Jaguar Xk Electrical Problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2007. Best year: 2015.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JAGUAR XK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED THE HEADLIGHT CASING. THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO BEGAN TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHER...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S AND REAR WIN...
JAQUAR 2007 XR XENON HEADLIGHTS (BILATERAL!) BULBS WITHIN HEADLAMP CASE ACTUALLY FULLY MELTED. CAUSED A SMALL CONTAINED FIRE, WHILE CAR WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DRIVER WITNESSED THIS & CALLED FOR TOW AFTER CONTAINING RT SIDE FIRE INS...
AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON IN JAGUAR XK8 2006 BETWEEN JANUARY 2009 AND MAY 2009. WE TOOK THE CAR IN 4 TIMES FOR AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON (EACH TIME "REPAIRED"). EACH TIME THE CONNECTIONS WERE "CORRECTED". THE FIRST TIME REPLACED A BLOWN FUS...
WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED IN PASSENGER SEAT, THE 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT SPORATICALLY ILLUMINATES. THIS MEANS THAT THE PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED BY AIRBAGS IF A COLLISION OCCURS. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIO...
2007 JAGUAR X. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT TURN OFF THE DASHBOARD MOUNTED INDICATOR. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER GAINING FIVE POUNDS, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER DRIVING 5-6 MILES AND W...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR XKR (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE AIR BAGS HAS FAILED AND IF A CRASH OCCURS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TO...
A DEFECT EXISTS IN THE JAGUAR XK CONVERTIBLE, WHICH HAS REPEATEDLY AND UNPREDICTABLY PREVENTED THE JAGUAR FROM OPERATING, APPARENTLY IN CONNECTION WITH A CONCURRENT DRAINING OF THE CAR'S BATTERY. THE DEFECT RENDERS THE AUTOMOBILE UNABLE ...
FIRST OCCURRENCE 11/2010 AND BEGINNING OF A SERIES OF RELATED PROBLEMS: ENGINE STALL AT 30 MPH; FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER FOUND BATTERY FAILURE INSTALLED NEW BATTERY AND RESET SYSTEM. 12/3/2010 - VEHICLE WILL N...
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A KEYLESS START OPTION. ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 3 DAYS, THE CAR WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING WHEN THE START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. ON EACH OCCASION, AFTER 5-6 ATTEMPTS AT STARTING THE ENGINE, EACH TIME THE ENGINE WOULD ...