2008 Jaguar XJR - my very own 'brave pill'
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I've been meaning to create a thread on this car since I bought it back in February 2022, and finally got round to it 
I'll probably split the story into several posts so that this first one is not ridiculously long.
The story goes that back in 2019, I signed up to do a charity rally to Benidorm with my dad and brother. Rather than do it in a £500 banger, we decided to buy a cheap barge and came to the conclusion that an X350 XJ appeared to be the least ruinous to run, certainly compared to the equivalent S-class or 7 series. We went out and bought a grandad-spec 2003 4.2 SE from an old chap and enjoyed two and a half years of ownership - unfortunately Covid put paid to the rally and it never made it to Spain.
As with any car which is 19 years and 105k miles old, there were a few jobs which needed doing, and we decided to sell rather than plough more money into the car especially as it was not going to be used for the reason it was bought. However, the urge to have an X350 in my life meant I was straight back looking at the classifieds, and having taken my father in law out in the Jag many times, he was hooked and agreed to go halves on owning another one with me if I could find a nice one, the idea being that joint ownership is only half as painful on the wallet.
I was trying to find a nice facelift petrol and wasn't fussed about which engine it had, but then this popped up:
Anyone who knows these cars will be aware of the rarity of a facelift (X358) XJR - these cars were built when diesel was king, hence the used market being overwhelmed with ex-company cars which are not ULEZ compliant. They are also thought of by purists as the last 'proper Jag', and whether you agree with that or not there's no denying that the design language changed drastically with the newer model. Not only that, but this one was easily the cheapest X358 XJR in the UK - never buy the cheapest right?
I spotted the car on the Friday, and the following day we agreed to go and see it - the chap selling it said he'd had five enquiries already and I'm inclined to believe him since these cars don't come up for sale often, let alone at the £10.5k he wanted for it. It turned out that the previous owner had an XJR as his daily, and a 2010 XKR as his weekend toy (quite a 2-car garage) and he'd traded them both in for a later X351 XJ.
Spec-wise, it's got heated seats front and rear and cooled seats in the front, bluetooth, nav (which probably looked dated in 2008 let alone now), 6-disc CD changer, front and rear sensors, rear sun blind, and the best thing - lambswool mats
The reason for the low price was the mileage - nearly 125k. However, this was backed up by a comprehensive history showing that the car had been serviced every year since it was new. With only three owners and the last one owning it since 2013 and putting 90k miles on it during that time, it must have been maintained well, right?
All the usual checks uncovered nothing alarming - four Pirelli tyres with plenty of tread, ice cold air con, air suspension rising as it should, no knocking from worn bushes or jerky gearchanges on the test drive. The supercharged engine is a major step up from the NA 4.2 of the old car - it is no effort whatsoever to get up to silly speeds and the low-down torque makes the car so effortless to drive.
The car had a few minor niggles - the rear parking sensors didn't work, the passenger seat motor had died and the nearside rear window was very reluctant to go anywhere. There was also scuff on the nearside front and a few other smaller marks which it had collected from its last nine years as a London car. We agreed that we would meet the asking price if the seller got the paintwork done and sorted the issues, which he was happy with, so a few weeks later we collected the car complete with a fresh service and MOT.
Once it was home, we set about giving it a good clean - the cream interior didn't look like it had ever been properly deep cleaned. Here are a few before and after shots:
The analogue clock bulb also got replaced, which as any X350 owner will know, requires half the dash to come out
The paint was also given a full machine polish and wax and I was delighted with how it came up. The nearside rear door has been painted at some point and in certain lights it looks a slightly different shade, so we may have that repainted eventually but I'm of the mindset that with a car like this, prioritising the mechanicals is the way to go.
We also bought a cheap private plate to hide the age of the car:
The car was now close to how I wanted it, but unfortunately we soon encountered our first issue. I'd noticed a grinding sound coming from the rear at low speeds when driving with the window open, which sounded like a bad wheel bearing. As the car was sold with three months' warranty, I took it back to the garage for them to investigate. Sadly it turned out to be a noisy rear diff
luckily a replacement was covered by the warranty, and they also replaced the rear drop links while they were there as the rubbers had split. We got the car back and the noise was gone - result. Or so it seemed...
