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Jaguar X-type Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | May 17, 2012
Reported on May 17, 2012
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AS HE SWERVED, HE ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A TREE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BUST. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED AND FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED0 06/26/12 *BF UPDATED 06/27/17*JB UPDATED 07/05/12.*JB | |
| Make: | Jaguar |
| Model: | X-type |
| Manufactured by: | JAGUAR CARS LTD |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CORAL GABLES FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | SAJEA51D53X |
| Mileage: | 8000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | AWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | THE COLLECTION CORAL GABLES FL 33146 |
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