After a year or so of having intermittent ABS and Traction control fault warning lights and the usual loss of speedo, boot not opening and doors not locking I decided enough was enough and put my S type in part exchange for a BMW 325i. It is a nice car but not a jag. I spent the weekend regretting t...

Spoke too soon. Still losing speedo, mileometer, power steering etc especially when turning right. However, I have found that sometimes when I flash the headlights, things start working again, but not always. Anyhow garage tested the wheel speed sensors and found no problems except that the traction...

Decided to have the original alternator repaired at a local workshop specialising in starters and alternators. £50 later local garage fitted it and now speedo, mileometer, power steering and everything else has kicked in. Strangely when I picked up the car the garage said nothing had changed but aft...

Doug Thanks for the suggestion re wires behind the bumper, I will check it out. The battery was checked and found to be OK but that was last week and as I am becoming aware, that is a long time in Jaguar world. Since having the alternator changed the lights and boot lock works fine. Im hoping that t...

Got the alternator checked over again today. Auto elec guy says the alternator is sound. However, still no speedo, trip computer, mileometer, ABS light on, Traction control off, power steering off, brake warning light on. The suggestion is now that there may be a speed sensor malfunction. Sometimes ...

Replacement alternator needs replacing. Auto electric guy says it is faulty. Battery light comes on now as well as the traction control malfunction message. Jag is now in dry dock until a relacement alternator can be sourced and fitted. When it is done I am sure I will have many miles of happy jag m...

Just got the Jag back from the local garage after having a replacement alternator fitted. Everything has come back to life. Marvellous. Except there is now a traction control fault message displaying. The garage want the car back tomorrow to let an auto electrician have a go. Im tempted to do a disc...

Local garage carried out diagnostic test and say the car needs a new alternator as it does not give out the required output. Therefore the GECM is shutting down selective items eg power steering , trip computer and courtesy lights. Will a new alternator be the answer? Hope so but bound to be expensi...

Bought an 2000 S Type V6 SE in October 2012 with 90K and apart from the odd engine failsafe mode and a swivelling drivers seat things have generally gone well. However, today, power steering failed, ABS, brake failure light came on, traction control went off, courtesy lights stopped working, boot wo...