Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Jaguar X-type

With my brakes applied and slowing to a stop at the bottom of an interstate exit ramp, my car seemed to jerk and then suddenly accelerated as if it was trying to go into passing gear. I immediately pressed the brakes as hard as possible and shifted into neutral so I could stop and avoid hitting the car in front of me. While in neutral, the engine kept revving and the tachometer was in the red. I turned the engine off to keep from damaging it and put the car in park. After the car in front of me had gone, I started my car to see if the engine would run properly. It seemed to be okay, so I carefully drove to my home which was about three more miles. Several weeks prior, I had a similar incident when I was parking at the grocery store, but I was in the process of turning off the engine. When I started the car to leave the grocery store, everything seemed to be okay and I didn't think any more of it. I found several other people on line that have experienced the same problem but none of them could prove it to their dealer and nothing was done about it. I guess it will take someone getting killed before anything gets done about this sudden acceleration problem with the 2006 Jaguar X-type. This incident has upset me and I am afraid to drive this car, but I don't have another vehicle to drive.

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2006 Jaguar x type. Consumer writes in regards to brake/ acceleration problems the consumer stated when she attempted to apply the brake to stop at a red light, the vehicle continued to accelerate. The consumer stated she applied the brake harder, and consequently, she rear ended another vehicle twice. The consumer stated she experienced sudden acceleration on a previous occasion.

This vehicle has been driven only about 26,000 miles. I bought it brand new from manhattan Jaguar dealership in bethesda MD. And is still under an extended warranty. Over the last 7 years that I have owned this car I have had 3 incidents of sudden acceleration. The first happened about two years ago as I came to a red traffic light. I applied the brake and the vehicle slowed down. But then the engine suddenly made a roaring sound and the vehicle began to accelerate. As I was pushing the brake I also pushed the gear to the "p" and the vehicle stopped about 6 feet beyond the stopping line. The second time I was actually stopped to make a turn and again suddenly the engine made a roaring sound and the vehicle began a sudden acceleration. . My wife was sitting next to me and again I applied the brake and immediately push the gear to "p". Both of incidents were reported to the dealer to no avail. The last incident happened on January 13, 2011 as I was stopped 5-6 feet from the car ahead of me in a busy traffic. Again all the sudden it was a roaring sound and the vehicle began the sudden acceleration despite my pushing on the brake. The distance between me and the front car was too short; so before I could stopped the car, I hit the rear end of the vehicle stopped ahead of me. My insurance paid $725 to fix the damages to the rear bumper of that car. I took the car to the dealer again and they kept it for three days claiming that since they could not replicate the acceleration they could not do anything for me. I also drove the car with one of the dealers staff. The purpose I guess was for me to replicate the acceleration as if the previous cases were done on purpose. This car also had a problem with the side mirrors. They would move as I was driving. After some 10 times complaint, finally they said a gadget under the driver's seat was the culprit and finally took care of.

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The contact owns a 2007 Jaguar X-type. The contact was driving when the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. At the time of the failure, the rpm's dramatically increase, but the warning indicators were not illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact had to place the vehicle into neutral to prevent it from moving. The risk of a serious crash was increased. The manufacturer stated that the cause of the failure was unknown and there was no current remedy. The failure and current mileages were 32,390. Updated 3/19/09 the incident also occurred while stopped with the brakes applied. Updated 03/26/09.

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On several occasions my car has suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated - a very scary experience. The dealer told me they had had other reports, and that it was able to be fixed - however it has not been fixed. The most recent incident (below) happened when I was going uphill and had eased off on the accelerator because traffic in front of me was slowing down. Instead, the car responded as though I had put my foot to the floor.

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Husband (driver) and wife (passenger) experienced a "sudden acceleration incident" in the parking lot of a resort hotel. Husband applied the brake and the car "open throttled. " husband continued to apply brakes, but car continued to inch forward due to the revving engine.