Jaguar XJ8 owners have reported 3 unknown or other related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common unknown or other problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's unknown or other (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
I was driving my family to the jfk airport and all of a sudden on the highway my car stalled and would not restart then a car smashed into me so now because Jaguar makes defective parts my family was hurt, then the next day I had the car towed to heritege Jaguar and they had informed me that the tensioners in this model were made of plastic but Jaguar told me that the car was out of warranty so that cost me $1700 for repair.
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.
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.