NHTSA Complaint #10925269 — 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE

2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE R FUEL TANK RECALL FUEL TANK HAS LARGE EVAP LEAK, HAD TO REMOVE FUEL TANK TO FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS DURING A SMOKE TEST. FUEL TANK HAD BEEN REPLACED DURING A RECALL IN 2007, NOW THAT TANK HAS A LARGE CRACK ON ONE OF THE FUEL MODULES ON TOP OF TANK THE NOT ONLY LEAKS FUEL/VAPORS BUT ALSO ILLUMINATES "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT". JAGUAR SAYS THEY HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL AND IS NOW A REPLACEMENT AT OWNERS EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH JAGUAR ISSUED TECHNICAL BULLETIN R176NAS5 ON AUG. 18, 2014 THAT RE-IDENTIFIES THIS ISSUE AND ASSIGNS A NEW FUEL TANK CONVERSION KIT TO FIX THE BAND-AID THAT WAS DONE IN 2007. THIS FAULT CAUSES STATE INSPECTION FAILURE THUS UNABLE TO REGISTER VEHICLE RENDERING VEHICLE USELESS NOT TO MENTION UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH A FUEL/VAPOR LEAK CONSTANTLY PRESENT. ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE TANKS USED DURING THE INITIAL RECALL 06V4180000 DATE 10-31-2006 SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS THIS CONVERSION KIT IS QUITE COSTLY.