2004 Jaguar XJ8: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jan 23, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 77,560 miles · MS · crash

While proceeding to park in the driveway, the vehicle experienced a sudden acceleration and forcibly struck another vehicle that was parked in the garage. During this incident the driver had no control of braking or steering. The impact was severe enough to cause the airbag to deploy and sustain major damage to both vehicles.

Filed Jan 10, 2014 · Body · 42,000 miles · MN · crash

I was making a left turn at 15 MPH when the car suddenly accelerated for a few moments and then settled down. I then took 2 right turns at 10 MPH and was attempting to apply the brake in a parking spot when the car suddenly accelerated running over a bush, 10 ft tree, and in to a ditch on east side of highway 41 in bonita springs before I could get the car to stop. I then drove in gingerly in to a parking spot and left it until it was towed to naples jaguar the next morning. Myself and my three passengers were terrified and tortured by the trauma.

Filed Mar 27, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 97,500 miles · CA

An incident with the vehicle occurred sometime around christmas 2011. The motor surged while I was fully stopped at a street light. The motor was running, the car was in drive gear, and my foot was on the brake. I was able to quickly bring the car under control. A second event occurred in 2012, may 15th, at 11:00 p.m. While I was fully stopped at a drive through window. Again the motor surged, this time with a loud screeching sound. I applied maximum brake pressure but the car continued to surge forward, approximately six feet. I sustained full force pressure to the brake, threw the car into neutral gear, and turned off the ignition in order to stop the car. I immediately drove it home where it has remained parked---except for two excursions to the sacramento jaguar dealership service department.

Filed May 25, 2010 · Acceleration · IL

2004 jaguar xj8 . Consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated while approaching a four-way stop, he began to slow down. He was driving slowly, when he removed his right foot from the accelerator and began to press down on the brake pedal. Instead of the vehicle gradually slowing down, the engine raced to an extremely high RPM. He pressed further on the brake, but the vehicle lunged forward about 30 feet before stopping just short of a truck crossing in the intersection. The same situation happened again in a parking lot which caused the consumer t run up on a concrete stop almost striking a pedestrian. When the consumer arrived home later in the evening, there was a recall notice in the mail and he immediately took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer checked for the recall and the problem, but they were unable to find anything wrong. The same incident happened again where the consumer almost hit a vehicle approaching from his left. A notification light illuminated which read dsc not available. In each instance, the consumer was traveling no more than 5 to 10 MPH. 8jb

Filed Jan 22, 2008 · Acceleration · 29,450 miles · MN

I was braking into a parking spot at the bank when without notice my vehicle accelerated wildly. I pressed on the brake with all of my weight to stop from literally ramming my vehicle into the side of the bank. The roar of the transmission was like someone was stepping full force on the gas pedal, but my foot was solidly on the brake and not even touching the gas pedal. It was terrifying. If there happened to be someone walking on the sidewalk in front of me, I would have hit them. I wouldn't have been able to avoid it. As it was, the only way I could stop the car from driving forward was to shift the car into park and then turn it off. After waiting a while, I restarted the car and cautiously drove home without further incident. This problem with sudden acceleration is so serious. It's only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or killed....please look into it!

Filed Mar 22, 2007 · Transmission · 18,000 miles · NY

This jaguar 2004 xj8 has been subject to 6 unintended acceleratons over a period of half a year including two in the dealer's shop. When in traffic or close quarters it has been necessary to place the shifter in neutral or reverse to control the acceleration. The dealer has had the car in his shop on three occasions. On the first occasion nothing was found. On the second occasion it was said that the fuel pump or its wiring harness were faulty and were replaced. On the present occasion it was thought that possibly this was a transmission problem. There have been mutiple episode and so only the last one is mentioned below.