2004 Jaguar Vanden Plas problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Fuel/Propulsion System (1) · Engine (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (13)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2021-04-14 · SSM59597Attachme · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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Electrical System 2021-04-14 · SSM59597Attachme · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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Electrical System 2021-04-14 · SSM59597Attachme · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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Electrical System 2018-08-20 · SFCC_09AUG18_REV · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
a customer may report "hood open" message displays on ip with hood closed.
Electrical System 2018-08-20 · SFCC_09AUG18_REV · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
18c - new face of incontrol touch pro and 18c software improvements
Equipment 2018-08-20 · SFCC_09AUG18_REV · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
sim card activation issues
Showing the 6 most recent of 13 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2020-09-03 · Engine · 165,000 mi · 💥 crash“i was stopped at a stop sign. took my foot off the brake...engine reved..slammed on the brake , but not before i it hit the vehicle i front. sudden unintended acceleration. second time . i have owned the vehicle three years. no damage to the vehicle i hit. mine $3000...fender, hood ,lights, grille. noone hurt. little girl in carseat wide…”
2013-02-09 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 75,871 mi“waiting in fast food service line; vehicle gearshift in "drive" foot on brake; car idling slowly but suddenly revved violently and lurched forward; jammed brakes; rear tires spinning, smoking; foot definitely didnot accidentally engage gas pedal;shifted car gearshift to "neutral." engine rev slowed to normal idle. waited a few second; returned gear…”
2012-05-17 · Vehicle Speed Control · 58,988 mi“on saturday, may 12, 2012 i was pulling into a parking space at the post office. the car suddenly lurched forward at a high rate of speed and my brakes were non responsive, my car slammed into the curb. had there been a pedestrian crossing the parking lot at that time, the results could have been fatal. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.