Built around the 1998 Jaguar Vanden Plas exactly as Jaguar released it, this factory service and repair manual is tied to your car's year, its 4.0L V8 and its trim, which means the clearances, torque figures and procedure sequences here are the ones Jaguar published for this car and not values carried across from an adjacent model year.
Engines
- 4.0L V8 Gas
Trims
- Base Sedan 4-Door
Known issues on the 1998 Vanden Plas. No recalls are on federal record for the 1998 Vanden Plas, and no owner complaints are logged against the model year, so there is no published defect pattern to steer a diagnosis. That puts the weight back on the factory procedures themselves, and the diagnostic and repair sequences Jaguar wrote for this car are what you get here.
From a torque figure on the 4.0L V8 to a scheduled service check on the Base Sedan 4-Door, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for this 1998 Vanden Plas.
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURE
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. I
HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOB
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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH ERUPTED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT PULLED THE DOOR PANEL OFF TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG CAUSED BURN TO DRIVER'S HAND AND DAMAGE TO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE.
MY CAR CUTS OFF, AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A HIGH RAT OF SPEED, MOSTLY HAPPENS AS I'M TURNING OFF THE HIGHWAY, ALSO MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION.
MY CAR CUTS OFF, AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A HIGH RAT OF SPEED, MOSTLY HAPPENS AS I'M TURNING OFF THE HIGHWAY, ALSO MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION.
ENGINE STALLS AT ANY SPEEDS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE THEREFORE ALSO INOPERABLE. VEHICLE MUST BE COASTED IN THIS CONDITION TO A STOP AND PUT IN "PARK" BEFORE IT WILL
Showing the 5 most serious of 19 complaints filed with NHTSA.
