1998 JAGUAR XJ8 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR AT A STAND STILL, THE GEARS FAILED TO ENGAGED PROPERLY WIT THE FUEL INJECTOR, POWER TRAIN, TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROWN'S JAGUAR (1050...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR AT A STAND STILL, THE GEARS FAILED TO ENGAGED PROPERLY WIT THE FUEL INJECTOR, POWER TRAIN, TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROWN'S JAGUAR (1050...

Mileage: 121,000

SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN BROKE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY IN ADDITION TO ENGINE DAMAGE

Mileage: 80,000

TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT LIGHTS IS ON INSTRUMENT LIGHTS GO BLANK TRANSMISSION GOES CLUNK IN AND EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE

Mileage: 68,000

TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT LIGHTS IS ON INSTRUMENT LIGHTS GO BLANK TRANSMISSION GOES CLUNK IN AND EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE

Mileage: 68,000

TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT LIGHTS IS ON INSTRUMENT LIGHTS GO BLANK TRANSMISSION GOES CLUNK IN AND EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE

Mileage: 68,000

OPERATING MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STARTING RUNNING POOR. JAGUAR DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED POORLY DESIGNED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS AND ARMS HAVE FAILED BECAUSE JAGUAR MADE THE COMPONENTS OUT OF A CHEAP PLASTIC, THAT IS KNOWN TO CRACK AND CAUSE THE VALVES TO CONTACT THE PISTONS. JAGUAR UPDATED THE TENSIONE...

Mileage: 135,967

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ONCE THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAULT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000...

Mileage: 74,000

ENGINE STALL AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY, NOTICE THERE HAS BEEN RECALL ON THIS BEFORE. JUST PURCHASE THE CAR AND CHECK IT OUT CARFAX AND NO MENTION THIS CAR WAS TAKING IN FOR THIS RECALL CAN I STILL RESPOND TO THIS RECALL AND HOW? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION...

Mileage: 129,701

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE CONTACT RELEASED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND 2 YEARS PRIOR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER NOTIFICATION REGARDING SERVICE ACTION NUMBER S514 (CLOSED THROTTLE OPERATION). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A NO CHARGE REMEDY UNDER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. THE AU...

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO THE JFK AIRPORT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART THEN A CAR SMASHED INTO ME SO NOW BECAUSE JAGUAR MAKES DEFECTIVE PARTS MY FAMILY WAS HURT, THEN THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HERITEGE JAGUAR AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE TEN...

Mileage: 100,000

TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT HAS COME ON IN THE CAR. MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COST ABOUT $2700 TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 150,786

SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SEAT AIR BAG. I WAS SEATED IN MY CAR, WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING . AS I TURNED TO EXIT THE CAR THE AIR BAG IN THE DRIVERS SEAT DEPLOYED STRIKING ME IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND KNOCKING ME INTO THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING TENSIONER WAS FAILING. THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $1,500. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTI...

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. SHE LATER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U...

Mileage: 94,874

VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY BRINGING ABOUT A FAILURE OF ALL SYSTEMS SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF CROWDED AND FAST FREEWAYS. DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A SOLUTION WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY DESIGN BUT APARENTLY THE MANUFACTURER HA...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8, AND STATED THAT THE TIMING TENSIONER FAILED AND CAUSED THE VALVES TO STAY OPEN ,WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 66,000.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT DETECTED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VALES TO BEND. THE PISTONS AND CONNECTING ROD WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE DEALER INFORMED ...

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS, GENERALLY AFTER I ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CAN ONLY BE RESTARTED IF YOU BRING IT TO A STOP. I HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN CA. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. JAGUA...

I HAVE A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS, GENERALLY AFTER I ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CAN ONLY BE RESTARTED IF YOU BRING IT TO A STOP. I HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN CA. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. JAGUA...

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON BRIEFLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RESISTANCE. *AK UPDATED 0...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* - THE CONTACT'S STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 30TH 2006, AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABOUT 100 TIMES WHILE DRIVING65 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER FOR A CHECK UP. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE C...

Mileage: 69,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 1998 JAGUAR XJ8 HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED ROSE TO 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED T...

Mileage: 113,000

VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED BY DEALER TWICE BUT PROBLEM NOT FIXED. JAGUAR MAILED OUT LETTER CALLING FOR CAR TO BE CHECKED BY DEALER WHICH I DID. FIX LASTED 35K MILES NOW PROBLEM BACK! VERY DANGEROUS! DEALER WILL NOT HONOR REPAIR. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE SPEED ROSE TO 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WE...

Mileage: 114,500

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 ZF-TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 105, 542 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SHUDDER UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION (2ND &3RD GEARS). TRANSMISSION IS A ZF- 5 SPEED, SEALED UNIT-NO SERVICING. THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES BUT DID NOT TRIGGER A FAULT CODE. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN, THERE...

