Consumer Complaint Detail

JAGUAR / XJ6 / 1985

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998037485 Incident Date: May, 05 1998
Consumer's City: SPOKANE Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Model Name: XJ6 Model Year: 1985
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: SAJAV1344EC Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 11 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This 85 xj6 jaguar was brought to my shop for repair.the left rear gas tank started to leak after i put 2.00 in gas in the tank. my shop was hirerd to repair the tank. the leak was in the (seam) of the tank. i noticed this car had very big gas drain plugs in there tanks,about 2.5 inch across with a enter plug 1.5 inches,a double plug system.every car i have ever worked on , has never had a gas drain plug in there tank bigger then a 1/2 inch. on 5/6/98 i started to drain this tank ,the gas came out faster then what i could catch it, causeing a gas spill and a fire that injured 2 and destroyed my tire & automotive store.i feel this drain plug system was very pourly designed and the reason for my shop fire and accident ,which end up putting me in the hospital for 22 days and destroying my bussness. *ak