NHTSA Campaign 99V138000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Issued by JAGUAR CARS · Reported Jun 2, 1999 · 189 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. FINE CRACKS WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE GEAR TEETH WITH IN THE GEAR TRAIN, INSIDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARBOX.

Consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE GEAR TEETH POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO "LOCK UP" AT SPEEDS BELOW 15 MPH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
JAGUAR XJV8 1998 189
JAGUAR XJV8 1999 189
JAGUAR XK8 SPORTS 1998 189
JAGUAR XK8 SPORTS 1999 189

Source: NHTSA Campaign 99V138000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.