https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Jaguar XJ Sedan. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:30:19 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-1388228 Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE STOPPED IN THE ROAD WAITING FOR ANOTHER CAR. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY GOES FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER HAS BOTH FEET APPLIED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL MOVES FORWARD BURNING RUBBER, AND THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT GOES BACK TO IDLE. THE CAR DOES THIS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, THE LAST TIME DOING DAMAGE TO A CAR IN FRONT OF IT. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CAR IS IDLI https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-1388229 Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE STOPPED IN THE ROAD WAITING FOR ANOTHER CAR. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY GOES FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER HAS BOTH FEET APPLIED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL MOVES FORWARD BURNING RUBBER, AND THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT GOES BACK TO IDLE. THE CAR DOES THIS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, THE LAST TIME DOING DAMAGE TO A CAR IN FRONT OF IT. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CAR IS IDLI https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-1388230 Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE STOPPED IN THE ROAD WAITING FOR ANOTHER CAR. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY GOES FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER HAS BOTH FEET APPLIED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL MOVES FORWARD BURNING RUBBER, AND THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT GOES BACK TO IDLE. THE CAR DOES THIS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, THE LAST TIME DOING DAMAGE TO A CAR IN FRONT OF IT. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CAR IS IDLI https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-1124164 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT WE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING ON THE LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN TO GO. BEFORE THE LIGHT COULD CHANGE WE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS HIT BY A TRUCK GOING 45 MPH. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DASH AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED NOT MINES OR MY PARTNER THE DRIVER. I ASKED JAGUAR OF HILTON HEAD TO TEST MY AIRBAGS HE SAID NO NEED TO TEST THEM IF WE WERE SITTING STILL THE AIRBAGS WILL N https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-873749 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT I OWN A 2000 JAGUAR XJR AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER/REPAIR FACILITY NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THEM WHICH IN THE END LEFT ME WITH A SEIZED MOTOR AT ONLY 80K MILES. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE CAR GOING INTO "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE" WHICH MEANS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHATSOEVER FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND SAID IT WAS A LINEAR SWITCH IN THE https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-814377 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT THE ZENON HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OUT. RESTARTING THE CAR SOLVES THE PROBLEM BUT IT RECURS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. SEVERAL INSPECTIONS BY DEALER RESULTED IN NO REPAIR AS THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE PROBLEM OCCUR. JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID TO HAVE THE LIGHTS REPLACED SO https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-809994 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 2011 XJ IS EXHIBITING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE CONTAINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V332000 FOR THE XK AND XF. SPECIFICALLY, VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STUTTER AS IF ABOUT TO STALL, WHICH IS MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN THE FIRST 30 MINUTES AFTER START UP, BUT PERSISTS IN VARYING DEGREES AT ALL TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IDLING. PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER WHO HAD INDICAT https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-809995 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 2011 XJ IS EXHIBITING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE CONTAINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V332000 FOR THE XK AND XF. SPECIFICALLY, VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STUTTER AS IF ABOUT TO STALL, WHICH IS MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN THE FIRST 30 MINUTES AFTER START UP, BUT PERSISTS IN VARYING DEGREES AT ALL TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IDLING. PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER WHO HAD INDICAT https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-809089 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT JUST GOOGLE "JAGUAR THROTTLE BODY" AND SEE HOW MANY PROBLEMS CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING. MY 2005 XJ8LWB WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES EXPERIENCED A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. I LOST POWER AS THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE SPEED AND AN "ENGINE FAULT" MESSAGE ALERTED ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND CREEP DOWN AN EXIT, WHERE I WAS https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-804618 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT I LEASED A BRAND NEW, 2011 JAGUAR XJ SUPERCHARGED, AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST 1,000 MILES, THE FIRST OF WHICH PRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. 