Jaguar Xjv8 1998

Model Xjv8 made in 1998 by Jaguar got 2 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to power train, vehicle speed control. Technical service bulletines regarding vehicle speed control. There was one recall concerning power train .

Xjv8 year 1998

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 1998

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
99V138000	JAGUAR CARS	V (Vehicle)	189	07/01/1999	MFR	JAGUAR CARS LTD	06/02/1999	06/07/1999
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. fine cracks within one or more of the gear teeth with in the gear train, inside the automatic transmission gearbox.
Consequence Summary	This can result in breakage of the gear teeth potentially causing the transmission to lock up at speeds below 15 mph.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will replace the automatic gearbox.
Notes	Owner notification began july 1, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact jaguar at 1-201-818-8500. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
30347	10/01/2001		626881	Hesitation, surging, detonation, poor throttle reponse/acceleration.*jb	12/19/2001

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
12/01/2006	80000	2	07/01/2005
	Tl*the contact owns a 1998 jaguar xjv8. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated and then came to a complete stop. the contact restarted the vehicle and the limp home mode feature displayed on the instrument panel. the limp home mode feature would not allow him to drive the vehicle more than 15 mph. the dealer has not inspected the vehicle. the contact received the following two recall notices in march of 2007: recall # 99v138000 (power train:automatic transmission) and recall # 98v022000 (vehicle speed control). the dealer stated that they would not repair the vehicle as part of the recalls because the contact would first need to repair the transmission. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 80,000.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12/01/2006	80000	2	07/01/2005
	Tl*the contact owns a 1998 jaguar xjv8. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated and then came to a complete stop. the contact restarted the vehicle and the limp home mode feature displayed on the instrument panel. the limp home mode feature would not allow him to drive the vehicle more than 15 mph. the dealer has not inspected the vehicle. the contact received the following two recall notices in march of 2007: recall # 99v138000 (power train:automatic transmission) and recall # 98v022000 (vehicle speed control). the dealer stated that they would not repair the vehicle as part of the recalls because the contact would first need to repair the transmission. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 80,000.