| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050438 | Incident Date: Dec, 07 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WESTLAKE VILLAGE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd. |
| Model Name: XJ8 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SAJHX1041XC | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 18 2006 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 14 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact states vehicle would not start. she had it towed to the dealership, and they determined there was sludge in the oil pan and the timing chain broke. the engine needed to be replaced. *ak the plastic timing chain tensioner failed and jammed in the timing chain which caused the chain to break in half. this resulted in the valves being stuck open and the pistons to collide. the consumer learned of sb x303-68 and 303-30 which addressed this problem. *nm the consumer learned a defective timing chain tensioner was installed when the vehicle was manufactured. updated 01/25/06 *jb |
