Hi,

I'm a new Jag owner. I bought a 2010 XF about 3 weeks ago. I named him Mr. J. It's a great car and love it. But, it seems to have a little problem. Twice now I've driven it somewhere and when I got back in the car it wouldn't start. It cranks but won't turn over. Both times, when I first started it, it started strong, no signs of anything. But once I parked and came back, it wouldn't start. Both times I got a jump and once I got home, I turned the car off and started it again with no problem.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before? I'll be taking it to be looked at next week because I was advised that with the warranty I bought, if I tried to get anything fixed before 30 days it would be considered a pre-existing condition. In the meantime, I'm looking for some insight from veteran Jag owners.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

 

Welcome to the forum William,

I've moved your question from General Tech Help to X250 forum. Members here with the same model will be able to help.

Graham

 

Thank you, Graham.

 

My 2010 also had issues every year I owned it with the battery.


The early XFs are very hard on the battery. I ended up have to replace it every year.


I was lucky that it was under factory warranty and they always replaced if free of charge.


If I were you, I would take it to a good shop and have a high quality battery installed that has a 24 month free replacement warranty.

 

Strong chance the battery is on the way out, XF batteries are notorious for going weak/faulty after around 4 years old, and you could still have the original 6+ year old battery.
First check the battery condition, and if not totally stuffed put it on a trickle charger overnight then see how it goes for a few days.
But if it is the original 6+ year old battery I would replace it anyway before you have more problems.

 

Thank you, OzXFR and 10 XF Premium. I am suspicious of the battery. I'll mention what you've said to my mechanic.

 

Might be worth putting more car info in.

I think it will have set a special code that the OE tool can decode.

 

What is the OE Tool?

 

IDS/SDD

 

You can get a battery-charging and starting system anylyzer/ tester for $45 on line. I use an Ansel ba101.

 

Thanks Bigg Will, I'll check it out.

 

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that the issue was the battery. The original battery was in the car and I had a new one put in and I haven't had any issues. Thanks for all your help.

 

William, I noticed your car is a 2010 (LED mirror turn signals), but your sig shows your engine size as 4.2, are you sure you don't have a 5.0? the 5.0 AJ 133 was standard for 2010.

 

The base model in 2010 had the old 4.2. Premium and up models had the 5.0.

 

Yes, Bigg Will, my paperwork says it's the 4.2 v8.

 

I am glad to hear that you figured it out. I too, like many XF owners end up replacing our battery annually. I was going to suggest replacing it. I admired your car because I have a 2011 all black XF S with the 5.0 V8. And your looks pretty much like mine.