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1998 JAGUAR XJ8 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash3 injured · 755043 · 2010-01-28

Vehicle

Make
JAGUAR
Model
XJ8
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
68 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO THE JFK AIRPORT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART THEN A CAR SMASHED INTO ME SO NOW BECAUSE JAGUAR MAKES DEFECTIVE PARTS MY FAMILY WAS HURT, THEN THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HERITEGE JAGUAR AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE TENSIONERS IN THIS MODEL WERE MADE OF PLASTIC BUT JAGUAR TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THAT COST ME $1700 FOR REPAIR TW*

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10303087
Machine
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