Jaguar Sovereign 1990

Model Sovereign made in 1990 by Jaguar got 9 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to service brakes, hydraulic and structure. There were some recalls concerningseat belts and service brakes, hydraulic.

Sovereign year 1990

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Model 1990

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
SEAT BELTS
93V179000	JAGUAR MOTORS, INC.	from 10/01/1987	V (Vehicle)	52102	02/21/1994	ODI	JAGUAR CARS LTD	11/01/1993	11/16/1993
Defect Summary	The normal lockup function of the automatic (passive) belt reel can cause the belt motor winch assembly to lockup such that the passive belt system will not deploy/function or gets stuck at various points along the track causing the kinking or breaking of its cable or detachment of the tongue.
Consequence Summary	If this occurs the occupants of the vehicle cannot usethe safety belts, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a sudden stopor accident.
Corrective Summary	Jaguar will repair the passive belt system if this problem occurs or has occurred. jaguar will notify owners of the existence of a lifetime warranty on components of the automatic (passive) belt system.
Notes	System: interior systems; passive restraints; belts.vehicle description: sedan and coupe passenger vehicles.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and freeof charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, pleasecontact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safetyhotline at 1-800-424-9393.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER
89V235000	JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.	from 05/01/1989 to 08/01/1989	V (Vehicle)	1284		ODI	JAGUAR CARS LTD	12/26/1989	01/04/1990
Defect Summary	Head of rear caliper fixing bolt could break off, leaving only bolt shank in place.
Consequence Summary	The break in the rear brake caliper fixing bolt couldresult in an increase in stopping distances, and could cause an accident.
Corrective Summary	Manufacturer will replace defective bolt.
Notes	System: rear caliper bolt.vehicle category: pasenger cars.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK
05/01/2000		1	01/01/1993
	May 2000 my wife was driving home in her 1990 jaguar sovereign - the brakes failed completely as she was pulling into the driveway. luckily, she had just pulled in and was going very slowly and managed to stop the car with the hand brake before reaching the garage door. had this occurred in traffic, she could/would have been killed, along with others and major property damage. i have never heard of a complete failure of braking with no warning symptons. this is obviously a design defect - complete braking (a safety-critical item) should never be lost due to a routine part failure unless combined abnormal environments being present. upon having the car towed to rosenthal jaguar in tysons corner, virginia, i was told that the abs pump and switch needed to be replaced @ cost = $2,800. the dealer had his technicians drive the car and were able to recreate the problem, narrowly missing a bad situation themselves during their road tests. the service manager poc is ken smith, 703-893-1700. he indicated that never before had one of these abs systems failed completely, and advised me to contact jaguar customer assistance for help in funding the repair. i contacted kerri roselli 800-452-4827, option 3, ext. 8089. she checked but told me there was never a recall and it was not jaguar's problem - which i find an amazing conclusion, since this is a safety problem that should never have developed. checking with independent mechanics, i was told that this abs problem has been observed before in other jaguars, although not necessarily this catastrophically, and that they felt that a recall should have been issued but never was. they expressed surprise that jaguar would not offer to assist with the repair. i feel that you should investigate this - i suggest you start by calling the ken smith @ rosenthal jaguar 703-893-1700. even inexpensive cars perform beter than this expensive jaguar. jaguar needs to accept responsibility for safety-related defects like this. *
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS

	Employee thought there was ball joint promblem and it turned out to be structural failure rust onto the front cross member. upon using a screw driver to inspect an area of loose powder coating, the screw driver easily walked through the metal area.
TIRES
06/26/2011	49850
	Non-road hazard tire failure of a 205x70xr15 cooper mastercraft sensys 01 tire. while driving at 75mph on i-10 near tonapah, az the right front tire suddenly exploded with a loud bang. we got off of i-10 a few feet and put the spare on . the tire was totally destroyed in one small area. these tires are almost new with 10/32nds tread depth and no visible damage before the incident. tire pressures were checked before the trip at 35psi front and 33psi rear. please look into this dangerous situation.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
06/05/1996
	Vehicle put in reverse, suddenly flew backwards, tried to put brakes on, brakes failed, slammed it into drive, crashed into bmw & pushed it through a house. *ak