Automatic Transmission problems of the 1998 Jaguar XJ8

Transmission fault light has come on in the car. Many owners have experienced the same issue. This cost about $2700 to fix.

The contact owns a 1998 Jaguar Xj8. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle began jerking forward and the transmission warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact continued driving, but the vehicle would not accelerate past 20 mph. She later attempted to make a u-turn and the vehicle would not accelerate. She had to shift into park and then back into drive in order for the vehicle to move forward. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and has not been moved. The dealer has not been notified and a diagnosis has not been performed. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall for the failure. The current mileage was 94,878 and failure mileage was 94,874.

The contact owns a 1998 Jaguar xjv8. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated and then came to a complete stop. The contact restarted the vehicle and the limp home mode feature displayed on the instrument panel. The limp home mode feature would not allow him to drive the vehicle more than 15 mph. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle. The contact received the following two recall notices in March of 2007: recall # 99v138000 (power train:automatic transmission) and recall # 98v022000 (vehicle speed control). The dealer stated that they would not repair the vehicle as part of the recalls because the contact would first need to repair the transmission. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.

: the contact stated the vehicle hesitated while accelerating from a stop. Once the vehicle speed rose to 20 mph, there was a loud bang. This was followed by the transmission warning light illuminating constantly. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where it was determined that there were fine cracks within the gear teeth.

- the contact stated that his 1998 Jaguar Xj8 hesitated while accelerating from a stop. Once the vehicle's speed rose to 20 mph, there was a loud bang. This was followed by the transmission warning light illuminated constantly. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where it was determined that there were fine cracks within the gear teeth. The contact felt that vehicle should be covered under NHTSA recall id campaign 99v138000 since the vehicle experienced the same incident as mentioned in the recall. The consumers vehicle identification number was out of range for the recall. Updated 02/06/07.

1998 Jaguar Xj8. The consumer states the transmission locked. The vehicle is at a transmission place now. The transmission locked up in the driveway, after it sat for approximately half an hour he took it to dealer. This is the only time this happened. There was recall 99v138000 concerning transmission. When he called Jaguar, they stated this vehicle was not part of the recall. This is a complaint from canada, the mileage is in kilometers.

1) transmission fault light 2) tow to mechanic 3) transmission replacement at 62,000 miles - 2nd owner - less than 6 months.

When the gear was shifted from park to drive or reverse, the transmission jump forward. The dealer reset the computer, however the problem recurred.

I currently own a 1998 Xj8l Jaguar. The vehicle started experiencing a slippage apparently from the transmission when accelerating. I took the vehicle to an authorized Jaguar repair shop. The mechanic stated that the transmission is going on the vehicle. From this point I contacted alpine Jaguar to find out if there were any recalls on this vehicle. There were recalls but not on my vehicle. The recall # is r478. The dealership insisted that I bring the vehicle in for inspection, but would not waive the $104. 00 inspection fee. I spoke to the service mechanic and he stated my vehicle had high mileage (72,400 mi) for that vehicle. I asked him how Jaguar could build a vehicle that costs $65,000 to only last 70,000 mi. If that information is true it needs to be attached to all of their advertisements like cigarettes advertisements are required to warn against lung cancer. From research on Jaguar forums and talking to various mechanics, I found that the 1998 and 1999 xk8s and Xj8s have similar issues when over 50,000 mi. The three major issues are nakisil engine, transmission, and slippage on the serpentine belt. My question is why is there not a recall for all vehicles which experience these related problems. If Jaguar is not willing to standing behind their product, I will be contact others with similar issues and experiences to join me in a class action suit against the company. Sincerely, shawn martin.

In the morning when consumer starts vehicle and puts it in reverse, vehicle jumps. Also, consumer stated that he has to put vehicle in neutralto stop the jerking movement. While driving at 60-65 mph and 30-40 mph engine cuts off.