IllustrationAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MANUFACTURER NEVER REPORTED TO ME ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE TRANMISSION THE DEALER REFUSED TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY RECALL SERVICE NEVER WAS PERFORMED. I RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVERY TIME.*AK
1999 Jaguar XK8 Sports
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all XK8 Sports years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reportsCONVERTIBLE ROOF MOTOR CEASED TO OPERATE. *NM
Official recalls
199V138000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Jun 2, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. FINE CRACKS WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE GEAR TEETH WITH IN THE GEAR TRAIN, INSIDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARBOX.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: 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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.