2004 JAGUAR XJ8 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

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 MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 77,560

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, MAY 15TH, AT 11:00 P.M. WHILE I WAS FULLY STOPPED AT A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW. AGAIN THE MOTOR SURGED, THIS TIME WITH A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND. I APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKE PRESSURE BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD, APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET. I SUSTAINED FULL FORCE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT HOME WHERE IT HAS REMAINED PARKED---EXCEPT FOR TWO EXCURSIONS TO THE SACRAMENTO JAGUAR DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 97,500

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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 11/16/11

Mileage: 115,000

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 FAILED RESULTING IN A $500.00 REPLACEMENT COST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

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 SLOWING DOWN, THE ENGINE RACED TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH RPM. HE PRESSED FURTHER ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 30 FEET BEFORE STOPPING JUST SHORT OF A TRUCK CROSSING IN THE INTERSECTION. THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN IN A PARKING LOT WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER T RUN UP ON A CONCRETE STOP ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME LATER IN THE EVENING, THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHECKED FOR THE RECALL AND THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN WHERE THE CONSUMER ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM HIS LEFT. A NOTIFICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH READ DSC NOT AVAILABLE. IN EACH INSTANCE, THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING NO MORE THAN 5 TO 10 MPH. 8JB

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 THROTTLE BODY THAT ACCORDING TO DEALER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM QUESTIONING THAT JAGUAR CAN HAVE A CAR ON THE ROAD THAT DOES NOT HAVE A BACKUP FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 27,617

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, BUT MY FOOT WAS SOLIDLY ON THE BRAKE AND NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS TERRIFYING. IF THERE HAPPENED TO BE SOMEONE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID IT. AS IT WAS, THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE CAR FROM DRIVING FORWARD WAS TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AND THEN TURN IT OFF. AFTER WAITING A WHILE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS SO SERIOUS. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED....PLEASE LOOK INTO IT! *TR

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 BRAKE AND NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I COULD HARDLY KEEP FROM DRIVING INTO THE SIDE OF THE BANK. IF THERE HAPPENED TO BE SOMEONE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID IT. AS IT WAS, THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE CAR FROM DRIVING FORWARD WAS TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AND THEN TURN IT OFF. AFTER WAITING A WHILE, I RESTARTED THE CAR CAUTIOUSLY, AND DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

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 INSPECTED AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THE MATTER. *TR

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 INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER AT AN INTERSECTION. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RAISING AGAIN LIKE IF SOMEONE WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF THE RUG WAS ON THE WAY. THERE WAS NOTHING PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS TIME IT DID NOT STOP BY ITSELF; I HAD TO SHIFT GEARS BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO HOLD THE BREAK. I PUT IT ON PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR BACK ON BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. RUSNAK-PASADENA KEPT IT FOR 2 WEEKS. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY SUGGESTED I HAD MY FOOT ON BOTH PEDALS AND WANTED TO GIVE ME INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE ONE PEDAL AT A TIME. I DROVE THE CAR THREE MORE TIMES (LOCAL DRIVING ONLY). THE LAST TIME WAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS GETTING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, BEHIND TWO CARS, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RAISE AGAIN. I PLACED IT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RAISING. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND STARTED LOOKING AT ANY OTHER SUCH REPORTS FOR THIS CAR. I FOUND TWO INCIDENTS IN YOUR FILES. ONE WAS REPORTED ON 01/26/05 (REFERENCE #1018965), THE OTHER WAS REPORTED ON 09/20/06 (REFERENCE #10168741). *JB

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 REMOVE THE LUG NUTS FROM THE WHEEL. *NM

Mileage: 14,000

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