Consumer Complaint Detail

JAGUAR / XJV8 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000045681 Incident Date: Aug, 13 2000
Consumer's City: THUNDERBOLT Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Model Name: XJV8 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SAJHX1043XC Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was being driven into a small drive in restaurant and car was almost stopped when the accelerator pulled itself to the floor as if the cruise control had taken over and the car instantly ran across a driveway and into the side of a building which was approximately a distance of about 15 feet. the vehicle engine had been running a little fast at idle and had been to palmetto jaguar at 1634 savannah hwy.charleston,sc 29407 approx. 2 weeks before this incident and they had indicated that there had been some problems and that the mfg. had sent out a notice to do a reprogram of the carburation system and this was accomplished at that time. this did not correct the problem.