| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002091285 | Incident Date: Jan, 09 2002 |
| Consumer's City: NEW ORLEANS | Consumer's State: LA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd. |
| Model Name: JAGUAR | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:driveshaft |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SAJEB51C02W | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driveshaft causes a "howling" noise, like a wet finger around a wine glass, in the first 5 minutes of driving from a cold start. the noise is dependent on ambient temperature (less than 40f) and the car must be traveling between 55-65 mph. i have contacted jaguar customer relations, who denied knowledge of the problem. my service department also denied knowledge, but offered to replace the driveshaft. i have been collecting names of others experiencing this same problem from 2 internet discussion groups. some of these people have had their driveshafts replaced 3-5 times, without success. several owners have been told the noise is caused by bearings in the driveshaft that are off-center. my concern is premature failure of the driveshaft under speed, or worse, a fire from friction of high speed rotation of the driveshaft. this noise cannot be duplicated at will because of the dependence on ambient temperature.*ak |
