| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004018016 | Incident Date: Nov, 01 2004 |
| Consumer's City: NEWTON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd. |
| Model Name: XJ8 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SAJHX1240WC | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 22 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Recall remedy failed. after the recall for the throttle was performed the recall defect happened again. *ak recall campaign# 98v022000. jaguar stated that the they were not responsible for any further corrective action. the vehicle continued to stall. (more frequently) in other attempts to remedy the stalling problem, the dealer would reprogram the ecm (electronic control module) and suggested that the vehicle was fine. the software fix recommended by jaguar had not corrected the problem. the consumer also stated that a chirping noise would occur upon deceleration. the front brake shroud was adjusted. jaguar investigated and changed an idler pulley and the serpentine belt but the chirping noise was still present. the problem was diagnosed as a bad differential at 80k miles. *sc *jb |
