Table 1 shows one common gasoline fuel system related problems of the 1998 Jaguar XK8.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Gasoline Fuel System problems |
In two separate instances, my 1998 Jaguar Xk8 has stalled while driving at highway speeds. In both cases, I had started the engine from cold at about 50 degrees ambient temperature, driven about three miles in city traffic, and then entered the freeway. Within about 1 1/2 miles, at a speed near 60mph, the car stalled. An engine monitoring system message read: 'engine stalled" and "check engine". These messages were not present previous to the incidents, nor after I restarted the vehicle. I was able to pull off the freeway. In both cases, I turned the ignition switch to off, and was able to immediately restart the car. No further incidents occurred in the minutes/days following the events. I use premium unleaded fuel from chevron or union 66. These two incidents were separated in time by about 2 months. I am now very concerned about driving the vehicle, as these incidents exposed me to possibly dangerous situations. The local dealer has offered to 'diagnose the problem' at my cost, while also indicating that they have had some similar complaints that they are linking to high concentrations of ethanol in the fuel. Their advice is to wait a couple of weeks from now when ethanol levels will be reduced and/or switch to regular gasoline! after some research, I now find that this situation has occurred frequently among Jaguar owners, and possibly others. To me, this seems to be an engine management issue that would be controlled by the car's computerized efi system.