Consumer Complaint Detail

JAGUAR / XJ6 / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007115404 Incident Date: Feb, 28 2007
Consumer's City: BUFFALO Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Model Name: XJ6 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SAJHN1740TC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Accelerator pedal appeared to stick. when pedal was released, engine did not throttle down, resulting in revs remaining at previous level, and speed unchanged. when driven on the highway, this means that speed remains at 55 even when accelerator pedal is not depressed. sometimes, runaway acceleration occurs. i took vehicle to my mechanic. he rebuilt the throttle body. problem unsolved. he then did some research and found that there was a defective design for the 1996 throttle body, which was subsequently changed. he installed the new design, and the problem went away. i reported it to jaguar usa. they said because the vehicle was out of warranty, there was nothing they could do, but they would send me $100 "boutique dollars" as a gift. incident date is approximate. *tr