To be continued!
I'll probably split the story into several posts so that this first one is not ridiculously long.The story goes that back in 2019, I signed up to do a charity rally to Benidorm with my dad and brother. Rather than do it in a £500 banger, we decided to buy a cheap barge and came to the conclusion that an X350 XJ appeared to be the least ruinous to run, certainly compared to the equivalent S-class or 7 series. We went out and bought a grandad-spec 2003 4.2 SE from an old chap and enjoyed two and a half years of ownership - unfortunately Covid put paid to the rally and it never made it to Spain.
As with any car which is 19 years and 105k miles old, there were a few jobs which needed doing, and we decided to sell rather than plough more money into the car especially as it was not going to be used for the reason it was bought. However, the urge to have an X350 in my life meant I was straight back looking at the classifieds, and having taken my father in law out in the Jag many times, he was hooked and agreed to go halves on owning another one with me if I could find a nice one, the idea being that joint ownership is only half as painful on the wallet.
I was trying to find a nice facelift petrol and wasn't fussed about which engine it had, but then this popped up:
Anyone who knows these cars will be aware of the rarity of a facelift (X358) XJR - these cars were built when diesel was king, hence the used market being overwhelmed with ex-company cars which are not ULEZ compliant. They are also thought of by purists as the last 'proper Jag', and whether you agree with that or not there's no denying that the design language changed drastically with the newer model. Not only that, but this one was easily the cheapest X358 XJR in the UK - never buy the cheapest right?
I spotted the car on the Friday, and the following day we agreed to go and see it - the chap selling it said he'd had five enquiries already and I'm inclined to believe him since these cars don't come up for sale often, let alone at the £10.5k he wanted for it. It turned out that the previous owner had an XJR as his daily, and a 2010 XKR as his weekend toy (quite a 2-car garage) and he'd traded them both in for a later X351 XJ.
Spec-wise, it's got heated seats front and rear and cooled seats in the front, bluetooth, nav (which probably looked dated in 2008 let alone now), 6-disc CD changer, front and rear sensors, rear sun blind, and the best thing - lambswool mats
The reason for the low price was the mileage - nearly 125k. However, this was backed up by a comprehensive history showing that the car had been serviced every year since it was new. With only three owners and the last one owning it since 2013 and putting 90k miles on it during that time, it must have been maintained well, right?
All the usual checks uncovered nothing alarming - four Pirelli tyres with plenty of tread, ice cold air con, air suspension rising as it should, no knocking from worn bushes or jerky gearchanges on the test drive. The supercharged engine is a major step up from the NA 4.2 of the old car - it is no effort whatsoever to get up to silly speeds and the low-down torque makes the car so effortless to drive.
The car had a few minor niggles - the rear parking sensors didn't work, the passenger seat motor had died and the nearside rear window was very reluctant to go anywhere. There was also scuff on the nearside front and a few other smaller marks which it had collected from its last nine years as a London car. We agreed that we would meet the asking price if the seller got the paintwork done and sorted the issues, which he was happy with, so a few weeks later we collected the car complete with a fresh service and MOT.
Once it was home, we set about giving it a good clean - the cream interior didn't look like it had ever been properly deep cleaned. Here are a few before and after shots:
The analogue clock bulb also got replaced, which as any X350 owner will know, requires half the dash to come out
The paint was also given a full machine polish and wax and I was delighted with how it came up. The nearside rear door has been painted at some point and in certain lights it looks a slightly different shade, so we may have that repainted eventually but I'm of the mindset that with a car like this, prioritising the mechanicals is the way to go.
We also bought a cheap private plate to hide the age of the car:
The car was now close to how I wanted it, but unfortunately we soon encountered our first issue. I'd noticed a grinding sound coming from the rear at low speeds when driving with the window open, which sounded like a bad wheel bearing. As the car was sold with three months' warranty, I took it back to the garage for them to investigate. Sadly it turned out to be a noisy rear diff
luckily a replacement was covered by the warranty, and they also replaced the rear drop links while they were there as the rubbers had split. We got the car back and the noise was gone - result. Or so it seemed...To be continued!
