2007 JAGUAR XKR Electrical System Problems

1 NHTSA complaint on file

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Electrical System Issues in the 2007 JAGUAR XKR

1 electrical system complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2007 JAGUAR XKR. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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#10231062 |
MY WIFE AND I NEARLY SUFFERED A FATAL ACCIDENT OWING TO WHAT TURNED-OUT TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE JAGUAR MOTOR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE RESIDENT IN OUR AND LIKELY EVERY 2007 AND LATER SUPERCHARGED JAGUAR ENGINE. OUR AUTOMOBILE, WITH 2800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, WITHOUT WARNING WENT FROM ACCELERATING INTO THE IDLE MODE AND THEN REMAINED UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE INPUT PLACING THE AUTOMOBILE IN A DEADLY 'T-BONE,' FORTUNATELY, THE DRIVER OF THE LINCOLN SUV (I CAN STILL SEE THE GRILL IN THE PASSENGER WINDOW AND HEAR MY WIFE'S SCREAMS), MANAGED TO STOP HIS VEHICLE JUST INCHES FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. JAGUAR CALLS THE CONDITION THAT DISABLED THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING ITS "LIMP MODE." THE 'LIMP MODE' WAS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE DEALER AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF JAGUAR MANAGEMENT AS 'A MEANS OF PROTECTING A DRIVE-BY-WIRE ENGINE FROM DAMAGE.' SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE AND INCREDIBLY UNPRODUCTIVE AND ILL-INFORMED WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH JAGUAR OFFICIALS...
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