NHTSA Complaint #10690993 — 2010 JAGUAR XF

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL OF ENGINE COOLANT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A WATER PUMP FAILURE. FROM INFORMATION WE GATHERED, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE WHICH THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE AND HAS DONE MAY REPLACEMENTS WITH A REDESIGNED PART. THE POOR DESIGN AND QUALITY OF THIS PART CAUSES CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE JAGUAR NORTH AMERICA HAS RELEASED SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OF THIS ISSUE, THEY HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. DATE: 06-01-2013 TSB#TT002-13 KEEPING THE COOLING SYSTEM FREE OF DEBRIS AND CORROSION TO PREVENT PREMATURE WATER PUMP FAILURE DATE: DEC 2012 TSB#JTB00278 COOLING SYSTEM - WATER PUMP LEAK HTTP://WWW.CBC.CA/NEWS/CANADA/BMW-S-MINI-COOPERS-LABELLED-JUNK-AS-OWNER-HIT-WITH-10K-ENGINE-REPAIRS-1.2948855