2002 Jaguar XJ8 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 2002 Jaguar XJ8, 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
- Brakes133.3%
- Engine133.3%
- Powertrain (other)133.3%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
BRAKES CONTINUALLY SCREECH AND GRIND DESPITE 70% OF BRAKE PAD REMAINING//FAILURE NOT CORRECTED. *AK
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
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING OUR CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY GIRLFRIEND WHO LITERALLY DRIVES LIKE A GRANDMA. FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED IS OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROX 95,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR OUR CAR SO WE LUMPED IT AND PAID FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. AFTER THIS IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL AND THE UPPER OIL PAN GASKET WHICH WAS LEAKING SO WE HAD THAT REPLACED. EVEN BEFORE THAT WE USED TO GET A "COOLANT LOW" MESSAGE REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF COOLANT IN THE CAR. TURNS OUT THE COOLANT PROBLEM WAS WAY WORSE THAN THE TRANSMISSION. AT LEAST THE TRANNY WORKED AFTER PAYING FOR IT. THE ENGINE COOLANT PROBLEM HAS BEEN PASSED FROM ONE MECHANIC TO ANOTHER TOTALING 4 DIFFERENT ONES NOW. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FANS, WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. WE THOUGHT THERE COULD BE NOTHING ELSE WRONG. THEN ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN THE OTHER DAY WE SAW THE COOLANT MESSAGE AGAIN. WE ALWAYS STOP AND CHECK AND THIS TIME THERE WAS SOME FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RESERVOIR. BEFORE WE COULD GET IT BACK TO A MECHANIC, THE RESERVOIR EXPLODED AND THE LOWER SECTION COMPLETELY BLEW APART. WE NOW HAD THE RESERVOIR REPLACED AND THE WHOLE COOLING SYSTEM PRESSURE TESTED. WE AGAIN THOUGHT THERE CAN'T POSSIBLY BE ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. WELL TODAY THE DREDDED MESSAGE CAME BACK ON, "COOLANT LOW!!" WE ARE FINANCIALLY AND PERSONALLY SPENT AND HAVE NO RECOURSE. BY THE WAY ALL THIS HAPPENED IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING OUR CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY GIRLFRIEND WHO LITERALLY DRIVES LIKE A GRANDMA. FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED IS OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROX 95,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR OUR CAR SO WE LUMPED IT AND PAID FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. AFTER THIS IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL AND THE UPPER OIL PAN GASKET WHICH WAS LEAKING SO WE HAD THAT REPLACED. EVEN BEFORE THAT WE USED TO GET A "COOLANT LOW" MESSAGE REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF COOLANT IN THE CAR. TURNS OUT THE COOLANT PROBLEM WAS WAY WORSE THAN THE TRANSMISSION. AT LEAST THE TRANNY WORKED AFTER PAYING FOR IT. THE ENGINE COOLANT PROBLEM HAS BEEN PASSED FROM ONE MECHANIC TO ANOTHER TOTALING 4 DIFFERENT ONES NOW. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FANS, WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. WE THOUGHT THERE COULD BE NOTHING ELSE WRONG. THEN ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN THE OTHER DAY WE SAW THE COOLANT MESSAGE AGAIN. WE ALWAYS STOP AND CHECK AND THIS TIME THERE WAS SOME FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RESERVOIR. BEFORE WE COULD GET IT BACK TO A MECHANIC, THE RESERVOIR EXPLODED AND THE LOWER SECTION COMPLETELY BLEW APART. WE NOW HAD THE RESERVOIR REPLACED AND THE WHOLE COOLING SYSTEM PRESSURE TESTED. WE AGAIN THOUGHT THERE CAN'T POSSIBLY BE ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. WELL TODAY THE DREDDED MESSAGE CAME BACK ON, "COOLANT LOW!!" WE ARE FINANCIALLY AND PERSONALLY SPENT AND HAVE NO RECOURSE. BY THE WAY ALL THIS HAPPENED IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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 .