I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND CAME TO A STOP BUT THE CAR THEN ACCELERATED AND I HAD BRAKE HARD TO HOLD THE CAR BACK. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AGAIN, I COULD NOT MOVE THE SHIFTER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND THE CAR RAN FINE THE REST OF THE EVENING. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS AGAIN IN A PARKING LOT AND AS I TRY TO PARK, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES WILDLY. I WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES AND PUT IT INTO PARK. ONCE IN PARK, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE SHIFTER WAS NOW STUCK. I TAPPED THE SHIFTER AND THAT ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WENT TO NORMAL OPERATION. AS OF 12/11, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO MY DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR
2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2011 JAGUAR XF IN JUNE 2010. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF AS WE WERE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT LESS THAN 20M MPH. THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT MOVE. OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND US. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED 4 TIME THUS FAR. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR SYSTEM MESSAGE INDICATED AN OVERHEATING CONDITION. *TR