2004 JAGUAR XJ8 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2004 Jaguar XJ8. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal made an abnormal rattling sound and went down to the floorboard. The vehicle hesitated to respond. The ABS warning light and the traction control warning light were ...
Mileage: 149,000
THE CAR COUGHT ON FIRE
Mileage: 204,000
THE CAR COUGHT ON FIRE
Mileage: 204,000
THE CAR COUGHT ON FIRE
Mileage: 204,000
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES ON THIS JAGUAR, THAT IS NOT NORMAL AS I HAVE OWNED JAGUAR CARS FOR 3 DECADES. ALSO THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE OCCURRED AT 55,000 MILES WHICH IS THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENTS. THIS VEHICLE DRIVES LESS T...
Mileage: 55,968
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES ON THIS JAGUAR, THAT IS NOT NORMAL AS I HAVE OWNED JAGUAR CARS FOR 3 DECADES. ALSO THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE OCCURRED AT 55,000 MILES WHICH IS THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENTS. THIS VEHICLE DRIVES LESS T...
Mileage: 55,968
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM, DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND ENGINE FAILURE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ...
Mileage: 15,483
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM, DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND ENGINE FAILURE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ...
Mileage: 15,483
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR...
SUSPENSION FAULT LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR DROPS DOWN,CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT,THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY JAGUAR
Mileage: 30,800
WHILE PROCEEDING TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FORCIBLY STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF BRAKING OR STEERING. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND SUSTAIN MAJ...
Mileage: 77,560
WHILE PROCEEDING TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FORCIBLY STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF BRAKING OR STEERING. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND SUSTAIN MAJ...
Mileage: 77,560
WHILE PROCEEDING TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FORCIBLY STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF BRAKING OR STEERING. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND SUSTAIN MAJ...
Mileage: 77,560
WHILE PROCEEDING TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FORCIBLY STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF BRAKING OR STEERING. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND SUSTAIN MAJ...
Mileage: 77,560
WELL I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST LOST FUEL POWER, SO I PULL OVER, CUT THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN AND DROVE ABOUT A 100 YARDS AND IT REPEATED THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. I MUST HAVE DID IT AT LEAST 6 TIMES TILL I GOT HOME. SO I'M THINKING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE THROTTLE B...
Mileage: 119,236
WELL I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST LOST FUEL POWER, SO I PULL OVER, CUT THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN AND DROVE ABOUT A 100 YARDS AND IT REPEATED THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. I MUST HAVE DID IT AT LEAST 6 TIMES TILL I GOT HOME. SO I'M THINKING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE THROTTLE B...
Mileage: 119,236
WELL I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST LOST FUEL POWER, SO I PULL OVER, CUT THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN AND DROVE ABOUT A 100 YARDS AND IT REPEATED THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. I MUST HAVE DID IT AT LEAST 6 TIMES TILL I GOT HOME. SO I'M THINKING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE THROTTLE B...
Mileage: 119,236
I HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL THAT I CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE OF SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE TOO LOW AND SUSPENSION FAULT WARNINGS CAME ON. YOU'D THINK BY NOW THAT JAGUAR WOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIVE A CAR THAT COSTS THIS MUCH HAS SUCH PROBLEMS. MY GM TRUCK WITH ...
Mileage: 78,000
JUST RIDING AROUND THE CITY (MACON, GA) AND THE VEHICLE LOW LIGHT CAME ON. WENT OUT AFTER A WHILE SO DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THE NEXT MORNING NOTICED THE FRONT END WAS LOW. STARTED THE CAR AND THE VEHICLE LOW LIGHT WAS ON AND AFTER THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. THESE TWO LIGHTS KEPT ...
Mileage: 94,500
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN SETTLED DOWN. I THEN TOOK 2 RIGHT TURNS AT 10 MPH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE IN A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RUNNING OVER A BUSH, 10 FT TREE, AND IN TO A DITCH ON EAST SIDE ...
Mileage: 42,000
THE VEHICLE TOO LOW SIGN APPEARS, AS WELL AS, AIR SUSPENSION FAULT SIGN. THE CAR IS LOW AND DIFFICULT TO HANDLE AND THE RIDE IS VERY ROUGH. *JB
Mileage: 52,000
AN INCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE OCCURRED SOMETIME AROUND CHRISTMAS 2011. THE MOTOR SURGED WHILE I WAS FULLY STOPPED AT A STREET LIGHT. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE GEAR, AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. A SECOND EVENT OCCURRED IN 2012, M...
