Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E043000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | E (Equipment) | 88303 | 10/18/2006 | MFR | JAGUAR CARS LTD | 05/19/2006 | 05/22/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes, click on document search and then bus applications). the connector on the fuel filter was not manufactured to honeywell's specification. as a result, the o-ring may not seat correctly on the fuel line. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1). | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket fram fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 03/15/2010 | 60000 | ||
| In two separate instances, my 1998 jaguar xk8 has stalled while driving at highway speeds. in both cases, i had started the engine from cold at about 50 degrees ambient temperature, driven about three miles in city traffic, and then entered the freeway. within about 1 1/2 miles, at a speed near 60mph, the car stalled. an engine monitoring system message read: 'engine stalled and check engine. these messages were not present previous to the incidents, nor after i restarted the vehicle. i was able to pull off the freeway. in both cases, i turned the ignition switch to off, and was able to immediately restart the car. no further incidents occured in the minutes/days following the events. i use premium unleaded fuel from chevron or union 66. these two incidents were separated in time by about 2 months. i am now very concerned about driving the vehicle, as these incidents exposed me to possibly dangerous situations. the local dealer has offered to 'diagnose the problem' at my cost, while also indicating that they have had some similar complaints that they are linking to high concentrations of ethenol in the fuel. their advice is to wait a couple of weeks from now when ethinol levels will be reduced and/or switch to regular gasoline! after some research, i now find that this situation has occured frequently amoung jaguar owners, and possibly others. to me, this seems to be an engine management issue that would be controlled by the car's computerized efi system. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 04/25/2010 | 72000 | ||
| 1998 xk8 stalled at freeway speeds. third incident. dealer unable to duplicate; no repair suggestions. | |||
| 10/20/2008 | 85000 | 1 | |
| 1998 jaguar xk8 has a history of stalling on the freeway at speeds of 55-60mph. this occurred twice (prior owner - 38,246 miles) - prior owner told by jaguar that automobile had been repaired by replacing throttle. same incident occurred at later. on-line information shows that several other 1998 xk8 owners have the same issue that engine turns off without warning - the car has a design flaw. there has been recalls regarding the throttle. i do not understand why the nhtsb has not forced jaguar to repair this 1998 xk8. the model, 1998 jaguar xk8, has a design flaw and is a safety risk. *tr | |||
| 08/16/2004 | 40000 | 12 | 11/28/2003 |
| I purchased a used 1998 jaguar xk8 with 40000 miles in nov 2004. it immediately started stalling at highway speeds. i took it to a local dealer in little rock arkansas, and thay told me that they could find nothing wrong with the car but charged me $1,600.00 for service that was not necessary. within weeks it again began dying at highway speeds and would not re-start without pulling off the road, which is at times impossible due to i-30 being under construction and having no shoulder or exits, only 6-foot concrete barriers on either side of the two lane highway. i was at the mercy of every driver behind me. this is a life threatening situation that jaguar denies having any knowlege of. i have recently found hundreds of complaints on this issue with jag owners who have had the same problem. ford has issued a field action that admits that the throttle-body is defective, but they're not fixing the cars in the u.s., only in other countries. please do something before someone is killed.*ak | |||