Mileage: 105,541

CONSUMERS 1998 JAGUAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TS (11/16/05) THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *SC

DT: 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. THE VEHICLE IS AT A TRANSMISSION PLACE NOW. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN THE DRIVEWAY, AFTER IT SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF AN HOUR HE TOOK IT TO DEALER. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS RECALL 99V138000 CONCERN...

Mileage: 122,947

OVER THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. HAD TO DRIFT ONTO THE SHOULDER, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO START CAR AGAIN. THAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 50 AND ABOVE HAVING TO DRIFT ACROSS LANES WITH ABSOL...

Mileage: 67,700

OVER THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. HAD TO DRIFT ONTO THE SHOULDER, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO START CAR AGAIN. THAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 50 AND ABOVE HAVING TO DRIFT ACROSS LANES WITH ABSOL...

Mileage: 67,700

OVER THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. HAD TO DRIFT ONTO THE SHOULDER, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO START CAR AGAIN. THAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 50 AND ABOVE HAVING TO DRIFT ACROSS LANES WITH ABSOL...

Mileage: 67,700

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESS WAY APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED...

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESS WAY APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED...

RECALL REMEDY FAILED. AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE WAS PERFORMED THE RECALL DEFECT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN# 98V022000. JAGUAR STATED THAT THE THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. (MORE FREQUENTLY) IN OTHER ATTEMPTS TO...

Mileage: 80,000

RECALL REMEDY FAILED. AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE WAS PERFORMED THE RECALL DEFECT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN# 98V022000. JAGUAR STATED THAT THE THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. (MORE FREQUENTLY) IN OTHER ATTEMPTS TO...

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT 65 MPH. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. THIS RECALL COULD NOT BE FOUND IN NHTSA/ARTEMIS DATA BASE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

CAR STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS FROM 44,000 UNTIL TRADE-IN ON SEPT 4 AT 69,000 MILES. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS EVER HURT. HOWEVER, WE HAD EXPECTED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR LONGER AS WE DID OUR LAST CAR OF OVER 100,000. WE KEPT TAKING IT BACK TO JAGUAR BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BUT THE THROTTLE JUST N...

Mileage: 69,000

CAR WILL STALL WHILE DECELARATING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THROTTLE BODY HAS TO THE ISSUE. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WORLDWIDE EXCEPT US. HAS OCCURRED ABOUT FIVE TIMES AND CAN LEAD TO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

ENGINE STALLED AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS ACCELERATING AND CLIMBING A HILL - CAR JUST SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT EVENTUALLY STARTED UP AGAIN AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. ...

Mileage: 61,300

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STALLING WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING. *NM

Mileage: 49,000

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 STALLS AT HWY. SPEEDS ON NUMERIOUS OCCASIONS. LOCAL DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD FIX FOR A FEE. ENGINE SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT YET, IT COULD BE CATOSTRAPH...

Mileage: 55,000

ALWAYS OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONCE AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY STALL LEAVING YOU VERY DANGEROUSLY STALLED ON INTERSTATE, HAVE TO DRIFT OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE TO RESTART ENGINE.*AK

Mileage: 104,000

CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE WHITE ALLEN JAGUAR DEALERSHIP IN DAYTON OHIO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE ISSUE. ALTHOUGH, I HAVE PAID THEM ON EACH OCCASION TO CLEAN OUT THE THROTTLE BODY SCREEN. THIS PAST WEKEND I WAS ON I-75 IN...

Mileage: 65

CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE WHITE ALLEN JAGUAR DEALERSHIP IN DAYTON OHIO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE ISSUE. ALTHOUGH, I HAVE PAID THEM ON EACH OCCASION TO CLEAN OUT THE THROTTLE BODY SCREEN. THIS PAST WEKEND I WAS ON I-75 IN...

Mileage: 65

CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE WHITE ALLEN JAGUAR DEALERSHIP IN DAYTON OHIO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE ISSUE. ALTHOUGH, I HAVE PAID THEM ON EACH OCCASION TO CLEAN OUT THE THROTTLE BODY SCREEN. THIS PAST WEKEND I WAS ON I-75 IN...

Mileage: 65

VEHICLE STALLED AND COASTED TO A STOP WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DURING THIS TIME WAS TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 49,723

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 ENGINE STALLED ON INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING IN MIDDLE LANE. HAD TO PULL OVER ON EDGE ON ROAD. VEHICLE HAD TO SIT A WHILE BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO HAVING A PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER. FORD ...

