This factory service and repair manual for the 1988 Jaguar Vanden Plas is built around this exact year and trim, so the specifications, wiring diagrams, and torque sequences inside are the ones Jaguar published for your sedan rather than a generic substitute pulled from an adjacent model year.
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- Base Sedan 4-Door
Known issues on the 1988 Vanden Plas. No recalls are on federal record for the 1988 Vanden Plas, and no complaints or technical service bulletins are logged for the year either.
With a clean federal record, this manual is your reference for the factory maintenance schedule and OEM procedures on your specific 1988 Vanden Plas, not for chasing down a known defect.
CRUISE CONTROL MAY FAIL TO DISENGAGE IN A NORMAL MANNER UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, AND THE REAR BRAKE LAMPS MAY FAIL DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF BRAKE LAMP MICROSWITCH ASSEMBLY.
POSSIBLE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND FAILURE OF CRUISECONTROL TO DISENGAGE IN THE NORMAL MANNER MAY RESU
INSTALL A MODIFIED MICROSWITCH IN ALL VEHICLES.
CERTAIN FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER SPRING PAN FIXINGS MAY FAIL DUE TO STRESS CORROSION.
THIS MAY ALLOW THE CARS FRONT SUSPENSION TO SETTLE ONTOTHE BUMP STOP ON ONE SIDE.
INSTALL REVISED SPECIFICATION FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING PAN FIXINGS.
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THE REAR END VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING ON ANYTHING BUT SMOOTH PAVEMENT.
