1998 Jaguar XJ8L

RELATED TO JAGUAR SERVICE ACTION PUBLICATION NUMBER 303-S514, "THROTTLE CLOSED POSITION OPERATION" THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR JAGUAR. IN THE JAGUAR SERVICE BULLETIN, JAGUAR STATES "UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES THIS CONCERN COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CUT OUT... THE ENGINE SHOULD RESTART WITHOUT DIFFICULTY ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STANDSTILL." THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS "COMPLETE STANDSTILL" HAPPENING ON MAJOR MOTORWAYS WHERE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH. MY 1998 JAGUAR XJ8L HAS HAD THE SERVICE ACTION PERFORMED, WHICH REPLACED THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH THE EXACT SAME THROTTLEBODY FROM THE SAME VENDOR. THE NEW PARTS USED FOR THE REPLACEMENT IS THE SAME ONE THAT FAILS, IT IS DEFECTIVE AND ONLY COMES WITH A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. THE CAR IS STALLING AGAIN, AND JAGUAR REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. ON MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 2008 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY CAR RECENTLY STALLED WHILE HEADING ON I-35N THROUGH AUSTIN TEXAS, AT WHICH TIME THE TRAFFIC VOLUME WAS HEAVY AND THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WAS NEAR 70 MPH, AND I WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY EXIT FOR A CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE. IN DOING THIS, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME HAD TO VEER OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION, AND PUMMELED THROUGH THE ORANGE CONSTRUCTION BARRELS. I HAD TO ALSO PULL HARD INTO THE CONSTRUCTION BARRELS TO AVOID THE COLLISION, AND MY VEHICLE SUFFERED FRONT PANEL DAMAGE. BOTH OF OUR VEHICLES SUFFERED DAMAGES AS A RESULT, AND BOTH MYSELF, AND THE OTHER VEHICLES DRIVER SUFFERED WHIP LASH INJURIES. I AM CURRENTLY UNDER THE CARE OF DR VIET TRAN, FOR A TORE DISC VERTEBRAE CAUSED BY WHIPLASH, AND WILL BE MAKING REGULAR VISITS TO A PHYSICAL THERAPIST. *TR

THE VEHICLES ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A 4-LANE LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY READ ENGINE STALLED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A SAFE STOP. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. THE ENGINE RESTARTED ONCE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR INTERMITTENT STALLING OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, BUT NEVER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LAST JULY (2003) A LOCAL JAGUAR DEALER REPLACED THREE (3) ENGINE RELAYS AND DECLARED THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT IT STARTED RE-OCCURRING AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AGAIN. THE INITIAL RESPONSE FROM THE TECHNICIAN WAS THAT THE SAME THREE ENGINE RELAYS ARE BAD AGAIN, BUT I ASK FOR A MORE THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM TO BE PERFORMED& WHY ARE THE RELAYS GOING BAD? OUR EXPERIENCE SOUNDS SIMILAR TO NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS (SEE LIST OF IDS BELOW) LOGGED ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE FOR OUR MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL (AND OTHER SIMILAR MODELS). THERE ARE ALSO MANY, MANY OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ON JAGUAR-RELATED BULLETIN BOARDS ALL OVER THE WEB. THERE ARE EVEN INDICATIONS THAT A RECALL MIGHT BE PENDING, BUT I COULDNT FIND ANY DEFINITIVE INFORMATION TO VERIFY THAT. THE DEALER SERVICE TEAM DOESNT HAVE, OR ISNT WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANY PENDING ACTIONS. UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITION, THIS FAILURE COULD LEAD TO DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES. OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA: ODI ID NUMBER : 548127. *AK ODI ID NUMBER : 10014366 ODI ID NUMBER : 10038465 ODI ID NUMBER : 10040883 ODI ID NUMBER : 10057140 ODI ID NUMBER : 10065259 ODI ID NUMBER : 10074913 ODI ID NUMBER : 10001379 ODI ID NUMBER : 10070414 ODI ID NUMBER : 10024745 ODI ID NUMBER : 10031410 ODI ID NUMBER : 10072764 ODI ID NUMBER : 890973 ODI ID NUMBER : 895022 ODI ID NUMBER : 10042999