Equipment Problems of Jaguar XF - part 2

2009 Jaguar Xf supercharged dashboard glare & visibility obstruction the leather dashboard on my 2009 Jaguar Xf supercharged has begun to separate, ripple, & bubble. Resulting in a serious safety issue as the rippling looks similar to waves causing the sun to reflect directly to the windshield & into my eyes. The result, under certain circumstance high noon, very sunny days, and at dawn) it's a complete vision impairment. The problem stems from a defective bonding glue applied during the manufacturing process. Once separation begins to spread like a wildfire. The unacceptable repair estimate provided by Jaguar, $3,500. 00 to $4,500. 00, to replace the entire dash. Unnecessary as the defect is the bonding glue, not the hardware. Jaguar & official oem forums suggest a. . . "cost effective alternative. " the remedy via third parties: remove the dashboard, separate the leather, clean, apply a new bonding glue, cure, and reinstall. Because the dashboard is no longer flat, on sunny days & especially at dusk and dawn, the large bubbles & waves cause light to reflect directly to the windshield & the operators eyes. The resulting reflection / glare renders the vehicle completely unsafe to operate during the previously mentioned conditions. Safety is important & Jaguar should address this issue via recall & not leave the costly remedy for this known defect to the consumer & potentially unqualified third party repair facilities. This known problem effects a majority of 2009-2011 Xf models. Jaguar acknowledge the issue as early 2009. Yet continued to use a manufacturing process known to be defective. The known defect can cause temporary blindness while operating the vehicle. The consequences of driving while blind are obvious. Jaguar, should be required to remedy the defect.

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Pulling out of a parking lot into oncoming traffic, car was driving fine then all of a sudden it snapped into restricted performance mode, slowed my car down to 15mph on a busy street, and almost got hit by other cars due to my sudden decline in speed. Took the car back to the dealership for assessment and their recommendation is to replace the engine for $32,000. 00. I bought the car for $26,000. 00 in January 2014 from galpin Honda in mission hills and I currently owe $24,000. 00 on it. I just don't see how this could be right.

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Bubbling dashboard.

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My entire dashboard is automatically dismantling on it's own. There are bubbles everywhere and it's separating from the console. I am afraid that it will the operation of the airbag restraint system if ever in an accident. I don't use anything on my dashboard to clean it except for a duster. I am afraid from it bubbling all of a sudden it may eventually fly off or get worse and obstruct my driving view. I took the vehicle to Jaguar and they do not want to fix the dashboard. Instead, they are telling me I can have them fix it for a fee of $3800+. I explained to them it should be coming apart in the first place for it to need fixing. I am so disgusted and aggravated. The entire car needs to be recalled because it is just a piece of junk. It has great engine performance, but massive glitches including electrical.

The dashboard bubbles up and separates causing decreased visability due to glare from glue and possible obstruction of airbag depolyment due to dashboard warping. After being inspected by dealer, only option given was to replace the dashboard which is not covered by warranty. Also wood grain interior trim splinters on dashboard below nav screen, in door insert panels and in center consoles causing cuts and splinters. This also was not covered by warranty. Also horn pad works intermitantly causing a dangerous situation. After bringing to dealer it was diagnosed user error that I was not hitting the pad hard enough. After dealer hit pad so hard it bent the emblem on horn, dealer then refused liability for parts broken while in shop.

I have enjoyed this vehicle overall except for three issues limited to quality. The nav unit failed shutting down the entire fiber optic network and the dash pad delaminated. The front lca busing are also problematic.

My leather dash board is bucking and pulling away from dash . I informed Jaguar about two years ago and they said since I didn't purchase it from there dealership it not there problem.

Dashboard starts to bubble up and come apart without any warning.

2009 Jaguar Xf supercharged dashboard glare & visibility obstruction the leather dashboard on my 2009 Jaguar Xf supercharged has begun to separate, ripple, & bubble. Resulting in a serious safety issue as the rippling (looks similar to waves) causes the sun to reflect / glare directly to the windshield & into the operators eyes. The result, under certain circumstance (high noon, very sunny days, dusk/dawn), is complete vision impairment. The problem stems from a defective glue / bonding agent applied during the manufacturing process. Once separation begins it progresses and spreads like cancer. The unacceptable repair estimate provided by Jaguar, $3,500. 00 to $4,500. 00, to replace the entire dash. Unnecessary as the defect is the bonding agent, not the hardware. Jaguar & official oem forums suggest a. . . "cost effective alternative. " the remedy via third parties: remove the dashboard, separate the leather, clean, apply a new bonding agent, cure, and reinstall. Because the dashboard is no longer flat, on sunny days & especially at dusk and dawn, the large bubbles & waves cause light to reflect directly to the windshield & the operators eyes. The resulting reflection / glare renders the vehicle completely unsafe to operate during the previously mentioned conditions. Safety is important & Jaguar should address this issue via recall & not leave the costly remedy for this known defect to the consumer & potentially unqualified third party repair facilities. This known problem effects a majority of 2009-2011 Xf models. Jaguar acknowledge the issue as early 2009. Yet continued to use a manufacturing process known to be defective. The known defect can cause temporary blindness while operating the vehicle. The consequences of driving while blind are obvious. Jaguar, should be required to remedy the defect.