Jaguar XJ6 problems and owner complaints

I HAVE A JAGUAR XJ6 1988 FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS I NEVER USE IT UNTIL DECEMBER 2007. I BECAME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AROUND DEC. 15 2007. THE POLICE SAY THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I WAS MOVING TO FLORDIA DURING THAT TIME I DID NOT FIGHT THE CASE BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE NOW AM USING IT MORE OFTEN. BUT I ALWAYS NOTICE THAT THIS CAR HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I THOUGH THAT IT WAS THE BREAK PAD BUT IS NO IN GOOD CONDITION. LOOKING OVER THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS A RECALL FOR A LONG TIME WHICH I DIDN'T KN…

Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10245834 at NHTSA ↗

ABS WHEEL SENSORS FAILED, CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP. *DSH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 490454 at NHTSA ↗

BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC FOUND A GAS LEAK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A GAS LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK REPEATEDLY. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING AND GAS LEAKED ON ONE SIDE OF THE TWO SIDED GAS TANK. *SC

Owner-reported narrative. 135,184 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119569 at NHTSA ↗

RIGHT FUEL TANK IS LEAKING ON 1985 JAGUAR XJ6. WHEN FUEL FILLER CAP WAS REMOVED, LOTS OF PRESSURE INSIDE GAS TANK WAS RELIEVED, AND RATE OF FUEL LEAK SLOWED, BUT DID NOT STOP. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1995 JAGUAR XJS FOR A SEEMINGLY IDENTICAL PROBLEM, RECALL CAMPAIGN 90V123000. I SUSPECT THAT THE XJ6 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM OWNER OF AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE FACILITY, AND THIS REPORT IS FOR A CAR OWNED BY A CUSTOMER. CAR OWNER TELLS ME THAT HE HAS HAD CHRONIC FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, AND HAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE LEFT FUEL …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10136988 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN MOVIN TRANSMISSION PAWL TO REVERSE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, MAKING CONSUMER LOSE CONTROL. CONSUMEER COULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 866195 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN SHIFTING FROM "PARK" TO "DRIVE" VEHICLE BOLTED AHEAD AT FULL ACCELERATION WITHOUT MY TOUCHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. APPLIED FULL BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO EFFECT AND COULD ONLY STOP VEHICLE BY TURNING OFF IGNITION WITH KEY. JAGUAR DEALER ADVISED ME THAT "BUILD UP OF CARBON AROUND THROTTLE LINKAGE" CAUSED THE PROBLEM. EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE SUFFERED NO INJURIES TO ANYONE OR COLLISION DAMAGE. VEHICLE TRAVELED 75 FEET ACROSS BUSY INTERSECTION AT VERY HIGH SPEED BEFORE I COULD STOP IT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 721399 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED A VEHICLE AT AUCTION IT WAS RUNNING FINE HOWEVER I NOTICED AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING IT RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN WEATHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREETS TURNING CORNERS ETC. BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER AND OTHERS IN THE CAR. THERE'S NO WARNING THE CAR IS DRIVING FINE IT JUST SHUTS DOWN WERE YOU CANNOT MOVE IT FORWARD YOU CANNOT REVERSE IT'S JUST STUCK. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE HOWEVER WHEN I CONTACTED A JAGUAR DEALER IN SCOTTSDALE THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL FROM MY VAN …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11352309 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT, CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE MALFUNCTIONED.*AK CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETER AFTER ALREADY EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT, THE DEALER THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALLED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE.*SLC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8003881 at NHTSA ↗

GAS TANK LEAK, AND RADIO HAS SHORT IN IT SO IT DRAINS THE BATTERY, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHECKED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10183103 at NHTSA ↗

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES-ABS SYSTEM REPEATEDLY AND DISC BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE NO HYDRAULICS-PEDAL HARD AS A ROCK. ABS SENSOR COMES ON INTERMITTANTLY EVEN WHEN NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM W/ABS, YET ABS FAILS OFTEN-ESPECIALLY UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. ELECTRICAL: CAR WOULD DIE WHILE IN OPERATION YET ALTERNATOR TESTS FINE. CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING-SOMETIMES HOURS-SOMETIMES DAYS. CAR SEEMS TO HAVE ELEC DRAIN FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE. CAR BEEN TO FOUR DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS W/ OVER $3K SPENT. CAR BEEN UNDRIVEABLE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. CAR …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 739608 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 JAGUAR XJ6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLES FOR THE SEAT BELT MODULE WERE REPLACED ACCORDING TO A RECALL. CURRENTLY, THE RESTRAINT MODULE IS FAULTY AND CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO EXTEND ACROSS THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE CONTACT IS DRIVING. HE FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT CAN BECOME TANGLED UP WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR THE SEAT BELT MODULE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 97,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10267666 at NHTSA ↗

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S SEAT SLID FORWARD PINING CONSUMER TO STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. FOR 3 MINUTES CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE SEAT BACKWARDS *AK CONSUMER STATES SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND HAS OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *SLC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 890040 at NHTSA ↗