Model year record

1986 Jaguar XJS

4 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 2 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 90V123000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer: JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.
Vehicles affected: 35,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1990-07-02
Owners notified: 1990-12-24

Defect description

EXCESSIVE FUEL VAPOR PRESSURE CAN OCCUR THAT, AFTER PROLONGED CYCLING, COULD WEAKEN THE FUEL TANK STRUCTURE.

Safety risk

THIS CAN CAUSE FUEL TANK LEAKS WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OFAN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL A REVISED FUEL PURGE SYSTEM WHICH ELIMINATES EXCESSIVE VAPOR PRESSURE BUILD-UP.

Recall campaignNHTSA 90V035000

Vehicle speed control

Component: Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer: JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.
Vehicles affected: 32,749
Reported to NHTSA: 1990-02-20
Owners notified: 1990-05-21

Defect description

ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VALVES IN THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO DIRT ENTERING THE VALVES.

Safety risk

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNDER NORMAL OPERATINGCONDITIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR AND INSTALL ADDITIONAL VACUUM DUMP VALVE.

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V168000

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control

Component: Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control
Manufacturer: HESS AND EISENHARDT CO.
Vehicles affected: 1,994
Reported to NHTSA: 1989-10-11
Owners notified: 1990-02-26

Defect description

EXCESSIVE FUEL VAPOR PRESSURE CAN OCCUR.

Safety risk

THIS CREATES FUEL ODORS AND AFTER PROLONGED CYCLINGCOULD CAUSE WEAKENING OF THE FUEL TANK STRUCTURE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN FUELTANK LEAKS. IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL REVISED PURGE SYSTEM COMPONENTS.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V025000

Electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk

Component: Electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk
Manufacturer: HESS AND EISENHARDT CO.
Vehicles affected: 23
Reported to NHTSA: 1987-03-03
Owners notified: 1987-02-27

Defect description

ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND COULD CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT.

Safety risk

SHORT CIRCUIT COULD RESULT IN A ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

REROUTE HARNESS; IF CHAFED OR DAMAGED CONDITION WILL BE CORRECTED.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly	2	—

The 1985 model has about a quarter as many complaints as this one. The 1987 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

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