There are 3 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 2013 Jaguar XF in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)2103 JAGUAR XF AWD FAILURE OF JAGUAR OEM 13-18 XJ 3.0L-V6 RADIATOR-WATER PIPE C2Z31644 CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND STOP ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS ITEM IS KNOW TO FAIL DUE TO POOR QUALITY AND/OR DESIGN. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVER HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THEM AND OHTER DIRVERS.
The car employs a start/stop system to shut the engine when stopped. When it restarts the engine, the idle speed drops to about 400 RPM (half normal idle) and surges when it recovers. It has also stalled several times. I've asked the dealership to fix this, but when at the dealer, the system would not shut the engine so they have not verified the issue. The first safety issue happens if the driver is not expecting the surge resulting in sudden acceleration. The second issue happened when the car stalled at an intersection with other cars trying to get by. This has happened many times since I purchased the car in 2015. The stop/start function stopped working for a period of time when the primary battery was older and weak. Since replacing the batter, this is happening more frequently now. I did find this issue on KBB's website, but not on yours https://www.kbb.com/jaguar/xf/2013/recall/
AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE CAR STARTED TO STALL AND WHEN I STOPPED IN TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF OFF WITHOUT NOTICE AND I HAD TO RESTART. THE STALLING AND ENGINE GOING OFF CONTINUED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
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