32 of the
235 complaints filed about the Jaguar XJ8
are about the transmission —
14% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1998.
32
Complaints
14%
Share of all complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
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 (10505 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VA 23235) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS WAS ON THE VIN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E043000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 99V138000 (POWER TRAIN) AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 121,000.*DT
NHTSA complaint #11355622 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 1999 JAGUAR XJ8 WAS FINE AND THEN I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE GEAR BOX FAULT COMING ON ONE DAY. AND THEN WHEN CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED LIGHT WENT AWAY. DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR I INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY HOPING TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE AND THE GEAR BOX FAULT LIGHT IS ON. THEN WHILE IN D AND CAR WON'T MOVE UNTIL I GIVE IT GAS TO ABOUT 2000RPMS AND IT'LL CLUNK REAL LOUD AND STALL SOMETIME OR DRIVE VERY SLOWLY AND SLUGGISH. ANYWAYS MY CAR IS A 1999 AND THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER=99V138000 RECALL DATE OF 06/02/1999 AND ITS WITH THE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM. I DON'T THINK THAT ITS RIGHT FOR MY CAR TO NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #11255051 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ8. UPON SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR FAILED TO CHANGE OVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIN FUNCTION WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE GEAR DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT CHANGING. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AUTOS OF DALLAS (4472 W PLANO PKWY, PLANO, TX 75093, (972) 484-9200) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V024000 (POWER TRAIN); ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,858. *BF
NHTSA complaint #11221434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #11081032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8000481749. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,906.
NHTSA complaint #11062182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V503000 (POWER TRAIN). THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,722.
NHTSA complaint #11052318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING OUR CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY GIRLFRIEND WHO LITERALLY DRIVES LIKE A GRANDMA. FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED IS OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROX 95,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR OUR CAR SO WE LUMPED IT AND PAID FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. AFTER THIS IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL AND THE UPPER OIL PAN GASKET WHICH WAS LEAKING SO WE HAD THAT REPLACED. EVEN BEFORE THAT WE USED TO GET A "COOLANT LOW" MESSAGE REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF COOLANT IN THE CAR. TURNS OUT THE COOLANT PROBLEM WAS WAY WORSE THAN THE TRANSMISSION. AT LEAST THE TRANNY WORKED AFTER PAYING FOR IT. THE ENGINE COOLANT PROBLEM HAS BEEN PASSED FROM ONE MECHANIC TO ANOTHER TOTALING 4 DIFFERENT ONES NOW. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FANS, WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. WE THOUGHT THERE COULD BE NOTHING ELSE WRONG. THEN ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN THE OTHER DAY WE SAW THE COOLANT MESSAGE AGAIN. WE ALWAYS STOP AND CHECK AND THIS TIME THERE WAS SOME FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RESERVOIR. BEFORE WE COULD GET IT BACK TO A MECHANIC, THE RESERVOIR EXPLODED AND THE LOWER SECTION COMPLETELY BLEW APART. WE NOW HAD THE RESERVOIR REPLACED AND THE WHOLE COOLING SYSTEM PRESSURE TESTED. WE AGAIN THOUGHT THERE CAN'T POSSIBLY BE ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. WELL TODAY THE DREDDED MESSAGE CAME BACK ON, "COOLANT LOW!!" WE ARE FINANCIALLY AND PERSONALLY SPENT AND HAVE NO RECOURSE. BY THE WAY ALL THIS HAPPENED IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
NHTSA complaint #10845741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 BOX, IT'S A FUEL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10672343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE GASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. ..UPDATED 09/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2009 THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER INVOICE LISTS PARK BRAKE FAULT. THE PARK BRAKE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN JULY 2012, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC WHO FOUND THE INERTIA SWITCH HAD ENGAGED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE HAVING BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT, DID NOT REPAIR THE INERTIA SWITCH. UPDATED 09/12/2012
NHTSA complaint #10465391 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V138000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 06/19/12
NHTSA complaint #10458689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10450603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000.
NHTSA complaint #10434799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JAGUAR XJ8. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT DRAMATICALLY LUNGES FORWARD. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS LOSING POWER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
NHTSA complaint #10247368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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-TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN MOVED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND A DIAGNOSIS HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,878 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,874.
NHTSA complaint #10244228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JAGUAR XJ8. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY FROM GEAR TO GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $3,800. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V138000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
NHTSA complaint #10221160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10215247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 ONLY TWO RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500 WHEN TURNED IN ON 05/02/07. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED EACH OCCURRENCE TRANSMISSION LOST ABILITY TO DOWNSHIFT. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED HAD SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION AND BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS FORCED TO PAY OFF THE LAST YEAR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE DEALER WOULD NOT EXCUSE HIM FROM THE LAST YEAR OF PAYMENT. UPDATED 02/01/08
NHTSA complaint #10198769 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION NOTHING WAS FOUND. ON THE SECOND OCCASION IT WAS SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP OR ITS WIRING HARNESS WERE FAULTY AND WERE REPLACED. ON THE PRESENT OCCASION IT WAS THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN MUTIPLE EPISODE AND SO ONLY THE LAST ONE IS MENTIONED BELOW.
NHTSA complaint #10185950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.