2006 Jaguar XJ
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 2006 Jaguar XJ. Newest first.
Some passenger vehicles may have fuel tanks in which the fuel delivery module (fdm), jet pump module (jpm, and/or cluster valve (cv) seals are not properly retained in the fuel tank. this may result in illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (mil), or a fuel odor.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the level of fuel IS above the fdm, jpm, or cv apertures, fuel may leak out of the tank. a fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the fuel tanks free of charge. the recall began on october 31, 2006. owners may contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
On certain sedans equipped with moonroofs, a reinforcement bar was incorrectly assembled so that the bar may contact the glass in the moonroof. when closing a door or upon severe road impact, it IS possible that the moonroof glass may shatter.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the glass shatters, there IS a risk of injury to the vehicle occupants.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the moonroof free of charge. the recall began on march 27, 2006. owners may contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Certain sedans may have been built with an incorrectly manufactured automatic transmission parking pawl guide plate.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Consequently 'park' may not engage when the lever in the vehicle IS moved to 'park" and all indicators show 'park' position IS achieved.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the parking pawl guide plate free of charge. the recall began november 22, 2005. owners may contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Owner complaints
11 complaints1 involved a crash
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Parking brake
The contact owns a 2006 Jaguar XJ. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle abruptly decelerated, after which the contact became aware that the parking brake had been applied. The parking brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a…
The contact owns a 2006 Jaguar XJ. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle abruptly decelerated, after which the contact became aware that the parking brake had been applied. The parking brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the electronic parking brake control module. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V488000 (Parking), but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 113,000.
- Suspension
Suspension fault
- Electrical system · Fuel/propulsion system · Unknown or other
While being stopped at a stop sign with foot on brake the car suddenly accelerates. this IS the 5TH time this has happened, one time resulting in an accident. I have called jaguar and they blame the driver. I replaced the throttle which contained the same tps sensor that has plagued toyotas. I am…
While being stopped at a stop sign with foot on brake the car suddenly accelerates. this IS the 5TH time this has happened, one time resulting in an accident. I have called jaguar and they blame the driver. I replaced the throttle which contained the same tps sensor that has plagued toyotas. I am going to replace the pedal sensor and if that doesn't work I guess I will sell the car. Each time this happens the car IS stopped with the right foot on the brake. The accident was at a school waiting in a line of stopped vehicles waiting to pickup students.
- Fuel/propulsion system
TL* the contact owns a 2006 jaguar XJ8L. The contact stated that as he started the engine, there was a fuel leak coming from the fuel delivery module. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehilce was previously repaired under nhtsa…
TL* the contact owns a 2006 jaguar XJ8L. The contact stated that as he started the engine, there was a fuel leak coming from the fuel delivery module. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehilce was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 06v358000 component(s): fuel system, gasoline. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would not repair the failure a second time at their expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 131,000.
- Engine and engine cooling
TL* the contact owns a 2006 jaguar XJ8 (n/a). The contact stated that while driving approximately 50mph the vehicle began to overheat and the power steering failed. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic who stated the belt tensioner and crankshaft were defective. the vehicle was taken to a jaguar…
TL* the contact owns a 2006 jaguar XJ8 (n/a). The contact stated that while driving approximately 50mph the vehicle began to overheat and the power steering failed. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic who stated the belt tensioner and crankshaft were defective. the vehicle was taken to a jaguar dealer. they stated that the crankshaft pulley was defective and had come loose. they told him that the engine needed to be replaced at a cost of $14,000.00. the extended warranty company would not cover the repairs. the failure mileage and current mileage was approximately 80,000.
