2007 Jaguar Xk

On at least 3 occasions, my vehicle had unintended acceleration and applying brakes did not stop the car. I put it in park to stop. I took it to the Foreign performance (mechanic shop) on 11-29-23 after the first time and they said they fixed it. It occurred again on 12-8-23. I again threw it into park. I called the shop on 12-11-23 and they agreed to see it on 12-12-23. I hit a car on 12-11-23 around 11:45 am coming out of my driveway. I had my car towed to mechanic. The other car did not need to be towed. On 12-20-23, Foreign Performance wrote: "Vehicle is driving normally at this time. Checked for any set faults, none stored. Tested the function of the accelerator pedal and the throttle body. Both function normally. There are no bulletin issues by the manufacturer for this problem related to this vehicle. Called the dealership to ask what they are doing to fix this problem with uncontrolled acceleration. They claim to never heard of such a problem and that they no longer work on these vehicles. The problem is well documented nationally and has existed since the vehicle was first produced. Bottom line is that the manufacturer and dealerships have washed their hands on the vehicle. The only advise to give would be to replace the accelerator pedal assembly, the throttle body and the engine control module all together and then program the engine control module to the highest level that is available. Vehicle should not be driven by the customer." Foreign Performance said they would not guarantee my vehicle would never do this again after their recommended repairs of $4027.91. It was Christmas, I was leaving on a planned vacation for two weeks and it was complicated so the vehicle is still at Foreign Performance and no work has been done so all components are available for inspection. No warning lights. Police and State Farm insurance have been involved. Needs body work as well after MVA--estimate of $1100 per state farm.

OBD2 SCAN SHOWS THAT THE RUN FLAT TIRES ARE NOT BEING PROTECTED BY A LOW INFLATION WARNING THAT HAS BEEN DISABLED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL #09V161000 IS REVEALED BY THE OBD2 COMPUTER REPORT SAYING THAT THERE IS A RECALL AND PROVIDING THIS INFO. THE MANUFACTURE MAKES CLAIM THERE IS NOT CURRENT RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS CONFIRMED BY NHTSA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR XK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. AN UNKNOWN DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSORS BEING DEFECTIVE. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER ADDING O'REILLYS OCTANE BOOSTER TO THE FUEL TANK. WHILE USING A FUNNEL THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A SEDIMENT IN THE CONTAINER AFTER IT WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE SEDIMENT WAS PAINT THINNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT REMAINED AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON THE SHELVES AT THE STORE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S AND REAR WINDOWS FRACTURED DURING THE CRASH AND AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, HEAD AND LEFT ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER FOOTWELL BECAME DRENCHED WITH WATER WHICH STARTLED THE DRIVER AND OBVIOUSLY THE PASSENGER WHO WAS WET AND HER SHOES SOAKED IN WATER. THE CAUSE IS SOMETHING JAGUAR IS AWARE OF BECAUSE THEY HAVE ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB JTB001211 WHICH REPLACES THE DRAIN TUBE FROM THE AC. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND MANY JAGUAR XK VEHICLES 2007-2011 HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY $1,200 - $1,500 FOR THE DEFECT TO BE REPAIRED. MANY VEHICLES ARE OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD. THE SUDDEN RUSH OF WATER FROM THE DASH IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLED OUT WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE PASSING LANE AT SPEED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WE HAD TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WE HAD JUST PASSED AND OTHER TRAFFIC COMING CLOSE BEHIND. DEFINITELY A SCARY SITUATION FOR US AND THE OTHER DRIVERS. WE WERE TOWED TO THE NEAREST JAG DEALER. THE DEALER HAD OUR CAR FOR TWO WEEKS. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE SERVICE TECH'S TOLD US THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF A FUEL PUMP GOING BAD IN AN X-TYPE. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE COST OF THE JOB, ABOUT $1450, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE HAD A BATTERY REPLACED, THE SECOND FOR THIS CAR SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT, AND HAD TO HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AT WHICH TIME, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD A PROBLEM IN THE CALIPERS THAT CAUSED THE PADS TO SIT FURTHER FROM THE DISCS THAN THEY SHOULD. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM CAUSES US TO USE EXTRA PEDAL TRAVEL WHEN BRAKING THE CAR. THEN, ON DEC 9, 2013, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FELL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF OUR CAR. WE WERE ONLY DOING ABOUT 20 MPH SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT WE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A JAG DEALER ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY. MY RESEARCH FOUND THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS REMOVED, THE DIFFERENTIAL WOULD ALSO BE REMOVED. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SERVICE WRITER WHERE MY JAG WAS TOWED. ONE OF THE DIFFERENTIALS BOLTS BROKE WHERE IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED, AS IF IT HAD BEEN OVER TORQUED WHEN INSTALLED! THE SERVICE WRITER ASKED TO SEE THE WORK ORDER FOR THE FUEL PUMP WORK, SO I ASKED HIM TO LOOK IT UP. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE INFO, BECAUSE THE WORK WAS DONE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE JAG SYSTEM DOES NOT RECORD OUT OF WARRANTY WORK! THAT IS PROBABLY WHY THE TECHS NEVER HEARD OF A FUEL PUMP GOING BAD OR A DIFFERENTIAL FALLING OUT OF A JAG CAR, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN EXAMPLES OF BOTH REPORTED HERE! *TR

