1998 Jaguar XK8 Fuel system Problems

“In two separate instances, my 1998 Jaguar XK8 has stalled while driving at highway speeds. In both cases, I had started the engine from cold at about 50 degrees ambient temperature, driven about three miles in city traffic, and then entered the freeway. Within about 1 1/2 miles, at a speed near 60mph, the car stalled. An engine monitoring system message read: 'engine stalled and check engine . These messages were not present previous to the incidents, nor after I restarted the vehicle. I was able to pull off the freeway. …”

“I purchased a used 1998 Jaguar XK8 with 40000 miles in nov 2004. It immediately started stalling at highway speeds. I took it to a local dealer in little rock arkansas, and thay told me that they could find nothing wrong with the car but charged me $1,600.00 for service that was not necessary. Within weeks it again began dying at highway speeds and would not re-start without pulling off the road, which is at times impossible due to I-30 being under construction and having no shoulder or exits, only 6-foot concrete barriers on either side of the two lane highway. …”

“1998 Jaguar XK8 has a history of stalling on the freeway at speeds of 55-60mph. This occurred twice (prior owner - 38,246 miles) - prior owner told by Jaguar that automobile had been repaired by replacing throttle. Same incident occurred at later. On-line information shows that several other 1998 XK8 owners have the same issue that engine turns off without warning - the car has a design flaw. There has been recalls regarding the throttle. I do not understand why the nhtsb has not forced Jaguar to repair this 1998 XK8. The model, 1998 Jaguar XK8, has a design flaw and is a safety risk.”