NHTSA Complaint #10233191 — 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE

COMMENT: MY WIFE HAS A 2000 JAG STYPE V8 4.0 THAT WE PURCHASED APROX 4 YRS AGO, BUT NOT FROM A JAG DEALER. THE CONNECTING ROD IN THE MOTOR WENT & A FEW MONTHS AGO I GOT A USED MOTOR TO REPLACE THAT ONE & TOOK IT ALL APART & REALIZED THAT THE SAME THING WAS WRONG WITH THAT ONE ALSO. THE #6 CYLINDERS & THE #1 WERE BOTH BAD. SO I GOT ANOTHER USED MOTOR & COULDN'T BELIEVE IT BUT THE EXACT SAME THING WAS WRONG WITH THAT ONE TOO. I CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS A REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF HE COULD GET ME A DEAL ON A NEW MOTOR & HE SAID THAT HE JUST HAD A JAG SAME YEAR MAKE & MODEL COME INTO THE SHOP WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. (NOW THAT'S 4 MOTORS WITHIN 10 MIN OF MY HOUSE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE.) I STARTED THINKING THAT MAYBE THERE WAS SOME KIND OF RECALL OR DEFECT WITH IT. I WENT TO A JAG DEALER TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT IT, & B/C I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE CAR FROM A JAG DEALER I PURCHASE IT PREOWNED THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME & THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN ENGINE RECALLS THAT THEY KNEW OF. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN, THIS IS MY WIFE'S ONLY VEHICLE, & WE JUST CAN NOT AFFORD A BRAND NEW MOTOR FOR THIS CAR. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR ISSUES WITH IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. I ALSO SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET & THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM & JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WELL, THANK YOU. *TR