INCIDENT #1 - JAN 2013: AS I WAS BRAKING TO A STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT TO WHAT I WOULD CALL "FULL THROTTLE". MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE SO I FIRMLY PRESSED THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM CRASHING INTO MY BUILDING. I TRIED PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR QUICKLY WHILE PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKE BUT THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE RPMS. I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO STOP THE ENGINE. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN NORMALLY. INCIDENT #2 - FEB 2013: THINKING INCIDENT #1, ABOVE, WAS A FLUKE, I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO MY JAGUAR DEALER. MY VICE PRESIDENT AND I STOPPED AT A MCDONALD'S, PAID AT WINDOW #1 AND AS WE MOVED TO WINDOW #2 TO PICK UP THE FOOD, THE CAR AGAIN WENT TO FULL THROTTLE'WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING WITH THE BACK WHEELS SPINNING. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AS THERE WAS A CAR IN THE LANE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS TIME I KNEW TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF QUICKLY. AGAIN, THE CAR RAN NORMALLY AFTER RE-STARTING IT. MY VICE PRESIDENT, JACK FRENCH, WILL PROVIDE TESTIMONY TO THIS INCIDENT. INCIDENT #3 - EARLY APRIL 2013: THE CAR WAS PARKED ALL DAY. I GOT IN TO LEAVE FOR THE DAY AND STARTED THE ENGINE. WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVVED TO RED-LINE 4 TIMES IN A ROW ABOUT 2 SECS EACH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE IT WAS DOING THIS AND NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE INCIDENT. AFTER REVVING FOUR TIMES TO RED LINE, THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO NORMAL IDLE. INCIDENT #4 - APRIL 25TH: MY VP AND I WERE AT A MEETING WITH THE CAR PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WE GOT IN AND DROVE ABOUT 4 BLOCKS. AS I BRAKED TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME , THE ENGINE AGAIN WENT FULL-THROTTLE WITH NO WARNING; THE BACK WHEELS SPINNING. I AGAIN PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. MY VICE PRESIDENT WILL PROVIDE WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF THIS INCIDENT AS WELL. *TR

PURCHASED CAR NEW FROM MONTCLAIR NJ, HAD IT SIX MONTHS TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY KEPT IT 4 WEEKS FOR PART, BOX, TRANSMISSION. 2YRS YEARS LATER TO IT JAGUAR DEALER (MONTCLAIR NJ JAGUAR NO LONGER OPEN) THEY KEPT CAR 10 DAYS GEAR BOX, 2MONTHS LATER NEEDED AND ALTERNATOR, 1WK LATER BATTERY, NOW SINCE AUGUST 2012 BRAKES REPLACED TWICE STILL SQUEAK AND THEY SAY IT IS A BRAKE BUSHING. PART $20 DOLLARS TO INSTALL 350.00 JTB00077 PART C2S46380 INFO FROM DEALER. WOULD LIKE TO START A LAW SUIT (LEMON) FROM THE BEGINNING PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND IT SOUNDS AS IF THE REAR BOTTOM OF THE CAR IS FALLING OUT. *TR

2007 JAGUAR X. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT TURN OFF THE DASHBOARD MOUNTED INDICATOR. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER GAINING FIVE POUNDS, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER DRIVING 5-6 MILES AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. WHEN HER FRIEND SAT IN THE PASSENGER SIT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVERS SIDE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER. IT REGISTERED A CODE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR A REPLACEMENT SENSOR. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, THE PASSENGER INDICATOR HAS SINCE ILLUMINATED AGAIN.

