Okay so here goes, I have nowhere else to turn. I am hoping someone has some good advice on my 2000 XJ8.....


First my coolant hose blew off and found out I needed a new thermostat. 800 dollars later I was told my tranny was bad and "TracMode" warning came up on the dash. The shop cleared the codes and it came back on. A couple months later I my battery died and I boosted it, the lights were no more and my car was running over 10 MPH. I parked it to go back in and call my mechanic and when I retuned everything was back ABS, Trac Mode Off, Low coolant lights also which was weird since it was full.


Had it towed and my regular shop said those dreaed words "New Transmission" went for a second opinion and they said it was a matter of a new computer. either one is going to be thousands, not sure if I want to put that much into the Kitty.


Looking for some guidance or a similar situation....hoping is better said.

 

Sorry, but you're in the wrong forum for your car. Post in the X308 forum and you should get some response, maybe the right answer. As a 2000 year car, it will not be worth a lot of money, so maybe your thinking of cutting your losses is a good one.
A friend of mine once had a Norton Commando in the 1970s which was very troublesome and he called it "Black Hole" because money went in and disappeared !

 

So have you put a brand new battery in yet? Kitty's do not like weak batts.