Aug 30, 2016Transmission & drivetrain
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE STOP/START FEATURE FAILS AND THE CAR STALLS WHILE IN GEAR. THE DRIVE POSITION INDICATOR FLASHES AND IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR, IT MUST BE SHUTDOWN AND THEN RESTARTED.
NHTSA ODI 10899519
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What 8 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Jaguar Xj (swb)
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
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Apr 10, 2014Transmission & drivetrainEngine
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO STOP IT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT 2 MONTHS. ONE TIME THE ENGINE RACED VERY HIGH AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID CRASHING. AT 5000 MILES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NO DIAGNOSES FROM THE AUTO COMPUTER AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE HOW TO FIX, BUT NOW I SEE A NUMBER OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT JAGUAR RAPID AND UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I FEEL JAGUAR IS NOT BEING HONEST ABOUT THIS PROBLEM -- AND IT IS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10579051
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Jaguar Xj (swb) verdict →