There are 2 stored owner reports matching the electrical system leading-label group for the 2007 Jaguar XK in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A KEYLESS START OPTION. ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 3 DAYS, THE CAR WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING WHEN THE START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. ON EACH OCCASION, AFTER 5-6 ATTEMPTS AT STARTING THE ENGINE, EACH TIME THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN EITHER D OR R. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, THE CAR WOULD START AND OPERATE NORMALLY. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALER SERVICE AND EACH TIME THE TECHNICIAN WOULD NOTE "NO PROBLEM FOUND-COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM." IN BOTH INSTANCES, TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED ALL KEYS. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN ALL KEYS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR
JAQUAR 2007 XR XENON HEADLIGHTS (BILATERAL!) BULBS WITHIN HEADLAMP CASE ACTUALLY FULLY MELTED. CAUSED A SMALL CONTAINED FIRE, WHILE CAR WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DRIVER WITNESSED THIS & CALLED FOR TOW AFTER CONTAINING RT SIDE FIRE INSIDE HEADLAMP..BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE...ORDERED NEW HEADLIGHTS....WAITED 1 MONTH FOR PARTS TO COME FROM UK....COULDNT DRIVE CAR---NO LAMPS AVAILABLE AT NIGHT...JAGUAR RULED CAR DRIVEABLE WHILE AWAITING PARTS...DRIVER DISAGREED FOR SAFETY REASONS. ONE MONTH WENT BY, HEADLAMPS, BULBS REPLACED....CALLED JAQUAR SAID I WAS 1 ST SERIOUS HEADLAMP DEFECT. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.