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1985 Jaguar Xj6 recalls & complaints

4 owner complaints on file. Recall list must be checked by VIN (see below).
0recalls
0high risk
0stop-driving
4complaints

Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-20. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.

Recalls: check by VIN

NHTSA files recalls for the Jaguar Xj6 under individual trim or body names rather than "Xj6", so we can't match them automatically. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the definitive list. The owner complaints below are matched correctly.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

4complaints
0crashes
1fires
2injuries
0deaths

Most complained-about parts: Fuel system (4), Gasoline (4).

Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.

Read recent complaints (4)

02/20/2007 · Fuel system
GAS TANK LEAK, AND RADIO HAS SHORT IN IT SO IT DRAINS THE BATTERY, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHECKED. *JB

09/19/2005 · Fuel system
RIGHT FUEL TANK IS LEAKING ON 1985 JAGUAR XJ6. WHEN FUEL FILLER CAP WAS REMOVED, LOTS OF PRESSURE INSIDE GAS TANK WAS RELIEVED, AND RATE OF FUEL LEAK SLOWED, BUT DID NOT STOP. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1995 JAGUAR XJS FOR A SEEMINGLY IDENTICAL PROBLEM, RECALL CAMPAIGN 90V123000. I SUSPECT THAT THE XJ6 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM OWNER OF AN INDEPENDENT SE…

01/03/2001 · Fuel system
WE COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, YET THESE PEOPLE WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD US A LEMON

05/12/2000 · Fuel system · fire
THIS 85 XJ6 JAGUAR WAS BROUGHT TO MY SHOP FOR REPAIR.THE LEFT REAR GAS TANK STARTED TO LEAK AFTER I PUT 2.00 IN GAS IN THE TANK. MY SHOP WAS HIRERD TO REPAIR THE TANK. THE LEAK WAS IN THE (SEAM) OF THE TANK. I NOTICED THIS CAR HAD VERY BIG GAS DRAIN PLUGS IN THERE TANKS,ABOUT 2.5 INCH ACROSS WITH A ENTER PLUG 1.5 INCHES,A DOUBLE PLUG SYSTEM.EVERY CAR I HAV…

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