1999 Jaguar Jx8 recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Fuel system (2), Gasoline (1), Visibility (wipers / glass) (1), Engine (1), Vehicle Speed Control (1).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (4)
06/08/2014 · Fuel system
AS FUEL FILTER WAS BEING REPLACED, AND NO PRESSURE IN THE FUEL LINE, FUEL POURED ONTO THE LEFT SIDE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. IF FUEL FILTER FAILS DURING HOT EXHAUST PIPE, FIRE IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL FILTER IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION, AS IT IS UNDER THE FUEL TANK AND ABOVE AN EXHAUST PIPE. *TR
08/22/2008 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
LTR FORWARDED FROM EPA TRANSMITTING CORRESPONDENCE FROM CONGRESSMAN BONNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT WHO HAS CONCERNS ABOUT A REAR VIEW MIRROR EXPLODING IN A 1999 JAGUAR XJ8. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MIRROR SPRAYED A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE SEATS AND CONSOLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BLACK SUBSTANCE WAS A TOXIC MERCURY COMPO…
07/15/2004 · Engine
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 12 TIMES. EACH TIME THE BILL HAS BEEN BETWEEN $900.00 AND $1500.00 THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE ENGINE LIGHTS GO ON IN THE DASH AND THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST SERVICE FOR THIS COMPLAINT WAS…
01/07/2000 · Fuel system
DEALER SAID THEY HAD SEEN OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SPARK PLUG FAILURE. THEY REPLACED BOTH THE PLUGS AND FUEL GASKET AND FUEL SENDER AT NO CHARGE. I WAS LUCKY, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE WHEN IT FAILED. I HAD NO POWER AT ALL. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT ALONE AND THE CAR FAILED, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS DANGER. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE…