2004 JAGUAR XJ8 Complaints

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

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

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

THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED OPERATING WHILE IN THE UP POSITION. VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND 65 MPH. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 8-10 SEPARATE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE ELECTRICAL SSTEM HAS PROBLEMS. RADIO CHANGES FUNTIONS FROM AM TO FM TO CD BY ITSELF WITHOUT CONSUMER INPUT. WINDOWS GO DOWN WITHOUT THE CONSUMERS INPUT AND WILL NOT CLOSE. INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL GETS HEAVY WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. TIRES BECOME LOUD AND ROUGHT AT 19000 MILES. *TC

PROBLEMS WITH 2004 JAGUAR XJ8 TRANSMISSION.*MR TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO A FAULTY OUTPUT FLANGE AND SEAL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO LEAKED. THE CONSUMER RESEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND TWO RECALL. ONE WAS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE OTHER ONE WAS FOR THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HER VEHICLE IS PART OF OR POTENTIALLY COULD BE PART OF THE SAFETY RECALL. *NM

VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A LEVER ON THE CENTER CONSOLE TO ELECTRONICALLY SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKES RATHER THAN THE MORE TYPICAL SPRING LOADED FOOT PEDAL USED TO SET THE BRAKE. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THIS UNTIL ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP. *JB