PASSENGER'S SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH SEAT SCORCHING LEATHER AND COAT OF PASSENGER. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING TO CHANGE LANES MY VEHICLE WENT INTO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. DESPITE REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR COULD ONLY BE SLOWED TO 40 MPH. HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN INCLUDING LIGHTS. APPEARED I WOULD BE REAR ENDED THEREFORE HIT IGNITION AND VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH CAR STILL STUCK IN WOT WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR. WITH ENGINE SCREAMING AND RIGHT FOOT FULLY ON BRAKE ONLY ABLE TO HOLD CAR DOWN TO 40 MPH. HIT IGNITION AGAIN WHICH SHUT CAR DOWN BUT ONCE AGAIN FOLLOWING CAR ABOUT TO REAR END ME AND THEREFORE ONCE AGAIN HIT THE IGNITION WITH SAME RESULT WITH CAR RACING FORWARD AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE DESPITE NO ENGAGEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS TIME AFTER HOLDING THE VEHICLE TO ABOUT 40 MPH WITH FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT, AND THE ENGINE AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, ALL CARS HAD CLEARED OUT OF THE WAY. I THEREFORE HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (UP UNTIL THIS TIME IT HAD BEEN IN DRIVE) AND PUSHED THE IGNITION ON THE CAR AND IT STARTED AT NORMAL RPM. I THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE SPEED. I THEN , AT IDLE SPEED, TRAVELED TWO BLOCKS TO MY HOUSE. THE SMELL OF THE BURNING BRAKE PADS WAS TERRIBLE. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED ON A FLAT BED TRUCK TO THE LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINS TO THIS DATE. THIS ALL TRANSPIRED OVER APPROXIMATELY 300-400 YARDS OVER A NUMBER OF SECONDS. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE FLOOR OR IN THE DRIVING COMPARTMENT THAT INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (1/27/12 AND 3/23/12) THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65-70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. FOR THE 1/27/12 EVENT, THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN THE PASSING LANE AND I HAD TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE DEALER DID NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE DIAGNOSIS. IT ALSO INCLUDED DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER 400 MILES, MOST OF THEM AT A HIGH SPEED, IN AN ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT DID STALL-OUT ONCE, AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 30 MINUTES. THE SECOND EVENT WAS A MERGE FROM ONE INTERSTATE TO ANOTHER WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPING ON AN EXIT RAMP BRIDGE LEAVING LITTLE ROOM BETWEEN THE CAR AND BRIDGE WALL ON ONE SIDE AND THE EXIT RAMP ON THE OTHER. THIS RESULTED IN THE RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE THE TWO FUEL PUMPS - WHICH I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IN BOTH EVENTS WE WERE IN GREAT FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY. I ASSUME THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM, SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMPS. I DID WANT TO REPORT IT IN CASE THERE IS AN EMERGING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK VERY LOUD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND WHEN SHE NOTIFIED THEM THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT NORMAL FOR JAGUAR BRAKES TO MAKE THAT SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

MY JAGUAR XK 2007'S ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MILES ON HOUR WHEN I PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL TO ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I THEN PUSHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND SHIFTED INTO SPORTS MODE AND DOWNSHIFTED. AT SOME POINT THE ACCELERATOR MUST OF DISENGAGED AS I WAS ABLE TO STOP AT THE APPROACHING INTERSECTION. THANK GOD, NO ONE WAS HURT AND I DID NOT HAVE TO CRASH THE CAR TO STOP. I SUBSEQUENTLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR ONLY 5 WEEKS AGO. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR NOW FOR 3 DAYS AND HAVE NOT GIVEN ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WHY THIS OCCURRED. *TR

POWER TRAIN, SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY BRAND NEW 2007 JAGUAR X-TYPE IN OCTOBER OF 2006 THE AUTO WAS PUT IN THE SHOP (DEALER MONTCLAIR JAGUAR)AND THEY HELD IT FOR 4 TO 6 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE POWER TRAIN. THE BUSHINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE AND THE BRAKES SQUEAK ALL OF THE TIME. *TR

I EXPERIENCED 4 UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION EVENTS WITH MY LEASED 2007 JAGUAR XK COUPE IN THE MONTHS PRIOR TO MARCH 2009. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER EACH TIME AND "EXTENSIVELY TESTED". THERE WAS NO ANSWER EVER GIVEN FOR THE CAUSE. THE JAGUAR NORTH AMERICA DISTRIBUTOR CONSUMER OFFICE WAS INEFFECTIVE AND UNRESPONSIVE DESPITE NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH THEM. I RETURNED THE CAR TO BILL KNIGHT FORD/JAGUAR TULSA IN MARCH 2009 AND LEASED A 2009 JAGUAR XK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, THE RPM'S DRAMATICALLY INCREASE, BUT THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT IT FROM MOVING. THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN AND THERE WAS NO CURRENT REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,390. UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN THE INCIDENT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. UPDATED 03/26/09.*JB

