The 2000 Jaguar S-Type has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 44,158 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 178 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SUSPENSION00V3590022000-11-0638,681 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS WHEN THEY WERE ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS.
Consequence
IF THE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED, THEY CAN LOOSEN AND ULTIMATELY, RESULT IN FRACTURE OF THE BALL JOINT STUD. IF THE BALL JOINT FRACTURES, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE ON THE TWO BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS. VEHICLES WITH LOOSE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS WILL EITHER HAVE THE FASTENERS TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION, OR IF NECESSARY, THE BALL JOINTS WILL BE REPLACED.
SEAT BELTS00V2280042000-08-255,477 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND CHANGE, IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
25
2crashes
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
15
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
1crashes1fires2injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
7
1injuries
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
7
1injuries
POWER TRAIN
6
SUSPENSION
6
AIR BAGS
5
2crashes2injuries
Total complaints178
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was backing out of the post office downtown evansville indiana on e sycamore street when I heard a thud and my right front tire was leaning in and front bumper on ground the ball joint broke causing my upper control arm to snap. The cops impounded it it's at tristate towing in evansville indiana”
“The whole upper control arm came off due to the recall on the right upper suspension in the front...I reported this when it happened may 2022 and no response or help from the jaguar company by that time I could not afford to get it out of impound because I was in the parking lot of the government…”
“The whole upper control arm came off due to the recall on the right upper suspension in the front...I reported this when it happened may 2022 and no response or help from the jaguar company by that time I could not afford to get it out of impound because I was in the parking lot of the government…”
“The car just crossed the 100,000 mile mark and I put gas in, car was on empty and turned off, and after about seven gallons of gas, gas started coming out from under the car. I read about the same problem ( safety recall # 06v418000) in the 2005 jaguar s type, that seems to be exactly what this…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jaguar s-type. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 15 mph independently. The contact pulled the vehicle over and turned off the engine. Once restarted, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to two independent…”
“Code p1383 variable cam timing over retarded bank1 p possible causes cam timing improperly set continuos oil flow to the vct piston chamber vtc solenoid valve stuck. I have the engine light on ,and my carr drive wires I took my carr to get check and tech notes there is a factory service bulletin…”
“Code p1383 variable cam timing over retarded bank1 p possible causes cam timing improperly set continuos oil flow to the vct piston chamber vtc solenoid valve stuck. I have the engine light on ,and my carr drive wires I took my carr to get check and tech notes there is a factory service bulletin…”
“Code p1383 variable cam timing over retarded bank1 p possible causes cam timing improperly set continuos oil flow to the vct piston chamber vtc solenoid valve stuck. I have the engine light on ,and my carr drive wires I took my carr to get check and tech notes there is a factory service bulletin…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Jaguar S-Type as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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