "Gear Box Fault" warning displayed, and once I put it in Reverse, and it drove forward. Fortunately, the dealership rebuilt the entire tranny (or so they say), free of charge. Occasionally it will still slip on an incline.

Parking on an incline, will be difficult to get it in gear, but through this site I read putting the parking break on before putting it in park should help. The air bag light blinks occasionally. The passenger, and rear passenger windows came off track, costing approx $350 each. The trunk only pops open 50% of the time, when using the remote. Only half of the heated windshield works. And today I just noticed the engine symbol on the dash is lit. I can't recall if it had always been lit, or if I'm just paranoid.

If any class action suit evolves, I'm interested, DSOSA@PNM.COM.

I bought a 2000-S type V6 with 64,000 miles on it back in April '06. By reading some of the horror stories posted here, I should have guessed something was very wrong when I noticed that the dealer had the shift mechanism torn apart the day I was supposed to pick up the car. They said one of the mechanics that was prepping the car had leaned over and accidentally snapped the shifter. They assured me that all would be fine and that I could pick up the car the following day.

The next day I picked up the car and on the way home the "fail safe mode" kicked in. The car would only go about 5mph. After a week of returning to the dealer, they finally figured out that this problem was the "Air Idle sensor". Luckily they covered this at $350.00.

The rear window defroster never worked and still doesn't.

Last summer I had a steering fluid leak which upon inspection, I discovered it was coming from the steering rack and not the pump. I replaced that myself at a cost of around $400.00 total.

Now with 89,000 miles on it, I got the "gearbox error" message this morning out of the clear blue going to work. It was having a hard time going into high range and overdrive slipping like mad. If this is what I have to look forward to then I'm in as far as a law suit goes, either against Jaguar or Ford, maybe BOTH!!

Pdigio3838@msn.com in case someone pursues a class action case.

Pat D.

I truly empathize with all of you who have fallen in love (or your spouse has fallen in love) with this beautiful piece of JUNK. My thoughts are that maybe we could run a large (full page) add in a few nationally syndicated newspapers warning others and referring to this site... this might hurt Jaguar much more than a protracted and possibly obscure class-action law-suit...it would be expensive, but cheaper than a law-suit...and it might have a greater impact. Problem might be whether any newspaper would take the add. I would contribute to this... problem would be finding the person who has the knowledge to take the lead on this... and that's not me. We would need someone who knows how and where to place this add.

I bought a Jaguar S-type 2001. Last year of May we first got it for 59,000 mile and now it's at 71,000 miles. I just had a car wash yesterday and after the car cash @ low fuel. The next time I start to start it.. I get a shake in the car.. and then finally the car engine comes on (yellow light).. The car still runs fine, but it shakes a bit. Anyone having this trouble.. can a car wash affect a car or the low fuel?

Email me @ Anancientrelic@aim.com if anyone is having this trouble. I want to be a part of something if this is might be an engine problem or transmission problem..

2000 S Type V-8-- Head lights (high beams) are on continuously. I cannot extinguish the lights. With light switch turned to the off position lights will not extinguish. I cannot change to low beam lights with the dimmer switch.

The dealer said I must have a short in the electrical system. I am certain they have seen this problem before my Jag, however they wanted me to leave it for them to explore the problem.

If any one has info on this problem please e-mail me at masmnd@aol.com.

I own a 2000 S-Type V-8. Purchased it March of 2000. It has exactly 79,543 miles on it. Since my purchase in 2000 til now March 28 2008 here is the list of what I had to replace. I've had new brakes all the way around put on every year, rotors every two years, passenger window replaced because of the control arm broke, coils and seal replaced, coolant reservoir replaced, new shocks, new J Gate and transmission arm or what ever, because the transmission was starting to slip, new sway bars and stabilizing bars for the front end, new seals around the engine because it was leaking oil on to the engine, and a new speed control sensor.

My 2005 diesel (UK) car has now suffered two "Gearbox Fault" incidents. With the first one the car "squawked" (Jaguar terminology) when the gearbox changed gear (up and down) under hard acceleration. The drive then became very jerky unless the transmission was under load. The Jag dealer in Nottingham said they changed the whole gearbox and that the problem was caused by the gearbox coolant leaking into the gearbox itself and contaminating the gearbox fluid.

Six months later the "Squawk" returned and the dealer again "fixed" the problem again under warranty. But I am now a little worried that this is just going to happen again and again.

Lovely car though.

Hi, I've been looking at a 200 Jaguar S-Style... before I came to this site first thing I did was research the recalls for this vehicle... ALL of the above problems that people have been posting have been addressed by Jaguar in the form of recalls... just type recalls for Jaguar S-type (and year) into Google's search engine and it will bring them all up. Or...try:

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/200/jaguars_type/40_sedan/206/recalls/

However, I've been through hell already with a Volvo C70 I bought a couple of years ago and still have in addition to my 1998 Lexus ES300 which is a dream, and which I almost was going to trade in for the Jag. Think I'll stick with my Lexus.

I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT SOME OF YOU PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR YOUR REPAIRS. You are buying your parts from JAG!!??!? I purchased OEM window regulators from WorldPac or OReillys for $192. The "P173/P174" check engine lights went on, but it was a cracked oil separator/breather hose under the fuel rail. Fixed it myself. Also changed the fuel filter. The timing chain may break if you don't change your oil, and you get particles in there to impede its motion. Granted JAG should not be having these problems before 100K miles, but you do have to be careful, and you do have to use your parking brake on an incline!

Jaguar s type 1999 3.0

100 000 Kms.

List of mechanic replacements:

Valves

Coils, all of the six.

Latch door (door lock), switch indicator, insulator (ac), water valve, finisher trunk (boot open signal), thermostat, bush (quantity 4), and front stabilizers.

Service:

Battery, antifreeze, fuel filter, oil filter, air particle filter, spark plugs, air filter, brake fluid, and engine oil.

Still the car needs more repairs:

Side mirrors function in one way (motors don't function in all ways for view adjusting).

Steering wheel, motor takes command just up and down not in and out. The auto command is broken.

Rear left window doesn't function.

Horn pad barely presses.

Radio mutes and switches channels on its own (do you have a solution?).

I don't know what could show next?

But you could use this list as a list to help you diagnose some of your problems, and the things that could need to be changed.

For any information please contact me at rachad_z@hotmail.com and I could use some of your expertise as well!

Purchased a 2000 S Type about 6 months ago which had 41,000 on it. Now we are having overheating issues at 46,000. Radiator flushed, thermostat changed, and I guess we have to check the cooling fan and water pump. The car is at the point when everything seems to be going wrong and we have experienced the incline shifting trouble already. Thanks for these comments as we are getting rid of this car A S A P. Any other input on this overheating problem would be well appreciated. This was a dream for us and now we are scared we are gonna lose greatly.

kayray2231@hotmail.com