Recall 99V138000: Automatic Transmission Lock Up

Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. Fine cracks within one or more of the gear teeth with in the gear train, inside the automatic transmission gearbox.

This can result in breakage of the gear teeth potentially causing the transmission to "lock up" at speeds below 15 mph.

Dealers will replace the automatic gearbox.

Owner notification began July 1, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Jaguar at 1-201-818-8500.

Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).