Transmission Slip Out Of Gear Problems of Jeep Wrangler - part 2

Jeep randomly jumps out of first gear when pulling away from a dead stop. Leaving the car in neutral while pulling out into traffic. On more than one occasion this happened while making a left turn across a busy street.

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I was driving my 2007 Jeep Wrangler, and the automatic transmission slipped out of gear, I was driving at 25mph. I pulled over to the side of the road, and had the vehicle towed to hyannis transmission #2. If this happened on the highway, this could have caused an accident that could have resulted in serious injuries, or death to a person, or persons.

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2008 Jeep Wrangler. Consumer writes in regards to mechanical problems and brake line routing defect the consumer stated the first problem he had with the vehicle was the transmission. It began failing to engage and shifting out of gear. The dealer discovered that the transmission oil filter had not been installed and was lying on the bottom of the transmission oil pan. In January 2011, while driving at highway speeds, the consumer began to experience intermittent violent shaking of the entire vehicle, which seemed to be originating from the front end. The consumer stated it felt as though a wheel was loose. The consumer went to a repair shop, where the tie rod and pitman were replaced. Two weeks later, the shaking occurred again and soon it became increasingly violent ,making it nearly impossible to control the vehicle and stay in his lane. The consumer returned to the repair shop where they replaced the steering damper, which seemed to correct the problem for awhile. In July, the consumer took the vehicle for a routine maintenance check. While checking the front end, the mechanic was able to get two full turns on a nut on the track bar. Since then, the shaking has not occurred. The consumer stated as he approached a line of vehicles stopped at a light, he attempted to apply the brake, but it went soft and to the floor. An inspection revealed a hole in the brake line above the right front wheel, where the line left the wheel well and went into the engine compartment. The hole was caused by rubbing on the line by the edge of the plastic wheel well lining.

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My Jeep has jumped out of 1st gear from a start of roll unlimited times causing at times near to fatal crashes because of this. I have contacted Chrysler representatives and dealership service managers numerous times and all will not fix due to powertrain coverage is non-transferrable and they claim this is not a Jeep problem. There is numerous forums and discussions with other Jeep owners who claim the same problem yet Jeep will not fix. Please help.

The six speed manual transmission continually jumps out of first gear while pulling away from a stop. This is dangerous because it could cause an accident to occur if the transmission was to jump out of gear during a take off and crossing lanes of traffic. I also am aware that this is a common problem, not only has Chrysler shipped a non-functional vehicle but have knowingly ignored a fix after 5 years.

While pulling out of a driveway, my Jeep jumped out of 1st gear. As I let off of the clutch and began to roll it violently jumped out of gear. I had enough speed for my Jeep to actually enter traffic. By the time I figured out what had actually happened I was in traffic and was almost hit by an oncoming car. This is a well known problem and Jeep is only offering to repair it if it is under warranty. My Jeep only has 53k miles on it and it has done this a few times over the last couple of months. In my opinion Jeep should recall this as a safety recall before someone is injured or killed.

When accelerating from a stop/near-stop, the car will violently jump out of gear. The first time it occurred I thought I was rear-ended. It is difficult to intentionally repeat: the only pattern is that it is a first gear, accelerating from slow speed issue. Beginning to be intimidated to pull into traffic. It is increasing in frequency and severity. Lithia dealer says it is a Jeep issue. Jeep says it is a dealer issue. I miss my 1999 sahara.

Transmission jumps out of 1st gear. Started doing it once or twice a month back in June. Now does it 5 or 6 times a day in January. I live in florida, so cold weather is not the issue. I removed the outer boot so I could watch the inner boot. Still happens but I see no difference in how the inner boot moves weather it pops out or not. Finally felt I should complain when I almost could not get out of the way of a fire truck that was trying to get past me at a stop light. It popped out 4 times so I had to use 2nd gear to move over. I have to wait for large openings in traffic to pull out or cross multi lane roads because I'm not sure I'll make it in one shot. I usually have to do a slow 2nd gear take off.

While driving on highway at approximately 55-60 mph my Jeep has started to violently shake and shudder after hitting a bump. It will only stop shaking after pulling over to the side of the road and slowing down to 15-20 mph or stopping all together. The day it started we were taking a trip to new orleans and it happened 6 or 7 times in less than 100 miles. I will be taking it in to the dealer in the morning, but after a quick search of the NHTSA database it seem this has been a regular occurrence and recurrence with Jeeps for many years. Luckily we were on a secondary highway when this occurred and not on a major interstate at 70-75 mph (yet). The wife is now terrified to drive the vehicle and I'm not to comfortable with it at this point. To make matters worse we're being stationed overseas and planned on letting our son in college use the vehicle which doesn't seem like a great option at this point. We've also noticed, for the past few weeks, the manual transmission will jump out of 1st gear when taking off. I looked forward to owning a Jeep 4-door for some time and this is rather disappointing and I wouldn't have even considered buying it if I had been told this would happen, especially with less than 20,000 miles on it, none of which are off-roading miles. I believe Jeep should have to warn it's potential customers if they do not want to bother fixing an obvious design flaw and should have to remove all their "trail rated" badges from all vehicles. It's no wonder Chrysler is having financial troubles since they can't make a 4x4 that can handle a bump.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that when driving the vehicle at any speed, the transmission would slip out of gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the transmission boot was replaced, however the contact was still experiencing the failure. The current and failure mileages were 56,000.