We’re now in April 2022, around a month after getting the Jag back with its replacement diff.
I had the car jacked up to paint the callipers and fit some shiny new R stickers:
Having a quick look underneath the car, I noticed this:
The 'new' diff appeared to have a leak. This is a common issue on Jags of this era, and a quick browse of the forums revealed owners going through three or even four attempts to solve the problem with new seals or new diffs. Fortunately, as the car was still under warranty, it went back to the garage who replaced the output shaft seals, and the leak was gone.
With the car now seemingly sorted, we were finally able to enjoy it as intended. Its first big trip was down to Bicester for the Sunday Scramble, followed by a weekend in London because of course the XJR is ULEZ friendly
Who says supercharged V8s aren't economical
I find that you only lose around 3mpg compared to the NA 4.2, so not a bad trade-off for an extra 100bhp.
It also made an appearance at a local car meet in Sheffield:
This brings us to November last year, when I planned to head up to Cars and Coffee at The Motorist. I fired the car up to be greeted with 'Parkbrake Fault', 'Cruise not Available' and the electronic handbrake was stuck on. Great.
Typically when this happens, the battery is the culprit and only a very small loss of voltage can throw all manner of faults. I had no idea how old the battery was, so replaced it hoping that would solve this issue. Sadly not - the faults remained and I still couldn't move the car. Plan B was to order a new parkbrake module, which sits in the boot. Having bypassed the module and found that the handbrake would still disengage, I concluded that the module must be at fault - when I plugged the car into the Jaguar SDD software, it also couldn't communicate with the module.
A used part cost me £66 and took a couple of weeks to arrive, but I was amazed that after plugging in the two connectors to the new module and starting the car...
The fault was gone! No coding required, and it has been fine since.
Third and final part coming soon
I had the car jacked up to paint the callipers and fit some shiny new R stickers:
Having a quick look underneath the car, I noticed this:
The 'new' diff appeared to have a leak. This is a common issue on Jags of this era, and a quick browse of the forums revealed owners going through three or even four attempts to solve the problem with new seals or new diffs. Fortunately, as the car was still under warranty, it went back to the garage who replaced the output shaft seals, and the leak was gone.
With the car now seemingly sorted, we were finally able to enjoy it as intended. Its first big trip was down to Bicester for the Sunday Scramble, followed by a weekend in London because of course the XJR is ULEZ friendly
Who says supercharged V8s aren't economical
I find that you only lose around 3mpg compared to the NA 4.2, so not a bad trade-off for an extra 100bhp.It also made an appearance at a local car meet in Sheffield:
This brings us to November last year, when I planned to head up to Cars and Coffee at The Motorist. I fired the car up to be greeted with 'Parkbrake Fault', 'Cruise not Available' and the electronic handbrake was stuck on. Great.
Typically when this happens, the battery is the culprit and only a very small loss of voltage can throw all manner of faults. I had no idea how old the battery was, so replaced it hoping that would solve this issue. Sadly not - the faults remained and I still couldn't move the car. Plan B was to order a new parkbrake module, which sits in the boot. Having bypassed the module and found that the handbrake would still disengage, I concluded that the module must be at fault - when I plugged the car into the Jaguar SDD software, it also couldn't communicate with the module.
A used part cost me £66 and took a couple of weeks to arrive, but I was amazed that after plugging in the two connectors to the new module and starting the car...
The fault was gone! No coding required, and it has been fine since.
Third and final part coming soon
Thanks for the kind comments
Cambs_Stuart said:
That looks like a fantastic thing. How is the ride and comfort compared to the non-R?
