Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Jaguar XJS

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.

4
Open recalls
2
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
12
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    2

Recalls

4 campaigns
90V123000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1990-07-02

EXCESSIVE FUEL VAPOR PRESSURE CAN OCCUR THAT, AFTER PROLONGED CYCLING, COULD WEAKEN THE FUEL TANK STRUCTURE.

RiskTHIS CAN CAUSE FUEL TANK LEAKS WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OFAN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

FixINSTALL A REVISED FUEL PURGE SYSTEM WHICH ELIMINATES EXCESSIVE VAPOR PRESSURE BUILD-UP.

90V035000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1990-02-20

ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VALVES IN THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO DIRT ENTERING THE VALVES.

RiskCRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNDER NORMAL OPERATINGCONDITIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR AND INSTALL ADDITIONAL VACUUM DUMP VALVE.

89V168000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL 1989-10-11

EXCESSIVE FUEL VAPOR PRESSURE CAN OCCUR.

RiskTHIS CREATES FUEL ODORS AND AFTER PROLONGED CYCLINGCOULD CAUSE WEAKENING OF THE FUEL TANK STRUCTURE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN FUELTANK LEAKS. IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.

FixINSTALL REVISED PURGE SYSTEM COMPONENTS.

87V025000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK1987-03-03

ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND COULD CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskSHORT CIRCUIT COULD RESULT IN A ELECTRICAL FIRE.

FixREROUTE HARNESS; IF CHAFED OR DAMAGED CONDITION WILL BE CORRECTED.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE90060·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1990-03-14 → 1990-09-29

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

Led to recall90V123000

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