my car eventully stopped working and even leaving the car overnight did not help so its off to an auto electricans in witham essex to hopefully sort out this persistant problem at least if the fault is constant it should help to locate this annoying little glitch. p.s my other jaguar is a 1967 420 w...

this is a problem that happens when i turn the key and without the engine starting so i think its highly unlikely to be petrol.thanks for the thought.........regards alan

does anyone know how to overcome the failsafe mode to enable the engine to be started..........regards alan

if shadowfax is still out there can you let me know if you cured your problem as i have exactly the same faults on my car even after replacing the battery with a jaguar item as some members have suggested..regards alan

when i took the car into grange motors with this problem they had the car for well over a week reason being that it would always start and they could only attempt to fix the problem when it refused to start. eventully when it did refuse to start they thought they found the problem in the transponder...

just thought i would let you know that after fitting my new jaguar battery and all seemed well i went out today to start the car and quess what same old problem.not sure which way to go now. open to suggestions, will have the crank senser checked as that seems a possibility...............help

called into grange motors and had them test my battery with their own testing meter which proved my battery to be faulty although it seemed fine to me having tested same on my snap on tester and having my local auto spares shop test with their drop tester.so whilst there i purchased a factory part b...

although i have changed the battery for a new heavy duty replacement i will purchase a factory replacement type battery and see how that works.p.s have called grange motors and been quoted £104+vat will let you know if that does the job

had my battery tested with a drop meter and no problems also replaced the battery but the problems continue.cant help thinking that its something quite simple and i have not found it yet.any help would be welcome

i have exactly the same problem with my car only it happens when i try to start the car. sometimes from cold and sometimes when hot if i leave the car for awhile it restarts with no problems. i have checked the battery using a drop test and have also replaced the battery but to no avail.if anyone ha...

every now and then my car fails to start. several fault lights come up on the dash the rev counter and temp gauge needles flicker when i turn the key but nothing else then i leave the car for awhile sometimes several hours and it starts o.k. my battery seems good i feel that it may be a faulty relay...