Problem with touch sensitive map light.
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Problem with touch sensitive map light.
My overhead dome light, or "map light" comes on intermittently without touching it. Apparently this is a design issue and a know problem. Jaguar has a bulletin on it but not a recall. This bulletin requires the dealer to fix the issues by cleaning the inside contacts. While in warranty, I took my car in twice for this issue. The cleaning the internal parts only temporary fixes the issues. The issue is now back and I'm out of warranty. Unfortunately, the service manager at the dealer is unwilling to to replace the light, a $1,000 bill for parts and labor.
I feel this is unfair. I am not asking them a favor as in fixing a problem that I have incurred out of warranty. But to fix a problem that they failed to do from while I was in warranty.
This is annoying. I do like the new Cadillac 2013 XTS. And before I play $1K on something like this I wound likely trade it in. But I do like my '09 SC and would probably prefer to keep it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any helpful insight.
I feel this is unfair. I am not asking them a favor as in fixing a problem that I have incurred out of warranty. But to fix a problem that they failed to do from while I was in warranty.
This is annoying. I do like the new Cadillac 2013 XTS. And before I play $1K on something like this I wound likely trade it in. But I do like my '09 SC and would probably prefer to keep it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any helpful insight.
Last edited by TheLegend; 12-12-2012 at 06:53 AM.
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They should fix the problem. It's because they refused to fix it, that's why the light is still broken. Speak to the manager there or Jaguar USA. If you have facebook, go on there start complaining till it's fixed.
In terms of trading the car in, i wouldn't' do it. You are avoiding a problem that will chase you regardless of what car you buy.
I recommend buying extended warranty for your car. You can extended to 8 years and 100,000 miles through Jaguar. I believe it's about $3,500. Well worth it.
In terms of trading the car in, i wouldn't' do it. You are avoiding a problem that will chase you regardless of what car you buy.
I recommend buying extended warranty for your car. You can extended to 8 years and 100,000 miles through Jaguar. I believe it's about $3,500. Well worth it.
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we do, matter of fact we preorder them if it does it again and the customer calls to say its doing it again and we've already done the bulletin. That way we can change them out in 10 minutes while they wait. Maybe this is why we're a "pride of jaguar" dealer several years running i would be curious as to the wording and what was done on each of those 2 repairs. ie they might have repeated repair and NO CHARGED it to warranty. We have occassionally mistakenly not seen the bulletin done and repeated it only to be denied payment from jaguar on the repair. This would be a line of possible recourse, youll have to see
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Intermittent map/dome light
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