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2011 Jaguar XF Electrical system Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
5%of 81 total for the year
Median mileage
105,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2011 Jaguar XF, 5% of the 81 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 105,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

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 gearshift selector keeps going out I was in the drve through, put my vehicle in park because I was idling too long, tried shifting back into drive vehcle would not shift, 2 hours later after several angry customers my vehicle shifted into drive, get home to put into park vehicle would not shift to park, so now im stuck in drive, couldnt do anything but sit and wait nothing, so I had to shut vehicle off and doing so vehicle rolled with no brakes hitting vehicle in front of me, luckily it was my vehicle, vehicle has not reverted back to operation still stuck in drive”

NHTSA complaint #11030758, filed 2017-10, 123,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2011 Jaguar XF. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would intermittently indicate that the fuel tank was empty while there was fuel in the tank. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to the gas station and refueling, the fuel gauge indicated that the fuel tank was full; however, two days later, the fuel gauge indicated that the fuel tank was empty. The contact did not refuel and continued to drive the vehicle. The fuel gauge later indicated that there was 3/4 tank of gasoline left. …”

NHTSA complaint #11454488, filed 2022-02, 59,147 miles

“The contact owns a 2011 Jaguar XF. The contact stated while driving 50-60 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly turned off in the middle of the highway and the gear shifter retracted into the console, preventing her from shifting into gear. Additionally, the doors locked and the contact was unable to exit the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after 25 minutes. The gear shifter raised up and the contact was able to veer to the side of the roadway however, the failure reoccurred. …”

NHTSA complaint #11485553, filed 2022-09, 115,000 miles

“The contact owned a 2011 Jaguar XF. While the vehicle was operated, the contact was alerted by another motorist that smoke was coming from the vehicle. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and various warning indicators illuminated. After the contact exited the vehicle, it became engulfed in flames. A police report was filed. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and deemed destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. There were no injuries. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11006709, filed 2017-07, 95,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2017240%
2016120%
2015421%
2014218%
2013411%
201213%
201145%
20101211%
20091416%

Other parts of the 2011 Jaguar XF

Fuel system
35 complaints
Air bags
23 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Other or unknown
7 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Engine cooling
3 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Jaguar XF

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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