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Chart based on 74 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Jaguar XF
Engine not specified
6000 mi
US $48
Keyless entry wouldn't work in hot weather. Dealer uses Enterprise and makes customer pay tax on "free" loaner car. Original dealer couldn't replicate. Second dealer fixed incorrectly. Returned to original dealer for more analysis and finally repaired.
20000 mi
Loose battery cable
24000 mi
Both key fobs - battery low. I replaced batteries and one worked fine. Other failed completely. Dealer said there was a service bulletin to replace backs which they did. One still didn't work. Replaced computer board. Works fine.
60000 mi
US $130
display inoperative, flickers constantly, wont power up
New driver side dipped headlight bulb fitted by dealer (Philips
XTreme H7)
46000 mi
split pipe - replaced and recharged
25420 mi
The light internal in the car occatinaly turned on and off. Solved by lubrication by dealer in 30 minutes.
28520 mi
Drive select knob frozen in Drive position. OK after waiting 30 minutes but failed several times. Finaly permanent error. fail reported in display is gearbox fault
78120 mi
Replacing rear light cluster because of dead LED's
24800 mi
defect of one led in right rear light, replaced entire light block
13640 mi
rear light block replaced (under warranty) due to one small led failure, third time this has been done
Passenger side tail light not functioning. None of the LED lights lit. Entire tail light replaced.
24000 mi
Several LED bulbs out within driver's side tail light. Entire assembly replaced. rear vents blow warm air when A/C is on and blowing cool air in the front.
30500 mi
Instrument cluster not illuminating properly
25000 mi
Fuel level sensor failed
27000 mi
fuel level sensor failed. Parts ordered in October, I did not have time to deal with it until early December. Dealer successfully repaired car in 1 day. Interior lighting turned on and off by itself apparently at random. Dealer successfully repaired during service date for other problem.
44800 mi
US $1700
Pass window regulator replaced Interior lights come on and off randomly. Head module ordered, but on backorder. May be several weeks for part--not a huge issue, but irritating.
49000 mi
Overhead light unit replaced
29000 mi
Driver's side seat heating stopped working
23000 mi
US $600
Inside electric door lock actuator failed.
12000 mi
air conditioning would quit working while in auto. mode. It would begin to pump out warm air. The only way it could be corrected was to turn the car off or turn the air conditioning off. The dealer replaced the evaporator temperature sensor.
22000 mi
Driver auto window up wouldn't work, it would go up, hit top, and come back down. Dip Mirror in reverse wouldn't work. All started when they updated software (without my knowledge until after pick-up). Low Battery Warning, "Car not in Park" alert Driver window won't automatically close. Hits stop (end) and then rolls down as if something had blocked.
23300 mi
The cool vents that rotate....dumb idea... just another gadget that stops working.. Vents jam during rotation. Dealer to replace all of them. Driver window auto up not working - they replaced a switch. They also replaced the driver tail light array (can't do just one bulb). Back ordered back in March or April.
31500 mi
They replaced all of the vents but one. The one they didn't replace still has issue. ALso, they curbed by wheels, scratched my paint job.
34000 mi
Blind spot monitor stopped working, side mirror replaced (stopped working again a month later); also replaced sunroof damaged during roof repair and wheel curbed by dealer.
36000 mi
Passenger side mirror reverse dip not working again Air blows warm under hard acceleration Passenger overhead light comes on and off on its own
36000 mi
Passenger rear view mirror Blind Spot indicator not working, Reverse Dip not properly working (binding).
13800 mi
trunk open warning wouldn't clear, which wouldn't allow the doors to lock and trunk could only be opened with emergency key. replaced wiring harnest at trunk. successful repair.
19400 mi
LED brake light assemby burned out and had to be replaced.
31000 mi
US $122
Replaced battery and repaired wiring that was damaged during an attempt to jump start with jumper cables.
44000 mi
US $128
GETTING COOLANT LEVEL LOW WARNING WHEN LEVEL WAS NORMAL. I REPLACED COOLANT TANK WHICH CONTAINED LEVEL SWITCH.
91760 mi
C $750
TPMS main unit and parking aid unit - Montreal winters are brutally hard on any car!
48980 mi
C $400
Tire pressure system failure. Psgr mirror not dipping in reverse
44640 mi
Dash speaker that chimes for seatbelt and turn signal has gone silent, apparently the whole dash instrumentation has to be changed to repair, and not covered under the extended warranty purchased, which is total BS.
63860 mi
C $100
HID Headlight burnt out, changed it myself.
78740 mi
Speaker for chimes never repaired.
15500 mi
Security system thought a door was open but it was not. It beeped at me on and of for Weeks.
20140 mi
C $1000
The car did not recognize the smart key, new module and reboot!
Also new fan belt!
60000 mi
US $2000
Mysteriously, the A/C was working fine when the car went into the shop for wheel bearings. The A/C needed a re-charge and new purge valve. Amazing timing!
