2005 Jaguar Xj Sedan problems, complaints & recalls

2010-09-15 · Exterior Lighting · 89,000 mi

“the zenon headlights flicker and sometimes go out. restarting the car solves the problem but it recurs after a few minutes. several inspections by dealer resulted in no repair as they said they could not make the problem occur. just after the warranty expired the dealer told me that both headlights needed to be replaced and would not be covered und…”

2010-08-24 · Vehicle Speed Control · 56,700 mi

“just google "jaguar throttle body" and see how many problems customers are having. my 2005 xj8lwb with less than 60,000 miles experienced a throttle body failure while traveling on the interstate. i lost power as the engine went to idle speed and an "engine fault" message alerted me that there was a problem. fortunately, i was able to make it to…”

2010-06-05 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 110,000 mi

“driving on the highway going about 70mph, not accelerating nor coasting, just maintaining speed. the engine basically shut down, and i had to pull onto the shoulder, it was very dangerous and frankly, it scared me. engine light on, as well as "engine systems fault, parkbrake fault, dsc not available" showing up on the dash. i restarted the car abou…”

2010-01-20 · Power Train:driveline

“2005 jaguar xj8l you can be driving the vehicle and loose all mobility from the engine to drive axle. you would receive a park brake fault failure, however the engine would still be running all accessories would still be running perfectly however when you would press the accelerator it would just rev the engine but wouldn't move the car. this has …”

2009-12-07 · Power Train · 35,000 mi

“2005 jaguar xjr goes into limp home mode (reduced performance mode) every once a while and be able to drive 10mph max. car in the rear might crash for sudden loss of speed. dealer tried to read obd code but nothing was detected so no way to fix it. there are many xj owner experiencing same issue. car will be drivable after restarting engine but da…”

2009-08-11 · Structure:body

“was driving and it started raining and water started leaking into the cabin of the car. it occurs every time it rains. nothing has been done to repair as local body shop said its not repairable. *tr…”

2009-01-29 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel · 19,800 mi

“my vehicle experiences very frequent failure of the speedometer. while driving down the road at varying speeds the needle will just graudually got to zero. in town traffic and highway speeds, it doesn't matter which. jaguar refused to fix it. i sued under the lemon law. *tr…”

2009-01-27 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 62,300 mi

“repeated instances in dec. 2008 and jan. 2009 of vehicle going into "limp" mode, virtually inoperable. car service department analyzed the vehicle diagnostics on two occasions, finally claiming that a defective throttle body assembly was the problem. cost to me for repair - approx. $1,300. calls to a number of service departments for the vehicle…”

2008-08-12 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 30,000 mi

“jaguar 2005 xj vdp has experienced many episodes of unintended acceleration during braking to a stop. as brake is applied, the engine throttles up and car cannot be completely stopped. when car is quickly shifted to neutral and braking maintained, the engine revs over 10,000 rpm and the ignition must be cut in order to stop the episode. on one…”

2008-04-07 · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/Control Module · 36,050 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2005 jaguar xj sedan. the dvd that was included with the vehicle was wired incorrectly and did not work. in addition, the air bag sensor was not functioning properly and the air volume pressure rating was inaccurate. the dealer stated that they would repair the failures if he brought in the vehicle; however, the contact fel…”