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2003 Jaguar X-type

Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2004-10-07 04V487000 PARKING BRAKE 3,856 Details
2003-01-16 03V011000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL 49,174 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2018-08-01 STRUCTURE No 0 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A HEADLINER COLLAPSE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE GLUE FROM THE HE…
2018-03-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 ROCKER PANELS OR SILLS INNER AND OUTER LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES ROTTEN RUSTED POSSIBLE TOA FRAME. PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT FU…
2018-01-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHI…
2016-11-22 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 LT & RT INNER AND OUTER ROCKER PANELS AND HENCE JACKING POINT ARE RIDDLED WITH RUST/CORROSION, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IS …
2015-08-06 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, ENGINE DIES. STEERING AND BRAKES ARE LOST. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ABLE TO START ENGINE AND …
2015-04-15 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED B…
2015-03-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 ROCKERS PANELS ARE ROTTED BOTH SIDES. RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE. NO DRAIN HOLES EVER PUT IN NOR WAS IT TREATED. THIS I…
2015-01-01 PARKING BRAKE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUAL BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS T…
2014-12-08 ENGINE No 0 TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JE…
2014-12-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAND BRAKE FAILED TO APPLIED SUFFICIENT PRESSURE …
2014-10-03 TIRES No 0 TIRE SEPARATION, FRONT TIRE WITH JUST 27918 MILES. *TR
2014-01-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHO…
2013-03-23 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AS I PARKED THE CAR. TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND TURNED BACK ON AND DROVE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. APPLIED …
2012-11-19 STEERING No 1 DUE TO A DESIGN ERROR WHEN ICE BUILDS UP ON THE WHEEL WELL IN COLD CLIMATES THE DRIVER IS PREVENTED FROM STEERING THE V…
2012-11-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE …
2012-05-17 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMA…
2012-04-03 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 LAST YEAR THE CAR EXHIBITED SEVERE CORROSION IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT "A" PILLAR AREA AT THE BOTTOM WHERE IT BLENDS WITH T…
2011-06-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN TAKING THE STATE OF GEORGIA MANDATED EMISSION TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE…
2011-06-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY EVEN WITH TH…
2010-08-21 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 2003 X-TYPE JAGUAR PURCHASED IN 2007. WHILE DRIVING THE ON THE HIGHWAY THE DASH LIGHTS FOR CHECK ENGINE AND NO CRUISE C…
2010-07-31 TIRES No 0 TIRE SEPARATION, FRONT TIRE WITH JUST 9786 MILES. *TR
2010-07-14 STRUCTURE No 0 PLASTIC ADJUSTERS ON HEADLIGHTS BREAK WHEN THEY BECOME BRITTLE LEAVING THE LIGHTS AIMING AT THE GROUND. HEADLIGHT BULBS…
2010-04-01 PARKING BRAKE Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHI…
2010-03-19 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Yes 0 AS THE RESULT OF A RECENT ACCIDENT I HAVE DISCOVERED A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH JAGUAR'S X-TYPE AUTOMOBILES THAT CRUC…
2010-03-18 SEATS No 0 THE FRONT SEAT TRACK DISENGAGED UNDER HARD BRAKING THROWING ME VIOLENTLY INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE …
2009-11-27 TIRES No 0 REGULAR CAR OPERATION ON TYPICAL ROADS, ALL 4 TIRES BOUGHT 2007, 30,000 MILES HAVE INNER WALL AXIAL CRACKS WIDE AND …
2009-08-26 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED …
2009-02-25 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2003. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS: VEHICLE SPUTTERING, BRAKES GRINDING 2004. THERMOSTAT STICKING CLOSE OVE…
2008-08-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I WAS DRIVING FROM ATLANTA TO CLEVELAND AVERAGING 75 MPH SOMEWHERE IN TENNESSEE WHEN I TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND…
2008-08-21 STEERING No 0 VEHICLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY 52000MI. RACK & PINION LEAKING, MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE, DEALER SAID IT REQUIRED A SPECIA…
2008-08-10 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN WHICH NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO ADDRESS. THERE IS A KNOWN FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING…
2008-07-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE CAR IS A 2003 X-TYPE JAGUAR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MILEAGE IS 50,139. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE TR…
2008-06-21 PARKING BRAKE Yes 0 EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE FAILURE. APPROX 2 YEARS AGO, WE VISITED FRIENDS FOR DINNER. I PARKED MY CAR IN THEIR SHORT, REASON…
2007-11-01 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG COVER IS PEELING OFF THIS GETS IN THE WAY OF STEERING AND DRIVING THE CAR,WHEN STEERING AND TURNING HANDS HIT O…
2007-09-09 WHEELS:RIM No 0 IN SUMMER OF 2007, TOOK 2003 X-TYPE TO REPAIR SHOP. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SLITS IN THE SIDE WALLS WIDE ENOUGH TO INSERT D…
2007-06-09 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 9, 2007, HER VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNIN…
2007-05-04 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 THIS A JAGUAR X-TYPE 2003. ON MAY, 4 2007 MY DAUGHTER WAS COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKIG, AND THE …
2007-04-19 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND THE VEHI…
2007-04-11 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER No 0 TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 23,886 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT…
2006-04-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 I OWN THE FOLLOWING AUTOMOBILE: 03 JAGUAR X-TYPE [XXX]. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2002, FROM HOWARD ORLOFF JA…
2006-01-09 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 03 X-TYPE VEERED TO RIGHT IN AVOIDANCE MANEUVER, SPUN INTO EMBANKMENT CAUSING VIOLENT ROLLOVER. DRIVER (WEARING SEAT BE…
2005-11-03 AIR BAGS Yes 1 AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION. *NM
2005-02-12 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Yes 0 AT 55 MPH VEHICLE VEERED LEFT TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THAT CAME INTO ITS LANE. DESPITE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, DR…
2004-10-20 TIRES No 0 TIRES CONTINUALLY BLOW OUT DUE TO DEFECTIVE RIMS. *JB
2004-10-11 WHEELS:RIM No 0 MY 2003 LEASED JAGUAR WAS RECENTLY SERVICED AT 19,000 MILES. MY FRONT TIRES WERE LOSING AIR AND ASKED THE SERVICE DEPA…
2004-10-04 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 CAR ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT HAS COME ON NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GAS TANK THREE TIMES ALREADY DUE TO L…
2004-09-01 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 STRONG SMELL OF BURNING OIL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES, OR SO, AND COMING TO A STOP. TRANSFER CAS…
2004-08-01 WHEELS:RIM No 0 MY 2003 X-TYPE JAGUAR HAS GONE THROUGH 5 BENT WHEELS AND APPROX 9 TIRES. JAGUAR IS NOT HONORING THE WARRANTY AND CLAIMS…
2004-07-23 TIRES No 0 I HAVE HAD 5 SEPRATE BLOW OUTS HITING SMALL POT HOLES AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 35 MPH THE SIDE WALLS BLEW IN ALL CASES AND I…
2004-07-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO…