Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 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
7
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
17
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

7 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat Belts
    3
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Other
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    1

Recalls

4 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.

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.

NHTSA investigations

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

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE

Led to recall93V179000

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