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1998 Jaguar Xj8l

Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
15
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 Jaguar Xj8l.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2008-03-17 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Yes 2 RELATED TO JAGUAR SERVICE ACTION PUBLICATION NUMBER 303-S514, "THROTTLE CLOSED POSITION OPERATION" THIS IS A KNOWN DE…
2007-12-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 MY 1998 JAGUAR XJ8L KEEPS STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I AM ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT ON 95 EVERYTIME T…
2006-01-05 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THIS IS A SECOND ENTRANCE FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE FIRST ENTRANCE WAS A MISTAKE DUE TO WRONG DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEH…
2005-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 1998 JAGUAR XJ8L CAR WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP AND START,HEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF,INTERMI…
2005-04-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS No 0 THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS FOR MY 1998 JAGUAR XJ8L HAVE DISINTEGRATED IN THE ENGINE. LUCKILY WE FOUND THE PIECES IN …
2004-07-10 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 1) TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT 2) TOW TO MECHANIC 3) TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT 62,000 MILES - 2ND OWNER - LESS THAN…
2004-06-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE VEHICLES ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A 4-LANE LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. …
2004-02-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 MY 1998 JAGUAR XJ8L CONTINUALLY STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED...JAGUAR KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND USES IT AS A SOURCE OF CAS…
2003-09-19 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 MY 1998 JAGUAR XJ8L STALLED AT HIGH SPEED (70 MPH) ON THE FREEWAY FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAST SIX MONTH WITH NO WARN…
2003-08-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK *PH …
2003-04-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 MY VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AFTER ACCELERATING. *NLM
2002-10-01 ENGINE No 0 ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A MONTH, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (AND ONLY ON FREEWAYS, NEVER HAS THIS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS), …
2001-02-08 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT FENDER LINER BEGAN RUBBING THE TIRE AND THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE, THIS …
1998-12-26 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 XJ8L JAGUAR. THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING A SLIPPAGE APPARENTLY FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN …
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS No 0 THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC, MELTED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB WAS TOO HOT. *N…