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TIPM failure while driving is very unsafe. Can cause lights, wipers, and other failures while driving, including intermittent dangerous stalling and non starting. Please don-??t wait until deaths or injury occur before action of this widely known issue.
Manual transmission pops out of 1st gear on acceleration forcing the driver to quickly put into 2nd gear. This happens without warning and does cause a safety hazard. If the vehicle stalls out when going into 2nd gear it could easily cause serious injury or death.
Transmission pops out of first gear routinely. It is a safety concern and occurs when crossing traffic at turns eliminating drive to wheels and leaving operator vulnerable to injury or death from oncoming traffic. Jeep has issues tsb tsb 21-001-10 rev a but no recall. This is a known issue with many vehicles with same transmission. There will be injury or death from this one day.
- Tucson, AZ, USA
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Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated when shifted into 4 wheel drive. In addition, the air bag warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V290000 (air bags) and 16V352000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000. Part distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Wrangler. While driving at a very low speed, there was an abnormal noise coming from the gear shifter as it independently shifted out of the first gear. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission assembly and multiple parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to part unavailability. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.
The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that after the starting the vehicle, the first gear slipped. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified if the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. The VIN was not provided.
The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the transmission malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to specify why the failure occurred, but stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact mentioned that the transmission was previously replaced three times for the same failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not offer any additional assistance. The failure mileage was 171,907. The VIN was not available.
The transmission oil temperature got hot and boiled over. I believe this is due to Jeep poor transmission cooler design. It is on the bottom side of the radiator and does not receive direct air flow to keep cool.
Brought my Jeep to an automotive shop to have crank case and transmission oil changed. They discovered that the rear drive shaft was in dire straight. There are 16 bolts; 8 at each end that keep the drive shaft in place. 1 was completely missing, 12 were broken (in multiple places on multiple bolts) and 3 bolts were all that was keeping the drive shaft in place and they were all attached to the rear of the shaft. The shop insisted that I see it first hand and that they had never seen anything like it before. I was completely horrified, there is no telling how long it had been that way. I am not hard on my vehicle, I don't hot rod, off road or go mudding. There were no indications of a problem and the Jeep service department didn't discover anything during their "umpteen" vehicle point inspection. The only thing I can figure is that the factory torqued the bolts too hard or used defective equipment or both. The complacency in quality control is disturbing; my life matters and there is no telling what might have happened if that part decided to let go.
When pulling out into the road after stopping at a stop sign the transmission slipped out of 1st gear. It was dangerous as I lost my ability to accelerate when I needed it the most (crossing a busy road). It has been slipping or popping out of 1st gear w increasing frequency. I took it to a transmission repair shop and they found a service bulletin posted by the manufacture of essentially a known issue that other people were complaining about the same problem. The Jeep has 28K miles on it and is in great condition otherwise. Apparently this is a known defect and not causes by normal wear and tear. This problem has the potential to cause a serious accident. The dealership won't fix it under warranty and I feel it should be covered as this problem is both a safety issue and known defect.
Transmission overheats when driving uphill even in the snow. (needs a tranny cooler). Air bag sensor failed. Not covered but same part failed in 2007 and is covered by warranty.
Transmission overheating. Took vehicle (3.8L V6 4X4) in for trans cooler line replacement. Was told by dealer's service department that cooler line connection parts were bad (note: This is a recall item on the 2009 3.6 L engine).
The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number 13V234000 (power train, steering) had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. The dealer advised the part was not available for repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact did not experience a failure.
Driving down the road and my Jeep shut down. I was in the middle of traffic trying to miss cars but I had no power steering. I pulled to the side of the road and took it to the shop. They had to replace my tipm module. I would like to have someone contact Chrysler to have them put in a recall so this does not happen to anyone else.
I found leaking transmission cooler lines on my Jeep Wrangler. I contacted Chrysler/Jeep by phone to inquire about a customer satisfaction notification L05 transmisson oil cooler lines issue pertaining to tsb: 2008-2010 jk Wrangler: Transmission oil cooler lines may weep transmission fluid. Tsb: 2008-2010 jk Wrangler: Transmission oil cooler lines may weep transmission fluid subject: Extended warranty -transmission oil cooler lines may weep transmission fluid at the hose to tube crimp joints (7 years or 70,000 miles warranty extension) overview: This bulletin involves installing new transmission oil cooler supply & return line assembly. Models: 2008 -2010 (jk) Wrangler note: This extended warranty bulletin applies to vehicles equipped with 3.8L engine (sales code egt) and an automatic transmission (sales code dgv) built before March 10, 2010 (mdh0410xx). Symptom/condition: Weeping transmission oil cooler lines at the hose-to-tube crimp joints. Diagnosis: If the symptom/condition is experienced proceed to the repair procedure. I was told my vehicle would not be covered by this and I would have to pay for the repairs. If these lines were to burst or open up enough to spray fluid it would ignite off the exhaust manifolds and burn the vehicle to the ground. This has happened to several Jeep owners I have found in my research and one owner had their vehicle burn even after the lines were improperly replaced by a dealership even. My Jeep meets all the criteria in the customer satisfaction notification L05 yet I was told it wasn't covered.
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- Dallas, TX, USA