1998 Jaguar Vanden Plas Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 25%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1998 Jaguar Vanden Plas, 25% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car cuts off, after driving on the interstate at a high rat of speed, mostly happens as I'm turning off the highway, also my cruise control does not function.”
NHTSA complaint #11092023, filed 2018-05, 45 miles“My 1998 xj8vdp Jaguar has repeatedly stalled at speeds of 65-70 MPH on the highway. Dealer has cleaned the throttle body without success. This is extremely dangerous, and my wife now feels insecure in this vehicle. Jag needs to stand behind their product and fix this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10061882, filed 2004-03, 60,000 miles“The first time it happened as I was driving the car on the highway approximately 60 MPH, suddenly without any warning the engine stopped running, fortunately I was driving the car in the right line, I stopped on the shoulder and restarted the engine, after several attempts the car did start and I drove home, I made a appointment with the local dealer,they found no problem at that time,but they did tell me that there was a recall on some VIN# for the same problem but my car was not part of the recall, now I can't drive the car because very often happens the same scenario,the engine just quits…”
NHTSA complaint #10153540, filed 2006-03, 69,789 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Jaguar Vanden Plas
5 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Jaguar Vanden Plas
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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