3000 mi
Short to ground affecting interior systems of glove box, interior lights, rear window screen. Could not fix problem in time at shop, scheduled to come back after the weekend so I could have my car over the weekend Short to ground fixed - found to be the vanity lights in the sun visors causing the problem
35000 mi
electrical short for the cabin lights (sporadically turned on by themselves)
800 mi
Navigation
45900 mi
US $120
AM radio went out. Only way to fix (according to dealer) is replace entire audio unit for $1150. Car no longer under warranty. Not worth it, won't repair.
48000 mi
AM radio never repaired.
14000 mi
Pinch sensor in driver's window defective - window would go up, then automatically go back down. Defective rain detector. Dealer replace wiper stalk.
32700 mi
Front window motors replaced - windows would not go up and stay up (anti-pinch sensors bad).
14000 mi
Map light came on intermittenly without activating. Part replaced and no further problem reported.
6000 mi
Rear tailight replaced
32200 mi
US $300
Compressor change
2000 mi
Audio system will not play any AAC files. Car manual states that it does. Jaguar has been unable to answer what files it will play. IPod discharges overnight when using ipod interface. Car reported various faults including adaptive dynamics fault, suspension fault. Dealer tightened connections to battery. Door chime distorted. Instrument pack replaced.
9920 mi
Warning of low battery. Battery was fine, they replaced all modules for free as problem was mentioned before warranty ended.
20240 mi
Front Passenger window will not close properly via the auto-close function. Window tops out and then re-opens, appears that the window has somehow become misaligned/
Not enough refrigerant in the system when weather turned very hot. A/C was not cooling passenger side quickly enough.
32000 mi
Electronic control of trunk release failed. Repair done under warranty with new parts.
34000 mi
Rear LED lamps - both driver and passenger side - failed. Complete lighting units needed to be replaced
14880 mi
radio was not receiving AM. Radio was replaced.
18600 mi
C $95
Trunk open light on, could not open trunk electrically. Wire Broken on trunk harness at hinge. Repaired.
Moonroof switch doesn't work reliably, so they ordered a replacement.
10000 mi
Repaired speakers. Repaired instrument cluster.
40000 mi
Map light assembly became faulty, so the dealer replaced it under warranty
49300 mi
Replace rear led tail light assy.
54300 mi
The dealer said a couple of LEDs had failed in both lights and as there was a recall (K107) they replaced them both. I was completely unaware of this.
61000 mi
US $599
one of four of the interior dash vents not rotating open. Dealer found code b11f9-00, code cleared, essentially waiting for it to fail before warranty will replace.
74000 mi
Warranty replacement of the circuit board that controls the driver and passenger map lights. Drivers map light would randomly come on - updated circuit board was fitted.
2000 mi
no turn signal/seat belt warning - dealer ordered new sound pack
3000 mi
Dealer install sound pack from ordered parts. All warning chime and turn signals are now functioning. Reprogram key fob.
20000 mi
At start up, shift to drive, or reverse,all indicators show gear selection,but car remained in neutral--engine rev's and rpm rev's, but no movement.
20000 mi
Transmission not shifting into gear--software glitch--reprogrammed--works fine.
27000 mi
Smart Key failure. Broke key lock cover attempting to use manual key. Smart key has had battery replaced 3 times in past 12 months. Smart key replaced,and lock cover replaced.
30000 mi
Between headlamps is small bulb. One failed. 2 hour wait. Small bulb on other side also failed within two weeks.
55000 mi
Have lost AM radio. Would cost $2,500 to fix. Heat vents won't open or close automatically, $1,000+ to fix.
109000 mi
US $370
The trunk latch shorted and was replaced
207000 mi
Recall - Airbags
87700 mi
US $115
Passenger side headlight burned out.
39000 mi
Several LEDs were not working in left tail lamp. Dealer replaced both tail lamps under warrantee.
42928 mi
Fuel filler door became increasingly difficult to open. It is electrically controlled, though mechanically activated by pressing on the door. There were factory upgrades to the mechanism and hinge that were installed by the dealer.
70000 mi
US $1200
Early XF models have a known problem with erroneous erratic false low tire pressure indications showing on the driver console. This car has had the problem for some time. The problem can be fixed with a simple software update to the TPMS.
1000 mi
Sunroof motor was defective. Park assist switch malfunction.
1000 mi
Park assist switch fixed, loose wires. New sunroof motor installed.
2000 mi
Wiper motor would not shut off. Replaced wiper motor. Front Door Speakers - static and not working - fixed electrical short in door
7000 mi
Static from speaker even when car is off. Recall K032 replaced wiper switch with a defective unit and washers malfunctioning. Required another replacement.
inside lighting turn on on its own during driving
brake assist fault flashing in the secreen during driving
35340 mi
Pedestrian alert system. Computer chip replaced.
1860 mi
During the auto closing of the rear window the window would go up and then instead of stopping would return back down.
40680 mi
Map lights turn on and off on their own
46280 mi
Rear door lock does not lock
99200 mi
€200
Compressor A/C valve repair
22940 mi
Passenger door was not unlocking when driver opened the door. lock mechanism of passenger door replaced.
50220 mi
when approaching car to unlock using keyless entry, not all doors unlock and i manually have to press the unlock button inside the car for all the doors to unlock.
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