Jaguar Xj Recalls

The Jaguar XJ has 25 recalls spanning 1995 through 2019, with the most serious being a crankshaft pulley bolt defect on 2019 models where the bolt can fracture, causing the crankshaft to break and the engine to fail suddenly while driving.

The 2019 model year also carries a separate concern: a loose pulley can separate from the engine entirely and become a hazard. On 2016-2017 models, the front passenger airbag inflator initiator can fail to ignite in a crash, leaving the airbag undeployed. The instrument cluster on 2016-2017 vehicles can go blank intermittently, hiding speed and other critical readings from the driver. A 2016 model-year recall covers a passenger frontal airbag inflator that may not meet specifications and can fail to deploy in a crash.

The 2014-2015 model years have brake line junctions under the vehicle that can leak fluid, extending stopping distances. On 2013 models, the rear suspension toe link can separate from the subframe under high loads, causing loss of control. The 2013 model year also has a restraint control module with generic software calibration that may not fire the airbags correctly in a crash, and a passenger seat occupant classification system that can misread the seat's occupant and affect airbag deployment decisions. On 2010-2011 models, wiper arms with under-torqued spindle fixings can lose synchronization, clash, and detach from the vehicle, cutting forward visibility. Those same years have a restraint control module software issue that can cause frontal airbags to deploy improperly in a crash, a concern that also extends to 2017 models.

Going further back, 2006 models have fuel delivery module seals that can unseat inside the fuel tank, allowing fuel to discharge onto the ground, and a transmission parking pawl guide plate that can prevent the transmission from fully engaging Park, allowing the vehicle to roll away on a slope. The 2004 model year has rear brake pipes that can corrode prematurely and leak fluid, lengthening stopping distances, and a passenger airbag trim panel with a rough aperture edge that can rupture the airbag during deployment. The 1995 model year has a track rod retaining nut that can lose torque and produce knock or vibration in the suspension and steering.