Three problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2009 Jaguar XF. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Jaguar XF based on all problems reported for the 2009 XF.
On 05/02/2012. I was preparing to park my 2009 Jaguar fx, came to complete stop. . . When it suddenly accelerated, I had the brake on, I could barely hold it back ,it jumped the curb . . . . . I could not stop that car ,it was trying to climb a chain link fence. . . The only thing that stop the car was when I hit the steel pole. . . There was $8,200. 00 worth of damage done to this car. . . . My son and I were not hurt ,but we could have been if it would have broke thur that fence. . . We would have went down a embankment and might of hit a tree, or rolled over. . . . My husband had it towed to Jaguar deal where they said "they couldn't find a think wrong with it". . Now, I have this dangerous car and I'm scared to death to drive it again. . . . I will had to drive it, because I have to much money in it . . But, I will never allow anyone to ride in it ever again. . . . I will never put there lives in danger. . . . Please, if you have one these devil cars be careful and be aware of this problem. .
The contact owns a 2009 Jaguar Xf. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while attempting to park. The brakes were engaged while the failure occurred. The vehicle accelerated forward until crashing into the rear end of another vehicle. The contact also stated that it took extreme force to shift the gear shift into drive, which caused the vehicle to lose acceleration. The failure was experienced numerous times. The police department were present. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000 and the current mileage was 43,000.
2009 Jaguar Xf - sudden acceleration issue on three separate occasions. Driving about 20 mph and the car accelerated - able to stop the car by pressing down fully on the brakes. It did not respond at first and then something shifted and then the brakes worked. With five minutes, it did it again and the only way to stop the car was to slam it into park. The car was towed into the dealer and the black box information downloaded to the manufacturer. No fault codes found and they could not duplicate the problem. It has since done it one more time and the emergency brake stopped the car. The manufacturer is claiming that both the brake and the gas were depressed at the same time.
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