1) THE TFT DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY WILL VANISH WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THE PROBLEM USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN EXITING A DARK GARAGE AND ENTERING DAYLIGHT, BUT ALSO HAS HAPPEN https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-791504 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70MPH, NOT ACCELERATING NOR COASTING, JUST MAINTAINING SPEED. THE ENGINE BASICALLY SHUT DOWN, AND I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER, IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRANKLY, IT SCARED ME. ENGINE LIGHT ON, AS WELL AS "ENGINE SYSTEMS FAULT, PARKBRAKE FAULT, DSC NOT AVAILABLE" SHOWING UP ON THE DASH. I RESTARTED THE CAR ABOUT 4-5 TIMES AND IT EVENTUALLY STARTED. I AM ASSUMI https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-788039 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR XJ TYPE. THE VEHICLE HAS TWO CONTINENTAL CONTI TOURING TIRES, LINE SIZE 235/50/18 ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE HAD SEPARATED AND WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACTS SPARE TIRE, WHICH https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-760196 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT I DRIVE A 2006 JAGUAR XJE SEDAN AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS 4 TIMES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN I COME TO A STOP SIGN. I STEP ON THE BRAKE AND AS THE CAR COMES TO A STOP IT SUDDENTLY ACCELERATES. I HAVE HAD TO PRACTICALLY STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH WHEELS SCREECHING AND THE ODOR OF RUBBER BURNING! THE DEALER, WEST HERR JAGUAR IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK HA https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-753603 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT JAGUAR: XJ8L, 2000: THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES/TENSIONERS BROKE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE ENGINE. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AS IT DID TO A FRIEND WITH A YEAR OLDER. WITH SUCH FAILURE THE ENGINE STOPS ABRUPTLY, NO MATTER WHERE IT IS. THIS RISKS SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WITH INJURY OR DEATH ON HIGHWAYS. THE GUIDES/TENSIONERS FAIL BEFORE 100K MILES ANY TIME BETWEEN ABOUT 60 AND 95K. THEY https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-753498 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT 2005 JAGUAR XJ8L YOU CAN BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND LOOSE ALL MOBILITY FROM THE ENGINE TO DRIVE AXLE. YOU WOULD RECEIVE A PARK BRAKE FAULT FAILURE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WOULD STILL BE RUNNING ALL ACCESSORIES WOULD STILL BE RUNNING PERFECTLY HOWEVER WHEN YOU WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD JUST REV THE ENGINE BUT WOULDN'T MOVE THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NO SOLUTION A https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-753499 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT 2005 JAGUAR XJ8L YOU CAN BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND LOOSE ALL MOBILITY FROM THE ENGINE TO DRIVE AXLE. YOU WOULD RECEIVE A PARK BRAKE FAULT FAILURE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WOULD STILL BE RUNNING ALL ACCESSORIES WOULD STILL BE RUNNING PERFECTLY HOWEVER WHEN YOU WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD JUST REV THE ENGINE BUT WOULDN'T MOVE THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NO SOLUTION A https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-747127 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT 2005 JAGUAR XJR GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE (REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODE) EVERY ONCE A WHILE AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE 10MPH MAX. CAR IN THE REAR MIGHT CRASH FOR SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. DEALER TRIED TO READ OBD CODE BUT NOTHING WAS DETECTED SO NO WAY TO FIX IT. THERE ARE MANY XJ OWNER EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE. CAR WILL BE DRIVABLE AFTER RESTARTING ENGINE BUT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-730955 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING AND IT STARTED RAINING AND WATER STARTED LEAKING INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR AS LOCAL BODY SHOP SAID ITS NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-711938 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT I PULLED IN TO A PARKING LOT AND PLACED MY CAR IN PARK. THE CAR WAS IDLING FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. I NOTICES A FLICKER OF FLAME FROM THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT AREA. I RAISED THE HOOD AND FLAMES FROM THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT SHOT UP FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I POURED WATER ON IT AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I HAD EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES