2000 Jaguar XJV8 Engine cooling Problems

“Car purchased in jan 2003 problem first occurred in aug 2004 while driving my normal route to work. Called dealer and explained that a warning light came on engine coolant low . Asked them to advise me on what to do. They said to bring in asap. I took car in the following day and they said they 'topped it off meaning they added fluids and that was all I needed. The problem was fixed. …”

“My 2000 xj8 Jaguar, with approximately 36k miles, began running very badly and surging unexpectedly. The car became very dangerous to drive and I narrowly avoided having, what could have been severe accidents, on more than one occasion. The car was taken to two Jaguar dealers, who could not identify the problem. One kept saying the car needed a new throttle body. After the car had its third throttle body, at my expense...and after getting the new jersey Jaguar representative involved, the dealership decided the problem probably was not the throttle body. …”

“2000 Jaguar xjr x308, 47,500 miles, timing chain tensioner failure. Very well documented, known mechanical failure with the car that Jaguar refuses to pay for. This problem is clearly a defect in the product and should have been recalled/replace under warranty.”

“Vehicle gets to operating temperature and the check engine light comes on. Then it goes into restricted performance mode. This prohibits the vehicle from exceeding 3000 RPM. On acceleration the car hesitates and bucks. On occasion at start up the engine rpms are uncontrolled-going from 200 to 3500. The car will not accelerate safely in this mode. Car has been to the dealer, an independent mechanic and they have conference with Jaguar in the uk with no success.”

“Vehicle's fail safe engine mode light keeps coming on. This resulted in the vehicle losing power. The owners manual indicated not to drive the vehicle when this light came on. The dealership has serviced the vehicle 5 times but cannot fix the problem.”