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW JAGUAR XKR CONVERTIBLE FROM MY LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER ON 1ST AUGUST 2007. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, WHILST DRIVING ON THE MOTORWAY I ACCELERATED TO OVERTAKE A CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE. WHEN I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FAST. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR MOMENTARILY APPEARED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE SHEER POWER OF THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO MAKE THE CAR GO FASTER. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE CAR, WAS TO PUT THE GEARSTICK INTO PARK AND PRESS THE START/STOP BUTTON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERS AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THE LAST TIME WAS ON 16TH JANUARY 2008 WHICH WAS THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALERS AND THAT IS WHERE IT REMAINS SOME 10 MONTHS LATER .I HAVE 3 WITNESSES INCLUDING MY WIFE AND A TRAFFIC COP WHO WERE BOTH IN THE CAR ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAD A MEETING WITH JAGUAR CARS UK AND THE DEALERS BACK IN AUGUST, BUT THEY FAILED TO PROVE ANYTHING. A COURT CASE IS ARRANGED FOR 7TH AND 8TH JANUARY 2009. *TR

TRANSFER CASE BURNOUT HAD INTERNAL MANUFACTURE DEFECTS. TEMPERATURE COOLANT SENSOR OVER HEATED AND COMPLETELY MELTED, CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT. DRIVERSIDE DOOR PANEL CLIPS DETORIATED. DIMMER LIGHT KNOB HAD 2 REPLACEMENTS AND CONTINUED TO BRAKE. CAR WENT FOR SERVICING, CAR WAS FINE BEFORE SERVICING, CAR CAME BACK FROM DEALERSHIP WITH BREAK PAD AND ROTOR PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ORIGINAL CAR BREAK PADS WITH FAULTY PADS TO DAMAGE ROTORS AND HAVE ME AS A CUSTOMER PAY FOR A SERVICE THAT IS NOT WARRANTED. CAR ALSO CAME BACK FROM DEALERSHIP WITH AN ENGINE TICK AND TIRE GRINDING SOUND THAT IT NEVER HAD, DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT'S NORMAL TO GET OUT OF ENGINE INSPECTION WHEN THESE SOUNDS ARE NEW SOUNDS THAT HAD NEVER EXISTED. GAS CAP FILLER CAME CRACKED AT TIME OF PURCHASE, CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR THAT REPLACEMENT, CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH THIS DEFECT EXISTING AT TIME OF PURCHASE. CAR LEATHER SEATS ARE DETERIORATING, FADING, PEELING, CHIPPING AND CRACKING. PASSENGER SIDE VISOR SNAPPED OFF. DRIVING TRACTION STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WITH OUT BEING SWITCHED ON. CAR FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO SHOCKS, CAR RIDES OVER SMALL RODE BUMP AND FEELS LIKE IT RAN INTO A BIG WHOLE IN THE RODE, WHEN PAVEMENT IS COMPLETELY SMOOTH, DEALER SAYS SHOCKS ARE FINE, BUT THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THIS EFFECT UNTIL IT CAME OUT OF SERVICE FOR THE DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 19 MONTHS. HAD ALL 4 TIRES BLOW OUT, REPLACED IT IN LESS THEN ONE YEAR, THEN HAD TWO MORE REPLACED FOR THREAD ISSUE. DUE TO THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT , HAD LEFT FENDER INCIDENT AND RIGHT FENDER INCIDENT. ON THE LEFT INCIDENT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED PUSHING ME TO THE LEFT, THE OTHER CAR SAW ME COMING IN TO HER WHEN , I COULDN'T STOP IT FROM PUSHING IT'S SELF MORE TO THE LEFT. I REPORTED THIS TO MY INSURANCE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. SO I WAS BLAMED FOR THIS INCIDENT. AFTER THAT I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY GAVE ME AN ALIGNMENT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR THE TIRES AND THE INCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED. THEY TOLD ME THERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES. THE RIGHT FENDER INCIDENT WAS THE SAME THING. THE DRIVER SAW THAT I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WITH MY RIGHT BLINKER ON, CAR STARTED SWERVING MORE TO THE RIGHT AND WE BOTH HIT EACH OTHER. COPS CAME AND TOLD US BOTH THAT HE WOULDN'T FILE IT AS AN ACCIDENT, THAT WE BOTH HAD TO REPORT IT TO OUR INSURANCE. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE NEVER POSTED AS ACCIDENTS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT NO ONE WANTS TO HELP ME. NOT MY INSURANCE NOT THE DEALER. I HAVE BEEN SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR , IT'S A 2007 CAR . I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DEALER, BUT THERE TELLING ME I NEED TO BE REALISTIC, HOW MORE REALISTIC CAN I GET. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE I NEED TO GET TO WORK. *TR