1998 Jaguar XJ8 problems
Owners have filed 100 complaints with NHTSA about the 1998 Jaguar XJ8. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. Next are cruise control (13%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 100 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 60 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 60 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 68,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (22 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was driving my family to the jfk airport and all of a sudden on the highway my car stalled and would not restart then a car smashed into me so now because jaguar makes defective parts my family was hurt, then the next day I had the car towed to heritege jaguar and they had informed me that the tensioners in this model were made of plastic but jaguar told me that the car was out of warranty so that cost me $1700 for repair tw*
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.
Battery exploded, filled trunk with smoke, blew electrical covers off of fuse and relay blocks which are located too close to the battery under the floor of the trunk..exploded when turned ignition key to start car--very violent--if trunk had been open, acid would have covered anyone nearby. Better shielding of the battery needs to be undertaken.
1998 jaguar xj8 zf-transmission failure. Vehicle has 105, 542 miles. Vehicle would jerk and shudder under light acceleration (2nd &3rd gears). Transmission is a zf- 5 speed, sealed unit-no servicing. This happened 3-4 times but did not trigger a fault code. When starting from a stop sign, there was a loud grinding noise that sounded like the gears were not meshing. I pulled over and checked the vehicle for leaks or obvious damage- none noted. Started vehicle and attempted to merge into traffic.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 jaguar xj8. While traveling 20 MPH, the contact noticed that the transmission fault warning light was illuminated. Moments later, the vehicle slightly hesitated before accelerating. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The current and the failure mileage was 74,000.
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