1998 JAGUAR XJ Complaints

CONSUMER STATES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#99V138000 POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. 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 DRIVE THE CAR. ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT, IT IS NO FUN TO BE AT FREEWAY SPEED AND FIND THAT YOUR CAR HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING.*AK

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 SHIELDING OF THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE UNDERTAKEN.*AK

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

WHEN DRIVING 55-60 MPH ON HIGHWAYVEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CLEANED BREATHER SYSTEM WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*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 THE RIGHT LANE, AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SO THAT I CAN PARK THE CAR. ONLY THEN CAN I RESTART THE ENGINE, SINCE IT MUST BE STARTED IN THE "PARK" SHIFTER POSITION.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND CLEANED THROTTLE IN VEHICLE. PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN THROTTLE CONTROL, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER VEHICLES. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE SECOND TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ENGAGED, HOWEVER WHEN TURNING IT OFF, THE VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER STATES HE HAS BEEN REPLACING THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ON MANY CARS DUE TO THIS DEFECT, WHEN VEHICLE DID STALL, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE MOTOR, RESTART IT AND IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERABLE DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT FENDER LINER BEGAN RUBBING THE TIRE AND THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE, THIS RUBBING CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO LOCK UP, DESTROYED THE WHEEL BEARING AND RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE. NLM LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING COMPLETELY FAILED, THE CALIPER AND ROTOR WERE CAUSING MOST OF THE NOISE, THE ROTOR HAD GRINDED ABOUT 3/16 OF AN INCH OF METAL AWAY FROM CALIPER MOUNT BRACKET, DEALER CHECKED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND FOUND IT WAS LOOSE BUT HAD NOT CAME APART, DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLE WHEEL BEARINGS AND REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS DUE TO THE DAMAGED CALIPER AND ROTOR ON LEFT FRONT. *SLC

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