2009 Jaguar XF Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 16%of 90 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 42,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the electrical system of the 2009 Jaguar XF, 16% of the 90 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Takata recall the transmission slips out of gear all the time. Now my shiftier is stuck in gear.the car will be still and it gets stuck. I've had this car for almost five years and towards the end it has given me hell. Transmission always failing while driving no matter on highway or street. There's also a lag when driving above 50mph.”
NHTSA complaint #11143511, filed 2018-10, 139,000 miles“The issues that I am having started and was noticed about 2 years ago. I noticed the turn signal sounded distorted or like a short was developing in the system. Then I noticed the key in the ignition and the seat belt warnings were no longer audible. These indications were listed in campaign 08v607000.”
NHTSA complaint #11328679, filed 2020-06, 42,000 miles“Inside car interior lights comes on and off while driving on it's own. Even at night while driving the interior light will come and off by themselves for apparent reason. I've google an seen a lot of complaints on Jaguar website about the same issue been reported since 2011 with no recall to fix the issue an as of today I'm still experiencing this issue. Engine makes a ticking noise while idling and worse after acceleration. As if something is lose put in shop a few time they checked the timing chain, lifters, and used an stethoscope to find the problem still can't. …”
NHTSA complaint #11351320, filed 2020-08, 13,400 miles“This happened for the first time on 09/04/2016. I was going in highway at 70mph the car suddenly stopped for 0.5 second and turned on by itself. All the electrical system restarted at that time. I did not take it seriously at that time and it started to come again and this time it is in the local road where I was going at 30 MPH. This time the car stopped and the steering is struck. I changed the car to park mode and started the car again. The same thing happened several times after that and the car started automatically. …”
NHTSA complaint #10906139, filed 2016-09, 40 miles“I purchased the 2009 Jaguar XF supercharge and I had multiple stalls in this vehicle , where it would stop working and the reading board would read default system and would not start from anywhere to 2-20 minutes. I took the vehicle in of course several times and they only indicated it one time on one invoice, even though I had the recurring issue with this car. I finally took a video and gave it to the Jaguar shop in walnut creek (european Jaguar), and they sent the video to the manufacture. I was contacted by letter by the manufacturer saying sorry for your trouble. …”
NHTSA complaint #10637847, filed 2014-09, 17,000 milesRelated recalls
- 08V607000Nov 24, 2008Jaguar is recalling 3,754 my 2009 xf vehicles for instrument cluster speaker function problems. The speaker wires may fracture. As a result, the speaker will…Covers: Jaguar XF 2009
Related service bulletins
- 11030752Mar 10, 2026Smart Key Deactivated message on instrument cluster and is unable to start their vehicle.
- 11017740Apr 11, 2025Leaking windshield that caused the water ingress on the electrical component.
- 10212845Apr 14, 2021Attachment.
- 10212844Apr 14, 2021Attachment.
- 10212843Apr 14, 2021Attachment.
- 10164949Jun 11, 2019A 'Hood open' message may be displayed on the Instrument Cluster (IC) or the security system status indicator may give an audible warning to indicate that the hood is not latched…
- 10151661Oct 18, 2018The message "Radar Sensor Blocked" appears in instrument pack display. If blockage occurs while ACC is being used, ?Driver Intervene? and/or "Radar sensor blocked" message will…
- 10146032Aug 20, 2018A customer may report "Hood Open" message displays on IP with hood closed.
- 10146031Aug 20, 201818C - New face of InControl Touch Pro and 18C software improvements
- 10142402Apr 18, 2018Customers report the ECO Stop/Start is not working. Retailers are testing the primary battery using the Midtronics EXP-1080 tester which is reporting the battery is serviceable…
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Jaguar XF
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Jaguar XF
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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