Inevitably you do lose some ride comfort and gain some road noise compared to the old car, but I was pleasantly surprised at how it rides on the 20s having read some owners claiming they 'ruin the ride' - that's far from the case IMO. For me the Callisto style wheels make the car so I'm more than happy to sacrifice a bit of ride comfort for them.v8notbrave said:
Lovely, I think time will judge these well, look after it and rejoice in that lovely interior! How does it sound, exhaust on the cards??
No plans to change the exhaust as I think it would be at odds with the refinement of the car - it's still a big luxury barge even though it's the R. Sound-wise there's a nice V8 throb in the background at low speeds but it's perfectly judged. When you step on it you also get a bit of supercharger whine coming through Part three of this tale takes us to the start of this year when we decided to SORN the car through January and February, largely due to the obscene VED rate this car has fallen victim to, and in March the XJR was back on the road ready for its MOT.
During a pre-MOT check over, I noticed that once again - you guessed it - the rear diff was leaking
Fortunately the car sailed through the MOT with just one advisory for that leak, and it then went to the local specialist for a service, to address the leaking diff once and for all, and a general check over.
It came out two weeks later having generated a £1400 bill although to be fair, for the amount of work we had done I thought it was quite reasonable:
Minor service
Replacement diff & driveshaft
New lower arms on the rear
New rear shock absorber bushes
Wheel alignment
The specialist advised that at the next service, the transmission cooler lines will need to be dealt with as they are weeping very slightly, which is another very common issue with these cars and it is starting to make a small mark on the garage floor. I'll probably have them replaced and the gearbox serviced at the same time as while the shifts are smooth, there's no record of it being done.
With the work completed, I went to a Jaguar meet at The Motorist (made it at the second attempt
), and another at the Great British Car Journey where the car received a fair amount of attention. There were around 150 cars in attendance but only one other X358 XJR, which shows how rare they are.
Mercifully, we have done around 1000 miles since the work was done and the diff is dry and the car is running like a dream - it has done two trips to London and a weekend in North Wales without any issues. Despite the other problems, the engine has never missed a beat and feels like it could get to 200k easily - I can see why the engines in this era of Jag are thought to be the most reliable they ever made.
Having written this thread I've realised that it looks like this car has been a world of pain to own, but bear in mind that these issues have been over 15 months of ownership and 5,000 miles on a car that is approaching 130k and is now nearly 15 years old. You have to go into it with your eyes open and accept that these cars will need maintenance over and above regular servicing each year, but parts supply is still strong, there are good specialists who can maintain them and there is plenty of online information to help you do DIY jobs.
I still think that compared to this car's rivals, the ownership experience is far less ruinous and considering it's a 400bhp supercharged V8, maintenance costs are fairly mild. There are OEM equivalent parts suppliers who charge far less than Jaguar main dealers for what is effectively the same part. I also look at the classifieds and see the prices late XJRs are now going for and I'm confident I'd be able to recoup most of the money spent on the car if we were to sell it, but it's not going anywhere.
If you made it this far, thanks for looking and I'll try to keep this thread updated more regularly from now on!
During a pre-MOT check over, I noticed that once again - you guessed it - the rear diff was leaking
Fortunately the car sailed through the MOT with just one advisory for that leak, and it then went to the local specialist for a service, to address the leaking diff once and for all, and a general check over.
It came out two weeks later having generated a £1400 bill
although to be fair, for the amount of work we had done I thought it was quite reasonable:Minor service
Replacement diff & driveshaft
New lower arms on the rear
New rear shock absorber bushes
Wheel alignment
The specialist advised that at the next service, the transmission cooler lines will need to be dealt with as they are weeping very slightly, which is another very common issue with these cars and it is starting to make a small mark on the garage floor. I'll probably have them replaced and the gearbox serviced at the same time as while the shifts are smooth, there's no record of it being done.
With the work completed, I went to a Jaguar meet at The Motorist (made it at the second attempt
), and another at the Great British Car Journey where the car received a fair amount of attention. There were around 150 cars in attendance but only one other X358 XJR, which shows how rare they are.Mercifully, we have done around 1000 miles since the work was done and the diff is dry and the car is running like a dream - it has done two trips to London and a weekend in North Wales without any issues. Despite the other problems, the engine has never missed a beat and feels like it could get to 200k easily - I can see why the engines in this era of Jag are thought to be the most reliable they ever made.
