1997 Jaguar XK8 Complaints

WHILE GOING 70MPH VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE ACCLERATING. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT VEHICLE FAIL TO MOVE. CONSUMER WAITED A 1/2 HOUR TO RESTART AND IT REPEATEDLY CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEALER. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CONTACTS FAIL DUE TO DESIGN FLAW CAUSING ECU TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. ECU UNABLE TO DETERMINE PEDAL POSITION, CAUSING INCORRECT FUEL METERING AND INCORRECT SHIFT PATTERN. *AK

THERE ARE STRONG FUMES IN INTERIOR OF VEHICLE.*AK

3 TIMES WHILE TRAVELING 55 TO 60 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. EACH TIME I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND UNSUCCESFULLY ATTEMPTED A ROLLING RESTART. UPON GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL RESTART AND RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. THE LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL AND POWER STEERING WHILE IN TRAFFIC IS A DISCONCERTING EXPERIENCE. I WAS NOT GOING TO REPORT IT, HOWEVER I FOUND MYSELF DOING SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TO SOMEONE ELSE. UPON FINDING THAT MY EXPERIENCE WAS NOT ISOLATED I FELT THAT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO YOU. THIS IS A WELL TAKEN CARE OF AUTOMOBILE DRIVEN ONLY SEVEN MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND STORED FOR 5 MONTHS. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED THE WEATHER WAS WARM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 20 MONTHS, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT PROBLEM ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *CJ