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2005 Jaguar S-Type Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
2%of 85 total for the year
Median mileage
46,890miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2005 Jaguar S-Type, 2% of the 85 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,890 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving on an internal road ~45mph, not accelerating , just maintaining speed. The engine basically shut down, and I had to pull onto the shoulder. The car was barely moving even though the accelerator was depressed to the floor, engine light on, as well as engine systems fault, parkbrake fault, dsc not available message showing up on the dash. I restarted the car but now the battery light came on in addition to the other issues mentioned before and the car battery drained out completely and went limp. I got the car jump started and even then it showed a ABS fault . …”

NHTSA complaint #10340209, filed 2010-06, 66,500 miles

“The contact owns a 2005 Jaguar s type . While attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then the vehicle went into limp mode . Usually she has to restart the vehicle to reset the error code. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the engines software was reset. The repair did not remedy the failure. The failure mileage was 27280. The current mileage was 34300.”

NHTSA complaint #10293245, filed 2009-11, 27,280 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2008114%
200616%
200522%
2004520%
200377%
200228%
200179%
20002115%

Other parts of the 2005 Jaguar S-Type

Fuel system
45 complaints
Brakes
18 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Tires
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Jaguar S-Type

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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