Having written this thread I've realised that it looks like this car has been a world of pain to own, but bear in mind that these issues have been over 15 months of ownership and 5,000 miles on a car that is approaching 130k and is now nearly 15 years old. You have to go into it with your eyes open and accept that these cars will need maintenance over and above regular servicing each year, but parts supply is still strong, there are good specialists who can maintain them and there is plenty of online information to help you do DIY jobs.
I still think that compared to this car's rivals, the ownership experience is far less ruinous and considering it's a 400bhp supercharged V8, maintenance costs are fairly mild. There are OEM equivalent parts suppliers who charge far less than Jaguar main dealers for what is effectively the same part. I also look at the classifieds and see the prices late XJRs are now going for and I'm confident I'd be able to recoup most of the money spent on the car if we were to sell it, but it's not going anywhere.
If you made it this far, thanks for looking and I'll try to keep this thread updated more regularly from now on!
This thread is due another update, although in all honesty there isn't a lot to report! The Jag has been purring along nicely through the summer months, and reached its first big milestone in my ownership:
It was used to bring home a new addition to the family - I can confirm that Charlie loves trips in the XJR
With a fellow barge at a local car cafe:
I also took it to the 'Jaguars at Gaydon' event at the beginning of September, which was a great day out. Also highlights how rare these cars are as there was only one other X358 XJR there.
Enjoyed looking round the Jags in the museum - they had the full line-up of XJs which was nice to see and appreciate the design language through each generation.
My car of the show was this stunning X358 4.2 - had a good chat to the owner who was waxing lyrical about how much he loves it.
Parked next to an X308 which highlights how much bigger the later cars were.
As it was close to Caffeine and Machine we headed there afterwards and managed to bag a great photo spot.
A great day out and reinforces what a great long-distance cruiser this car is - 29.5mpg average as well which is not too shabby.
I've had a couple of niggles to contend with, neither of which has (so far) required the wallet to open. Firstly the pesky engine light reared its head - it was the good old cat efficiency code. Generally speaking the car is used for longer trips, but it had done a few short journeys and I think the cats might not be as 'efficient' as they used to be. I was all ready to go and buy a couple of bottles of Cataclean, but after a 90-minute drive the light went out by itself and hasn't been back since
The second and rather more concerning issue was during the September heatwave when I took the car to a local country show. In hindsight this was a bad idea as the access to the car park involved negotiating a rutted off-road track followed by a very lumpy field, which the Jag appeared to take exception to. When I returned to the car, I was met with 'Restricted Performance' and 'Cruise not available'.
I did the old turn off and on again trick but the warnings came back.
The car seemed to be running fine so I put it down to 'it's a 15-year old Jag' and we set off. It was a long descent followed by a short, single track incline to exit. As soon as I attempted to get up the hill I realised that I had no power at all. Foot was welded to the floor and the car just stopped on the hill, with a long line of people behind. Panicking at this point, I turned the car off and on again one last time. Into drive, pressed the loud pedal to find all 400bhp was available and I left the queue behind in a cloud of dust with the traction light flickering away within a few hundred yards all the warnings disappeared and they haven't returned!
Not sure if any other X350 owners have experienced an issue like that, but I put the battery on charge when I got the car home in case it was related to that although it is less than a year old, so in theory should be fine. I've done around 200 miles since the episode and the car has been faultless so maybe it is just a 15-year-old Jag
It was used to bring home a new addition to the family - I can confirm that Charlie loves trips in the XJR
With a fellow barge at a local car cafe:
I also took it to the 'Jaguars at Gaydon' event at the beginning of September, which was a great day out. Also highlights how rare these cars are as there was only one other X358 XJR there.
Enjoyed looking round the Jags in the museum - they had the full line-up of XJs which was nice to see and appreciate the design language through each generation.
My car of the show was this stunning X358 4.2 - had a good chat to the owner who was waxing lyrical about how much he loves it.
