NHTSA Complaint #10261359 — 2006 JAGUAR S-TYPE

2006 S TYPE JAGUAR. IN FEBRUARY 2008, I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR WARRANTY WORK PERFORMED. THE REASON WAS DUE TO A 'RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE ERROR' LIGHT. THEY DEALER WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT VIA THE REPLACEMENT OF A NEW COIL. THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT MY VEHICLE ENTERED RESTRICTIVE PERFORMANCE ANYTIME I WOULD ATTEMPT TO PASS ANY VEHICLE ON STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND WOULD HAVE TO ACCELERATE TO 80 MILES AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO 'RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE' AND DROP MY SPEED UNTIL I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CLEARLY, A DANGEROUS SCENARIO. IN DECEMBER OF 08, THE ISSUE RETURNED. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AS IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY OF THE ERROR CODES RELATED TO THE RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE ' THE SAME CASE AS LAST YEAR. I HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ISSUE RESURFACED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS 2 TRACTOR TRAILERS AND ONCE AGAIN, ACCELERATED TO NEARLY 80 AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE. I HAD AN ANGRY TRUCKER TAILGATING UNTIL I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD GOING LESS THAN 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY FOOT PRESSED TO THE FLOOR OF THE ACCELERATOR. DUE TO THE RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE ISSUE, THAT WAS THE FASTEST I COULD GO AND MY SPEED CONTINUED TO DROP. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SERVICE NEARLY THREE WEEKS AGO. SERVICE HAS STATED THEY ARE WORKING W/JAGUAR. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO AGAIN RECREATE THE SCENARIO IN A SAME MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR VEHICLE ON THEIR LOT. I WAS TOLD SERVICE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS NORMAL ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE. FRANKLY, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT JAGUAR WOULD MANUFACTURE A VEHICLE WITH A FLAW THAT COULD BE FATAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE BACK AND NO REAL RESOLUTION WILL HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK BECAUSE JAGUAR AND THE SERVICE DEPT CAN NOT FIX THE ISSUE. *TR