1998 JAGUAR XJ8 Complaints

THE 1998 XJ8 WHILE AT HIGHWAY / INTERSTATE SPEED 55 AND UP HAS GONE INTO LIMP OR STALL MODE AT RANDOM (6 TIMES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS) EXPOSING THE OCCUPTANTS TO SEVERE TRAFFIC HAZARDS FROM FAST MOVING VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE COAST TO A STANDSTILL AND MUST BE PUT IN PARK TO RESTART. THE JAGUAR DEALER HAS CHANGED OUT PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. MANY 1998 JAGUAR OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS MAY 18, 2003

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT TURN OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY NEEDED TO CLEAN AND ADJUST THE THROTTLE HOUSING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO STALL WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS NEEDED. MR SCC *JB

MY VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AFTER ACCELERATING. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF 2003 TO HAVE FIXED. SUPPOSEDLY THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE ON THE THIRD SERVICE TIME, BUT WITHIN 4 DAYS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THEY INSIST THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, YET THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR THEM. *NLM

THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC, MELTED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB WAS TOO HOT. *NLM

WE HAVE HAD REPEATED COMPLETE POWER FAILURES WHILE DRIVING OUR JAGUAR XJ8 - 1998. THE POWER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE CAUSED US TO PULL OVER TO EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE LANES. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP: APRIL 2001 - COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHOP, BUT REPLACED THE ECM. JUNE 2001 - THROTTLE WAS ADJUSTED AND THEY REPLACED 4 RELAYS. JAN2002 - REPLACED A STUCK THERMOSTAT AND CLEANED THE GASKETS. MAY 2002 - THEY DROVE THE CAR 181 MILES TO REPLICATE, CLEANED ALL PARTS AND REPLACED THE CED SENSOR. CAR RETURNED TO SERVICE CENTER ON 12/17/02 FOR SAME PROBLEM.

98 JAGUAR XJ8. ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. JAGUAR DEALER SERVICE REP INDICATED THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON. THROTTLE BODY STATED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, ACCORDING TO DEALER SERVICE REP. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. PLS ADVISE IF THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED. I HAVE COPIES OF PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FROM WEB SITE.

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 - ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN CAR IS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONLY STALLS WITH SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH. HAVE TAKEN AUTO TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM YET. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. NO FACTORY RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS CHECKED 4X. DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. TS

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH OUT ANY REASON, DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVEN TIME AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS