Consumer Complaint Detail

JAGUAR / XJ8 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004260531 Incident Date: Feb, 15 2004
Consumer's City: MONTEREY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Model Name: XJ8 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 16 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The rear window mounted brake light fixture overheated and melted. it appears that the heat generated by the 5 bulbs in the fixture is above the melting point of the plastic material. in this case the bulb burned out before a fire started. *jb