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1998 Jaguar XK8 Sports Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 1, 2008
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Nov 18, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Jaguar XK8 Sports. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Transmission
Filed Sep 1, 2008

I WAS DRIVING ON MORNING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN I HEARD A SOUND UNDER THE CAR AS IF SOMETHING HAD BROKEN. THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES ON THE ROAD AND NOTHING FELL OFF THE CAR. THE CAR TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. I LUCKILY MANAGED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A JAGUAR MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED JAGUAR COMPUTER TEST AND DIAGNOSED A FAILED TRANSMISSION. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE CAR TO A JAGUAR DEALERSHIP WHICH CONFIRMED THE SAME. I LEARNED THROUGH THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE IN THE PAST. I CALLED JAGUAR AND ALSO TRIED TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY BOTH DISMISSED MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE NOT MADE ANY REPAIRS NOR HAVE OPERATED THE VEHICLE SINCE THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON 07-27-07. IT HAS 77,147 MILES. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES THE REPAIRS FOR NEW C-21JAZJ TRANSMISSION TO BE $6,000. THE DIAGNOSIS CODES WERE P1722 STALL SPEED TRANSMISSION AND P0734 GEAR 4 OUT OF RANGE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10240522
Incident
Jul 27, 2007
Mileage
77,147 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine
Filed Nov 30, 2004

THE VEHICLE STALLED INADVERTENTLY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THEY WERE AWARE TO THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER AND 5 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. *AK IN ADDITION TO THE STALLING PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT WHEEL ROTOR AND CALIPER ON TWO OCCASIONS. *SC

NHTSA ID
10095363
Incident
Oct 4, 2004
Mileage
29,000 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 18, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH CAR ALL OF SUDDEN DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER.THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED, FOUR TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND IF FIXED, IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
853113
Incident
Jun 15, 1999

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.

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