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Sudden loss of coolant while driving, without any prior warning lights. In my opinion that is unacceptable in a car with a little over 30k miles. F-Type forums all over the world would indicate this is a relatively common issue with some of the pipes under the supercharger being the suspected issue. Enough of an issue that I believe Jaguar redesigned those parts for newer model years, however there is no TSB for older cars at the moment. The current "solution" is owners updating the part themselves or having a shop/dealer replace the whole cooling system at owner's expense after there's a failure. Luckily this happened to me at low speed, but dropping all the coolant onto the road could be dangerous at highway speeds. I suppose there'd also be a risk of burns if it happened with the convertible top down and coolant came up the windshield into the car. Signed, An Automotive Engineer who's seen recalls for less
Car shut down while in toll booth. Would not recognize key everything went black on dash. Could not get out of car due to toll barriers. Then about 30 sec later message came on dash that needed to move key fob closer - I do not remember exact wording. I took key out of my right front pocket and wave it over start button. Was able to then start car. While driving home passenger air bag warning sensor came on and remained on the remainder of the time until I got home (about 40 minute drive. There was an adult in the passenger seat.
Driving car on street at about 45 mph. Suddenly car jerked and stalled. I immediately pulled over. Smoke came from engine compartment initially then engine caught fire. Entire front of car engulfed in flames and melted before fire department arrived.
- Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Sarasota, FL, USA