Four problems related to manual transmission have been reported for the 2005 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Jeep Wrangler based on all problems reported for the 2005 Wrangler.
6 speed transmission forks are poorly designed. Vehicle can pop out of 1st gear starting at under 15k miles. Can lead to vehicle rolling away when parked in gear as well as rolling bacj when starting on hills. My vehicle had the problem already at about 90k when I bought it. No idea how long it has been a problem in this vehicle. Many reports indicate the problem can occur in this particular transmission at as early as 15k due to design. I am an ase certified mechanic, and while it is nice to be paid to replace these parts regularly, it can be a dangerous condition and needs to be investigated.
Multiple defective 6 speed manual transmissions. I have had three transmissions installed in my Jeep, and all have the same problems, hard to pull out of first, and grinding during up shifts from first to second and second to third. I have found multiple other owners of the same vehicle on the internet that have the same problem, but Chrysler has not come up with fix for the problem. The issue can be hazardous, if you are trying to accelerate in traffic, you can't because the transmission won't go into gear.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 10 mph, the transmission slammed out of gear. The contact heard a rattling sound coming from the transmission when the failure occurred. He stated that the other gears operate normally. The dealer replaced the throw out bearing, however, the failure still persists. The current mileage was 34,461 and failure mileage was 18,000.
I have had a problem with my six speed manual transmission in my 2005 Jeep Wrangler since January, 2006. While my vehicle was still under warranty I had the dealership take a look at it they told me there was nothing wrong with it. Since then I have had three transmissions put in my Jeep at my cost and it still pops out of first gear. It sounds like somebody ran into me. The dealership as I know now was aware of the problem and did not want to fix it. My Jeep is no longer under warranty and thanks alot.