This car (as well as several other sports cars) comes with high performance tires with so little traction in rain and snow that they totally defeat the purpose of the anti-lock brakes and stability control systems. these tires are so smooth that they will hydro-plane at 30 mph during a hard rain. in only inch of snow, the anti-lock brakes and stability control systems do not work at all do to the total absence of traction. above 5 mph in inch of snow there is no steering control as there is not enough traction. what is the ...
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jaguar xk. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle experienced numerous computer failures, which caused a complete loss of power, manual steering, and braking ability. the vehicle was taken to the dealer five times. each time, the dealer diagnoses a different failure; however, the symptoms are always the same. the battery was replaced three times and they enhanced the computer program and replaced the abs. the failures are temporarily corrected for approximately a week, but then recur. the failure mileage was less than 1,000 and current mileage was 9,500.
I bought a new xk in august. i have to question the rationale for equipping it with high performance tires (virtual racing slicks) in minnesota. on a warm summer day with only a little rain, the tires lose traction frequently. in winter they are downright dangerous. even with only an inch of snow, the front wheels lose traction in going around a corner at only five miles an hour. the real wheels have so little traction that even with the traction control and stability control systems turned on, the rear end fishtails when turning. our street is flat and yet, ...
Overall the worst problem with Jaguar XK relates to VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific XK years that are prone to issues with these components.