Tl* the contact own a 2007 jaguar xj8. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the engine warning indicator illuminated with an immediate reduction in the engine power. The vehicle unexpectedly stalled and was coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle restarted a few moments later and resumed normally. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer four times. The technician was unable to locate the malfunction. The failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.
Engine & cooling
2007 Jaguar XJ Engine problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2007 Jaguar XJ's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 12% of all its complaints, most recently on July 12, 2012. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Transfer case burnout had internal manufacture defects. Temperature coolant sensor over heated and completely melted, causing car to overheat. Driverside door panel clips detoriated. Dimmer light knob had 2 replacements and continued to brake. Car went for servicing, car was fine before servicing, car came back from dealership with break pad and rotor problems. Dealership replaced original car break pads with faulty pads to damage rotors and have me as a customer pay for a service that is not warranted. Car also...
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came back from dealership with an engine tick and tire grinding sound that it never had, dealership service manager said it's normal to get out of engine inspection when these sounds are new sounds that had never existed. Gas cap filler came cracked at time of purchase, car was taken to dealership for that replacement, car was brand new with this defect existing at time of purchase. Car leather seats are deteriorating, fading, peeling, chipping and cracking. Passenger side visor snapped off. Driving traction stability light comes on and off with out being switched on. Car feels like it has no shocks, car rides over small rode bump and feels like it ran into a big whole in the rode, when pavement is completely smooth, dealer says shocks are fine, but the car did not have this effect until it came out of service for the defective transfer case. *Tr
Jaguar XJ engine complaints by year
XJ engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data