Mileage: 97,500
AN INCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE OCCURRED SOMETIME AROUND CHRISTMAS 2011. THE MOTOR SURGED WHILE I WAS FULLY STOPPED AT A STREET LIGHT. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE GEAR, AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. A SECOND EVENT OCCURRED IN 2012, M...
Mileage: 97,500
VEHICLE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING "LOW SUSPENSION". THE SITS NEARLY GROUND LEVEL, RIDES HORRIBLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. SPENT OVER $4,500.00 (6 DAYS WITHOUT MY CAR) FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR REPAIRS AND THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I AM AT LOSS AND FRUSTRATED TO NO END!!!!!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION WAS AT HALTS AND THE SUSPENSION LOWERED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AI...
Mileage: 49,900
TOOK VEHICLE OUT TO FUEL UP AND DROVE HIGHWAY TO OTHER LOCATIONS. NOTICED IT WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER ON THE RIGHT PRIOR TO TAKING IT OUT. VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ON RIGHT SIDE LIKE TIRE WAS GETTING LOW. I HAD TIRE CHECKED FOR ANY LEAKS AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. ON MY WAY BACK HOME THINGS GOT WORSE AN...
Mileage: 59,759
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BOUNCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION AND VEHICLE TOO LOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER ...
Mileage: 100,400
I REPLACED THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM 2 YEARS AGO WHEN I LIVED IN GEORGIA BECAUSE I KEPT GETTING A MESSAGE THAT SAID THE VEHICLE WAS TOO LOW. I'VE SINCE MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST AND EVERYTIME THE TEMPERATURE GETS BELOW 40 DEGREES THE SUSPENSION LEAKS AIR AND THE VEHICLE IS LOWERED. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 75,000
ENTERING PARKING GARAGE, WARNING LIGHT APPEARS "VEHICLE TOO LOW" VEHICLE UNDERBODY SCRAPES ON GARAGE ENTRANCE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MY INDEPENDENT JAGUAR DEALER. HE SAID LEFT FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKING AIR CAUSING THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THIS NORMAL AND IF I RE...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ABNORMAL ACCELERATION THREE TIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE AND WAS NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN. THE...
Mileage: 115,000
AIR SUSPENSION FAULT- DURING EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES..(32 DEGREES F OR BELOW). THE CAR WILL LEAK AIR FROM THE SUSPENSION AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN. FAULT MESSAGES APPEAR. DURING THE COLD PERIOD THIS YEAR,HUNDREDS OF JAGUARS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. ATLANTA HAD 18 RECORDED SUSPENSION ISSUE AT ONE DEALER..BUT ...
Mileage: 78,000
VEHICLE CUT OUT ON CA FREEWAY 57 AT 70 MPH DUE TO THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAULT, (FAULT CODE P0121) LUCKILY I MANAGED TO GET TO THE HARD SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS A TOYOTA/...
Mileage: 74,302
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT FRACTURED CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE STRUT, DAMPER SPRING AND AIR SUSPENSION SPRING COMPRESSOR REPLACED. WITHIN FIVE WEEKS, THE E...
Mileage: 73,200
WHILE DRIVING ON 95 SOUTH IN RI AT APPROX. 60MPH, MY 2004 JAGUAR XJ8 SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING ENGINE, STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES. IT NEARLY RESULTED IN A MULTI CAR FATAL ACCIDENT FROM BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DEALER STATED, AFTER A SYSTEMS CHECK, THAT AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR HAD...
Mileage: 73,000
2004 JAGUAR XJ8 . CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE APPROACHING A FOUR-WAY STOP, HE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. HE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY, WHEN HE REMOVED HIS RIGHT FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGAN TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY SLOWIN...
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 23,000
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 23,000
ON 01/04/10, CAR SHOWED "VEHICLE TOO LOW" WARNING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO LET THE CAR WARM UP WHICH I DID AND WARNING DISAPPEARED. WARNING APPEARED EACH DAY & I LET CAR WARM UP EACH DAY TO CORRECT. ON 01/08/10, ADDITIONAL WARNING "AIR SUSPENSION FAULTY" APPEARED AND VEHICLE'S FRONT...