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Upon entering garage of home, while pressing on brakes preparing to park, engine accelerated forcing car to crash into a ladder in front of concrete wall; although husband pushed full force on brakes, the car seemed to race forward. no one was hurt, front right bumper plastic panel popped off.…
Upon entering garage of home, while pressing on brakes preparing to park, engine accelerated forcing car to crash into a ladder in front of concrete wall; although husband pushed full force on brakes, the car seemed to race forward. no one was hurt, front right bumper plastic panel popped off. earlier on same day, while slowing down for traffic, although I pushed on brakes, car did not seem to respond. I was able to maintain control of car since I was traveling at low rate of speed. *Tr
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Tl*the contact leased a 2006 jaguar XJ8. when attempting to stop the vehicle at 5 mph, the engine suddenly accelerates. the contact was able to avoid four near crashes. the vehicle was taken to the mechanic and the brakes were replaced. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the diagnostic…
Tl*the contact leased a 2006 jaguar XJ8. when attempting to stop the vehicle at 5 mph, the engine suddenly accelerates. the contact was able to avoid four near crashes. the vehicle was taken to the mechanic and the brakes were replaced. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the diagnostic was unable to produce a failure code. the manufacturer IS analyzing the computer data. the failure mileage was 15,000 and current mileage was 20,000. updated 09/15/08 *bf updated 09/18/08. *Jb
- Steering › Hydraulic power assist › Pump
Dt*: the contact stated while stopped at a traffic light, there was a rattling and grumbling noise coming from under the hood. shortly thereafter, the power steering failed, and heat was felt coming from the dashboard and under the floor on the driver side of the vehicle. the vehicle was able to…
Dt*: the contact stated while stopped at a traffic light, there was a rattling and grumbling noise coming from under the hood. shortly thereafter, the power steering failed, and heat was felt coming from the dashboard and under the floor on the driver side of the vehicle. the vehicle was able to be coasted near a parking lot, and driven into a parking space. excessive force was required to turn the steering wheel, which was accompanied by grinding noises. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who determined that the mounting holes in the side of the engine block used for mounting the brackets that held the power steering pump onto the engine were not drilled properly. this caused the power steering pump to detach, which, while floating around under the hood, caused other components to detach. the dealer attempted to replace the affected components, however the mounting holes did not line up, preventing anything from being replaced. the entire engine was replaced to correct the problem.*ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Fax from (pa) 2006 jaguar XJ8 has a defective fuel tank, jaguar has no plan to do anything until repair problem IS devised. *ts *nm
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control · Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly · Tires › Pressure monitoring and regulating systems
2006 jaguar vdp l wb would not exceed over 10 mph and warning lights illuminated on the dash. Experienced two massive fuel leaks. *Kb the dealer claimed they replaced a seal to fix the fuel leak, however 2 weeks later the fuel leak resurfaced. the dealer then stated the left fuel pump flange was…
2006 jaguar vdp l wb would not exceed over 10 mph and warning lights illuminated on the dash. Experienced two massive fuel leaks. *Kb the dealer claimed they replaced a seal to fix the fuel leak, however 2 weeks later the fuel leak resurfaced. the dealer then stated the left fuel pump flange was still leaking and the fuel tank was warped. the problem with the vehicle not accelerating over 10 mph was due to a loose mass air flow sensor connector. the tire monitor was faulty. *jb
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Car was parked in garage & gasoline spilled under the car damaging garage floor & smelling up the whole house & garage. Car was taken to dealer after we cleaned up the gas & got car out of garage. Dealer advised us that they checked with factory & there was a problem with gas tank and that they…
