Power Train Driveline Problems of Jaguar XJ

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 as been found but the car does it at random times.

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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 are made of plastic. A new kit is available with metal parts but at $1200 cost for the kit and Jaguar does not pay for it, nor the labor to install the new guides, nor the other damage to the engine when the tensioners/guides fail. This situation is a major topic on edmunds, and other sites. This was a major design and manufacturing flaw that has affected this model for years. Why hasn't the NHTSA done something about this major, high risk failure?.

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