2000 Jaguar XJ8 Traction, Gearbox Control Failure Message

Tiny
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  • 2000 JAGUAR XJ8
  • V8
  • 2WD
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  • 88,545 MILES
I can be driving on the highway or parking lot and traction control message will appear with gearbox failure. The service light will show red. The engine goes into a engine fail safe mode which allows the car to stay on and move at an idyle speed. The service light show yellow then. The vehicle will not accelerate. This problem happen intermitently and it can be at anytime with no notice or pattern. The Jaguar Dealer can not find the problem. The vehicle have been serviced and the next day the problem appear on her way from work. We have turn the vehicle off when it goes into the fail safe mode and it then most of the time it resets after waiting five minute or cutting on and off couple of times the service light will turn off, then I know it will return to opperation ready. If the yellow warning light is on before the engine goes to fail safe mode and I stop the vehicle to place it in park, going through the gear, as I past through reverse the vehicle gears slam hard before going in park. What should I do to correct this problem? I have ask the dealer to replace the transmission filter and fluid and have one of his personnel to drive the vehicle a week to see if the problem is still there. Please help me!
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 AT 4:06 PM

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Tiny
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LIMP-HOME MODE - DTC P1121 AND/OR P1632 - AJ27 ENGINE - ADJUST THROTTLE CABLE
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN
Reference Number(s): 310-05, Date of Issue: April 01, 2002
JAGUAR:1999-2000 MY XK8 Range; 1999-2000 MY V8 XJ Series
SECTION:310
VIN:031303-A04950; 853936-F08942
Superceded Bulletin(s): SECTION 310, NO. 05, Date of Issue: August 01, 2000
Related Ref Number(s): 310-05
ARTICLE BEGINNING
Issue
NOTE:Remove and destroy Bulletin 310-05, amended 08/00. Replace with this Bulletin. Procedure has been revised to use the WDS.

Some of the above vehicles may default to limp home mode because the throttle cable is improperly adjusted. The condition will be accompanied by diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P1121 and/or P1632 being stored in the memory of the Engine Control Module (ECM) or Transmission Control Module (TCM), respectively.
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