NHTSA Complaint #10324541 — 2004 JAGUAR S-TYPE

ON 10/03/09 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY (HAD DRIVEN APPROX 150 MILES) AT SPEED OF 65 MPH MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. I PAID TO TOW VEHICLE TO MY HOME AUTHORIZED DEALER. FOUND THAT FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP HAD BLOWN. MILEAGE WAS 35,896. AGAIN ON 03/21/10 WHILE DRIVING APPROX 60 MPH ON I-695 (HAD DRIVEN APPROX 160 MILES) MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. MILEAGE WAS 37360.TOWED VEHICLE TO SAME AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO FOUND THAT FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP HAD BLOWN. BETWEEN THE FIRST FAILURE AND THE SECOND FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONLY 1464 MILES.BOTH TIMES I WAS ON HIGH SPEED ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NEARLY HIT IN READ TRYING TO GET OFF ROADWAY. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE FOR BLOWN FUSE AND SUGGESTED THAT REMOVE GASOLINE TANK TO CHECK WIRING BUT ONLY IF I PAY FOR IT. I THINK DEALER SHOULD INVESTIGATE IT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IF THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IS DEPENDENT ON THE FUSE ONE WOULD EXPECT THAT THE FUSE NOT BLOW WHILE ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. THUS, THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. JAGUAR SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT ON A TRIP OF ANY DISTANCE. IT SEEMS THAT THE FUSE BLOWS AFTER DRIVING A DISTANCE AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR