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2004 Jaguar Vanden Plas

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Engine
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Service Brakes
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Fuel/propulsion System complaints

1 reports
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75,871 miles · Feb 9, 2013
Fuel/propulsion System

WAITING IN FAST FOOD SERVICE LINE; VEHICLE GEARSHIFT IN "DRIVE" FOOT ON BRAKE; CAR IDLING SLOWLY BUT SUDDENLY REVVED VIOLENTLY AND LURCHED FORWARD; JAMMED BRAKES; REAR TIRES SPINNING, SMOKING; FOOT DEFINITELY DIDNOT ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGE GAS PEDAL;SHIFTED CAR GEARSHIFT TO "NEUTRAL." ENGINE REV SLOWED TO NORMAL IDLE. WAITED A FEW S…

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WAITING IN FAST FOOD SERVICE LINE; VEHICLE GEARSHIFT IN "DRIVE" FOOT ON BRAKE; CAR IDLING SLOWLY BUT SUDDENLY REVVED VIOLENTLY AND LURCHED FORWARD; JAMMED BRAKES; REAR TIRES SPINNING, SMOKING; FOOT DEFINITELY DIDNOT ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGE GAS PEDAL;SHIFTED CAR GEARSHIFT TO "NEUTRAL." ENGINE REV SLOWED TO NORMAL IDLE. WAITED A FEW SECOND; RETURNED GEARSHIFT TO "DRIVE" VEHICLE RESPONDED NORMALLY. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO RESIDENCE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE. FEEL VERY FORTUNATE NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED OR INJURY TO DRIVER, PASSENGERS, OTHER VEHICLES OR PROPERTY. RESEARCH ON "JAGUAR FORUMS" DETAILED OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS DATING BACK TO '05 AND AS RECENT AS 2012. ONLY ONE SUCH INCIDENT APPEARS ON NHTSA COMPLAINT ROSTER. *TR

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Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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