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When you think about Jaguar handing the car back to him after their inspection and examination following a similar earlier event, you might start to think there was more to this than the event in itself. Surely Liability rears its head?
Also, he was very lucky he had only 10 miles ‘in the tank’ at the time. Or was he? That in itself is to most of us a rather big sin of omission in other circumstances. Range anxiety on a journey is bound to have quite another effect. All this is hiding behind a massive wall of professional deafness. But exactly when did the motor trade cover itself in glory?
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There is also a case of a Tesla approaching a T junction, brakes did not work when applied and it went for a swim in the pond directly opposite.
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It is unbelievable that Jaguar did not do a serious investigation the first time this occured , just computer says all good. This needs a thorough investigation involving the engineers and those involved in writing tje software. In his account on you tube he states he was doing 120mph at times. The potential for causing a mass pile up involving innocent people was immense. This must not be hushed up or swept under the carpet. It sounds as if the driver involved, the Police and the call handler did the public a great service in avoiding a tragedy that day. |
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I am not a mechanic, so can’t tell you why the cruise control failed to disengage or why the brakes failed other than what I had written about it above - I stated the facts. I know after Ed turned the engine off and despite his stature of being big and powerful, he had great difficulty in steering the car until it eventually stopped. At the time the police were not interested in towing the car away or impounding it, all they wanted to do was to prosecute the driver. Nothing was ever mentioned about poor maintenance…... Eventually the police case was dropped. Last edited by Gate Keeper; 10th March 2024 at 03:38.. |
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I totally accept that the driver might panic and freeze up when the car first starts to run away. But this went on for 20 minutes (I think?), during which time he had enough composure to try selecting neutral repeatedly, for instance. I don't know enough about the iPace - maybe there isn't an off-switch as such. The lack of detailed information about these two events is frustrating.
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For me, the whole thing is absolutely shocking, starting with Jaguar handing the car back to him after it happened the first time!
That, together with the apparent lack of publicity which could naturally have an effect, absolutely stinks. The damage to reputations could have had a catastrophic effect on sales. Of course, we don’t know what was said to him at that time but it must have had the seriousness you might expect. Is it a coincidence that apparently that model is now discontinued? Was the owner advised to keep schtum? The thought of taking the family to the seaside....
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It would definitely be interesting to know what the dealer said about the issue the first time it happened.
My own experience of modern cars and main dealers is disappointing, to say the least. If the OB diagnostics don’t tell them anything, they haven’t got a clue, it would seem. |
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