Hello all.

I'm actually new to this however I have read some very helpful posts. I live in Landenberg PA. 40 minutes south of Philadelphia. I brought a BRG 99 xjr and I'm loving it. It had 199k miles but was well taken care of. I did put a new motor in it and some other work was also done. I'm hoping to get some guidance from the awesome people who frequent this forum. I am a contractor and I'm pretty good with my hands but some of these issues can be above my pay grade. Some of you forum veterans may have dealt with a lot of these issues i have so I'll just wait to see what the responses may be.
Just yesterday the wife couldn't get the car out of park. We over-rode the lockout with a steel rod. At the same time the joystick for the steering wheel wasn't working.....not sure what one has to do with the other but I'm hoping that someone knows.
Thanks all!
I'm so looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Hello, Stan,
Members of our XJR section will certainly be glad to help you with any problem you might have with your Jaguar. If you haven't already found your way there, someone will be along shortly to direct you there.

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Thanks so much Elinor B

 

Welcome aboard Stan.

 

Welcome to the forum Stan,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

I can see you've already found your way to the X308 forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.

Both brake interlock solenoid and steering wheeel reach motor issues are regulars but I'd think the two together are co-incidental rather than related.

Even though your forum username should make it obvious, please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

You can also visit the US Northeast Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-northeast-35/ to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Stan,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Good morning all.
Just a quick update on an earlier post. I had an issue where my steeering wheel joystick stopped working, the J gate locked me out and my map lights stopped working. I had assumed that they absolutely had to be related. After some replies and a call to the dealeship, no they are just coincidence. So not being very good with electrical diagnosis, I made an appointment with Union Park Jaguar in Wilmington Delaware USA.
265.00 USD for the diagnosis. I also added an oil change. Three hours later I get the dreaded call from the service department......here comes my 3500.00 estimate right? NO!! IT WAS 1 FUSE!
unreal!! How?? I checked all the fuses in all three fuse panels.....
Well I learned that there are at least 5 fuse panels
They replaced the fuse, tested the circuit, and cut my diagnosis charge in half. Then washed and vacuumed the car and changed the oil.
Very respectful and very professional. Im a contractor and look like a contractor. Im not made of money and this car is important to me in some deep psychological ways. Union Park Jaguar made me feel important. They were honest and very nice.
Now I can tell my wife that I was right about something!!

In closing......
Steering wheel tilt reach joystick
Map lights
J gate lockout
All on one fuse......under the left rear seat......somewhere.......

Thanks all. Im truly excited about restoring and modifying this beast. If an assasin was a car....it would be an XJR

 

Excellent post, but just a suggestion Stan, ....you should keep this with that original post so others will see your results vs your issue so they may benefit from your findings. I'll see if I can get a Mod to merge this.

 

Thanks Highhorse.
I'll get it right sooner or later. Or die drying! Lol

 

Hi Stan,

Thank you for taking the time to post the resolution of your issue. This will no doubt help other owners in the future.

Thanks to a tip from Highhorse I have merged your most recent thread with your original thread in the New Member Area, so all the related posts will be together.

Cheers,

Don

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Hi, Stan. I'm sorry this happened to you.. not a happy ending !