2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE User Comment / Complaint

Automatic transmission began dropping gears, beginning with top gear, working its way down till the transmission would no longer pull the vehicle. after the first gear dropped, "gearbox fault" came up in the driver information display. after researching this matter, it appears that jaguar has a serious defect with these transmissions, as most x-type transmissions fail at 50,000 miles. jaguar (corporate) refused to reply to both verbal and written inquiries. total cost new was $7,700 for replacement, rebuilt was $2,900. jaguar obviously knows of the defect, as it was covered in their tsb's.