i just had a new transmission installed in my 1999 xj8 which was covered by the select edition warranty i didn't know i had. when i picked it up and drove it down the road, the throttle stuck and it felt like i was rearended and it accelerated into the middle of an intersection! then when they fixed that problem, and delivered it to me, i had no brakes!! it had to be towed back to the dealer. it seems that the brakes were not bled. is it possible? do they do anything with the brakes to replace the transmission? please help!! i'm stuck with my 4th loaner because of this problem! any ideas?

 

NOTHING AT ALL WITH THE BRAKES THIS IS REALLY ODD???? I WOULD REAM OUT THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR ANSEWRS.NOT GOOD.

 

okay, since i posted the last message about the new transmission.....as i write this my car is at the dealer AGAIN!!! i have driven enough toyota camrys that toyota should be paying me to be a test driver for the 2005 models...all 15 of them so far!!!! i bought a 1999 xj8 in sept 04. since may 05, i have had 2 transmissions, 2 thermostats. a rear-end differential seal, driver's door power switch, close canister valve, driveshaft and now it's in for a new throttle box!!!! anyone else have these kind of problems? i would appreciate any help or suggestions!!!!

 

We've had a '94, '97 and currently have a 2003 XJ8 with no major problems. Sounds like you have a "Lemon" of sorts or just poor service facility. You should contact a District Masnager from Jaguar to take care of this.

 

just spoke to dealership today, and it seems they won't cover the throttle body. they gave me a price of a "used" one at $1300! just for the part. have been in contact with the general manager w/jaguar at Bobby Rahal Jaguar/Aston Martin/Volvo/LandRover, and, murphy's law, he is out sick and won't be back for some time!! to contact the District Manager, do i just call the 800 jaguar #? oh, and i did call the other jaguar dealership in the area, and their price for a new throttle body installed is......$400!!!!!!! go figure!! i just need some help!!

 

THERE IS A RECALL R514 THAT MAY REQUIRE YOU CAR TO HAVE A NEW THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED FOR FREE. LOOK INTO THIS. AND YES WE HAVE CARS WERE ONE IS MINT AND NEVER NEEDS A THING EXCEPT REGULAR SERVICE AND SOME THAT ARE LEMONS.......SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN DEALT THE LATTER.SORRY. BUT IF I WERE YOU I WOULD DEFINETLY GO AND TALK TO EITHER THE SERVICE MANAGER OR THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET SOME GOODWILL OR TAKE YOUR BUISENESS ELSEWERE.

 

okay, did file a claim, you know, the yellow one!! we are paying for the throttle box to be installed...i just want my car fixed!!!! i tried to ask for the name of the district manager, but now that i filed a claim, the 800 jaguar people aren't allowed to talk to me!! i've been marked!!! i just want them to fix the car correctly! we'll see what happens when i get it back on tuesday dec 6! i did ask about the r514 recall, and the service advisor said, oops! not on your car!!! we'll see about that!! any other ideas?

 

okay, it's jan 5,,,and just got my car back again on jan 2!! it was at the dealer over christmas!! this time it was a clogged mass air control flow????? i'm learning about all kinds of parts that i have never heard of!! and my husband of 26 years has been a mechanic for over 30 years!! go figure!! did get an offer from jaguar...i told the attorney it was an insult!! she agreed and said she just had to tell me!! we'll wait and see!!

 

Luigi,

you still here....I have a question about when u felt like u have been rear ended...I am getting that now. I have a 2001 Xj8.


At very low speed almost to a stop and when i hit accelerator I get a thud/clunk feel like its coming from the rear. Dealer says no codes, fluid is fine and control modules is ok. Dealer wants to replace transmission. (expensive)


Hd

 

i'm still here! that's what happened to me. mine is a 99, and you should have the select edition warranty...call jaguar...i didn't know i had it..bought it used and purchased an extended warranty. all of my work was covered by the select edition warranty. and i didn't have any codes either!! hope that helps! let me know what happens!!

 

This just happened over the weekend. Stopped at a light. Pushed gas at green and a tremendous 'thump' occurred. I had literally thought I had got rear-ended. Stepped on gas again and immediately I knew I had lost a couple of gears.Car wassluggish on pick up speed. Dash board lit up like the dash on Star Trek with'tranmission fault'. I have reverse with no problem and can drive normal speeds with the over drive gear. Engine Light came on when I started car 2nd time after getting to destination.I called Jagdealership while this was happening andtech said my car was in 'limp mode'.From reading other posts, tech said to turn off car and restart which may reset computer. NOT. I bought car 2.5 yrs ago with 73k miles on it. I have only 83k miles. Its literally a weekend driver. How in the world can a 70k car with transmission fail like this. Its New Years Day. Tuesday Im in to the dealership. Wow. Off to a good start for the new year.

 

UPDATE -- Jag dealership service lady said could be technical glitch in computer. I told her reading online more likely for me I might be needing a new trans and asked her if with only 83k is this normal?? and common.I told her jas forums liststonsof'transmission faults' withjag's. She said its 'over exagerated'. Well dealership called me later and said my 'overexagerated problem' would be a new trans that would cost$5800and other minor problems like hoses and stuff wouldput me abuot 7k in the hole. Just ridiculous for this car.

 

Krampjag,[/align][/align]It was kind of bittersweet reading your post about your recent transmission problem. Glad that there was someone else in the world going through what I experienced, but dissappointed another XJ8 was malfunctioning. Did you ever get a chance to solve your problem?? I am debating to either drag the XJ8 out to the dealership and get a diagnostic for $100+ or order a new transmission or already. Let me know how things are going. Thanks![/align][/align]--Chester86[/align]

 

Update, well, I dont know about solving the transmission problem, but I went to carmax and they gave me 2k for it. I did my research wih other mech shops and advised me not to part it out. (headache and so forth) and even if they repaired it i probably would of come up even. I figured I'd take the 2k and run. And for all Jag S Type owners out there. While the service tech was giving me the 'good' news about my trans, she happened to say that the S Type will be discontinued and the spring of 07 will be replacing with a c-lxr or something like that. I forgot already. Believe it or not, in sept i was looking to trade it in and carmax would've givin me 4500.00............. damn