U.S. public vehicle records

Jaguar XJS problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

84 owner complaints analyzed

16 distinct recall campaigns

54,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1976 to 2002 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 13 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly is the most frequently named component, appearing in 11 of 84 complaints (13.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Fuel system concerns	18	21.4%
Braking behavior	10	11.9%
Electrical and battery issues	7	8.3%
Engine operation	5	6.0%
Transmission and shifting	4	4.8%
Steering behavior	1	1.2%

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.

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly

Seat Belts

Electrical System:Ignition

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Suspension:Front

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	11
Seat Belts	8
Electrical System:Ignition	5
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	5
Suspension:Front	4
Unknown Or Other	4
Electrical System	3
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	3

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 11; Seat Belts: 8; Electrical System:Ignition: 5; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 5; Suspension:Front: 4; Unknown Or Other: 4; Electrical System: 3; Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 5; 50,000 to 74,999: 6; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 1

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 71 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.

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1995: 11; 1996: 2; 1997: 9; 1998: 12; 1999: 7; 2000: 11; 2001: 4; 2002: 8; 2003: 3; 2004: 2; 2005: 2; 2008: 2; 2009: 1; 2010: 2; 2011: 3; 2012: 1; 2014: 3; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 18 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 10 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues 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 10227765 · 2008-05-14 (May 14, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1982 JAGUAR XJS. THE VEHICLE IS PERMEATING FUMES AND RUNS POORLY DUE TO THE LOSS OF FUEL. A SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DAMAGED AND LEAKING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FOLLOWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS WERE REFERENCED: 81V134000, 85V087000 AND 83V135000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL), 82V022000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), 90V035000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), AND 90V123000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AN…

Owner-reported narrative. 69,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10227765 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 536984 · 1998-06-22 (June 22, 1998)

FUEL TANK LEAK RESULTED IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 536984 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10226725 · 2008-05-05 (May 5, 2008)

I WAS PARKED IN A SMALL STRIP CENTER. I HAD JUST LEFT THE BARBER SHOP AND I TOOK NOTE OF ALL THE KIDS IN THE PARKING LOT AND A SUV PARKED NEARBY. I TURNED ON THE ENGINE OF MY 1988 XJSC JAGUAR, ENGINE SOUND SEEMED NORMAL. I THEN TURNED MY HEAD TO VIEW THE REAR AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE IN REVERSE, BUT AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN A VIOLENT MANNER ON ITS OWN. THE CAR MOVED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN SECONDS AND I FOUND MYSELF GOING BACKWARDS FOR NO LOGICAL REASON. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT…

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10226725 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 978881 · 1996-02-08 (February 8, 1996)

ABS BRAKE RELEASED WHEN ON SLIPPERY SURFACE. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 978881 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 781569 · 1998-02-08 (February 8, 1998)

THERE IS A FUEL ODOR IN THE TRUNK. OWNER CONCERNED THAT A SPARK COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE FUEL TANK.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 781569 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10355715 · 2010-09-15 (September 15, 2010)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 JAGUAR XJS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE. THE CONTACT STATED PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELTS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT AND THAT IS ON BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED TIME. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157000. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS DEVELOPED …

Owner-reported narrative. 152,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10355715 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10631439 · 2014-09-08 (September 8, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 JAGUAR XJS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FUEL LINE BECAME LOADED WITH FUEL, WHICH CAUSED PRESSURE TO BUILD IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 89V168000 (ENGINE AND ENG…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10631439 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 847305 · 1999-09-09 (September 9, 1999)

VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND STALL OUT COMPLETELY DUE TO DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER SAID THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 847305 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10010014 · 2003-03-18 (March 18, 2003)

THE RADIATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY CONTAMINANTS, HOWEVER THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT GUARANTEED, AND WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, BECAUSE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION. *AK *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10010014 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 823319 · 1998-06-22 (June 22, 1998)

VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND IT WILL MOVE ON LEVEL GROUND OR ON INCLINE, AND WILL NOT REMAIN STILL. DEALER CONTACTED AND IDENTIFIED ANOTHER PROBLEM. SAID MAY BE CONNECTED WITH THE FIRST PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COOLANT, THE RADIATOR SHOULD BE REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE SERVICED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 823319 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 759420 · 2002-03-15 (March 15, 2002)

