1995 Jaguar XJR 4.0 supercharged six cylinder from Australia and New Zealand
Summary:
Unsurpassed comfort, performance and street cred
Faults:
Routine maintenance only, most things fixed under warranty by the dealer. The dealer has given excellent service. For example the electric seat fault, rear axle bearing and engine management computer replaced (after the warranty expired); but all were fairly routine faults.
General Comments:
Build quality is first class and there are no rattles in the interior. The car drives as well as new and outperforms most cars on the road in looks and performance (which is formidable and absolutely outstanding). It will blow the door handles off most V8 hi-po pretenders and also my MY01 WRX and twin turbo Toyota Soarer, both of which are superb motorcars.
The XJR is the best car I have ever owned. Passengers in it marvel at its ride, comfort and performance. Whilst costly to buy initially, it has been a bargain and heaps of fun.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 13th June, 2001
18th Feb 2006, 17:14
Possible gearbox ecu fault? or one of the other related sensors (like Park switch in gear shift assy)?
21st Feb 2006, 07:56
Throttle position sensor inside the throttle body causes this fault.
3rd Jul 2009, 17:05
Actually this sounds like a problem on some XJ40s. Heat and pressure build up in the fuel tank and collapse the fuel line. After it sits a minute or two it returns to normal. Loosening the gas cap can stop the problem.
14th Jan 2005, 08:54
My husband has a P registration Jaguar Supercharger and it is his pride and joy. However, ever since we purchased it, it has had an intermittent fault which is gradually getting worse. It stalls for no apparent reason and this can happen all the way through a drive, or just the once and then be fine. There are also days when it does not stall at all. We have had the garage look at it several times, clean the system throughout, replaced the E.C.U. (because this showed no faults and was then found to be faulty), had a major service done although not due, but nothing clears this fault. We now have another fault that intermittently happens - the gear box warning light comes up and the gear ‘kicks’. We have taken it to the garage with the warning light on and had the computer checked, but it shows no fault. If you switch the car off and then back on, the warning light goes out. Have you heard of these faults?