Bill C

Look forward to hearing how they work out. bill

Hi, Has anyone successfully upgraded the standard headlights? I have tried numerous “brighter” bulbs including led but have not achieved any significant improvement. If anyone can offer advice, I would certainly appreciate it. bill.

I also own a 2010 XF 3.0 D. Mine has done 67500 miles andi I am the second owner. It drives really well but I have reluctantly made the decision to sell it as I am getting increasingly frustrated at the warning messages that appear on the screen. They are not actual faults as they appear and disappear regularly. So, I would ask the seller if he has had any similar experience to date. Another potentially expensive fault is the Exhaust Gas Regeneration Valves, which cause loss of power - Jaguar dealers will charge £1000+ to replace them. Good luck. Bill

2010 3.0D Prem Lux V6 Auto. 2 owners, 67000m. Set of winter tyres, new battery. It drives really well but it suffers from the common fault of various warning signs coming and going. contact for further information.

I am also interested in this issue as my 3.0D 2010 , 66000m Jaguar XF sends my 4/5 fault notifications which rotate repeatedly then magically clear, indicating that there is no real fault. However, I’m not very mechanically minded and so I’m thinking of selling this, otherwise, really nice car. Anyone interested?

I have been getting PARK BRAKE FAULT, GEARBOX PROBLEM, DCS NOT AVAILABLE for about 3 years on my 20103,0D and more recently WATER IN FUEL. The faults clear themselves and return some days later but the car drives perfectly - so i ignore them, although they are annoying. I have fitted a new battery 6 months ago and going to get some further investigation done next month. it’s obviously a sensor/software issue and i i find any further info, i will report back. bill

I am a XF 2010 3.0 owner and am completely non technical. I have become very sceptical about Jaguar fault messages. I regularly get GEAR BOX FAULT, DSC NOT AVAILABLE, PARK BRAKE FAULT and recently, WATER IN FUEL. The car drives perfectly and these faults all disappear and reappear in concert. I did have a power loss problem some months ago which was diagnosed as the GAS REGENERATION VALVES, which a Jaguar agent quoted £1100/1200 for. I got a mate to blast them with ceramic dust (cost £150) and it has run perfectly since - apart from the b****y fault messages. Bill

My 2010 XF 3.0d, 65000m has displayed the following faults on the screen for the lsat 3 years :- Park Brake Fault, Gearbox Fault, DCS Not Avalable. Also, more recently :- Water in Fuel, DCF Full. The car drives perfectly and although i have not sought a Jaguar main agents advice, diagnostic tests are clear. If you find an answer please report back as i think there are a lot of owners with the same problem.

Re fuelling problem, there is a yellow plastic tool in the spare wheel area. Take this out, open the filler cap and look inside. You will see a tab sticking out, use the tool the push it back. This will enable you to add fuel normally. It is designed to detect contaminated fuel but this issue come up so often that i suspect the system can signal this problem where there isn’t one.

Thanks guys, i will get these things checked out. bill

Hi all, i posted this problem once before and am still struggling with it and wondered whether anyone had come across some more information. XF 2010 3.0D auto, 64000m - Gearbox fault, Parkbrake fault and DSC not available scroll through on the screen. After stopping and restarting engine, they sometimes disappear although the frequency of them appearing is increasing. The car drives perfectly normally and as these three unconnected faults appear and disappear together, they surely cannot be genuine. i did get a reply suggesting checking the battery (which is new) and checking earthing points in engine but I’m afraid i lost the information. So any advice would be very welcome. thanks, Bill C.

My rather older XF has been doing the same thing. I have replaced my battery and that hasn’t cured it. Hope you have better luck.

I had the same problem - the pump kept stopping. A friend found the answer…….in the boot, under the floor there is a yellow plastic gadget that you insert in the filler tube and you can release a “stop mechanism”. This system operates when you have filled up with some sort of contaminated fuel. Hope this helps.

Thanks for your interest. The problem has been occurring for 3 years and i replaced the battery 6 months ago, which has not made any difference.

I have exactly the same fault on my 2010 XF and just submitted a new forum post today. I have recently replaced the battery but this made no difference. The fault is intermittent but is happening more frequently now. have you found an answer? bill

My XF 2010, 3l diesel, 63000m has the following problem and i hope someone can give me some clues as to what causes it and how to fix it. Park Brake Fault, Gearbox Fault and DSC Not Available are displayed one after the other. The car drives normally and when i restart, the signs may disappear or they may continue. The frequency of them appearing is increasing recently. Diagnostic checks reveal nothing. I can’t see how the same three separate faults can appear and then solve themselves and that its more likely to be a common signalling fault. But, how to diagnose it and cure it? any ideas, i would really appreciate your help.

XF 2010 3.0d. on occasions I see “park brake fault”, “gearbox fault“ and “DSL not available” scroll through, each one showing for a few seconds. They sometimes disappear on their own or will not be present when I next start the car. Has anyone any idea what might be causing this? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi, my xf 2010, 60000 m displays RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE, engine malfunction and red triangle. Handbook does not give any information on what may cause this. Any ideas? Advice/ suggestions would be very much appreciated.

I have an cg 2010 v6 diesel. On occasion the dash will display warnings - gearbox fault, handbrake fault an ASL fault. These messages scroll though one after the other. The car drives perfectly normal and usually when I restart the car the problem disappears. obviously I’m worried I will have a real problem at sometime. I would be grateful for any ideas or advice. Bill

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to go with it. The led units seem quite expensive ( I don't know which ones you used?) but the fitting process seems less complicated. Regards, bill.

Hi, I have a 2010 XF 3.0 diesel, which has halogen headlights. My night vision is not as good as it was (when I was younger!) and I would like to convert to Xenon by using a conversion kit. I have heard different views on whether this can be carried out successfully. Has anyone experience of this which would help me?

Hi, I've just bought a low mileage 2010 XF 3.0 auto. Very happy except I find the halogen headlights not as good as the Xenon on my last car. Is it possible to upgrade to Xenon on my car? How could I do it at a reasonable cost? Would really appreciate any help or advice.