NHTSA Complaint #10537283 — 2000 JAGUAR XJR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 5 LANE FREEWAY AT 65MPH WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING I LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO COAST AT 15MPH. WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT BOTH THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD FAILED. THEY REVIEWED THE COMPUTER FAULT WARNINGS TO CONFIRM THAT NO WARNING WAS EVER REGISTERED BY THE SYSTEM. A TOTAL BATTERY FAILURE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AFTER A NORMAL START IS ODD AND NO WARNING IS INEXCUSABLE, AS IS THE TOTAL ALTERNATOR FAILURE WITHOUT SYSTEM NOTIFICATION. *TR