Consumer Complaint Detail

JAGUAR / XJ8 / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006091395 Incident Date: Nov, 19 2006
Consumer's City: BESSEMER Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Model Name: XJ8 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: SAJHX124XWC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 09 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 29 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact's stated the vehicle was purchased on august 30th 2006, and had problems with loss of power. the vehicle lost power about 100 times while driving65 mph. the contact took the vehicle to the local jaguar dealer for a check up. the dealer informed him that they did not know the cause of the failure. the contact states that on november 20, 2006, while exiting the highway, the vehicle was involved in a crash due to loss of vehicle power and difficulty in steering. the conta ct's vehicle struck the vehicle in front of her. the incident was reported to police. after the crash, the contact states took the vehicle to dealer an oil change and was informed that the vehicle had a recall on file. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer ,and was informed that it had already been repaired in november 2004. also , was told that the vehicle was out of warranty, and so the costs of repairs would not be covered. the manufacturer refused to cover the repairs since the recall problems had already been repaired in 2004. *ak