8.6

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,250 miles

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2012 Jaguar XF engine problems

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2012 Jaguar XF Owner Comments

problem #2

Dec 012022

XF 8-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was driving my 2012 Jaguar XF on Highway 75 my car began to go from drive to neutral and changing gears on his own and I almost got hit by a semi-truck with the vehicle slowing down eventually I made it home with the vehicle and put it in park and never came out park again, the gear box had locked up that I was told by a local Jaguar repair shop. I could have lost my life that day with that car doing this and someone else can lose their life if this happen to them if you all don't make Jaguar fixed this problem, if it already hasn't happen to someone. I reported this problem to Jaguar today and they sound like they weren't interested in what I was telling them. They said they would open and case and they will close it. Do that make sense to you to open a case and close it?

- Snellville, GA, USA

problem #1

Nov 122012

XF 8-cyl

  • 6,500 miles
I was driving down I-95 South on 11/12/12, near philadelphia (on the way to a 76ers game) with my 7 year old son in the backseat (with booster). I went to accelerate and the pedal apparently got stuck (I didn't know that was the issue at the time). Harrowing experience to say the least. I saw the engine was revving very high and thus thought it had dropped to a lower gear, but the speed kept increasing (rapidly). Tried using the brakes for 3-5 seconds, but it did not seem to do much (did not solve the problem). I realized what might be going on and slipped my toe under the accelerator then popped it up...no injuries, other than jangled nerves. Interesting that the pedal was not caught on any part of the carpet or being obstructed by it - which was what I theorized while bringing the car to a stop. The accelerator pedal has an arm that goes directly back (into the engine compartment) - so it may be mechanical in some way. I will be bringing the car to my dealer very soon to get it checked out and fixed, but the problem has not happened again (I've also not used the accelerator as much). Unfortunately, I've been working out of town and not able to get it into the dealer....car is going into the shop next week.

- Newtown, PA, USA

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