Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 Jaguar XJ6

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
10
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
12
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

10 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Seat Belts
    2
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT
    1
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    1
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
93V179000·SEAT BELTS1993-11-01

THE NORMAL LOCKUP FUNCTION OF THE AUTOMATIC (PASSIVE) BELT REEL CAN CAUSE THE BELT MOTOR WINCH ASSEMBLY TO LOCKUP SUCH THAT THE PASSIVE BELT SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY/FUNCTION OR GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS POINTS ALONG THE TRACK CAUSING THE KINKING OR BREAKING OF ITS CABLE OR DETACHMENT OF THE TONGUE.

RiskIF THIS OCCURS THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE CANNOT USETHE SAFETY BELTS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOPOR ACCIDENT.

FixJAGUAR WILL REPAIR THE PASSIVE BELT SYSTEM IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OR HAS OCCURRED. JAGUAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON COMPONENTS OF THE AUTOMATIC (PASSIVE) BELT SYSTEM.

89V235000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1989-12-26

HEAD OF REAR CALIPER FIXING BOLT COULD BREAK OFF, LEAVING ONLY BOLT SHANK IN PLACE.

RiskTHE BREAK IN THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER FIXING BOLT COULDRESULT IN AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCES, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

FixMANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE BOLT.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE93042·SEAT BELTS1993-05-04 → 1993-11-04

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE

Led to recall93V179000

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