Parked next to an X308 which highlights how much bigger the later cars were.
As it was close to Caffeine and Machine we headed there afterwards and managed to bag a great photo spot.
A great day out and reinforces what a great long-distance cruiser this car is - 29.5mpg average as well which is not too shabby.
I've had a couple of niggles to contend with, neither of which has (so far) required the wallet to open. Firstly the pesky engine light reared its head - it was the good old cat efficiency code. Generally speaking the car is used for longer trips, but it had done a few short journeys and I think the cats might not be as 'efficient' as they used to be. I was all ready to go and buy a couple of bottles of Cataclean, but after a 90-minute drive the light went out by itself and hasn't been back since
The second and rather more concerning issue was during the September heatwave when I took the car to a local country show. In hindsight this was a bad idea as the access to the car park involved negotiating a rutted off-road track followed by a very lumpy field, which the Jag appeared to take exception to. When I returned to the car, I was met with 'Restricted Performance' and 'Cruise not available'.
I did the old turn off and on again trick but the warnings came back.The car seemed to be running fine so I put it down to 'it's a 15-year old Jag' and we set off. It was a long descent followed by a short, single track incline to exit. As soon as I attempted to get up the hill I realised that I had no power at all. Foot was welded to the floor and the car just stopped on the hill, with a long line of people behind
. Panicking at this point, I turned the car off and on again one last time. Into drive, pressed the loud pedal to find all 400bhp was available and I left the queue behind in a cloud of dust with the traction light flickering away within a few hundred yards all the warnings disappeared and they haven't returned! Not sure if any other X350 owners have experienced an issue like that, but I put the battery on charge when I got the car home in case it was related to that although it is less than a year old, so in theory should be fine. I've done around 200 miles since the episode and the car has been faultless so maybe it is just a 15-year-old Jag
Edited by chriscoates on Wednesday 11th October 11:05
Great thread & lovely car OP. I was only reading this very thread a couple of days ago after googling info on the face lift XJ's . I've been looking/researching the 2007 - 2009 face lifted XJ's. Tell me, does the X350 designation refer to both the 2.7 diesel & the V6 petrol, with the X358 being the XJR V8? As I've seen a couple of very tempting V6 petrol models which appear to have been extremely well looked after & up for very reasonable money. Is there much difference between the V6 & V8?
97BlackC5 said:
Great thread & lovely car OP. I was only reading this very thread a couple of days ago after googling info on the face lift XJ's . I've been looking/researching the 2007 - 2009 face lifted XJ's. Tell me, does the X350 designation refer to both the 2.7 diesel & the V6 petrol, with the X358 being the XJR V8? As I've seen a couple of very tempting V6 petrol models which appear to have been extremely well looked after & up for very reasonable money. Is there much difference between the V6 & V8?
Irrespective of engine the codes are:X350 is the original 2003 - 2006 car
X356 refers to the 2006 - 2007 car that has some cosmetic differences (no rubbing strips, different wing indicators etc) that tidied it up, also under the skin changes
X358 refers to the "big bumper" late models like the OPs
I've had a few of these, the 3.0 is ok but the 4.2 is reallly very much more than ok with a nicer noise, loads more torque, a lot more effortless. V6s are much cheaper and more plentiful and are nice cars if you're not a fast driver.
Be aware all of petrols registered from the 23rd March 2006 onwards pay the £695 a year mega RFL, which rather galls for a little 3.0 V6.
I wouldn't get to wound up about finding a late car unless you really must have one, the model benefitted from almost no meaningful improvements over it's life and a 2003 is barely any different to a 2008 to be in or drive. Sovereigns from 2004 get "softgrain" leather in a ruched style (like the OPs cars - XJRs normally have sports seats, but the softgrain ones were an option) but other than that there isn't really much between the different trim levels either, even the absolute poverty spec (not even SE) 3.0 had everything important.
