1998 Jaguar XJ8

TL* - THE CONTACT'S STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 30TH 2006, AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABOUT 100 TIMES WHILE DRIVING65 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER FOR A CHECK UP. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT ON NOVEMBER 20, 2006, WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER AND DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. THE CONTA CT'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO POLICE. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT STATES TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON FILE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ,AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER 2004. ALSO , WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND SO THE COSTS OF REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIRS SINCE THE RECALL PROBLEMS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED IN 2004. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 1998 JAGUAR XJ8 HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED ROSE TO 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE FINE CRACKS WITHIN THE GEAR TEETH. THE CONTACT FELT THAT VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NHTSA RECALL ID CAMPAIGN 99V138000 SINCE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME INCIDENT AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL.*AK THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUT OF RANGE FOR THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/06/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE SPEED ROSE TO 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE FINE CRACKS WITHIN THE GEAR TEETH.

1998 JAGUAR XJ8 ZF-TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 105, 542 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SHUDDER UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION (2ND &3RD GEARS). TRANSMISSION IS A ZF- 5 SPEED, SEALED UNIT-NO SERVICING. THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES BUT DID NOT TRIGGER A FAULT CODE. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE GEARS WERE NOT MESHING. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR LEAKS OR OBVIOUS DAMAGE- NONE NOTED. STARTED VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. MORE GRINDING, TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING (OVER SPEED) WHICH TRIGGERED GEAR BOX FAULT CODE. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND I DROVE IT ONE MILE TO MY HOME. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED JAGUAR MECHANIC. FAULT CODES WERE READ. CODES= 1732 (GEAR CONTROL), 1732 GEAR CONTROL-2ND GEAR, 1733 GEAR CONTROL 3RD GEAR, 1722 STALL SPEED FAILURE. REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION- $7800.00. VEHICLE TOWED HOME. CONTACTED JAGUAR CARS CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING NHTSA RECALL 99V138000 POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS RECALL HAS TO DO WITH FINE CRACKS IN GEARS WITHIN THE GEAR BOX, POTENTLY CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. JAGUAR SAID "THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY VEHICLE. JAGUAR WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE 99V138000 CAMPAIGN RECALL. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY FORWARD GEARS AND HAS MINIMAL, JERKY MOVEMENT IN REVERSE. VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD WHEN IN NEUTRAL. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS NO MAINTENANCE NO FILTER CHANGES, NO FLUID CHANGE INTERVALS. IF YOU CAN'T CHECK THE FLUID, FILTERS OR SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION, HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO KNOW ITS CONDITION? THE VEHICLE IS NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. *JB

DT: 1998 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. THE VEHICLE IS AT A TRANSMISSION PLACE NOW. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN THE DRIVEWAY, AFTER IT SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF AN HOUR HE TOOK IT TO DEALER. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS RECALL 99V138000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION. WHEN HE CALLED JAGUAR, THEY STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS A COMPLAINT FROM CANADA, THE MILEAGE IS IN KILOMETERS.*AK *JB

OVER THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. HAD TO DRIFT ONTO THE SHOULDER, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO START CAR AGAIN. THAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 50 AND ABOVE HAVING TO DRIFT ACROSS LANES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. AS OF THIS PAST WEEKEND, I STARTED THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND ONCE AGAIN THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CAR SOUNDED SO HORRIBLE, I HAD IT TOWED VERSUS DRIVING IT TO THE SHOP. I GOT THE BAD NEWS THAT THE ENGINE HAS NO COMPRESSION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC HAS NO IDEA WHAT WENT CAUSED THIS. I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE OR LET THE MECHANIC BREAK THE CURRENT ENGINE DOWN TO SEE WHAT PARTS CAN BE RE-USED. I READ ON ANOTHER WEBSITE THAT A FEW PEOPLE HAD TO HAVE ENGINES REPLACED ON THE 1998 JAGUARS FOR NO APPARENT CAUSE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NO FAULT OF MINE. I HAVE KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE. I FOUND THIS LINK WHICH SUGGESTS POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSES HTTP://WWW.JAGSERVICE.NET/JAGUAR_V8_SECONDARY_TENSIONERS.HTM. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESS WAY APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THERE WA SLOW CYLINDER COMPRESSION, AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STILL THE PROBLEM.*AK

RECALL REMEDY FAILED. AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE WAS PERFORMED THE RECALL DEFECT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN# 98V022000. JAGUAR STATED THAT THE THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. (MORE FREQUENTLY) IN OTHER ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE STALLING PROBLEM, THE DEALER WOULD REPROGRAM THE ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE SOFTWARE FIX RECOMMENDED BY JAGUAR HAD NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT A CHIRPING NOISE WOULD OCCUR UPON DECELERATION. THE FRONT BRAKE SHROUD WAS ADJUSTED. JAGUAR INVESTIGATED AND CHANGED AN IDLER PULLEY AND THE SERPENTINE BELT BUT THE CHIRPING NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD DIFFERENTIAL AT 80K MILES. *SC *JB