What 6 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Jaguar F-type Convertible

The headliner of the car completely separated from the vehicle. If this happened during driving it would have prevented seeing the road. When presented with the issue the local Jaguar dealer indicated they have had other cars suffer the same issue. It is a known defect that Jaguar has not notified or recalled the vehicle.

NHTSA ODI 11514548

Sudden loss of coolant while driving, without any prior warning lights. In my opinion that is unacceptable in a car with a little over 30k miles. F-Type forums all over the world would indicate this is a relatively common issue with some of the pipes under the supercharger being the suspected issue. Enough of an issue that I believe Jaguar redesigned those parts for newer model years, however there is no TSB for older cars at the moment. The current "solution" is owners updating the part themselves or having a shop/dealer replace the whole cooling system at owner's expense after there's a failure. Luckily this happened to me at low speed, but dropping all the coolant onto the road could be dangerous at highway speeds. I suppose there'd also be a risk of burns if it happened with the convertible top down and coolant came up the windshield into the car. Signed, An Automotive Engineer who's seen recalls for less

NHTSA ODI 11484021

MOST ALL INTERNAL BUTTONS AND SWITCHES INCLUDING THE STEERING WHEEL, DASH AND DOOR SWITCHES ARE FAILING. SWITCHES AND BUTTONS ALMOST FEEL LIKE THEY ARE MELTING. THE STICKY RESIDUE MAKES THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS UNRELIABLE INCLUDING TURNING ON/OFF THE VEHICLE, SAFETY WARNING SYSTEMS, WINDOWS, CRUISE CONTROL, LANE ASSIST, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, THE GOEY BUTTONS ON THE CENTER CONSOLE CREATE THE SAME CONCERN FOR OTHER CRITICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS AND JAGUAR HAS NOT OFFERED A REASONABLE REMEDY. ONE OWNER WHO HAD THESE SAME CONCERNS WAS QUOTED $9,000 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY SWITCHES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JAGUAR F-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STICKY RESIDUE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND NEAR THE CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH AFFECTED THE ABILITY TO USE THE FUNCTION CONTROL BUTTONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT JAGUAR HONOLULU (888 KAPIOLANI BLVD, HONOLULU, HI 96813, (808) 592-5108) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER PROVIDED A 9-PAGE EXTENSIVE ESTIMATE AND INDICATED THAT THE TITLE WAS SALVAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT A WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500.

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CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE IN TOLL BOOTH. WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE KEY EVERYTHING WENT BLACK ON DASH. COULD NOT GET OUT OF CAR DUE TO TOLL BARRIERS. THEN ABOUT 30 SEC LATER MESSAGE CAME ON DASH THAT NEEDED TO MOVE KEY FOB CLOSER - I DO NOT REMEMBER EXACT WORDING. I TOOK KEY OUT OF MY RIGHT FRONT POCKET AND WAVE IT OVER START BUTTON. WAS ABLE TO THEN START CAR. WHILE DRIVING HOME PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR CAME ON AND REMAINED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME UNTIL I GOT HOME (ABOUT 40 MINUTE DRIVE. THERE WAS AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

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DRIVING CAR ON STREET AT ABOUT 45 MPH. SUDDENLY CAR JERKED AND STALLED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. SMOKE CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT INITIALLY THEN ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND MELTED BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED.

NHTSA ODI 10824603