2005 Jaguar S-Type problems
Owners have filed 110 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Jaguar S-Type. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 44% of complaints. After that come brakes (17%) and air bags (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 110 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 84 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 84 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 64,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 83,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Jaguar S-Type with enough data (36 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving a jaguar rental car from hertz we were broad sided on the passenger side by a limousine running a red light. The force of the impact pushed our car into an SUV in the turn lane before our car landed on the median. The car was totaled. The airbag indicator light appeared in the panel, however, no front or side airbags deployed. Passenger sustained a head injury due to the accident, hitting the window and door frame during the collision. Why didn't the airbags deploy?
When applying the brake pedal, the car accellerated and continued to accellerate, for approximately 30 feet, until hitting one cement firewall broadside on the driver's side of the vehicle and then going through another cement firewall after hitting it head on.
I was driving on an internal road ~45MPH, not accelerating , just maintaining speed. The engine basically shut down, and I had to pull onto the shoulder. The car was barely moving even though the accelerator was depressed to the floor, engine light on, as well as "engine systems fault, parkbrake fault, dsc not available" message showing up on the dash. I restarted the car but now the battery light came on in addition to the other issues mentioned before and the car battery drained out completely and went limp.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jaguar s-type. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank and onto the rear seat. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic where the failure was confirmed. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign I.d. Number: 06v418000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) and called the manufacturer. The manufacturer advised that due to the VIN number, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 83,000.