Two problems related to transmission not go into gear have been reported for the 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I was having problems shifting into second gear,at first,I was coming up to a stop sign and tried to down shift when the shifter would not go into any gear,it was locked up took it to a mechanic and he said that 5th gear was cracked and locked up all the shafts in the transmision. I have been having problems with shifting into second gear since I bought the vehicle and took it to the dealer 2 times and they said that nothing was wrong.
While driving at 55mph downshifted and the shifter would not release from fifth to forth, pulled out of gear and coasted, vehicle would not go into any gear at all. Dealer contacted and was not aware of the problem, awaiting a new transmission for vehicle. Provide further information.