1998 Jaguar Xj8
Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Jaguar Xj8.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR AT A STAND STILL, TH… |
| 2017-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN BROKE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY IN ADDITION TO ENGINE DAMAGE |
| 2016-01-27 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT LIGHTS IS ON INSTRUMENT LIGHTS GO BLANK TRANSMISSION GOES CLUNK IN AND EITHER… |
| 2013-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OPERATING MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STARTING RUNNING POOR. JAGUAR DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED POORLY DESIGNED TIMING CHAIN TENSI… |
| 2012-10-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT… |
| 2012-03-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAULT WARNING… |
| 2012-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOUL… |
| 2011-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE STALL AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY, NOTICE THERE HAS BEEN RECALL ON THIS BEFORE. JUST PURCHASE THE CAR AND CHECK IT … |
| 2010-08-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE CONTACT RELEASED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDA… |
| 2009-12-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 3 | I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO THE JFK AIRPORT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART THEN… |
| 2009-10-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT HAS COME ON IN THE CAR. MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COST ABOUT $2700 TO … |
| 2009-08-27 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SEAT AIR BAG. I WAS SEATED IN MY CAR, WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT THE CAR WAS N… |
| 2009-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE… |
| 2008-09-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING FORWARD AND THE T… |
| 2008-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER NOTIFICATION REGARDING SERVICE ACTION NUMBE… |
| 2007-10-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY BRINGING ABOUT A FAILURE OF ALL SYSTEMS SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF CROWDED AND FAST FREEWAYS. D… |
| 2007-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8, AND STATED THAT THE TIMING TENSIONER FAILED AND CAUSED THE VALVES TO STAY OPE… |
| 2007-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT DETECTED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICL… |
| 2007-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS, GENERALLY AFTER I ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS E… |
| 2006-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEH… |
| 2006-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED BY DEALER TWICE BUT PROBLEM NOT FIXED. JAGUAR… |
| 2006-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 1 | TL* - THE CONTACT'S STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 30TH 2006, AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOSS OF POWER. THE VE… |
| 2006-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE SPEED ROSE TO 20 MPH, T… |
| 2006-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 1998 JAGUAR XJ8 HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED RO… |
| 2006-01-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1998 JAGUAR XJ8 ZF-TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 105, 542 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SHUDDER UNDER LIGHT ACCEL… |
| 2005-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMERS 1998 JAGUAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TS (11/16/05) THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *SC |
| 2005-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. HAD TO DRIFT ONTO THE SHOU… |
| 2005-08-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. THE VEHICLE IS AT A TRANSMISSION PLACE NOW. THE … |
| 2005-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESS WAY APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE… |
| 2004-11-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | RECALL REMEDY FAILED. AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE WAS PERFORMED THE RECALL DEFECT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK RECALL… |
| 2004-10-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT 65 MPH. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PR… |
| 2004-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS FROM 44,000 UNTIL TRADE-IN ON SEPT 4 AT 69,000 MILES. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS EVER HURT. HOWEVER… |
| 2004-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR WILL STALL WHILE DECELARATING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THROTTLE BODY HAS TO THE ISSUE. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON TH… |
| 2004-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS ACCELERATING AND CLIMBING A HILL - CAR JUST … |
| 2004-07-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1998 JAGUAR XJ8 STALLS AT HWY. SPEEDS ON NUMERIOUS OCCASIONS. LOCAL DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT KNEW OF … |
| 2004-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ALWAYS OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONCE AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY STALL LEAVING YOU VERY DANGEROUSLY STALLED … |
| 2004-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE WHITE ALLEN JAGUAR DEALERSHIP … |
| 2004-05-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 JAGUAR XJ8 ENGINE STALLED ON INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING IN MIDDLE LANE. HAD TO PULL OVER ON EDGE ON ROAD. VEHICLE … |
| 2004-04-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE RECENTLY PURCHASED USED FROM AUTO BROKER. SINCE PURCHASE, THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION SEEMINGLY ORIGINATING FRO… |
| 2004-04-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STALLING WAS CAUSED BY … |
| 2004-03-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON A BRIDGE. NEED TO TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO RESTART. TO DO THIS… |
| 2004-03-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BODY, BUT AFTER 9 … |
| 2004-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR REPEATEDLY STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER WITH NO POWER AND RESTARTED.*AK |
| 2004-02-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE REAR WINDOW MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT FIXTURE OVERHEATED AND MELTED. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE 5 BULBS I… |
| 2004-01-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLTS BROKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED T… |
| 2003-10-14 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 1998 JAGUAR XJ. THE INSIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR, WHICH HAS A FLUID INSIDE THAT DIMS THE IMAGE IN THE EVENING. T… |
| 2003-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEED OF APPROX. 60 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND CO… |
| 2003-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CON… |
| 2003-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROA… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE ENGINE STOPPING WHILE DRIVING. ACCORDING TO… |