MASSIVE Failure. Loss of Power. Error Messages
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MASSIVE Failure. Loss of Power. Error Messages
Hey guys,
some of you may remember me posting about some very weird error messages my car gave me (
) about a month ago.
San Diego Jaguar spent about a week inspecting my car and found nothing. Seriously.
However, yesterday things have gotten a lot worse. As I was driving (passing someone, actually), all of a sudden I have lost power, the engine was idling with no power coming through the wheels. Luckily I was able to safely pull over, wait and restart the car. At that point I took this video
As I drove on, carefully and was about to exit the freeway, I lost the power AGAIN. This time I took a more detailed video:
Both times when I stopped and tried putting the transmission in park, the car made a pretty nasty noise and jerked a bit. Waiting for the tow truck to take the car to the dealership now.
It's a 2016 F Type R with about 12400 miles on it. 0 mods. Any thoughts? Suggestions? Definitely feels like a lemon. And a dangerous one...
some of you may remember me posting about some very weird error messages my car gave me (
San Diego Jaguar spent about a week inspecting my car and found nothing. Seriously.
However, yesterday things have gotten a lot worse. As I was driving (passing someone, actually), all of a sudden I have lost power, the engine was idling with no power coming through the wheels. Luckily I was able to safely pull over, wait and restart the car. At that point I took this video
As I drove on, carefully and was about to exit the freeway, I lost the power AGAIN. This time I took a more detailed video:
Both times when I stopped and tried putting the transmission in park, the car made a pretty nasty noise and jerked a bit. Waiting for the tow truck to take the car to the dealership now.
It's a 2016 F Type R with about 12400 miles on it. 0 mods. Any thoughts? Suggestions? Definitely feels like a lemon. And a dangerous one...
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Paolo's Auto Service in San Marcos, CA has the diagnostic equipment for the newer Jags. Jaguar Carlsbad sends cars to him to check if they cannot diagnose. Paolo is a great guy and very fair. You could call and talk to him about the issue and get his opinion on it. Of course if he does the work, you would be charged the shops hourly rate vs warranty work with JLR.
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This is why I like warranties. Glad you're safe. That needs to go to the dealer and stay there until the car is no longer a safety issue. The videos should help. Escalate to JLR headquarters if they try to send it back to you without a proper disgnosis and solution. There should be plenty of trouble codes. I have a reader that reads all JLR systems... unfortunately I am on the east coast.
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UPDATE:
The car was towed to Jaguar San Diego. Jeremy, the service manager said that there are no active CEL codes, but promised to get to the bottom of this. Not holding my breath, since last time they could not figure out anything.
However, a glitch that simply required a restart (the September 5th accident) and complete loss of power on the freeway are two very different things.
I'll obviously insist they DO figure out what has been causing this, since it's a safety issue, but I'll have my lawyer (who helped me sue VW USA back in the day) on speed dial...
The car was towed to Jaguar San Diego. Jeremy, the service manager said that there are no active CEL codes, but promised to get to the bottom of this. Not holding my breath, since last time they could not figure out anything.
However, a glitch that simply required a restart (the September 5th accident) and complete loss of power on the freeway are two very different things.
I'll obviously insist they DO figure out what has been causing this, since it's a safety issue, but I'll have my lawyer (who helped me sue VW USA back in the day) on speed dial...
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Did they by any remote chance check the condition and charge level of the battery? 'Low voltage' would indicate a failing battery. As stated before, the battery MUST have a minimum of 12.5 volts across the terminals with the ignition off for the vehicle to perform correctly.
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I spoke to the service advisor, Jeremy about that. They don't seem to mind too much, considering how severe, dangerous and frankly weird the problems are.
Having said that, it'll be tough to let go of the Shaguar. I'd want to get another F Type R for sure.
Having said that, it'll be tough to let go of the Shaguar. I'd want to get another F Type R for sure.
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