Tape player in the dash is more useful than a CD player because you can use an aux to tape adapter for music, getting music into the (crap) stereo 2023 style is one of the biggest pains in the arse with these cars. These days there might be crafty solutions on Aliexpress, but when I was running them if you couldn't find the now very rare media interface box for USB and an iPod interface you were stuck with CDs or one of those rather poor FM transmitter things.
Otherwise they're great, I even like the diesel, it's lack of outright power won't matter as much now average traffic speeds are so low and what power it does have is so easy to use.
Edited by GeniusOfLove on Thursday 12th October 19:31
chriscoates said:
The second and rather more concerning issue was during the September heatwave when I took the car to a local country show. In hindsight this was a bad idea as the access to the car park involved negotiating a rutted off-road track followed by a very lumpy field, which the Jag appeared to take exception to. When I returned to the car, I was met with 'Restricted Performance' and 'Cruise not available'. I did the old turn off and on again trick but the warnings came back.
The car seemed to be running fine so I put it down to 'it's a 15-year old Jag' and we set off. It was a long descent followed by a short, single track incline to exit. As soon as I attempted to get up the hill I realised that I had no power at all. Foot was welded to the floor and the car just stopped on the hill, with a long line of people behind. Panicking at this point, I turned the car off and on again one last time. Into drive, pressed the loud pedal to find all 400bhp was available and I left the queue behind in a cloud of dust with the traction light flickering away within a few hundred yards all the warnings disappeared and they haven't returned!
Not sure if any other X350 owners have experienced an issue like that, but I put the battery on charge when I got the car home in case it was related to that although it is less than a year old, so in theory should be fine. I've done around 200 miles since the episode and the car has been faultless so maybe it is just a 15-year-old Jag
Have you checked all your earth straps? (Physically not just visually). I did the old turn off and on again trick but the warnings came back.The car seemed to be running fine so I put it down to 'it's a 15-year old Jag' and we set off. It was a long descent followed by a short, single track incline to exit. As soon as I attempted to get up the hill I realised that I had no power at all. Foot was welded to the floor and the car just stopped on the hill, with a long line of people behind
. Panicking at this point, I turned the car off and on again one last time. Into drive, pressed the loud pedal to find all 400bhp was available and I left the queue behind in a cloud of dust with the traction light flickering away within a few hundred yards all the warnings disappeared and they haven't returned! Not sure if any other X350 owners have experienced an issue like that, but I put the battery on charge when I got the car home in case it was related to that although it is less than a year old, so in theory should be fine. I've done around 200 miles since the episode and the car has been faultless so maybe it is just a 15-year-old Jag
Edited by chriscoates on Wednesday 11th October 11:05
My friend and I refer to this as "Heritage".
Like when one door won't unlock for a bit and then it will and it's fine forever. Or your headliner falls on your head when you're driving. Or you get an EML every time the tank is half full and the evap control system purges. Or your XK gives a "check pedestrian system" every fourth start of the car for 10 years. Or the dial that controls the brightness of your controls often just doesn't work, and it turns out they all do that. Or sometimes on a cold morning your car has a misfire until you give it some revs, and it does this from new until the day you sell it. I could probably list another 30 things like this I've personally experienced that all came to nothing.
I've had loads of Jaguars and they all pull stupid stuff like that now and again, forget about it unless it comes back. To be fair most large and complex (for their time) cars I've had made by all sorts of people sometimes have glitches like that now and again.
Like when one door won't unlock for a bit and then it will and it's fine forever. Or your headliner falls on your head when you're driving. Or you get an EML every time the tank is half full and the evap control system purges. Or your XK gives a "check pedestrian system" every fourth start of the car for 10 years. Or the dial that controls the brightness of your controls often just doesn't work, and it turns out they all do that. Or sometimes on a cold morning your car has a misfire until you give it some revs, and it does this from new until the day you sell it. I could probably list another 30 things like this I've personally experienced that all came to nothing.
I've had loads of Jaguars and they all pull stupid stuff like that now and again, forget about it unless it comes back. To be fair most large and complex (for their time) cars I've had made by all sorts of people sometimes have glitches like that now and again.
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