Jaguar built the 2005 XJ8 with one gasoline V8 and two sedan configurations, so identifying the car in front of you is short work: confirm the trim, and the engine is already settled. The specifications here are tied to that year and drivetrain rather than averaged across the wider XJ range.
Engines
- 4.2L V8 Gas
Trims
- Base Sedan 4-Door
- L Sedan 4-Door
Known issues on the 2005 XJ8. NHTSA holds no safety recalls for the 2005 Jaguar XJ8, and no owner complaints have been logged against it either. With no published defect pattern to work backwards from, diagnosis on this car starts from the symptom in front of you and Jaguar's own procedure for the 4.2L V8.
Whether the job is routine 4.2L V8 maintenance or an electrical or driveline fault on the Base or the L sedan, the reference stays Jaguar's own procedure and the values it published for the 2005 XJ8.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ8. UPON SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR FAILED TO CHANGE OVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIN FUNCTION WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE GEAR DUE TO
WHILE DRIVING 0N A CITY STREET A "LOW VEHICLE WARNING" CAME ON. THE NEXT TIME CAR DRIVEN THE "AIR SUSPENSION FAULT APPEARED" 88000 MILE AND REPAIR IS $3,200.00.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SUSPENSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUSPENSION LOWERED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH WAS A SAFETY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SUSPENSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUSPENSION LOWERED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH WAS A SAFETY
2005 JAGUAR XJ8L. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INTERMITTENT ENGINE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE WARNING LIGHT MESSAGES SUCH AS EN
Showing the 5 most serious of 10 complaints filed with NHTSA.
