Jaguar XJ8 owners have reported 31 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (16 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's accelerator pedal (6 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
An incident with the vehicle occurred sometime around christmas 2011. The motor surged while I was fully stopped at a street light. The motor was running, the car was in drive gear, and my foot was on the brake. I was able to quickly bring the car under control. Read details...
Jaguar 2004 failure of accelerator sensor while driving on I-40/i75 in knoxville, TN resulting in a instant shutdown of engine that could have resulted in a fatal or near fatal accident by being "run over" by traffic from the rear. Read details...
While driving at low speeds the vehicle stalled three times. It was determined that the stalling was caused by the throttle cable housing. Read details...
On 2/10/17 entering freeway I pressed the gas pedal to the floor. The gas pedal stuck,I barely avoided a major accident. I overheated my brakes,and managed to pull the pedal up by hand. The pedal had stuck on a medal stud mounted in the floor under the gas pedal. Read details...
2004 Jaguar Xj8 . Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumer stated while approaching a four-way stop, he began to slow down. He was driving slowly, when he removed his right foot from the accelerator and began to press down on the brake pedal. Read details...