FaultScore

FaultScore report

1994 Jaguar XJS problems

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1994 Jaguar XJS with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.

Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

10

Complaints

3

Crashes reported

1

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

How 1994 compares with every other Jaguar XJS

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1994 Jaguar XJS

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 20.0%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Engine & Cooling 2 20.0%
Doors, Latches & Locks 1 10.0%
Seats 1 10.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 10.0%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Fuel & Propulsion 1 10.0%
Suspension 1 10.0%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Brakes 1 10.0%

1 crashes, 0 fires

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Apr 1995 peak 3 Mar 2003

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Rockville, MD Crash

SUSPENSION:FRONT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #812002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Whittier, CA Fire

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

UNDERHOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING; CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRING CONNECTED TO WINDSHIELD WIPERS. TT

NHTSA complaint #976838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Marietta, GA Crash

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION BLEWEW OUT, RESULTING IN VIBRATION.

NHTSA complaint #965629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Marietta, GA Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

LEASED BRAND NEW CAR, IT HAD 1,500 MILES ON IT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HAD AN ACCIDENT REAR END A CAR IN FRONT. TT

NHTSA complaint #965629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Mesa, AZ

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

THE RADIATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY CONTAMINANTS, HOWEVER THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT GUARANTEED, AND WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, BECAUSE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10010014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dallas, TX

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND IT WILL MOVE ON LEVEL GROUND OR ON INCLINE, AND WILL NOT REMAIN STILL. DEALER CONTACTED AND IDENTIFIED ANOTHER PROBLEM. SAID MAY BE CONNECTED WITH THE FIRST PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COOLANT, THE RADIATOR SHOULD BE REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE SERVICED.

NHTSA complaint #823319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dallas, TX

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND IT WILL MOVE ON LEVEL GROUND OR ON INCLINE, AND WILL NOT REMAIN STILL. DEALER CONTACTED AND IDENTIFIED ANOTHER PROBLEM. SAID MAY BE CONNECTED WITH THE FIRST PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COOLANT, THE RADIATOR SHOULD BE REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE SERVICED.

NHTSA complaint #823319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rockville, MD Crash

SUSPENSION:FRONT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #812002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Whittier, CA Fire

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

UNDERHOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING; CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRING CONNECTED TO WINDSHIELD WIPERS. TT

NHTSA complaint #976838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Marietta, GA Crash

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION BLEWEW OUT, RESULTING IN VIBRATION.

NHTSA complaint #965629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Marietta, GA Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

LEASED BRAND NEW CAR, IT HAD 1,500 MILES ON IT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HAD AN ACCIDENT REAR END A CAR IN FRONT. TT

NHTSA complaint #965629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Diego, CA

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

POWER SEAT COMPUTER FAILED, CAUSING INABILITY TO ADJUST SEATS.

NHTSA complaint #481382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Diego, CA

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING/POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

NHTSA complaint #481382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Diego, CA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

ENGINE STALLED.

NHTSA complaint #481382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.