JUST PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I JUST PURCHASE https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-706168 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VERY FREQUENT FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT VARYING SPEEDS THE NEEDLE WILL JUST GRAUDUALLY GOT TO ZERO. IN TOWN TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH. JAGUAR REFUSED TO FIX IT. I SUED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-705814 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT REPEATED INSTANCES IN DEC. 2008 AND JAN. 2009 OF VEHICLE GOING INTO "LIMP" MODE, VIRTUALLY INOPERABLE. CAR SERVICE DEPARTMENT ANALYZED THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS ON TWO OCCASIONS, FINALLY CLAIMING THAT A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS THE PROBLEM. COST TO ME FOR REPAIR - APPROX. $1,300. CALLS TO A NUMBER OF SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR THE VEHICLE MAKE INDICATED THAT SUCH DEFECT WAS FAIRLY COMMON https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-694118 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT JAGUAR 2000 XJR: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DISPLAY WARNING MESSAGE THAT TRACTION CONTROL / ASC WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD GO INTO A FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE. ENGINE WOULD THEN RUN VERY ROUGHLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5-10MPH. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A FAULT CODE OF P0121 WHICH IS ADDRESSED AS A KNOWN JAGUAR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A "MISMATCHED" CONNECTOR TO THE THROTTLE BODY. https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-694119 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT JAGUAR 2000 XJR: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DISPLAY WARNING MESSAGE THAT TRACTION CONTROL / ASC WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD GO INTO A FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE. ENGINE WOULD THEN RUN VERY ROUGHLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5-10MPH. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A FAULT CODE OF P0121 WHICH IS ADDRESSED AS A KNOWN JAGUAR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A "MISMATCHED" CONNECTOR TO THE THROTTLE BODY. https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-682779 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT JAGUAR 2005 XJ VDP HAS EXPERIENCED MANY EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DURING BRAKING TO A STOP. AS BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE ENGINE THROTTLES UP AND CAR CANNOT BE COMPLETELY STOPPED. WHEN CAR IS QUICKLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BRAKING MAINTAINED, THE ENGINE REVS OVER 10,000 RPM AND THE IGNITION MUST BE CUT IN ORDER TO STOP THE EPISODE. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED AT A BUSY I https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-664681 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ SEDAN. THE DVD THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY AND DID NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE AIR VOLUME PRESSURE RATING WAS INACCURATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURES IF HE BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE DRIVING DISTANCE WAS UNREASONABLE. THE https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-659458 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT I JUST READ ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLING LATE MODEL DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MATS, DUE TO SLIPPING FORWARD AND INTERFERRING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. MY 2005 JAGUAR XJ8L HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-631191 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT I DRIVE A 2005 JAGUAR XJR THAT HAS DEFECTIVE TIRES, PILOT SPORT EXTRA LOAD. MICHELIN ISSUED A RECALL IN FEBRUARY 2006 AT WHICH TIME THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY, MICHELIN NOTIFIED THE NHTSA THAT IT WAS RECALLING THESE TIRES FOR A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. THE TIRES ARE SUBJECT O A NOTICEABLE BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 3 TIRES THAT EXHIBITED THIS VERY PROBLEM. https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-608783 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE EYE ALLERGIES AND IRRITATION WHICH ARE AGGRAVATED BY VOC EMISSIONS INSIDE THE CAR. I AM TRYING TO FIND PUBLISHED INFO ON THE VOC'S IN MY 2005 JAGUAR XJ8. JAGUAR WILL NOT GIVE ME THIS DATA. PLS ADVISE WHERE I CAN FIND IT. I KNOW THAT DOT HAS COMPLIANCE STDS SO IT MUST BE PUBLISHED SOMEWHERE??? *NM https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-608784 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE EYE ALLERGIES AND IRRITATION WHICH ARE AGGRAVATED BY VOC EMISSIONS INSIDE THE CAR. I AM TRYING TO FIND PUBLISHED INFO ON THE VOC'S IN MY 2005 JAGUAR XJ8. JAGUAR WILL NOT GIVE ME THIS DATA. PLS ADVISE WHERE I CAN FIND IT. I KNOW THAT DOT HAS COMPLIANCE STDS SO IT MUST BE PUBLISHED SOMEWHERE??? *NM https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/jaguar-xj-sedan#complaint-595877 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT FUEL TANK LEAK OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION BUT WITH NO PLANS FOR REPAIR. CONSUMERS HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED BY COMPANY. COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM. *JB