Mileage: 83,700

VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BODY, BUT AFTER 9 TO 12 MONTHS PROBLEM RECURRED. WHENEVER VEHICLE STALLS, IGNITION HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, ACCELERATOR PEDAL DELIV...

Mileage: 54,000

VEHICLE RECENTLY PURCHASED USED FROM AUTO BROKER. SINCE PURCHASE, THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION SEEMINGLY ORIGINATING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. DURING AN EXCEPTIONALLY WINDY DAY (30+ KNOT CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY), THE VIBRATION WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ME QUESTION MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHI...

Mileage: 64,500

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLTS BROKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT WOULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB *CB

Mileage: 80,000

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 PERIODICALLY STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *PH

SEAT RAIL SUPPORT BROKE. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $2000.00 TO FIX THE SEAT RAIL. *JB

CAR STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON A BRIDGE. NEED TO TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO RESTART. TO DO THIS YOU EITHER HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST WHILE TURNING VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON, OR YOU NEED TO PULL OFF ROAD AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO TURN VEHICLE OFF THEN ON. (...

Mileage: 54,000

CAR REPEATEDLY STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER WITH NO POWER AND RESTARTED.*AK

THE REAR WINDOW MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT FIXTURE OVERHEATED AND MELTED. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE 5 BULBS IN THE FIXTURE IS ABOVE THE MELTING POINT OF THE PLASTIC MATERIAL. IN THIS CASE THE BULB BURNED OUT BEFORE A FIRE STARTED. *JB

THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE ENGINE STOPPING WHILE DRIVING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE THROTTLE PLATE CLOSING FOR A SELF-CLEANING MODE DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION, THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUT...

Mileage: 46,725

I HAVE AN 1998 JAGUAR XJ. THE INSIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR, WHICH HAS A FLUID INSIDE THAT DIMS THE IMAGE IN THE EVENING. THE CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES AND IS WELL-TREATED. NEVERTHELESS, THE FLUID HAS LEAKED OUT ALL OVER THE SHIFT CONSOLE. THE MIRROR OF COURSE NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY. THE DEALER HAS...

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ENGINE STALLINGS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *MR ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FELT AS IF THE FUEL HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND ...

Mileage: 32,328

PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE'S THROTTLE PLATE.*MR CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER. THE FIRST REPAIR FAILED AFTER THE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE THROTTLE PLATE. THE SECOND REPAIR FAILED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEED OF APPROX. 60 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND COASTED TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THE LOSS OF POWER RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON ONE OCCASION AS I WAS STUCK BETWEEN A CEMENT...

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB ALSO FLUID LEAKED FROM THE REAR AXLE AND THE SHAFT AXLE, O-RING, AND LOCKTAB WERE REPLACED. *TS *JB

Mileage: 54,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB ALSO FLUID LEAKED FROM THE REAR AXLE AND THE SHAFT AXLE, O-RING, AND LOCKTAB WERE REPLACED. *TS *JB

Mileage: 54,000

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE THEREFORE ALSO INOPERABLE. VEHICLE MUST BE COASTED IN THIS CONDITION TO A STOP AND PUT IN "PARK" BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A LIFE-THREATENING MANEUVER IN MULTIPLE LANES OF 70 MPH TRAFFIC.DEAL...

Mileage: 33,000

ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE THEREFORE ALSO INOPERABLE. VEHICLE MUST BE COASTED IN THIS CONDITION TO A STOP AND PUT IN "PARK" BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A LIFE-THREATENING MANEUVER IN MULTIPLE LANES OF 70 MPH TRAFFIC.DEAL...

Mileage: 33,000

ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE THEREFORE ALSO INOPERABLE. VEHICLE MUST BE COASTED IN THIS CONDITION TO A STOP AND PUT IN "PARK" BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A LIFE-THREATENING MANEUVER IN MULTIPLE LANES OF 70 MPH TRAFFIC.DEAL...

Mileage: 33,000

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION JUMP FORWARD. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

THE 1998 XJ8 WHILE AT HIGHWAY / INTERSTATE SPEED 55 AND UP HAS GONE INTO LIMP OR STALL MODE AT RANDOM (6 TIMES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS) EXPOSING THE OCCUPTANTS TO SEVERE TRAFFIC HAZARDS FROM FAST MOVING VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE COAST TO A STANDSTILL AND MUST BE PUT IN PARK TO RESTART. THE JAGUAR DEALER...

Mileage: 32,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT TURN OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY NEEDED TO CLEAN AND ADJUST THE THROTTLE HOUSING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO STALL WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS NEEDED. MR SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT TURN OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY NEEDED TO CLEAN AND ADJUST THE THROTTLE HOUSING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO STALL WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS NEEDED. MR SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF 2003 TO HAVE FIXED. SUPPOSEDLY THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE ON THE THIRD SERVICE TIME, BUT WITHIN 4 DAYS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIV...

