Consumer Complaint Detail

JAGUAR / JAGUAR / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001082003 Incident Date: Oct, 10 2001
Consumer's City: GREENVILLE Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Model Name: JAGUAR Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SAJKX6747TC Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 14 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Accelerator stuck at an intersection while my wife was driving. she was unable to move the car and called me on her cell phone. i told her to stomp the pedal to rock it loose. this is s safety concern. it happened be fore with me while the car was still in warranty. the dealer fixed it. now that the warrenty expired, the dealer/ manufacturer said it is a maintenace problem and i have to pay for the repair. they also said it will happen every 10,000 miles. the problem, they said is caused by a carbon buid up and occurs in all automobiles. it seems to me that it is a defect that must be corrected.*ak