WHILE DRIVING MY 1992 JAGUAR XJS THE FRONT STEERING SEEMED TO HAVE A LOT OF PLAY. GOING OVER BUMPS OR DIPS IN THE ROAD MADE THE CAR DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. I INTIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING AS THAT PART WENT BAD GIVING ME THE SAME CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING. AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGEOVER NIGHT I WENT TO BACK OUT WHEN I HERD A SNAP. THE POWER STERING WENT OUT. I DID BACK THE CAR UP AND LEFT IT ON THE DRIVEWAY SO THAT IT COULD BE TOWED TO GREAT BRITTANS (JAG DEALOR/REPAIR SHOP). THATS WHEN …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 759420 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

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1986: 4; 1987: 6; 1988: 4; 1989: 4; 1990: 3; 1991: 1; 1992: 1; 1993: 0; 1994: 0; 1995: 0; 1996: 0; 1998: 0; 2001: 0; 2002: 0

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Jaguar XJS model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1976	0	4	Not available
1977	0	2	-2
1978	1	2	0
1979	0	1	-1
1980	1	4	+3
1981	0	2	-2
1982	1	6	+4
1983	1	4	-2
1984	2	3	-1
1985	4	3	0
1986	2	4	+1
1987	1	6	+2
1988	7	4	-2
1989	14	4	0
1990	15	3	-1
1991	8	1	-2
1992	4	1	0
1993	1	0	-1
1994	6	0	0
1995	6	0	0
1996	7	0	0
1998	1	0	Not available
2001	1	0	Not available
2002	1	0	0