Mileage: 55,600

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF 2003 TO HAVE FIXED. SUPPOSEDLY THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE ON THE THIRD SERVICE TIME, BUT WITHIN 4 DAYS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIV...

Mileage: 55,600

98 JAGUAR XJ8. ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. JAGUAR DEALER SERVICE REP INDICATED THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON. THROTTLE BODY STATED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, ACCORDING TO DEALER SERVICE REP. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. PLS ADVISE IF THIS IS B...

Mileage: 78,000

WE HAVE HAD REPEATED COMPLETE POWER FAILURES WHILE DRIVING OUR JAGUAR XJ8 - 1998. THE POWER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE CAUSED US TO PULL OVER TO EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE LANES. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP: APRIL 2001 - COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHOP, BU...

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 - ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN CAR IS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONLY STALLS WITH SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH. HAVE TAKEN AUTO TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM YET. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM WITH THIS Y...

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS CHECKED 4X. DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. TS

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH OUT ANY REASON, DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVEN TIME AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THIS IS THE 6TH TIME THIS CAR HAS STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR SUBMITTAL HAVE BEEN MADE TO NHTSA (SEE ODI 74783 AND 76465). I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. JAGUAR HAS MADE 5 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS FAILED EACH TIME. ...

Mileage: 29,960

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAD CRACKED. HAD NOTICED THE CRACK WHILE PLACING SOME ITEMS INTO VEHICLE. TS

THIS IS THE 5TH OCCURRENCE OF THIS ENGINE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PRIOR STALLINGS OCCURRED ON12/8/98, 7/14/99, 10/19/00,11/17/00 AND FINALLY TODAY: 7/24/02. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE DEALER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND YET IT PERSISTS AS A SAFETY MATTER. I DO NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIV...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR DIED OUT EVEN THOUGH MY PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE AND I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. I WAS A MIRACLE I WAS NOT KILLED. *AK

BATTERY EXPLODED, FILLED TRUNK WITH SMOKE, BLEW ELECTRICAL COVERS OFF OF FUSE AND RELAY BLOCKS WHICH ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE BATTERY UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE TRUNK..EXPLODED WHEN TURNED IGNITION KEY TO START CAR--VERY VIOLENT--IF TRUNK HAD BEEN OPEN, ACID WOULD HAVE COVERED ANYONE NEARBY. BETTER ...

FRONT DEFLECTOR CAME OFF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I PURCHASED A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8 FROM PEYTON CRAMER JAGUAR IN JULY OF 1998, VIN # [XXX]. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD A REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (55-70 MPH). THIS OCCURS WITH NO WARNING, AND PLACES MY FAMILY AND ME AT RISK. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS I HAVE TO DRIFT OVER TO TH...

VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIMMIES ABOVE 38 MPH. TIRES AND WHEELS ARE INVOLVED. DEALER AND JAGUAR ENGINEER TRIED TO FIX AND CANNOT. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIMMIES ABOVE 38 MPH. TIRES AND WHEELS ARE INVOLVED. DEALER AND JAGUAR ENGINEER TRIED TO FIX AND CANNOT. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH + VEHICLE VIBRATES WHICH MAY POSSIBLY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INSIDE OF ANGLE PARKING LOT TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH WHEN ACCELERATE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND LOCKED. SHE TRIED TO HOLD ON THE BRAKE, AND VEHICLE DROVE INTO A SHEET METAL WALL . THERE WERE NO INJURIES AT THIS TIME.*AK

IN THE MORNING WHEN CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE AND PUTS IT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE JUMPS. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRALTO STOP THE JERKING MOVEMENT.*AK WHILE DRIVING AT 60-65 MPH AND 30-40 MPH ENGINE CUTS OFF. *YH

IN THE MORNING WHEN CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE AND PUTS IT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE JUMPS. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRALTO STOP THE JERKING MOVEMENT.*AK WHILE DRIVING AT 60-65 MPH AND 30-40 MPH ENGINE CUTS OFF. *YH

I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME DEFECTS WHICH STILL REMAIN. THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC SEAT OCCASIONALLY MOVES BOTH FORWARD AND BACK WHILE DRIVING MOVING YOU EITHER AWAY FROM THE BRAKE ...

RECALL 98VO22000; CABLE ADJUSTMENT BRACKET NUT ON THE OUTER SLEEVE OF THE THROTTLE CABLE CAN BECOME DISPLACED FROM THE CABLE ADJUSTMENT BRACKET. RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF FIFTY MILES PER HOUR. MJS

FUEL DOOR LOCK FAILED. YH

LIGHTING FAILED MAKING CLOCK DIFFICULT TO READ AT NIGHT. *TT