# 2004 JAGUAR XJ8 — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1031552` · 2014-01-10 · Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JAGUAR
- **Model:** XJ8
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 42,000
- **Speed:** 152 mph
## Narrative
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN SETTLED DOWN. I THEN TOOK 2 RIGHT TURNS AT 10 MPH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE IN A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RUNNING OVER A BUSH, 10 FT TREE, AND IN TO A DITCH ON EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 41 IN BONITA SPRINGS BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO STOP. I THEN DROVE IN GINGERLY IN TO A PARKING SPOT AND LEFT IT UNTIL IT WAS TOWED TO NAPLES JAGUAR THE NEXT MORNING. MYSELF AND MY THREE PASSENGERS WERE TERRIFIED AND TORTURED BY THE TRAUMA.  *TR
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