2000 Jaguar XK8 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I was parked in my driveway, after driving home from the local supermarket with the convertible top down - and upon pressing the roof button to raise and lower the top to it's closed position - I noticed that the right rear (passenger side) quarter window would not raise up closed like the left side. Upon further investigation I discovered that this problem has been happening to many similar model year & make vehicles, and has been noted in TSB bulletin # 501-49. I respectfully ask that this issue generate a recall from Jaguar to remedy the problem.”

“The inside rear view mirror on the 2000 Jaguar XK8 failed before I purchased it in march. It is an auto chromatic mirror that is supposed to dim at night. However, when it failed it clouded up the mirror and it is very difficult to see, there are 2 images, and it doesn't dim at night. I spoke to the dealer and the manufacturer to see if they would replace this. They said that it was out of warranty. I told them that this is a safety issue because you cannot properly see out of the review mirror, and that this seems to be a very common problem with these mirrors. …”