1999 Jaguar Vanden Plas Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Jaguar Vanden Plas, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Driver assistance337.5%
- Engine337.5%
- Body & structure112.5%
- Other / unspecified112.5%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
1999 JAGUAR XJ8. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PEDAL BEING STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PHYSICALLY PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED STUD THAT WAS MISSING IT'S KICK DOWN STICK. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE STUD WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A COVER ON IT AND THAT THE STUD WAS UNNECESSARY. THE MECHANIC OFFERED TO REMOVE THE STUD, THE CONSUMER DECLINED AND PLACED A PLASTIC BOTTLE CAP OVER THE STUD. *JS
ON 2/10/17 ENTERING FREEWAY I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK,I BARELY AVOIDED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I OVERHEATED MY BRAKES,AND MANAGED TO PULL THE PEDAL UP BY HAND. THE PEDAL HAD STUCK ON A MEDAL STUD MOUNTED IN THE FLOOR UNDER THE GAS PEDAL.THE JAGUAR DEALER SAID THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A KICKDOWN SWITCH ON THE STUD. I PURCHASED A SWITCH,BUT I WOULD NOT FIT ON THE STUD. I PUT A PLASTIC BOTTLECAP OVER THE STUD.PLEASE CHECK YOUR VEHICLE..JAGUAR DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
AT 37,092 THE THERMOSTAT FROZE, BLOWING THE RADIATOR HOSE. AT 52,058 ANOTHER THERMOSTAT FROZE, BLOWING THE RADIATOR. WAS TOLD BY JAGUAR SERVICE THAT THESE FREEZE, AND I SHOULD BRING MY JAGUAR IN EVERY 16,000 MILES JUST TO BE CERTAIN. WHEN RADIATOR HOSE BLOWS, NO TELLING WHERE WE MIGHT BE AND SITUATION COULD BE DANGEROUS. *NM
WHILE DRIVING TIMING CHAIN FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW, AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING NO STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. NEITHER WERE WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
1999 JAGUAR XJ8. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PEDAL BEING STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PHYSICALLY PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED STUD THAT WAS MISSING IT'S KICK DOWN STICK. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE STUD WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A COVER ON IT AND THAT THE STUD WAS UNNECESSARY. THE MECHANIC OFFERED TO REMOVE THE STUD, THE CONSUMER DECLINED AND PLACED A PLASTIC BOTTLE CAP OVER THE STUD. *JS
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
AT 37,092 THE THERMOSTAT FROZE, BLOWING THE RADIATOR HOSE. AT 52,058 ANOTHER THERMOSTAT FROZE, BLOWING THE RADIATOR. WAS TOLD BY JAGUAR SERVICE THAT THESE FREEZE, AND I SHOULD BRING MY JAGUAR IN EVERY 16,000 MILES JUST TO BE CERTAIN. WHEN RADIATOR HOSE BLOWS, NO TELLING WHERE WE MIGHT BE AND SITUATION COULD BE DANGEROUS. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .