2005 Jaguar XJ Sedan Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 23%of 13 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2005 Jaguar XJ Sedan, 23% of the 13 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 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.
“Driving on the highway going about 70mph, not accelerating nor coasting, just maintaining speed. The engine basically shut down, and I had to pull onto the shoulder, it was very dangerous and frankly, it scared me. Engine light on, as well as engine systems fault, parkbrake fault, dsc not available showing up on the dash. I restarted the car about 4-5 times and it eventually started. I am assuming, this has happened numerous times over the past several years and no-one seems to have any idea what is causing it. It happens on busy highways and local street driving. …”
NHTSA complaint #10334722, filed 2010-06, 110,000 miles“Jaguar 2005 xj vdp has experienced many episodes of unintended acceleration during braking to a stop. As brake is applied, the engine throttles up and car cannot be completely stopped. When car is quickly shifted to neutral and braking maintained, the engine revs over 10,000 RPM and the ignition must be cut in order to stop the episode. On one occasion the car could not be stopped at a busy intersection, forcing an urgent lane change and right hand turn to avoid accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10237905, filed 2008-08, 30,000 miles“I have eye allergies and irritation which are aggravated by voc emissions inside the car. I am trying to find published info on the voc's in my 2005 Jaguar xj8. Jaguar will not give me this data. Pls advise where I can find it. I know that DOT has compliance stds so it must be published somewhere???”
NHTSA complaint #10178013, filed 2007-01Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 23% |
Other parts of the 2005 Jaguar XJ Sedan
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Jaguar XJ Sedan
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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