Unknown Or Other Related Problems of the 2004 Jaguar XJ8

Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2004 Jaguar XJ8.

Table 1. Unknown Or Other related problems of Jaguar XJ8

Problem Category Number of Problems
Unknown Or Other problems
2

Unknown Or Other problem #1

Vehicle will intermittently pull hard to the right when braking at highway speeds of 70mph during rain. Force will pull vehicle deep into right hand lane. Has occurred approximately 8 times since purchase, including purchase date of 4/20/05, when driving home from dealership in boise, id to st. Louis, mo. Vehicle was a new demo with approximately 1900 miles at purchase. Most recent incident occurred may, 2008 with approximately 10,500 miles. Vehicle has mainly been driven locally in town and in dry weather at speeds well under 55mph. Vehicle currently has approximately 10,600 miles since manufacture. 6,600 miles driven locally since purchase. Local dealership has been unable to duplicate defect and has found no problem with vehicle. No corrective action has occurred to date.

Unknown Or Other problem #2

Vehicle equipped with a lever on the center console to electronically set the emergency brakes rather than the more typical spring loaded foot pedal used to set the brake. The consumer was unaware of this until one day while driving at 60 mph all four wheels locked up and the vehicle skidded to a stop.


Unknown Or Other related problems in other Jaguar XJ8 model year vehicles:



Fuel Economy of XJ8 Vehicles
XJ8 Service Bulletins
XJ8 Safety Recalls