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.
The worst 1998 Jaguar XJV8 problems
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- Acceleration1
- Transmission1
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- Acceleration1
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Recalls 1
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- 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
- 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.
Recall number 99V138000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 1998 Jaguar XJV8 14
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Questions about the 1998 Jaguar XJV8
Is the 1998 Jaguar XJV8 reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 1998 Jaguar XJV8, fewer than a typical XJV8 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1998 Jaguar XJV8?
Acceleration and speed control, with 1 complaint. Next is transmission (1).
How many recalls does the 1998 Jaguar XJV8 have?
1 recall, covering power train.
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