2004 JAGUAR XJ Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JAGUAR XJ VANDER PLUS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. IF ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP ON LEVEL GROUND WITH Y FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AND KEEP GOING. ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNSURE IF THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS ON ANY OTHER CARS. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 3 TIMES. BUT HE IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. *AK

2004 JAGUAR XJ8 NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE DRIVING THE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHELL CAME OFF CAUING CONSIDRABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND DFAMGE TO TOW OTHER VEHICLE'S.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2004 JAGUAR XJ8. THE FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THE POLICE REPORT READ THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT TWO PARKED UNATTENDED VEHICLES . NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JB

PIRELLI TIRES (ASIMMETRICO 255/40 ZR19 96Y P ZERO) SINCE MAY 18TH, 2005, I HAVE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS AND 2 BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. 13,000 ON CAR. 3 OF THE INCIDENTS WERE ON TIRES THAT WERE USED UNDER A MONTH (APPROX. 500MILES. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

DT: 2004, JAGUAR, XJ8. VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STARTER BECAUSE THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MADE A POPPING NOISE. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE TO THE BEST OF THE CONSUMERS KNOWLEDGE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE MECHANICS WORKING ON VEHICLE WERE GUESSING AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 12 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE ON JUNE 25, 2005. *AK

WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT CHANGE, WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHILSE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKE, BUMPING THE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE DSC FAULT LIGHT WAS ON AFTER THIS HAPPENED.STATING ``DSC NOT AVAILABLE``HAD VECHICAL TOWED TO HERITAGE JAGUAR IN FREEPORT, THEY REPLACED THE FAULT BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. I NOW FEEL VERY NERVOUS DRIVING SENSE ALL THIS HAPPENED.

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

WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED MOVING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED, AND VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE.*AK THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *NM

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE MOTORIST BUMPER. THE SECOND TIME THE BUMPER WAS HIT. DEALERSHIP NOR INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.*AK *NM

POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES SYSTEM IN 2004 JAGUAR XJ-8 CAUSING PREMATURE PAD WEAR, REPLACEMENT, SERVICES TO RELATED PARTS WHICH DEALER DESCRIBES AS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". REAR BRAKE PADS SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES UNLESS .*AK