Jaguar S-type owners have reported 52 service brakes related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 16 most common service brakes problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes (23 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's brake light on (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The contact owns a 2006 Jaguar S-type. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, the transmission erroneously shifted into reverse. The contact had assumed that the parking brake had engaged. The contact depressed the brake pedal and restarted the vehicle. Read details...
This vehicle has issues with the automatic transmission, the transmission is not responding properly to the computer and needs to be reprogrammed in this model, also the parking brakes do get mixed up and if you put the gear control in drive it goes into reverse and the parking brake default light Read details...
The contact owns a 2005 Jaguar S-type. The contact stated that the rear brakes failed to properly engage and disengage. Also, the emergency brake randomly engaged and prevented the vehicle from moving. Read details...
Accident causing death with the rear brakes engaging with the car in motion, without any warning lights, etc. That has potentially lead to loss of control at speed. Electric parking brake which is too short and applies the rear brakes whenever the car suspension compresses due to carrying large Read details...
2004 Jaguar S-type needed new brakes with 30,000 miles on them and tires needed to be replaced. The abs light had illuminated, a wiper motor was installed and the rear brake line and rotors were replaced. Read details...