Car was parked in garage & gasoline spilled under the car damaging garage floor & smelling up the whole house & garage. Car was taken to dealer after we cleaned up the gas & got car out of garage. Dealer advised us that they checked with factory & there was a problem with gas tank and that they would have to order tank from a new manufacturer as the one on the auto had a problem. still waiting 2 weeks later for car and dealer still cannot assure us that the new gas tank IS from a different manufacturer. jaguar knows that there are a lot of these tanks out there & they have not recalled them, they are waiting for something to happen so that the customer makes a complaint. this smacks of the way that ford company (which now owns jaguar) handled the pinto gas tank problem in the 60'S. someone IS going to get hurt or killed. we feel that we could have lost our house due to the extreme gas spill in our garage or worse we could have been killed if it had exploded when we opened the garage door. this IS a known problem and our dealer says they sold 60 of these cars this year and we are just 1 of the 2 problems they have had reported to them. I asked them if they were going to notify the owners of these 60 vehicles and they said they did not have a technical service bulletin on this
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Fuel tank leakage
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe06-030 based on three complaints alleging large quantities of gasoline leakage from the fuel tanks (not from the filler pipes) of model year (my) 2006 jaguar xj vehicles. On september 11, 2006, ford motor company submitted a defect notice (part 573) to nhtsa…
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe06-030 based on three complaints alleging large quantities of gasoline leakage from the fuel tanks (not from the filler pipes) of model year (my) 2006 jaguar xj vehicles. On september 11, 2006, ford motor company submitted a defect notice (part 573) to nhtsa describing a defect condition that could result in leakage from one or more of three sealed apertures on the upper surface of the fuel tank assemblies in approximately 6,199 my 2006-2007 jaguar xj vehicles built at the browns lane and castle bromwich (uk) assembly plants and sold in the united states and federalized territories. According to ford, ?some of the affected vehicles may contain a fuel tank that was not made to specification. This may result in illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (mil), a fuel odor, or fuel leaking from fuel delivery module (fdm), jet pump module (jpm) and/or cluster valve (cv) seals. Fuel leakage IS most likely to occur only after a fuel tank has been fully filled with fuel.? Ford's data showed a total of 52 complaints relating to the defect condition, consisting of 9 customer complaints, 27 dealer field reports of fuel leaks, 15 technical hotline service reports and 1 field service engineer report of a visit to a car dealership for the fuel tank leak condition.in addition, ford's warranty data showed 265 claims ?where leaks and fuel odor were reported, of which 156 [warranty] claims included customer complaints of [gasoline] liquid leaks.?this preliminary evaluation has been closed, as jaguar IS recalling the affected vehicles to replace the fuel tanks (recall 06v-358).
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10231233Unable to Login to SDD - Recommended TOPIx browsers screen is displayed.
- 10231228Climate Controlled Seats Diagnosis & Testing
- 10229377Rear transport tow eye being left in place or not discarded
- 10228531DVD software update
- 10227618Diagnostic Concerns.
- 10227132Lack of Cooling From Air Conditioning
- 10227131Lack of Cooling From Air Conditioning
- 10227122Title: 5.0L V8 (AJ133) overheating due to incorrect
- 10227121Charging a vehicle fitted with Battery monitoring system
- 10226324Earth Stud Repair on Aluminum Body
- 10226159Service Action: Instrument Cluster Replacement
- 10214662Instrument Clusters require replacement.
- 10212871Charge Air Hose assy detachment.
- 10212870X351 Seat Memory Switch Number 1 Stuck High
- 10212869Fuel Injector Concerns 5.0 AJ133 Gasoline.
- 10212868Fuel Injector Concerns 5.0 AJ133 Gasoline.
- 10212866Diagnostic Concerns.
- 10212864HLDF Programming - `Candidate Not Available` message.
- 10212861Hood / Bonnet Ajar Switch.
- 10212860Loose battery terminals.
- 10212859Front Control Display Interface Module Re-configuration.
- 10212857Mongoose Update.
- 10212856Mongoose Update
- 10212855JTB00268 engine hard to start after hot soak - fan running Category Driveability.
- 10212854Error during key programing
- 10212853Title MOST system diagnosis
- 10212851Fuel Gauge / Pump Diagnostic Aids.
- 10212850Important firmware update required for the DA Dongle /DA-VINA.
- 10212849SDD enhancements for fuel gauge and pump issues-10MY onwards.
- 10212848Fuel System Concerns.
- 10212847Infotainment System AV button greyed out.
- 10212845Attachment.
- 10212844Attachment.
- 10212843Attachment.
- 10212842Entertainment Systems.
- 10212841Audio Amplifier Quiescent drain
- 10212840Unable to access SDD after installation of DVD131.04.
- 10212839ZF Transmission ? Error message during reprogramming
- 10212838Image.
- 10212837Image.
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