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2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE — complaint

1 injured · 483359 · 2004-07-07

Vehicle

Make
JAGUAR
Model
X-TYPE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Component
Miles at failure
23,048
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HAD A FLAT. CHANGED AND TOOK TO SERVICE. THEY REPORTED ALL 4 TIRES ARE BAD AND 4 WHEEL RIMS ARE BENT. TOOK TO IMPARTIAL 3RD SERVICE CENTER. THEY REPORTED ALL 5 RIMS ARE BENT, INCLUDING THE SPARE WE JUST PUT ON, IT HAD NEVER BEEN USED. JAGUAR AS OF NOW INSISTS THAT IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. WE BELIEVE THE THIRD PARTY SOURCES AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WE ALSO BELIEVE THE TIRES WENT BAD BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE RIMS. ADDITIONALLY, AT FIRST SERVICE CHECK, ATTENDANT REPORTED BENT RIMS, AT 3RD SERVICE WE REPORTED A ROUGH RIDE, THEY SAID THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT NORMAL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10080531
Machine
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