Is a Jaguar better than a Mercedes?
Verdict. Of the two, the Jaguar is the more impressive car – it has a more pleasing interior, more attractive exterior, an impressive engine line-up and it’s great to drive. The Mercedes is also a great car – it’s extremely comfortable and as luxurious as you’d expect any premium German car to be.
When does a Jaguar X-type transmission fail?
After the first gear dropped, “gearbox fault” came up in the driver information display. After researching this matter, it appears that Jaguar has a serious defect with these transmissions, as most X-type transmissions fail at 50,000 miles.
What are the most common problems with the Jaguar F-type?
The performance increases in the Jaguar F-Type engine also caused some significant wear and tear early on in the vehicles’ life cycle with the stock provided rear Pirelli P-Zero tires having the first sight of cords before the 25k mile maintenance mark.
What causes a jaguar’s type restricted performance light to flash?
2003 jaguar s-type restricted performance at 3000 Rpms. car sputters. I replaced the plugs, and coils to no avail . the check engine light flashes with the restricted performance. has around 108,000 miles. has anyone else had this problem and what caused it ?
How much does it cost to replace a Jaguar transmission?
After researching this matter, it appears that Jaguar has a serious defect with these transmissions, as most X-type transmissions fail at 50,000 miles. Jaguar (corporate) refused to reply to both verbal and written inquiries. Total cost new was $7,700 for replacement, rebuilt was $2,900.
Are there transmission problems with the Jaguar S-type?
Almost every day he comes in there are about five S-types on his to do list and every one is a transmission problem. He told me, the the new S-Types use a different material in something and he said that he has found that these ones are great transmissions and should not have that same problems.
When did the transmission die on my Jaguar?
I leased a pre-owned 2001 S-type in 2004 with 33K – the transmission died on me less than 3 months after getting the car. I had the transmission replaced and subsequently needed 2 additional transmissions within the next 1 1/2.
Is the transmission on a 2006 JAG any better?
IT WOULD SHIFT EARLY OR SHIFT TWICE IN QUICK SUCCESSION. THE DEALER AGAIN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION! THANK GOD I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALL WORK WAS NO CHARGE TO ME. I AM VERY WARY OF PURCHASING A 2006 S TYPE THAT I HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING. THE NEW JAGS HAVE A 6 SPEED TRANS. IS THIS ONE ANY BETTER?
Are there any transmission problems with the 2007 Jaguar XJ?
The only jaguar issue is that they made this new transmission company change on every jaguar model except for the XJ’s for some reason. Because of this lack of change the 2007 XJ are still suffering from problems but the S-Types are suddenly flourishing and having no problems.