1998 JAGUAR XJ8 Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

ENGINE STALLED AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS ACCELERATING AND CLIMBING A HILL - CAR JUST SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT EVENTUALLY STARTED UP AGAIN AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS, LUCKILY, BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR VERY CAREFULLY SINCE THE INCIDENT IN ORDER TO AVOID TROUBLE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT IS WELL-KNOWN AMONG JAGUAR OWNERS AND DEALERS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 1998 XJ8 WHO HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WELL-DOCUMENTED BY JAGUAR, AND YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. THE TENDENCY OF THE CAR TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER TAKING...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF 2003 TO HAVE FIXED. SUPPOSEDLY THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE ON THE THIRD SERVICE TIME, BUT WITHIN 4 DAYS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THEY INSIST THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, YET THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR THEM. *NLM

98 JAGUAR XJ8. ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. JAGUAR DEALER SERVICE REP INDICATED THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON. THROTTLE BODY STATED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, ACCORDING TO DEALER SERVICE REP. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. PLS ADVISE IF THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED. I HAVE COPIES OF PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FROM WEB SITE.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH OUT ANY REASON, DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVEN TIME AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THIS IS THE 5TH OCCURRENCE OF THIS ENGINE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PRIOR STALLINGS OCCURRED ON12/8/98, 7/14/99, 10/19/00,11/17/00 AND FINALLY TODAY: 7/24/02. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE DEALER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND YET IT PERSISTS AS A SAFETY MATTER. I DO NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT, IT IS NO FUN TO BE AT FREEWAY SPEED AND FIND THAT YOUR CAR HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR DIED OUT EVEN THOUGH MY PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE AND I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. I WAS A MIRACLE I WAS NOT KILLED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I PURCHASED A 1998 JAGUAR XJ8 FROM PEYTON CRAMER JAGUAR IN JULY OF 1998, VIN # [XXX]. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD A REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (55-70 MPH). THIS OCCURS WITH NO WARNING, AND PLACES MY FAMILY AND ME AT RISK. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS I HAVE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SO THAT I CAN PARK THE CAR. ONLY THEN CAN I RESTART THE ENGINE, SINCE IT MUST BE STARTED IN THE "PARK" SHIFTER POSITION.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IN THE MORNING WHEN CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE AND PUTS IT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE JUMPS. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRALTO STOP THE JERKING MOVEMENT.*AK WHILE DRIVING AT 60-65 MPH AND 30-40 MPH ENGINE CUTS OFF. *YH

ENGINE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF FIFTY MILES PER HOUR. MJS