Jaguar Cars: Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Jaguar Cars reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 2, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 189. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. FINE CRACKS WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE GEAR TEETH WITH IN THE GEAR TRAIN, INSIDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARBOX.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE GEAR TEETH POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO "LOCK UP" AT SPEEDS BELOW 15 MPH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Jaguar XJV8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 Jaguar XK8 Sports | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Jaguar XJV8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Jaguar XK8 Sports | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 99V138000.
Full record for the 1999 Jaguar XJV8 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →