XK-8 Coupe (X100) V8-4.0L (AJ26) (1998)
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Throttle Cable/Linkage: Recalls
Recall 98V022000: Limited Opening of Throttle
Year: 1998
Make: JAGUAR
Model: XJ, XK8
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 5379
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The cable adjuster bracket nut on the outer sleeve of the throttle cable can become displaced from the cable
abutment bracket on the engine.
Should this occur, limited opening of the throttle will occur, even with the accelerator pedal fully depressed to the floor.
Dealers will inspect these vehicles and modify the throttle cable system.
Owner notification is expected to begin during March 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and
do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Jaguar at 1-800-4Jaguar (1-800-452-4827), Option # 3. Also contact the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
