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Jaguar Xf Power Train Safety Report | Oct 18, 2012
Reported on Oct 18, 2012
| BEGAN NOTICING A SMALL WHINE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL, MORE OBVIOUS AT LOW SPEED. LEVEL OF NOISE INCREASED RAPIDLY. CALLED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT 10/22/12 SAW THEM THAT DAY AND THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. CALLED JAGUAR FOR AUTHORIZATION. NOTIFIED BY JAGUAR ON 10/23/12 FULL AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL. DEALER ADVISES AN ANTICIPATED TWO DAY DELIVERY TIME FOR REPLACEMENT. NOTE: COMPLETELY SATISFIED THAT THE DEALER WAS HELPFUL IN SUCH RAPID AUTHORIZATION AND TURN AROUND OF REPLACEMENT PARTS.MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT USUALLY A DIFF. FLUID ANALYSIS AND OTHER REMEDIES ARE SUGGESTED PRIOR TO A MAJOR COMPONENT REPLACEMENT. I ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THE CAR BACK FRIDAY THE 26TH, OR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THEY ALSO NOTIFIED ME OF A TAIL LIGHT RECALL WHICH HAD NOT BEEN DONE, WHICH I HAD NOT BEEN ADVISED OF BY JAGUAR. *TR | |
| Make: | Jaguar |
| Model: | Xf |
| Manufactured by: | JAGUAR CARS LTD |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CONCORD NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | SAJWA06B49H |
| Mileage: | 14700 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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