1998 JAGUAR XJ Complaints

THE VEHICLES ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A 4-LANE LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY READ ENGINE STALLED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A SAFE STOP. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. THE ENGINE RESTARTED ONCE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR INTERMITTENT STALLING OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, BUT NEVER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LAST JULY (2003) A LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER REPLACED THREE (3) ENGINE RELAYS AND DECLARED THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT IT STARTED RE-OCCURRING AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AGAIN. THE INITIAL RESPONSE FROM THE TECHNICIAN WAS THAT THE SAME THREE ENGINE RELAYS ARE BAD AGAIN, BUT I ASK FOR A MORE THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM TO BE PERFORMED& WHY ARE THE RELAYS GOING BAD? OUR EXPERIENCE SOUNDS SIMILAR TO NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS (SEE LIST OF IDS BELOW) LOGGED ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE FOR OUR MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL (AND OTHER SIMILAR MODELS). THERE ARE ALSO MANY, MANY OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ON JAGUAR-RELATED BULLETIN BOARDS ALL OVER THE WEB. THERE ARE EVEN INDICATIONS THAT A RECALL MIGHT BE PENDING, BUT I COULDNT FIND ANY DEFINITIVE INFORMATION TO VERIFY THAT. THE DEALER SERVICE TEAM DOESNT HAVE, OR ISNT WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANY PENDING ACTIONS. UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITION, THIS FAILURE COULD LEAD TO DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES. OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA: ODI ID NUMBER : 548127. *AK ODI ID NUMBER : 10014366 ODI ID NUMBER : 10038465 ODI ID NUMBER : 10040883 ODI ID NUMBER : 10057140 ODI ID NUMBER : 10065259 ODI ID NUMBER : 10074913 ODI ID NUMBER : 10001379 ODI ID NUMBER : 10070414 ODI ID NUMBER : 10024745 ODI ID NUMBER : 10031410 ODI ID NUMBER : 10072764 ODI ID NUMBER : 890973 ODI ID NUMBER : 895022 ODI ID NUMBER : 10042999

CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE WHITE ALLEN JAGUAR DEALERSHIP IN DAYTON OHIO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE ISSUE. ALTHOUGH, I HAVE PAID THEM ON EACH OCCASION TO CLEAN OUT THE THROTTLE BODY SCREEN. THIS PAST WEKEND I WAS ON I-75 IN CINCINNATI AND IT STALLED NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN I HAD TO TRAIL ACROSS 4 LANES TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PULL OFF. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. IT WAS A HORRENDOUSLY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BY JAGUAR TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE RATHER WIDESPREAD AND OF SERIOUS DANGER TO THE OWNER AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME THE CAR STALLS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED AND COASTED TO A STOP WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DURING THIS TIME WAS TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE. *AK

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 ENGINE STALLED ON INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING IN MIDDLE LANE. HAD TO PULL OVER ON EDGE ON ROAD. VEHICLE HAD TO SIT A WHILE BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO HAVING A PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, JAGUAR DIVISION NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLS NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THANKS.

VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BODY, BUT AFTER 9 TO 12 MONTHS PROBLEM RECURRED. WHENEVER VEHICLE STALLS, IGNITION HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, ACCELERATOR PEDAL DELIVERED NO FUEL. VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TURN IT ON AGAIN IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO RUN NORMAL. DEALER ALSO PERFORMED REPAIR ON STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. *LA

VEHICLE RECENTLY PURCHASED USED FROM AUTO BROKER. SINCE PURCHASE, THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION SEEMINGLY ORIGINATING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. DURING AN EXCEPTIONALLY WINDY DAY (30+ KNOT CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY), THE VIBRATION WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ME QUESTION MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I ASSUMED THIS WAS DUE TO TIRES OUT OF ROUND/BALANCE OR VEHICLE OUT OF ALIGNMENT SO PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES AND HAD VEHICLE ALIGNED. VIBRATION IS STILL NOTICEABLE ALTHOUGH NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS BEFORE. STILL NOTICE THAT WHEN STRONG GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE IN THE AREA THAT THE VIBRATION INCREASES ACCORDINGLY. POSSIBLY RELATED CONDITION IS THAT WHEN SUNROOF IS OPEN AND VIBRATION OCCURS I CAN HEAR A STRUMMING SOUND LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AERODYNAMICS OF THE VEHICLE.

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 PERIODICALLY STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *PH

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLTS BROKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT WOULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB *CB

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SIDE SEAT ATTACHMENT BROKE AT THE LEFT REAR. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE SEAT TILTED TO THE LIFT SIDE OF THE DOOR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT TRACK AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK

SEAT RAIL SUPPORT BROKE. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $2000.00 TO FIX THE SEAT RAIL. *JB