2009 Jaguar XF Problems, Complaints & Recalls

Source: NHTSA · Updated Mar 18, 2022 · 90 owner complaints analyzed

Compared with other XF years
Far more complaints than other years 2nd of 14 for complaints
NHTSA crash rating
Not rated

Owners have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Jaguar XF. That ranks 2nd out of 14 XF model years for complaints. The most reported problem area is air bags (20 complaints, 22%), typically at around 82,000 miles. Complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury. There are 6 safety recalls covering this model year.

Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.

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Most common 2009 Jaguar XF problems

Complaints grouped by the part of the car owners reported, with the median mileage when the problem happened.

Air Bags20 · ~82,000 mi
Power Train17 · ~34,900 mi
Electrical System14 · ~42,000 mi
Unknown or Other11 · ~76,500 mi
Vehicle Speed Control10 · ~32,000 mi
Structure9 · ~60,000 mi
Engine8 · ~74,200 mi
Engine and Engine Cooling5 · ~36,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion System5 · ~70,500 mi
Electronic Stability Control (esc)4 · ~109,980 mi
Problem areaComplaintsShareMedian milesOwners mention mostTypical repair cost
Air Bags2022%82,000——
Power Train1719%34,900——
Electrical System1416%42,000——
Unknown or Other1112%76,500——
Vehicle Speed Control1011%32,000——
Structure910%60,000——
Engine89%74,200——
Engine and Engine Cooling56%36,000——
Fuel/propulsion System56%70,500——
Electronic Stability Control (esc)44%109,980——
Exterior Lighting44%51,000——
Visibility/wiper33%79,500——
Fuel System, Gasoline22%56,500——
Service Brakes, Electric22%6,720——
Service Brakes, Hydraulic22%11,632——
Steering22%51,750——
Equipment11%50,000——
Parking Brake11%12,240——
Service Brakes11%44,000——
Suspension11%38,100——
Visibility11%38,100——

One complaint can list several problem areas, so shares can add up to more than 100%.

Complaints by year received

Peak: 2016, with 19 complaints
2008: 1200812009: 3200932010: 8201082011: 7201172012: 4201242013: 4201342014: 112014112015: 6201562016: 192016192017: 102017102018: 8201882019: 5201952020: 3202032022: 120221

n = 90 complaints · Source: NHTSA

2009 Jaguar XF recalls (6)

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Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator moduleJan 8, 2018 · NHTSA campaign 18V009000 · 8,925 vehicles

Problem: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2013 Jaguar XF vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Unless included in "Zone A" above, Jaguar is recalling certain 2010 Jaguar XF vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Unless included in Zone A and Zone B above, Jaguar is recalling certain 2009 MY Jaguar XF vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Fix: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2018. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J071.

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator moduleJan 10, 2017 · NHTSA campaign 17V027000 · 8,114 vehicles

Problem: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2012 Jaguar XF vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Unless included in "Zone A" above, Jaguar is recalling certain 2009 Jaguar XF vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Fix: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J070.

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator moduleMay 27, 2016 · NHTSA campaign 16V373000 · 20,107 vehicles

Problem: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Jaguar XF vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in these states are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Fix: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar Land Rover customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number of this recall is J069.

Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator moduleApr 20, 2016 · NHTSA campaign 16V229000 · 5 vehicles

Problem: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 XF vehicles manufactured February 6, 2008 to October 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver frontal air bags may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage deployment, resulting in the second stage deploying improperly in certain crashes.

Risk: An air bag that inflates improperly increases the risk of injury.

Fix: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J065.

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panelNov 24, 2008 · NHTSA campaign 08V607000 · 3,754 vehicles

Problem: Jaguar is recalling 3,754 my 2009 xf vehicles for instrument cluster speaker function problems. The speaker wires may fracture. As a result, the speaker will cease to operate.

Risk: If the speaker fails, the following audible notifications are impacted: turn indicator, seat belt warning, lights 'on' warning, driver's door open with key in ignition, driver intervene (adaptive cruise control vehicles only) and seat memory. The audible seat belt warning is to remind drivers to wear their safety belt. If the audible warning is not present, drivers may neglect to wear their safety belt, thereby increasing the risk of injury or death in the event of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will verify the instrument cluster speaker function and reconfigure the instrument cluster control module software. The recall began on december 5, 2008. Owners may contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.

Seat belts:rear/otherAug 14, 2008 · NHTSA campaign 08V396000 · 7,918 vehicles

Problem: Jaguar is recalling 7,918 my 2009 xf vehicles. The rear safety belt d-ring assembly may not rotate properly around the safety belt anchorage mounting bolt. If the assembly is not held together when tightening, the d-ring and/or washer can separate from the shoulder of the spacer, allowing these parts to be partially clamped by the spacer, forming a burr on either the d-ring or the washer and subsequently limiting proper rotation of the d-ring.

Risk: In the event of a crash, a seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.

Fix: Dealers will inspect the outboard rear safety belt d-ring and, if necessary, the d-ring assembly will be removed and any burrs on the d-ring or washer filed flat. The d-ring assembly will then be reinstalled to correct the condition. The recall began on august 29, 2008. Owners may contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.

To see whether a specific car still has an open recall, enter its VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup. You can also decode a VIN here.

Recent owner reports

Short excerpts of the latest complaints filed with NHTSA, with personal details removed. Full reports can be searched on NHTSA.gov.

Dashboard leather bubbling and repairs are very expensive which I have not had done at the present time.

Unknown or Other · received Mar 18, 2022 · NHTSA complaint 11457332

Inside car interior lights comes on and off while driving on it's own. Even at night while driving the interior light will come and off by themselves for apparent reason. I've google an seen a lot of complaints on jaguar website about the same issue been reported since 2011 with no recall to fix…

Electrical System · received Aug 26, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11351320

Car shift knob will get stuck randomly

Electronic Stability Control (esc) · received Jun 30, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11331770

The issues that i am having started and was noticed about 2 years ago. I noticed the turn signal sounded distorted or like a short was developing in the system. Then i noticed the key in the ignition and the seat belt warnings were no longer audible. These indications were listed in campaign…

Electrical System · received Jun 13, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11328679

Recall alert: jaguar xffacebooktwitter posted: december 9, 2008 jaguar is recalling about 3,800 2009 xf sedans due to an electrical defect that could result in a number of problems. In a defect notice filed with the national highway traffic safety administration, jaguar explains, "the instrument…

Electrical System · received Nov 24, 2019 · NHTSA complaint 11282048

Other Jaguar XF years

2010 XF →

YearComplaintsRecalls
2024 XF10
2023 XF10
2022 XF21
2021 XF01
2018 XF23
2017 XF52
2016 XF50
2015 XF195
2014 XF117
2013 XF3412
2012 XF385
2011 XF804
2010 XF10610
2009906

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems with the 2009 Jaguar XF?

Owners most often report air bags, power train, electrical system problems. The top one, air bags, accounts for 20 complaints.

Was there a recall on the 2009 Jaguar XF?

Yes, 6 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.

Was the 2009 Jaguar XF a good year?

Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other XF model years, the 2009 has far more complaints than most years. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.