Jaguar S-Type 2004 - automatic transmission

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Thu 14 Sep 2017 19:13
Jaguar S-Type 2004 - automatic transmission - may

My car suddenly lost power when I was driving. The rev needle was rising high when I reached 20mph! No warning light was shown! I only have 33.500 on the clock. I've had the car from new! Would a warning light come on if the gearbox was failing?

I'm a lady age 84 so not experienced in mechanics!

Regards May

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Thu 14 Sep 2017 20:27
Jaguar S-Type 2004 - automatic transmission - SLO76
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Edited by SLO76 on 14/09/2017 at 20:28

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Thu 14 Sep 2017 20:48
Jaguar S-Type 2004 - automatic transmission - elekie&a/c doctor

First thing to do with any auto transmission fault,is to get the fluid level.and quality checked.Not something you can do yourself.Take it to a Jag or auto trans specialist..

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Tue 19 Sep 2017 01:31
Jaguar S-Type 2004 - automatic transmission - may

First thing to do with any auto transmission fault,is to get the fluid level.and quality checked.Not something you can do yourself.Take it to a Jag or auto trans specialist..

The AA called to my house, he said the brake pedal was going down on its own. Suspects faulty brake servo.

The car will be taken to an aa recommended garage tomorrow.

Is this expensive?

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Tue 19 Sep 2017 10:35
Jaguar S-Type 2004 - automatic transmission - John F

Is this expensive?

Please answer my questions first. Then I'll consider this one. (but short answer is 'yes').

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Thu 14 Sep 2017 22:32
Jaguar S-Type 2004 - automatic transmission - hardway

Get it scanned by some one who actually knows what they're doing.

Preferably Jag experience.

The gear box can actually be interogated with the right scanner.

And if you've had it from new then I'm guessing you have a reliable mechanic for any work.

Give them a call and ask if they have gearbox diagnostic sofware.

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Fri 15 Sep 2017 11:03
Jaguar S-Type 2004 - automatic transmission - John F

My car suddenly lost power when I was driving. The rev needle was rising high when I reached 20mph! No warning light was shown! I only have 33.500 on the clock.

What happened next? Was power regained? I think it unlikely that the best bit of complex engineering in this car (the ZF gearbox) is faulty. Could you have inadvertently knocked the gear lever from D to N? Also, the cable assembly from the gear lever to the gear box can develop problems.

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