Jaguar XJS

MARELLI FIRE!!!!!!!!@ A GAS STATION!!!! *TR

MARELLI FIRE!!!!!!! @ A GAS STATION!!! *TR

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE NOT RECALLED THE 1989-1994 JAGUAR XJS V12S WITH THE MARELLI IGNITION SYSTEM. THE FIRES THEY CAUSE ARE FAMOUS.........MARELLI FIRES......DO A GOOGLE SEARCH. IT HAPPENED TO MY DAD'S 1992 XJS & BESIDES ESCAPING WITH HIS LIFE HE HAD TO PAY ABOUT $6000 FOR A WHOLE NEW EXHAUST AND REPAIR OF ALL THE FIRE DAMAGE. EVERY TIME A FIRE OCCURS THE INSURANCE COMPANY JUST TOTAL THESE CARS..........PEOPLE ARE REALLY BEING TAKEN OF ADVANTAGE OF BY JAGUAR BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN…

DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BELTS REMAIN FULLY DEPLOYED POST USE, WILL PARTIALLY RETRACT WITH PUSHING AND PULLING SEVERAL TIMES. NEVER COMPLETELY RETRACT, THIS IS A US LEFT SIDE DRIVE 2+2 CONVERTIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 JAGUAR XJS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE. THE CONTACT STATED PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELTS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT AND THAT IS ON BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED TIME. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157000. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF THE…

CONSUMER SEEKING CONFIRMATION FOR THREE RECALLS INVOLVING THE 1990 XJS.*MR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMS IN UP POSITION. TO CLEAR ACCELERATOR PEDAL, DRIVER MUST TAP UPPER FACE OF THE PEDAL WITH THE BALL OF HIS FOOT. THE PEDAL WILL NOT JAM AGAIN UNLESS THE DRIVER TAKES HIS FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. TO UNJAM, REPEAT PROCEDURE ABOVE. NOTE WHEN ENGINE IS IN NEUTRAL OR TURNED OFF, THE PEDAL WORKS PERFECTLY. *JB

TILT STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE. *AK

WILDE JAGUAR OF SARASOTA SO. TAMINI TRAIL SARASOTA, FL 34292, (941-924-309) ADVISED, APRIL 2002, I NEEDED ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. DAVID BAMBER, LOCAL JAGUAR MANUFACTURING REP. NOTIFIED FOR LOCATING PART. CALLED JAGUAR CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE JUNE 26, 2002 (1-800-452-4827, OPTION 9, EXT 8264) & ROBERT BOSACK ASSIGNED CASE #6182217. JULY 18, 2002 TALKED WITH MS. ROMERO, SUPERVISOR (1-800-452-4827, OPTION 9, EXT 8089)-NO POSITIVE RESULTS FOR OBTAINING PART. WROTE PRESIDENT MICHAEL O'DRISCOLL,…

THE RADIATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY CONTAMINANTS, HOWEVER THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT GUARANTEED, AND WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, BECAUSE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION. *AK *JB