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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003228344 | Incident Date: Jul, 23 2003 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: DE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd. |
| Model Name: XJ8 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SAJKX6249WC | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 06 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 01 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling on the freeway at speed of approx. 60 miles per hour the vehicle lost the ability to accelerate and coasted to a stop. fortunately i was able to pull over and restart the car. the loss of power resulted in a very dangerous situation on one occasion as i was stuck between a cement truck in front and a car carrier to the rear. i definitely feared for my life. after the third event i contacted rusnak jaguar in pasadena and they told me the problem was due to carbon buildup in the throttle body and the solution is to remove the throttle body and clean and readjust. i had this work done on the 50,000 mile service at a cost of $200. i was told this problem is only on the 1998 and 1999 models and that a "fix" came on later models. i believe a recall is in order on this car. *ph |