Mileage: 131,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. AFTER WASHING THE HEADLIGHTS,THE LAMPS DEVELOPED A THICK FILM. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE POORLY LIT. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS CLEANED WITH SPECIAL C...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XK8. WHILE DRIVING 25-55 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND THEN BACK OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ONE OF THE BURNERS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS REPLACED. A MONTH AFTER THE REPAIRS THE FAILURE RESURFACED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 (NA) JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIRROR DIMMER SENSORS WERE TWO DARK AND PREVENT HIM FROM SEEING INTO THE MIRRORS. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CRASH INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. TH...
Mileage: 160
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED AND BEGAN BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF SUSPENSION, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, TWO OF ...
Mileage: 50,000
JAGUAR 2004 FAILURE OF ACCELERATOR SENSOR WHILE DRIVING ON I-40/I75 IN KNOXVILLE, TN RESULTING IN A INSTANT SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL OR NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT BY BEING "RUN OVER" BY TRAFFIC FROM THE REAR. RESULTED IN A 900 DOLLAR REPAIR AS SENSOR WAS A PART OF THR...
Mileage: 27,617
VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70MPH DURING RAIN. FORCE WILL PULL VEHICLE DEEP INTO RIGHT HAND LANE. HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE, INCLUDING PURCHASE DATE OF 4/20/05, WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM DEALERSHIP IN BOISE, ID TO ST. L...
Mileage: 1,900
VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70MPH DURING RAIN. FORCE WILL PULL VEHICLE DEEP INTO RIGHT HAND LANE. HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE, INCLUDING PURCHASE DATE OF 4/20/05, WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM DEALERSHIP IN BOISE, ID TO ST. L...
Mileage: 1,900
I WAS BRAKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE BANK WHEN WITHOUT NOTICE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED WILDLY. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL OF MY WEIGHT TO STOP FROM LITERALLY RAMMING MY VEHICLE INTO THE SIDE OF THE BANK. THE ROAR OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS LIKE SOMEONE WAS STEPPING FULL FORCE ON THE GAS PEDAL,...
Mileage: 29,450
I WAS BRAKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE LOCAL BANK WHEN WITHOUT NOTICE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED WILDLY. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL OF MY WEIGHT AS IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. THE ROAR OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS LIKE SOMEONE WAS STEPPING FULL FORCE ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT MY FOOT WAS SOLIDLY ON THE ...
Mileage: 29,000
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFT IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO VERY HIGH RATE OF ACCELERATION AND LUNGED UNCONTROLLABLY FORWARD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AS I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO IT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND HE REFERRED ME TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN...
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFT IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO VERY HIGH RATE OF ACCELERATION AND LUNGED UNCONTROLLABLY FORWARD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AS I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO IT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND HE REFERRED ME TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED "DSJ OFF". THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED, WHICH BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A CO...
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED "DSJ OFF". THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED, WHICH BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A CO...
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THIS CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO HER BUMPER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS HOWEVER O...
Mileage: 1,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THIS CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO HER BUMPER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS HOWEVER O...
Mileage: 1,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THIS CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO HER BUMPER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS HOWEVER O...
Mileage: 1,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THIS CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO HER BUMPER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS HOWEVER O...
Mileage: 1,000
CAR INVOLVED WAS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE TRAVELING FROM ST LOUIS TO TULSA ON HIGHWAY 44, SHORTLY AFTER THE TOLL PLAZA AND ABOUT 40 MILES FROM TULSA, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF PRIOR TROUBLE. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND FLIPPING OFF ...
Mileage: 10,500
THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT A PARKING LOT BOOTH. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND THE ENGINE RAISED FOR ABOUT TEN SECONDS LIKE IF SOMEONE WAS PRESSING THE GAS. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I HAD TO PRESS THE BREAK PEDAL HARD TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING AND HITTING THE GATE. THE SECOND INC...
THIS JAGUAR 2004 XJ8 HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO 6 UNINTENDED ACCELERATONS OVER A PERIOD OF HALF A YEAR INCLUDING TWO IN THE DEALER'S SHOP. WHEN IN TRAFFIC OR CLOSE QUARTERS IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO PLACE THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR IN HIS ...
Mileage: 18,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER CAUSING ACCIDENTAL AND SIMULTANEOUS DEPRESSION OF BOTH PEDALS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO ENGAGE. A NEW BUCKLE WAS ORDERED. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REMOV...
