Automatic Transmission problems of the 2000 Jaguar S-type

I own a 2000 Jaguar S-type with only 42k miles on it. I drive it only about 6 weeks a year as it is stored the rest of the year. My transmission is gone! my car has only been serviced by the piehler Jaguar dealership. Without warning, the "gearshift box fault" light came on; the engine would bang and drag into gears. I was told that the gear shift box was sealed therefore disallowing anyone to add transmission fluid. Since my car has only been serviced by Jaguar, why wouldn't the service manager have indication that the transmission was going. I asked the service manager if there has been any recalls on the Jaguar transmission, and he told me no. That was not true as I have found recalls concerning the Jaguar S-type transmissions. However, the Jaguar manager wants customer to pay instead of dealer-pay for the replacement of a new transmission. The price quoted to me is $4,000 plus tax. I had the deluxe extended warranty and when it ran out, this dealership refused to renew another extended warranty. A car of this cost and caliber should not have transmission problems with mileage under 50,000 miles. I would like the Jaguar /dealership/ or Ford to replace the transmission due to the defective design in the transmission design. The car's error message indicated "gear shift box fault". I've been told that the Jaguar transmissions were built by Jaguar/bec transmissions with a flaw in the design. The Jaguar dealership I have my car at is piehler Jaguar in rochester, NY. The service manager's name is brian. The telephone number is 585. 671. 7909. I would like to have my car repaired due to this fault in transmission design and paid for by the dealership or Ford or Jaguar. Please advise. Thank you. Barbara postell 2000 Jaguar S-type owner.

Bought S-type back in October 2006, since then car has been costing me a lot of money. Transmission get stuck in park at driveway with low inclination, even with the parking brake on before shifting to park. Had cable replaced and didn't fix the problem, cost me 350. 00. I believe that a recall was in order for the number of affected vehicles that I had noticed complaining of it at the NHTSA website, or maybe somebody in government was not doing his/her job protecting the consumer's rights against greedy corporations.

I have had 4 tranmission replaced in my 200 Jaguar in the last 2 1/2 years and the light in own at this moment regarding the transmission light. I need some one to contact me regarding this.

: the contact stated while parked on a hill with the front of the vehicle facing upward, the transmission locked up completely when a shift from park to drive was attempted. A service dealer was consulted, who notified the contact that this was a common problem, and that it was a factory defect. However, the vehicle was not taken in for service. Updated 09/11/06.

: the contact stated the gearshift was difficult to shift into drive or reverse from the park position. The gear shift fractured while the contact attempted to shift the gear into drive. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop. The service dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

On several occasions I've had problems with my 2000 s type Jaguar. The transmission causes many safety problems. Such as not shifting, hesitation etc. Which could be a major safety issue while driving on the hwy. Once my fiance was driving the vehicle and the hesitation of the transmission caused him to slam into the curb causing major damage to the front end. I've also had the transmission gasket replaced at the dealership. Now its back in the shop awaiting a new transmission. Jaguar is not taking any responsibility of these problems. Several other Jaguar owners have experienced similar problems. Thank you for your time. Lisa b upshur.

On several occasions I've had problems with my 2000 s type Jaguar. The transmission causes many safety problems. Such as not shifting, hesitation etc. Which could be a major safety issue while driving on the hwy. Once my fiance was driving the vehicle and the hesitation of the transmission caused him to slam into the curb causing major damage to the front end. I've also had the transmission gasket replaced at the dealership. Know its back in the shop awaiting a new transmission. Jaguar is not taking any responsibility of these problems. Several other Jaguar owners have experienced similar problems. Thank you for your time. Lisa b upshur.

When parked on a hill I am not able to get the car into or out of park and reverse I have to literally have someone push or rock the car to get it out of gear, bergen Jaguar in bergen new jersey said this is a common quirk with the 2000 s type Jaguars with automatic transmissions.

I purchased a 2000 s type Jaguar 6/10/06, at the cal wholesale dealership in rio linda CA and just the following day already had problem with gear shift linkage. Dealership had it repaired at sam's auto repair however it continued to have resistance upon shifting. Reported problem advised to bring car in, and was told it was fine. 8/22/06 completely unable to shift from park to drive. Called dealership, who in turn called sam's auto repair, contacted me but I'm still waiting for them to tow it. I hope you can investigate and find out more why Jaguar hasn't revealed these problems?.

