2001 Jaguar XK8 Problems

FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS. THIS RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE ENGINE. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A FEW OF THESE SINCE IT IS POORLY DESIGNED. WHEN YOU RESEARCH THIS ON THE NET, IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO JAGUAR OWNERS AND OCCURS TOO FREQUENTLY FOR IT TO BE CHANCE. COST OF INSPECTION AND FIX PRIOR TO FAILURE ABOUT $1200, PRICE AFTER FAILURE $3,000 PLUS. *TR

FUMES ENTER THE CABIN: SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE JAGUAR AND NUMEROOUS TIMES THEREAFTER MY WIFE AND I EXPEREINCED SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS WHILE RIDING IN THE CAR. THESE PROBLEMS WERE ONLY WHEN THE SUNROOF WAS OPEN. THE FIRST SYMPTOM WAS BAD HEADACHES. EYES BEGIN TO FEEL DRY AND THERE IS DIFFICULTY FOCUSING. WITHOUT WARNING THE EYES SEEM TO BE STUCK IN THE SOCKETS RESULTING IN VERY BAD DOUBLE VISION. *AK SUNROOF WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. DEALER REPLACED THE PURGE CANISTER VALVE AND STATES THAT THE FUMES WERE FROM SEAM SEALANT THAT WILL GO AWAY, AFTER MAKING REPAIRS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY, THEREFORE REQUESTING A CANCELLATION OF THE LEASE AND REQUESTING THAT ALL PAYMENTS MADE BE REIMBURSED. *SLC

HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK IN POWER ROOF SYSTEM. *TR

WHENEVER THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS DOWN HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKS FROM THE RELEASE HANDLE OVER THE WINDOW. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.*AK

I WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE THAT AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT OCCURRED WITH MY 2001 VEHICLE WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. IT WAS CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM ON JAGUARS IN MODEL YEARS 1997- 1999 (JAGUAR SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: S514, SUBJECT: THROTTLE CLOSED POSITION OPERATION, REFERENCE: 13/05/04 303-S514V1). I EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE AND COULD HAVE EASILY, WITHOUT EXAGGERATION, BEEN KILLED DUE TO THIS ENGINEERING DEFECT. SPECIFICALLY MY JAGUAR XK8 WOULD DISPLAY WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES WHILE RAPIDLY DROPPING TO A SPEED OF ABOUT 1 MILE AN HOUR AND WOULD GO NO FASTER. THE MESSAGES INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE, FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE, TRAC NOT AVAILABLE, ASC NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF THE MESSAGES WOULD CLEAR AND THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE. THIS HAPPENED, LUCKILY FOR ME ONLY WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT OR TRAVELING VERY SLOWLY (EXAMPLE: LEAVING THE HOUSE). WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR, THIS CONDITION OCCURRED 5 TIMES INCLUDING, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST TO ME OF NEARLY $2,000. I CONTACTED JAGUAR''S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT LAST WEEK TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS AND WHAT I THOUGHT SHOULD HAPPEN: 1) THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED; 2) WHEN IT WASN'T AND I EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS TO THE DEALER, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TREATED AS A RECALL ITEM THEN AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TO HAVE IT TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT TODAY, MARCH 5, 2007, THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN TO INFORM OTHERS AND THAT NO REFUND WOULD BE FORTHCOMING. I LEARNED ABOUT THIS RECALL INFORMATION FROM ANOTHER SERVICE SHOP WHO STATED THAT I WAS THE THIRD JAGUAR XK8 THAT HE SENT TO DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM. ROADFLY HAS NOTES FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE TRYING TO SOLVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB

2001 JAGUAR XK8 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED.*MR AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE WHICH WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIS. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE OTHER PERSONS VEHICLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 60-65 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY THE CAR TOOK A HARD TURN LEFT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT IT WAS IF I HAD NO STEERING WHAT SO EVER. THIS RESULTED IN A COLLISION AND SPIN OUT WITH MY CAR AND THE OTHER CAR. MY DEALER SAID THIS CAN'T HAPPEN, BUT IT DID . THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS I WISH TO FIND THE CAUSE.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. TS THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A FLUID LEAK. SCC

HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK IN POWER ROOF SYSTEM. *TR

FUMES ENTER THE CABIN: SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE JAGUAR AND NUMEROOUS TIMES THEREAFTER MY WIFE AND I EXPEREINCED SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS WHILE RIDING IN THE CAR. THESE PROBLEMS WERE ONLY WHEN THE SUNROOF WAS OPEN. THE FIRST SYMPTOM WAS BAD HEADACHES. EYES BEGIN TO FEEL DRY AND THERE IS DIFFICULTY FOCUSING. WITHOUT WARNING THE EYES SEEM TO BE STUCK IN THE SOCKETS RESULTING IN VERY BAD DOUBLE VISION. *AK SUNROOF WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. DEALER REPLACED THE PURGE CANISTER VALVE AND STATES THAT THE FUMES WERE FROM SEAM SEALANT THAT WILL GO AWAY, AFTER MAKING REPAIRS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY, THEREFORE REQUESTING A CANCELLATION OF THE LEASE AND REQUESTING THAT ALL PAYMENTS MADE BE REIMBURSED. *SLC

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT LIGHTS UP WHEN ADULT PASSENGER SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT AND BUCKLES SAFETY BELT. CAR IS 2001 JAGUAR XK8. JAGUAR USA SAYS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY...TOO BAD! COST TO REPAIR APPROX $1400. CAN YOU HELP? *TR