2009 Jaguar XF problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
90 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
44,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 model year. Data snapshot: . 63 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 20 of 90 complaints (22.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 16 | 17.8% |
| Transmission and shifting | 15 | 16.7% |
| Engine operation | 7 | 7.8% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 7 | 7.8% |
| Fuel system concerns | 4 | 4.4% |
| Steering behavior | 3 | 3.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 20 |
| Electrical System | 14 |
| Power Train | 12 |
| Unknown Or Other | 11 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 10 |
| Engine | 8 |
| Structure | 7 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 5 |
Air Bags: 20; Electrical System: 14; Power Train: 12; Unknown Or Other: 11; Vehicle Speed Control: 10; Engine: 8; Structure: 7; Fuel/Propulsion System: 5
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 16 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 17 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 13 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 8 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 9 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 16; 25,000 to 49,999: 17; 50,000 to 74,999: 13; 75,000 to 99,999: 8; 100,000 to 149,999: 9; 150,000 and above: 0
25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (17). 27 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
2008: 1; 2009: 3; 2010: 8; 2011: 7; 2012: 4; 2013: 4; 2014: 11; 2015: 6; 2016: 19; 2017: 10; 2018: 8; 2019: 5; 2020: 3; 2022: 1
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 16 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 15 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 7 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10276528 · 2009-07-13 (July 13, 2009)
2009 JAGUAR XF - WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, IT GOES PAST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE FOOT TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE CAUSES MORE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AT VERY LOW SPEEDS DURING PARKING. JAGUAR SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE'S NOT A FIX. "BE CAREFUL" THEY SAY.*TR
Owner-reported narrative. 11,264 miles reported. Look up ODI 10276528 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10312545 · 2010-02-21 (February 21, 2010)
HAD MY 2009 JAGUAR XF TO DEALER FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE ON 2-18-10. CAR HAD 12,000 ON IT. DISCOVERED REAR DISC BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT NEEDING REPLACEMENT. FRONT PADS LOOKED JUST FINE. REAR PADS SHOULD NOT DEGRADE IN ONLY 12,000 MILES. WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AS THE REAR BRAKES HANDLE MOST OF THE STOPPING POWER. MY UNDERSTANDING HAS ALWAYS BEEN IT'S THE FRONT BRAKES WHICH DO MOST OF THE WORK. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE A BUILT IN WARNING INDICATING THE PADS ARE WORN, AND LOSING THE REAR BRAKES PREMATURELY COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. WHATEVE…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10312545 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10230231 · 2008-06-07 (June 7, 2008)
I LEASED A NEW 2009 JAGUAR XF ON 3/17/08. THE CAR HAD ONE NOTICEABLE SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT WILL CERTAINLY KILL SOMEONE EVENTUALLY. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, SALE, SERVICE, AND REGIONAL JAGUAR. THE CAR HAS THE NEW "PADDLE" SHIFTING LEVERS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL AT 3 O'CLOCK AND 9 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT ACCIDENTALLY HITTING THE PADDLES -SOMETIMES AT INOPPORTUNE MOMENTS, SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 35 miles reported. Look up ODI 10230231 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10329203 · 2010-05-06 (May 6, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,680.
Owner-reported narrative. 14,990 miles reported. Look up ODI 10329203 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10379282 · 2011-01-27 (January 27, 2011)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 4/1/11 *CN UPDATED 05/31/11
Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10379282 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10434433 · 2011-11-07 (November 7, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SENSOR. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT …
Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10434433 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10399686 · 2011-05-09 (May 9, 2011)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE SHAKING AND VIBRATING COULD BE FELT FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,100. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE GAS TANK DOESN'T OPEN AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WO…
Owner-reported narrative. 38,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10399686 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10525370 · 2013-07-17 (July 17, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SPEAKERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V607000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WOULD NEED TO BE RECONFIGURED BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10525370 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10587741 · 2014-05-12 (May 12, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ONE QUARTER FULL, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTERWARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V424000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE)…
Owner-reported narrative. 96,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10587741 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10906139 · 2016-09-13 (September 13, 2016)
THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 09/04/2016. I WAS GOING IN HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED FOR 0.5 SECOND AND TURNED ON BY ITSELF. ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESTARTED AT THAT TIME. I DID NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AT THAT TIME AND IT STARTED TO COME AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT IS IN THE LOCAL ROAD WHERE I WAS GOING AT 30 MPH. THIS TIME THE CAR STOPPED AND THE STEERING IS STRUCK. I CHANGED THE CAR TO PARK MODE AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT AND THE CAR STARTED AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE A NEW BATTERY O…
Owner-reported narrative. 40 miles reported. Look up ODI 10906139 at NHTSA ↗