# 2011 JAGUAR XF — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1484160` · 2018-07-19 · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JAGUAR
- **Model:** XF
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
ON JULY 20, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 JAGUAR XF IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE ENROUTE TO THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT TO ATTEND MY YOUNGEST SISTER'S FUNERAL. I WAS TRAUMATIZED BY THE SUDDEN MASSIVE FIREBALL AND CAR FIRE, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF MISSING MY EARLY MORNING FLIGHT. THE FIRE STARTED WHILE I DROVE DOWN I-95 SOUTH IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. IT WAS A MOTORIST THAT POINTED TO ME AND AT MY VEHICLE THAT A PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. I COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT I KNEW THE PERFORMANCE OF MY VEHICLE WAS VERY POOR. ANOTHER INDICATOR OF SOMETHING BEING TERRIBLY WRONG IS THAT I COULD SEE BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I EXITED THE FREEWAY IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED THE CAR ON ENTERPRISE AVENUE. AFTER RAISING THE HOOD, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE, I COULD SMELL AND SEE GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF MY ENGINE. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE VEHICLE TO BECOME ENGULFED IN FIREBALL FLAMES FROM GASOLINE LEAKS.  I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS VEHICLE FIRE. AT ALL TIMES, I MAINTAINED PROPER SPEED LIMITS AND I ALWAYS CONTINUED PROPER MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON MY VEHICLE.
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