2001 Jaguar XK8 from UK and Ireland - Comments

12th Dec 2004, 09:40

"Great fun, faults not serious, would buy another"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Drivers door interior panel fastener broke. Easily fixed with Araldite, but hardly the build quality expected.

Convertible windows rattle after door closes, so you have to wind them down and back up once driving to seat them properly.

Remote locking sensors very sensitive and have been replaced. Disconcerting to listen to car lock and unlock itself five times before you can open the door.

My suspicion is that the dealers repeated efforts to fix the lock led to the other problems with the door fittings.

Reverse parking sensor fixed at every service and fails about a week later - dealer installed!

General comments?

Classic Jag - drive superb, performance good handling great, electrics still idiosyncratic.


6th Jul 2007, 12:50

Glad you had better luck than me. Engine failed at 89,000 miles.

12,000.00US to replace. Jaguar told me tough luck.


12th May 2008, 15:13

I have a 2004 xk8 the hood mechanism just developed a fault. It start to rise and then slows down but does get there in the end. The more you use it the worse it gets to the point that it will only rise third of the way. The motor in the boot/trunk dosent slow down too much and appears to be OK. It seems to a problem with the hydraulics?

Anybody out there to help with advice? Thanks Regards Jeff.

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