Air Bag Related Problems of the 1998 Jaguar XJ8

Table 1 shows two common air bag related problems of the 1998 Jaguar XJ8.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Jaguar XJ8

Problem Category Number of Problems
Side/window Air Bag problems
1
Air Bag Light On problems
1

Side/window Air Bag problem #1

Spontaneous deployment of drivers seat air bag. I was seated in my car, with the key in the ignition but the car was not running . As I turned to exit the car the air bag in the drivers seat deployed striking me in the left shoulder and knocking me into the car.

Air Bag Light On problem #2

The air bag light illuminated on the dashboard. Also fluid leaked from the rear axle and the shaft axle, o-ring, and locktab were replaced.


Air Bag related problems in other Jaguar XJ8 model year vehicles:



Fuel Economy of XJ8 Vehicles
XJ8 Service Bulletins
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