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Vehicle jumps out of 1st gear when you are pulling out. It almost broke my wrist. Dealer refuses to fix unless they can replicate the problem. Even though they have a service bulletin issued on April 20, 2010. This is very unsafe. Can someone help me?.

2008 Jeep Wrangler. Manual transmission jumps out of gear from 1st to 2nd gear, happens at least once a week, loud popping noise, no TSB from chysler Jeep.

07 Jeep Wrangler jumps out of first gear intermittently.

With increasing frequency, my Jeep jumps out of first gear while accelerating away from a stop. Even with my hand on the shift lever, holding my vehicle in first gear, it will at times jump out of gear with a violent metal-on-metal collision sound. Several times this has happened when crossing or joining traffic at an intersection, and is very dangerous.

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Randomly as you start in first gear from a dead stop the transmission shifter jumps out of first into neutral. The jump happens so violently that the first time it happened I had to make sure I was not rear ended. With this jumping out of gear I fear that driving into rush hour traffic I could be in an accident because of the loss of movement going into or thru traffic.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler sahara 4x4. The contact stated that the vehicle would independently shift out of gear when driving at any rate of speed. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who advised that the boot under the gear would become too cold and causing the gears to shift independently. The dealer repaired the vehicle by removing the boot. After repairs, the vehicle began to exhibit an abnormally loud noise from the transmission. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised that the recent failure was caused by the removal of the boot. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 900.

Over 8 times in the past month my 2009 Jeep Wrangler has violently slipped out of first gear when trying to accelerate. When this happens the car stops suddenly and there is a loud bang like one would expect in a rear end collision. I am lucky this has not happened while in an intersection or while trying to avoid a collision. The dealership will not even look into the problem if they cannot re-create the incident which happens at unpredictable times. This has the potential for serious injury not only for me but others.

While pulling out in 1st gear with manual transmission the Jeep jumps out of of 1st gear.

I have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler unlimited 4 door and the manual transmission repeatedly jumps out of first gear. It has happened to me when entering highways and I have had near accidents as a result. Jeep dealer claims there is no TSB for this problem.

Intermitant slipping out of first gear. Dangerous to the driver at intersections and when starting from a nuetral position.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler unlimited. While driving approximately 5 mph, the transmission violently slipped out of first gear. Immediately, the contact shifted into the second gear range, and resumed normally. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was waiting on a response from the dealer regarding the failure at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

2007-2010 Jeep jk Wrangler (all models) manual 6 speed transmission transmission violently jumps out of gear (jog) in first and second gear when starting from a stop. The action is quick, violent and sounds like the vehicle hit a curb or another vehicle. The movement of the shift handle is violent enough to cause hand injury including broken bones. In addition, this is a safety concern as the vehicle can become momentarily unable to accelerate from a stop or slow speed (I. E. Avoiding other vehicles, objects etc. ). This problem happens almost daily on this particular vehicle. Some quick research reveals that this seems to be a fairly common problem as documented by other Jeep owners/operators.

2008 Jeep Wrangler 6 speed manual transmission that pops out of first gear. Started popping out in September of 10' when I was starting to drive after stopping for a red light and went to turn left and it popped out of first with a loud bang, its happened almost every time I drive my car multiple times to the point where I am scared to drive it. I had it looked at multiple times at my dealership and they said they couldn't find the problem, finally in January of 2011 when I told them about the 1000 or other complaints I had read the re-looked at the vehicle and they put in a new shifter boot, the day I picked the car up from the dealership it started jumping out of gear again, my car has no been in the shop for 3 weeks. They are putting in a rebuilt transmission.

2010 Jeep Wrangler jumps out of first gear under acceleration. Average rate of occurrence is 2 times a day. Vehicle was purchased new in December of 2009. Problem reported to tate Jeep in frederick, MD in March. Dealership removed inner and outer shifter boots and returned the vehicle to me with instructions to drive the vehicle without the boots installed to see if the problem recurs. Dealership notified 1 week later that the problem remained; they responded that they would call me back to schedule a service appointment. After three weeks, I called the dealership to inquire as to their plan; they informed me that they had forgotten to order the parts. For the last 2 months I have been driving the Jeep without the inner and outer shifter boots and of course the problem remains. There has been no attempt from the dealer to contact me. The vehicle prevents a safety problem as it can and will jump out of first gear when pulling into traffic and when trying to ascend hills; all of which risk a vehicle collision. Additionally when the shifter jumps, it does so with enough force to cause significant pain and risk injury if ones hand happen to be in the way.

2010 Jeep Wrangler 2dr, manual transmission. Transmission jumps out of 1st gear. The transmission will jump out of 1st gear (jog) into neutral when beginning to accelerate from a dead stop. This event occurs every so often without any warning whatsoever. The vehicle has 630 miles on it and this jumping out of gear has happened on more than a dozen occasions already. It has already put me in an unsettling situation, occurring while attempting to cross oncoming traffic. If it wasn't for quick reactions and a wide berth, an accident would have been unavoidable. It is only a matter of time where a person whose vehicle is suffering from defect is involved in an incident. