Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 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.

3
Open recalls
15
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
23
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    1
  • Tires
    1
  • Power TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL Unit
    1
  • TIRES:SIDEWALL
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
92V009000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1992-01-23

THE HIGH TENSION LEAD FROM THE IGNITION COIL CAN MOVE FROM THE PRODUCTION LOCATION CLOSER TO THE #4A FUEL INJECTOR HOSE. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE OUTER AND INNER INJECTOR HOSES CRACKING OR SPLITTING FROM OZONE DETERIORATION.

RiskSPLITTING OF THE INJECTOR HOSES WOULD CAUSE EXPULSION OFFUEL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OFIGNITION.

FixREPLACE THE HIGH TENSION LEADS WITH SHORTER HIGH TENSION LEADS. REPLACE BOTH THE FUEL INJECTOR AND THE #4A FUEL INJECTOR HOSE AS NECESSARY.

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.

NHTSA investigations

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

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE

Led to recall93V179000

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