1998 JAGUAR XK8 Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS UPON REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SIT AND GO BACK INTO DRIVE UNTIL IT WORKS. TWICE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY (70) MPH THE CAR HAD JUST STOPPED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER GETTING IT OFF THE LANE AND NUMEROUS TRIES IT STARTED AGAIN. *MR *CB *JB

WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO PLACE GEAR IN DRIVE UNLESS MOVES TO PARK FIRST. DEALER HAS REPLACED SHIFTER 5 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. VEHICLE IS A 1998 JAGUAR XK8. *AK *CB

THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING.*AK THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO COME OUT OF PARK. *TS ALSO THE ANTENNA AND POWER MIRROR SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM TRACK PUTTING ME INTO THE BACK SEAT CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL AND RUNNING OFF SIDE OF ROAD RIPPING FRONT SPOILER OFF CAR. WENT INTO DEALER WHO CALLED JAGUAR ABOUT PROBLEM. MFG. DECLINE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS STATING CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. *NLM

CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH, ENGINE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN...RESTARTED AND HAS RAN FINE SINCE....JUST WORRIED IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN IN TRAFFIC!

VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLATBED TO DALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO NOT STARTING AFTER STALLING OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES, VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT WOULD STALL OUT. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AND NEW CONTROLLER BOX. OWNER FEELS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

WHEELS AND TIRES DON'T WORK TOGETHER. TIRES SLIDE AROUND SHAKE AND SHIMMY ON THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS CHROME WHEELS. DEALER SAID CAR HAS BEEN DAMAGED ONE TIME, AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HONOR THE RECALL. CONSUMER SAYS THE DAMAGE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHEELS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH CAR ALL OF SUDDEN DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER.THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED, FOUR TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND IF FIXED, IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE PEDAL RESISTED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK