NHTSA Complaint #10121823 — 2005 JAGUAR X-TYPE

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE. LAST WEEK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE INEXPLICABLY WENT FLAT. THE FLAT WAS REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW CONTINENTAL TIRE. A DAY AFTER THAT REPLACEMENT, I CHECKED THE PRESSURE. THE VALVE ON THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE .. I WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED IT UNTIL I REMOVED THE CAP TO CHECK THE PRESSURE AND HEARD AIR ESCAPING. THE OTHER TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM MAINTAINING AIR PRESSURE. I TOLD THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TIRE AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS CAN'T BE SINCE THE TIRE LOST PRESSURE ONLY AFTER PLACING AIR IN IT A DAY OR SO PRIOR. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD. YET. I HAVE HAD TO PLACE AIR IN THE FRONT TIRES BEFORE I GO ANYWHERE. IT IS NOW AT A POINT WHERE I HAVE TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE USING THE CAR. I DROVE A MERCEDES FOR 13 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ONE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. BEFORE THAT A TOYOTA FOR 5 YEARS AND AGAIN NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY LOSING PRESSURE. THIS IS THE 2ND X TYPE I HAVE HAD. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THAT VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS A NAIL HOLE. YET, N AFTER THAT ALLEGED HOLE WAS REPAIRED I HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I WROTE IT OFF AS A SERVICE PROBLEM. HAD I REALIZED THAT THIS TIRE PROBLEM WAS MORE THAN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT ON ONE VEHICLE LI WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD LEASED THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. WHEN I REVIEWED THIS WEBSITE AS TO COMPLAINTS I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ALMOST 15 COMPLAINTS SINCE 2002 OF TIRES DEFLATING AND BLOWOUTS. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS FATALITY.