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Data completeness

84 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

15.5%Usable mileage13 / 84 records

73.8%Valid incident date62 / 84 records

100.0%Valid filing date84 / 84 records

73.8%Ordered incident and filing dates62 / 84 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	2001	2002
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	114.3% ODI 10353049 · 42,002 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 JAGUAR XJS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. HE STATED THAT THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT IT GAVE HIM A HEADACHE. HE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT THAT HE HAD SPILLED SOME FUEL ON HIM. HE REFERENCED RECALL 90V123000,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY NO LONGER CARRY THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN AUGUST 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W… Look up ODI 10353049 at NHTSA ↗	17.1% ODI 564169 AFTER THE RECALL WAS FIXED THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A BREAK AND CONSEQUENT SERIOUS FUEL LEAK, REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK AT A COST OF $1,791.46. CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS WAS AN ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IN THE TANK THAT WAS ON GOING OR NOT PROPERLY FIXED. THEREFORE, CONSUMER IS SEEKING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF TANK (RECALL #90V123000). *YD Look up ODI 564169 at NHTSA ↗	320.0% ODI 741685 FUEL TANK DEVELOPED LEAK. WEB SEARCH REVEALED THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. CAUSE IS EITHER TANK PUNCTURE BY CONTACT WITH RIVET OVER TIME OR A REAR WINDOW LEAK ALLOWING WATER INTRUSION. WATER SATURATES FOAM ON WHICH TANK RESTS AND CORRODES METAL FROM OUTSIDE. PASSENGER CABIN IS CONTAMINATED WITH FUMES UNLESS WINDOWS ARE CLOSED AND FAN IS ON. TRUNC CONTAINS BOTH LIQUID AND FUMES IN THE AREA OF THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP. Look up ODI 741685 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Seat Belts	342.9% ODI 10288542 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT MECHANISM (AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS) ON MY 1988 JAGUAR XJ6 COUPE ARE NOT WORKING. JAGUAR CLAIMS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. HOWEVER THE PARTS ARE ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER" ACCORDING TO MY DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF I CHOOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR, POSSIBLY A TRAFFIC VIOLATION AS WELL. JAGUAR SEEMS UNABLE/UNWILLING TO HONOR ITS WARRANTY, GIVING IN THE WORDS OF A FELLOW JAGUAR OWNER "A SONG AND DANCE". *TR Look up ODI 10288542 at NHTSA ↗	321.4% ODI 10033717 EMAIL FWD FM ROGER W. JOHNSON (TX) RE DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS IN HIS 1989 JAGUAR XJS, REQUESTS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL.MR THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED SIX TIMES SINCE THE CONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE MANUFACTURER REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE MECHANISM. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED OVER A YEAR AGO AND IS NOT REPAIRABLE DUE TO NON-AVAILABILITY OF PARTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A BACKLOG OF CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PH *NLM Look up ODI 10033717 at NHTSA ↗	16.7% ODI 10355715 · 152,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 JAGUAR XJS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE. THE CONTACT STATED PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELTS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT AND THAT IS ON BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED TIME. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157000. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS DEVELOPED … Look up ODI 10355715 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	116.7% ODI 10439268 DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BELTS REMAIN FULLY DEPLOYED POST USE, WILL PARTIALLY RETRACT WITH PUSHING AND PULLING SEVERAL TIMES. NEVER COMPLETELY RETRACT, THIS IS A US LEFT SIDE DRIVE 2+2 CONVERTIBLE. *TR Look up ODI 10439268 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System:Ignition	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 701102 THIS FORM SUCKS! I CAN'T MANAGE TO GET ANYTHING TO FIT! I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO FORGET ABOUT IT. Look up ODI 701102 at NHTSA ↗	213.3% ODI 731619 THE JAGUAR XJS V12 FROM MID 1989-ON, EQUIPPED WITH MARELLI IGNITION HAS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR THAT RESULTS IN LOSS OF IGNITION ON THE RIGHT BANK OF CYLINDERS. THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN ON THE 6 LEFT BANK CYLINDERS, AND UNBURNED FUEL PASSES THROUGH THE RIGHT HAND CYLINDERS, AND IGNITES IN THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER, RESULTING IN A FIRE THAT LEADS TO THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAR. THIS PHENOMENON HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN DEPTH ON THE FORUM "[email removed]" AND DETAILS CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM THE SEARCHABLE XJ-S ARCHIVES AT WWW.JAG… Look up ODI 731619 at NHTSA ↗	112.5% ODI 531740 DESIGN/LOCATION OF IGNITION COIL COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE COIL TO MOVE CLOSE TO FUEL INJECTOR HOSE, RESULTING IN FIRE. Look up ODI 531740 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 756503 ENGINE DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. HAS DIED OUT IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THREE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG.- HAS BEEN SERVICED THREE TIMES (TOTAL OF 26 DAYS) SINCE AUGUST, AND TODAY IS BEING FLATBEDDED BACK FOR FOURTH TIME BECAUSE OF SAME PROBLEM. MILEAGE IN AUGUST 49099 AND NOW 50963. FIRST SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS AT THOMAS JAGUAR IN HARTFORD, LAST TWO TIMES CHECKERED FLAGG LYNNHAVEN IN VA. BEACH, VA, TELEPHONE [phone removed]. *AK Look up ODI 756503 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 978881 ABS BRAKE RELEASED WHEN ON SLIPPERY SURFACE. TT Look up ODI 978881 at NHTSA ↗	213.3% ODI 552446 THE ABS IS DEFECTIVE. YH Look up ODI 552446 at NHTSA ↗	112.5% ODI 526468 VEHICLEPULLS STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK Look up ODI 526468 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	116.7% ODI 965629 TRANSMISSION BLEWEW OUT, RESULTING IN VIBRATION. *AK Look up ODI 965629 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Suspension:Front	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	16.7% ODI 515586 THERE IS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. Look up ODI 515586 at NHTSA ↗	112.5% ODI 554475 WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEED, A LOUD THUNK IS HEARD FROM THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION, INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE TOP OF THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER HAD BROKEN AWAY, THE INNER END OF THE CONTROL ARM WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR. NLM Look up ODI 554475 at NHTSA ↗	125.0% ODI 759420 WHILE DRIVING MY 1992 JAGUAR XJS THE FRONT STEERING SEEMED TO HAVE A LOT OF PLAY. GOING OVER BUMPS OR DIPS IN THE ROAD MADE THE CAR DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. I INTIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING AS THAT PART WENT BAD GIVING ME THE SAME CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING. AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGEOVER NIGHT I WENT TO BACK OUT WHEN I HERD A SNAP. THE POWER STERING WENT OUT. I DID BACK THE CAR UP AND LEFT IT ON THE DRIVEWAY SO THAT IT COULD BE TOWED TO GREAT BRITTANS (JAG DEALOR/REPAIR SHOP). THATS WHEN … Look up ODI 759420 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	116.7% ODI 812002 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK Look up ODI 812002 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Unknown Or Other	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 532783 UNSPECIFIED. Look up ODI 532783 at NHTSA ↗	16.7% ODI 10079907 CONSUMER SEEKING CONFIRMATION FOR THREE RECALLS INVOLVING THE 1990 XJS.*MR Look up ODI 10079907 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 735391 THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT OTHER VEHICLES OF SIMILAR TYPE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SURE IS HAVING A PROBLEM AT LOW MILEAGE AND AGE WHICH IS VERY SUSPICIOUS. Look up ODI 735391 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 862501 WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD, INDICATING SYSTEM AND ENGINE FAILURE. CONSUMER SAID THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER WHEN SHE APPLIED GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK Look up ODI 862501 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	250.0% ODI 10660725 MARELLI FIRE!!!!!!! @ A GAS STATION!!! *TR Look up ODI 10660725 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 784707 WHEN THE IGNITION CUTS OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE FUEL INJECTORS CONTINUED TO DUMP FUEL, WHICH WENT INTO THE PREHEATED CONVERTERD AND BURNED, HIGH HEAT CAUSED THE CATALYST TO MELT AND SAG IN BOTH CONVERTERS. NLM Look up ODI 784707 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 704632 JAGUAR HAS BEEN AWEAR OF FREQUENT ENGINE FIRES IN THE V12 MODEL CARS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAS RUN OUT OF REPLACEMENT IGNITION HARNESSS WORLD WIDE B/C OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE A FAULTY DESIGNED LIGHT DISTRIBUTOR CAPS WHICH HAVE LEAD TO THE FIRES ALL THE DEALS AND EXPERT MECHANICS ARE AWEAR OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY WIL NOT ADMIT OR CORRECT IT! I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON OTHER REPORTS TO START A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGANST THEM!! Look up ODI 704632 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	116.7% ODI 481382 ENGINE STALLED. Look up ODI 481382 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	Too few reports for a range	42,002 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10353049 · 42,002 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 JAGUAR XJS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. HE STATED THAT THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT IT GAVE HIM A HEADACHE. HE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT THAT HE HAD SPILLED SOME FUEL ON HIM. HE REFERENCED RECALL 90V123000,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY NO LONGER CARRY THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN AUGUST 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W… Look up ODI 10353049 at NHTSA ↗
Seat Belts	Too few reports for a range	67,000 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 10415484 · 67,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 JAGUAR XJS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT FROM ITS RETRACTOR, MAKING IT INOPERABLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS RESTRICTED UN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V179000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000. Look up ODI 10415484 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10430481 · 58,000 mi TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 JAGUAR XJS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 93V179000 (SEAT BELTS) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND HE HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. Look up ODI 10430481 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10355715 · 152,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 JAGUAR XJS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE. THE CONTACT STATED PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELTS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT AND THAT IS ON BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED TIME. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157000. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS DEVELOPED … Look up ODI 10355715 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2001: 1 complaints · 2002: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2001	1	1	1
2002	1	1	1

