2006 Jaguar XK: raw data

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vehicle2006 / jaguar / xk
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-25)
complaints26 on file (2006-05-04 → 2022-04-01)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Tire tread separation and sidewall failureTIRES4 complaints2008-12 → 2014-07jaguar-xk-2006-tire-tread-separation
  • 10608226 MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG I94 AND AN SUDDENLY AND LIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, AND SOON AFTER, I SAY THE TIRE CROSSING THE HIGHWAY. THE WHOLE CONTACT ARE OF THE TIRE RIP OFF THE WALLS OF THE TIRE. COMPLETELY GONE
  • 10252999 ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN 2006 AND 2007, OEM CONTINENTAL TOURING TIRES 225/45R17 ON MY 2006 JAGUAR X-TYPE SPORT SEDAN SUFFERED SPONTANEOUS, CATASTROPHIC BLOW OUT FAILURE UNDER WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
  • 10250378 CONTINENTAL CONTI PROCONTACT TIRE - LEFT FRONT 2006 JAGUAR SPORTWAGON X TYPE-FAILED ON MASSPIKE. AAA REP OBSERVED THAT TREAD SEPARATED .NO ROAD HAZARD
Transmission and transfer case failurePOWER TRAIN3 complaints2007-01 → 2014-03jaguar-xk-2006-transmission-failure
  • 10575565 WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE
  • 10329913 AT APPROXIMATELY 53,000 MILES, WITHOUT WARNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 JAGUAR X-TYPE COMPLETELY AND CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. THE FAILURE INCLUDED THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE MAIN GEAR BOX, WHERE THE ACTUAL GEARS WERE BROKEN INTO FRAGMENTS
  • 10179444 TL* - DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON 11/12/2004 THE CONTACT WAS TOLD SHE QUALIFIED FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES
Abnormal engine noise and engine replacementENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints2006-05 → 2010-05jaguar-xk-2006-engine-noise-defect
  • 10156793 ON 12/05 I LEASED A 2006 JAGUAR XK8 CONVERTIBLE FROM MADISON NJ AND HAD IT FLAT BEDDED TO MIAMI. WHEN I 1ST DROVE IT I HEARD A TICK TICK NOISE UPON ACCELERATION
  • 10331538 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR X-TYPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME; THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE
Sudden acceleration when brake pedal appliedVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES9 complaints2007-03 → 2022-04jaguar-xk-2006-sudden-acceleration-braking
  • 10640301 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A WALL. THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AIR BAG WAS THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED
  • 10629346 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH, AS I EXITED AND TOUCHED THE BRAKES THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, THE CAR GAINED SPEED, I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FASTER, THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WALL
  • 10184676 THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT EARLY IN DECEMBER 2006 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT THE SAME SPEED
Airbag warning light and sensor failureAIR BAGS2 complaints2010-02 → 2010-07jaguar-xk-2006-airbag-sensor-warning
  • 10344311 AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON IN JAGUAR XK8 2006 BETWEEN JANUARY 2009 AND MAY 2009. WE TOOK THE CAR IN 4 TIMES FOR AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON (EACH TIME "REPAIRED"). EACH TIME THE CONNECTIONS WERE "CORRECTED"
  • 10304614 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR XKR (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE AIR BAGS HAS FAILED AND IF A CRASH OCCURS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
262006-05-042022-04-0150VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:9; SERVICE BRAKES:6; AIR BAGS:4; TIRES:4; POWER TRAIN:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Jaguar XK vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/jaguar/xk
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_jaguar_xk_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Jaguar XK},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/jaguar/xk}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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