NHTSA Complaint #10003024 — 1998 JAGUAR XJ8

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10003024
Vehicle	1998 JAGUAR XJ8
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 1, 2001
Date Filed	January 20, 2003
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

WE HAVE HAD REPEATED COMPLETE POWER FAILURES WHILE DRIVING OUR JAGUAR XJ8 - 1998. THE POWER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE CAUSED US TO PULL OVER TO EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE LANES. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP: APRIL 2001 - COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHOP, BUT REPLACED THE ECM. JUNE 2001 - THROTTLE WAS ADJUSTED AND THEY REPLACED 4 RELAYS. JAN2002 - REPLACED A STUCK THERMOSTAT AND CLEANED THE GASKETS. MAY 2002 - THEY DROVE THE CAR 181 MILES TO REPLICATE, CLEANED ALL PARTS AND REPLACED THE CED SENSOR. CAR RETURNED TO SERVICE CENTER ON 12/17/02 FOR SAME PROBLEM.

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