Mileage: 14,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER CAUSING ACCIDENTAL AND SIMULTANEOUS DEPRESSION OF BOTH PEDALS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO ENGAGE. A NEW BUCKLE WAS ORDERED. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REMOV...
Mileage: 14,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER CAUSING ACCIDENTAL AND SIMULTANEOUS DEPRESSION OF BOTH PEDALS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO ENGAGE. A NEW BUCKLE WAS ORDERED. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REMOV...
Mileage: 14,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER CAUSING ACCIDENTAL AND SIMULTANEOUS DEPRESSION OF BOTH PEDALS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO ENGAGE. A NEW BUCKLE WAS ORDERED. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REMOV...
Mileage: 14,000
2004 JAGUAR XJ8 NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE DRIVING THE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHELL CAME OFF CAUING CONSIDRABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND DFAMGE TO TOW OTHER VEHICLE'S.
Mileage: 16,668
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. THE FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THE POLICE REPORT READ THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT TWO PARKED UNATTENDED VEHICLES . NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE...
Mileage: 16,668
DT: 2004, JAGUAR, XJ8. VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STARTER BECAUSE THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MADE A POPPING NOISE. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WI...
DT: 2004, JAGUAR, XJ8. VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STARTER BECAUSE THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MADE A POPPING NOISE. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WI...
DT: 2004, JAGUAR, XJ8. VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STARTER BECAUSE THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MADE A POPPING NOISE. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WI...
DT: 2004, JAGUAR, XJ8. VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STARTER BECAUSE THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MADE A POPPING NOISE. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WI...
WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT CHANGE, WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHILSE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKE, BUMPING THE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE DSC FAULT LIGHT WAS ON AFTER THIS HAPPENED.STATING ``DSC NOT AVAILABLE``HAD VECHICAL TOWED TO HERITAGE JAGUAR IN FREEPORT, THEY REPLACED THE FAULT BRAKE P...
WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT CHANGE, WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHILSE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKE, BUMPING THE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE DSC FAULT LIGHT WAS ON AFTER THIS HAPPENED.STATING ``DSC NOT AVAILABLE``HAD VECHICAL TOWED TO HERITAGE JAGUAR IN FREEPORT, THEY REPLACED THE FAULT BRAKE P...
WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP. AT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECTS. *AK *NM
Mileage: 4,141
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE MOTORIST BUMPER. THE SECOND TIME THE BUMPER WAS HIT. DEALERSHIP NOR INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.*AK *NM
Mileage: 200
POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES SYSTEM IN 2004 JAGUAR XJ-8 CAUSING PREMATURE PAD WEAR, REPLACEMENT, SERVICES TO RELATED PARTS WHICH DEALER DESCRIBES AS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". REAR BRAKE PADS SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES UNLESS .*AK
Mileage: 20,000
THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED OPERATING WHILE IN THE UP POSITION. VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND 65 MPH. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 8-10 SE...
Mileage: 1,000
THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED OPERATING WHILE IN THE UP POSITION. VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND 65 MPH. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 8-10 SE...
Mileage: 1,000
THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED OPERATING WHILE IN THE UP POSITION. VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND 65 MPH. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 8-10 SE...
Mileage: 1,000
THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED OPERATING WHILE IN THE UP POSITION. VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND 65 MPH. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 8-10 SE...
Mileage: 1,000
THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED OPERATING WHILE IN THE UP POSITION. VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND 65 MPH. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 8-10 SE...
Mileage: 1,000
PROBLEMS WITH 2004 JAGUAR XJ8 TRANSMISSION.*MR TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO A FAULTY OUTPUT FLANGE AND SEAL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO LEAKED. THE CONSUMER RESEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND TWO RECALL. ONE WAS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE OTHER ONE WAS FOR THE FRONTAL AIR BAG...
Mileage: 3,555
VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A LEVER ON THE CENTER CONSOLE TO ELECTRONICALLY SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKES RATHER THAN THE MORE TYPICAL SPRING LOADED FOOT PEDAL USED TO SET THE BRAKE. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THIS UNTIL ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ...
ENGINE TAP SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS. SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER NOISE BUT DOES NOT CHANGE FREQUENCY WITH INCREASED RPM. ALSO, ANALOG CLOCK CHATTERS EVERY TIME THE MINUTE HAND MOVES.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE POPPED OFF THE MOTOR ARM WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE. *AK