1998 Jaguar XJV8
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1998 Jaguar XJV8. Newest first.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. fine cracks within one or more of the gear teeth with in the gear train, inside the automatic transmission gearbox.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This can result in breakage of the gear teeth potentially causing the transmission to "lock up" at speeds below 15 mph.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the automatic gearbox.
Owner complaints
1 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Power train › Automatic transmission · Vehicle speed control
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…
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.
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.
- 10228531DVD software update
- 10212857Mongoose Update.
- 10212845Attachment.
- 10212844Attachment.
- 10212843Attachment.
- 10212838Image.
- 10212837Image.
- 10146032A customer may report "Hood Open" message displays on IP with hood closed.
- 1014603118C - New face of InControl Touch Pro and 18C software improvements
- 10146030SIM card activation issues
- 10146029InControl Touch Pro phase 4 customer letter
- 10134968Jaguar Land Rover Shop Foreman Conference Call
- 10127619Presentation from Dealer Shop Foreman Conference Call
- 626881Hesitation, surging, detonation, poor throttle reponse/acceleration.*jb
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