2000 Jaguar Xj Sedan Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2000 Jaguar Xj Sedan. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I own a 2000 jaguar xjr and have had multiple issues with this vehicle and the dealer/repair facility not able to diagnose them which in the end left me with a seized motor at only 80k miles. The first problem was the car going into "fail safe engine mode" which means the vehicle would not start…”
“Jaguar: xj8l, 2000: the timing chain guides/tensioners broke causing catastrophic failure to the engine. It could have happened in traffic as it did to a friend with a year older. With such failure the engine stops abruptly, no matter where it is. This risks serious accidents with injury or death…”
“I pulled in to a parking lot and placed my car in park. The car was idling for about 5 min. I notices a flicker of flame from the right front headlight area. I raised the hood and flames from the right front headlight shot up from the front of my car. I poured water on it and called the fire…”
“Jaguar 2000 xjr: while driving vehicle would suddenly display warning message that traction control / asc was not available and would go into a failsafe engine mode. Engine would then run very roughly and would not accelerate past 5-10mph. Mechanic diagnosed a fault code of p0121 which is…”
“Jaguar 2000 xjr: while driving vehicle would suddenly display warning message that traction control / asc was not available and would go into a failsafe engine mode. Engine would then run very roughly and would not accelerate past 5-10mph. Mechanic diagnosed a fault code of p0121 which is…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Jaguar Xj Sedan as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.