Automatic Transmission Gear Indicator Problems of Jaguar S-type

On 5/8/23 called jlr na on transmission issues fault codes c0003a(abs) p0500 and po721 gear box and speed sensors. They recommended not to drive and have towed and connected to jlr road side, but $225 to closest jlr dealer, so called back and jlr recommended Jaguar plus and t&s auto clinic, locally. Plus does not do transmissions, so t&s called for tow $105. Open case on 5/9/23 #8001117063 and told t&s dont proceed with shop work, until we came in and authorized. Issue with them , no receipts , no written estimates that were requested. Here is issue: clunk in automatic prnd . Yellow check engine, abs and instrument displays"abs fault" "gear box" " output shaft" and many others. However if the dsc is disabled, like on heavy snow; and slowly shift p r n d then j shift to 2,3,4,5 no clunk just normal bumps in and out n. No speed issues my husband says. But I am 77 and have lung cancer and cannot work it without the d automatic . Many emails and calls to jlr who set up appointments with jlr dealers 25-50 miles away. All say they have to run diagnosis for two hours, $500 non- refundable fee, even though the instrument two green displays give most of the faults keep flashing. Transmission shop day have cheap abs rr changed , and scheduled, some report that cures all faults, since jlr software get confused , reves engine, upshifts, down shifts and clunk. Solution: husband says start engine, let idle down ,warn up, press dsc off, ease from p to r and you hear shift , then stop in n and the slowly d, the immediately in j shifter go through 5,4,3,2 keep foot on brake at all times. Result no clunk, but small normal bumps. (keeps lock in gear, no down shifts two jlr dealers say oos and tcm internal new $14,000 or one said $4,200 plus labor warrantee 1 year. Jlr refuses build sheet(tranny s/n) ecu versions, any assistance on poor ecu software and fault code management on board I, a cancer survivor have difficulty follow my husband steeps and in fear of driving s type Jaguar!.

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The contact owns a 2006 Jaguar S-type. While the vehicle was parked the contact attempted to switch the gear shift out of park into reverse and the gear shift was stuck in park. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 05v503000 ( power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)) but the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 55,198.

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After parking car on an incline, parking would not release shifter. The vehicle had to be pushed forward to relieve pressure, but the shifter cable was damaged any way. Parking brake must be engaged to help relieve pressure. Since, faulty servo or hydraulic pump made 5th gear inoperable while driving on the interstate. This seems to be a recurring problem with this transmission. Also, two window regulators have been replaced and another just broke.

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When attempting to engage vehicle into gear it would switch gears. Dealer states in order to switch gears consumer has to apply the hand brake.

Consumer stated that vehicle would not come out of park to go into drive. Took vehicle to dealer. Consumer had to engage the emergency brake to switch gears. Consumer feels Jaguar should recall all vehicles with rebuilt transmission with a extended warranty.

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