Automatic Transmission Problems of Jaguar XJ8

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

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The contact owns a 2005 Jaguar Xj8. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The technician stated that the throttle gasket would have to be replaced. Approximately two years after the repair, the contact was driving approximately 60 mph when the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The technician stated that the fuel pump would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000. . . Updated 09/04/12 the consumer stated in 2009 the throttle body was replaced; however, the dealer invoice lists park brake fault. The park brake was not repaired. In July 2012, the vehicle was towed to the nearest mechanic who found the inertia switch had engaged without the vehicle having been in an accident. The dealer then replaced the fuel pump but, did not repair the inertia switch. Updated 09/12/2012.

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The contact owns a 1999 Jaguar Xj8. Whenever the contact attempts to stop the vehicle, it dramatically lunges forward. Also, while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle feels as if it is losing power. Prior to the failures, the contact noticed that the transmission warning indicator illuminated on the instrument control panel. The vehicle has not yet been inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 91,000.

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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.

Car purchased in Jan 2003 problem first occurred in Aug 2004 while driving my normal route to work. Called dealer and explained that a warning light came on "engine coolant low" . Asked them to advise me on what to do. They said to bring in ASAP. I took car in the following day and they said they 'topped" it off meaning they added fluids and that was all I needed. The problem was fixed. Over the course of the next 3 years I took my car into dealership approx every 3 mos for a problem that by this time the dealer said it could not be fixed however that there was no reason for concern as it was just a sensor . I still own the vehicle and the light is still coming on.

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While stopped at a red light, foot on brake, shift in drive, vehicle went into very high rate of acceleration and lunged uncontrollably forward. Luckily there was no vehicle in front of me as I would have crashed into it. I notified the dealer and he referred me to a local dealer. The vehicle was inspected and I was assured that they found nothing wrong. This was a very scary situation and the manufacturer should seriously look into the matter.

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The contact owns a 1999 Jaguar Xj8. The vehicle would not shift correctly from gear to gear. When the vehicle was taken to the dealer, they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced at the cost of $3,800. The dealer stated that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 99v138000 (power train:automatic transmission). The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 103,000 and failure mileage was 98,000.

This Jaguar 2004 Xj8 has been subject to 6 unintended acceleratons over a period of half a year including two in the dealer's shop. When in traffic or close quarters it has been necessary to place the shifter in neutral or reverse to control the acceleration. The dealer has had the car in his shop on three occasions. On the first occasion nothing was found. On the second occasion it was said that the fuel pump or its wiring harness were faulty and were replaced. On the present occasion it was thought that possibly this was a transmission problem. There have been mutiple episode and so only the last one is mentioned below.

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 while traveling various speeds, the vehicle would not down shift correctly. The dealership replaced the transmission. Then two years later, the transmission began to growl; the vehicle was taken back to the dealership and the transmission was being replaced a second time.

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: 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.

The contact owns a 2004 Jaguar Xj8. While driving 5 mph the vehicle would not stop when the brakes were applied this caused him to crash into another vehicle. The road conditions were dry. The contact stated that there was damage to her bumper. The failure occurred on five occasions however only two resulted in a crash. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The first failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileage was 10,500 when turned in on 05/02/07. Updated 02-01-08 the consumer stated each occurrence transmission lost ability to downshift. The consumer further stated had software malfunction and battery had to be replaced twice. The consumer stated he was forced to pay off the last year of the vehicle as the dealer would not excuse him from the last year of payment. Updated 02/01/08.

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.