Engine & cooling

Jaguar XKR Engine problems by year

3 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Jaguar XKR's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Engine complaints by model year

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 32005

Year	Engine complaints	Crashes	Injuries	Recalls
2005	3	0	0	0

Latest XKR engine complaints

2005 Jaguar XKR Engine & cooling

We were driving down inter=state 101 when all of a sudden my engine began spuddering and stopped right by an exit. We pushed the car in front of an mc donalds..All of the oil poured out of the engine.We had it towed benedetti bros repair on sebastopol calif..They stated the main oil hose exploded and ruined the engine..They did state that this very same make model and year had a recall for this very reason..I returned my car to jaquar of marin in corte madero calif where I bought the car and to no avail could I...

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get it replaced under the recall..I wrote to wash dc and to new jersey and was turned down by both agency,s..Even though this vin number wasn't covered I think it is deplorable that the very same thing happened to my car which was the same make model and year that jaquar recalled..Please let me know why? Thank you ([redacted]) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6).

2005 Jaguar XKR Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jaguar xkr. The contact stated that the oil light illuminated while driving at 65 mph. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder where oil was added to the engine. Upon adding, the contact noticed that the oil had leaked. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the oil cooler feed pipe hose line had ruptured and the cylinders were damaged by lack of oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was...

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61,000. ..Updated 02/25/13 *bf the mechanic at the repair shop informed the consumer, there was a campaign out for his make, model and year. However, when the repair facility called the dealer, he was informed the campaign had expired and the vin was not included even though the consumer's vehicle exhibited the same symptoms. The consumer provided receipts, proving he had the vehicle serviced for oil changes. Updated 03/13/13

2005 Jaguar XKR Engine & cooling Transmission & drivetrain

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jaguar x-type. The contact was driving 70 mph when the vehicle began jerking, exhibited an abnormal noise and immediately, lost power. The vehicle was unable to be driven and was towed to a local transmission center. The mechanic informed the contact that the transmission was faulty and there were other unknown issues with the vehicle. The dealer was contacted but refused to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 86,000. Updated 01/24/12*lj the oil pan gasket and water pump is also leaking. Updated 01/25/12

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