While parked on a hill with the front of the vehicle facing upward, the transmission locked up completely when a shift from park to drive was attempted. The gear shift was fractured and the vehicle had to be towed to a service dealer who informed me that this was a common problem, and that it was a factory defect.

While parked on a slight incline the vehicle gear shift lever became stuck. Towed vehicle to dealer, and consumer was informed right away what the problem was.

When parking on a hill the transmission locked and caller could not get vehicle out of park. Caller broke the shift lever and had it replaced, but problem recurred. Dealer said that was normal, and he would have to put emergency brake on before putting it in park. But sometimes the problem happened even when he put on the emergency brake. Manufacturer claimed the same thing as dealer said.

Purchased a 2000 S-type Jaguar to find that there is a design flaw. As a previous automotive engineer, I can't believe that this can be allowed to exist. I parked my car on an incline and when I tried to leave I could not put it into 'reverse', or any gear. I pulled on the shifter thus breaking a pin, causing the shifter to 'free' float. I called Jaguar's customer care, which is great, and found that they were going to have to tow my car to the dealership. During the problem solving questions they asked, they stated "was I on an incline". I responded "yes". They then proceeded to inform me that the "fix" was to get out of the car and rock it back and forth to release the pressure on the transmission/shifter. That on inclines the car will get stuck, so get out and push it. My car had the shifter completely replaced and the dealer was aware of this issue with this car. Since then I've had this happen 2 more times. I was told to put on the parking brake then shift to park while on any type of incline (> a few degrees). I've had that told to me by three Jaguar customer service specialists. I love this car. Why can't they fix this! it's embarrassing and dangerous! someone can be seriously hurt.

On my 2000 S-type 4. 0 I have had two transmissions replaced and is in need of a third. Jaguar's position (from corporate), that it is not unusual for a transmission to go under 50,000 miles, however, they refuse to put it in writing. There are probably hundreds if not thousands of owners going through the same problem. On every website there are complaints about failing transmissions. Jaguar definitely is aware of the problem but offers no assistance. I am willing to bet there is some corporate memo regarding how to cover this up.

I leased a new 2000 Jaguar S-type in April of 2000. Since that time , the tranmission was faulty. Jaguar found the problem to be a faulty transmission and replaced it. Since that time, I've experienced numerous problems related to the transmission. The main problem is a very serious safety issue dealing with the car rolling back while in drive. When on a moderate incline, the vehicle will roll back 10-15 feet while engaged in drive. The only way to stop this roll is to either gun the engine(which is also unsafe) or apply the brake and quickly give the car gas. This is occuring on a moderate incline! I have advised Jaguar and the dealership to no avail. They have tried to fix the transmission 4 times now and still don't know what is causing this. The last time I brought the car in, the service manager(mike barnes) test drove it and the same problem happened to him. He tried to correct the problem and again their mechanics coulkd not do it. I then asked for a receipt stating he and I were in the vehicle when it rolled back 10 feet before aplying the brake and he would not do this for me. I then contacted the sales manager on call on April 2, 2000 @3p. M. And he said there was no reason why I couldn't have a reciept stating the car rolled back 10 feet with me and mr. Barnes in vehicle. After the sales manager questioned mr. Barnes numerous times on the issue, mr. Barnes stated and I qoute-"it is in the best interest of the dealership that I don't write a reciept stating this". I was present at the time of this statement and appalled that he would risk me life to cover for the dealership. Idemanded a receipt and still did not receive on stating the roll back,instead he gave me one saying I was just there and every thing checked out to dealer specs. I said what is dealer specs and mr. Barnes stated he did not know. This is fraud and a cover up. I since have contacted a lawyer,lemon law office,center for auto safety,better business bureau and the states attor. *a.

While driving and without warning transmission went out, causing vehicle to be inoperable.

When vehicle is placed into drive it will buck into reverse first. Acceleration power does not feel like it is controled by pedal when applied. Dealer has not been contacted.