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2001	1	0	0
2002	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	Seat Belts	Electrical System:Ignition	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Suspension:Front	Unknown Or Other	Electrical System	Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seat Belts	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical System:Ignition	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Suspension:Front	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Unknown Or Other	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Electrical System	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

5 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

5 mentions · 6.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 36,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10631439 · 36,000 mi

Look up ODI 10631439 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 847305

VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND STALL OUT COMPLETELY DUE TO DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER SAID THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Look up ODI 847305 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 481382

ENGINE STALLED.

Look up ODI 481382 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

4 mentions · 4.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 36,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 827009

DUE TO EXCESSIVE FUEL VAPOR PRESSURE THE FUEL TANK STRUCTURE HAS WEAKENED, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Look up ODI 827009 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10631439 · 36,000 mi

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ODI 564169

AFTER THE RECALL WAS FIXED THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A BREAK AND CONSEQUENT SERIOUS FUEL LEAK, REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK AT A COST OF $1,791.46. CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS WAS AN ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IN THE TANK THAT WAS ON GOING OR NOT PROPERLY FIXED. THEREFORE, CONSUMER IS SEEKING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF TANK (RECALL #90V123000). *YD

Look up ODI 564169 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 781704

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN NORMAL THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT CROSSING CENTER LINE OF ROADWAY. DRIVER STUGGLED TO PULL IT BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THAT WHEEL TO LOCK UP.

Look up ODI 781704 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 600401

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *AW

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Matching rule

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 781704

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ODI 820101

THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE THROTTLE AND PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

Look up ODI 820101 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 759420

Look up ODI 759420 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b