Recall 98V022000: Limited Throttle Opening

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V022000
Component: FUEL: THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Manufacturer: JAGUAR CARS

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 began March 16, 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).