Seating five, the four-door sedan came in two versions, with two different engines. The 3.0 sedan used a 3.0-liter V6, derived from a Ford design. The S-Type 4.0 held a 4.0-liter Jaguar V8. Both engines drove a Ford/Jaguar five-speed automatic transmission. Lincoln’s LS used its own versions of each engine. Automatic transmission. 30,000 miles. - while driving the 2002 Jaguar S type with 30000 failure and current mileage at 40 mph and accelerating up a hill the vehicle began to unexpectedly lose My '00 Jaguar S-Type story. I purchased it in '07 with about 55,000 miles. It immediately had transmission problems. It would slip constantly, the "Gear Box Fault" warning displayed, and once I put it in Reverse, and it drove forward. Fortunately, the dealership rebuilt the entire tranny (or so they say), free of charge. S-Type. tritr2 (tritr2) August 8, 2007, 4:19pm 1. I’m working on a friends 2000 S-type 4.0L. She has been having. problems shifting out of park. This seems to occur most frequently. when the car has sat in the garage for a few days with out being. driven. When she goes to drive the car it starts ok, but won’t. 2002 Jaguar X-Type transmission problems can show up as shifting delays, grinding when accelerating, the car shaking on the road, or whistling noises and a burning smell coming from under the hood. If you don’t pay attention to Jaguar X-Type transmission trouble you could see your fuel economy decrease or find that your X-Type isn’t working Transmission Failure Common on Jaguar S-Type Problem Description Premature automatic transmission failure is common. Diagnoses of the fault will be necessary to determine if repair or replacement is the proper repair. 204 people reported this problem 75 comments Jaguar S-Type Vehicles With This Problem 8 model years affected The good news is, when caught early, replacing the ignition coil will cost about $400 in Jaguar auto repair. If not detected early, it can leader to larger problems such as misfires, stalling, and more. These and other ignition issues should trigger the check engine light to illuminate on the dashboard. This type of problem should be addressed Jaguar S-Type Persistent Coolant Loss Due to Small Leak at Coolant Reservoir - 68 reports. Learn about this problem, why it occurs, and how to fix it. The 2000 Jaguar S-TYPE has 183 problems & defects reported by S-TYPE owners. The worst complaints are fuel system, transmission, and windows / windshield problems. Check out our Jaguar S-TYPE overview to see the most problematic years, worst problems and most recently reported complaints with the S-TYPE. 2006 Jaguar S-TYPE transmission problems with 1 MH2uG.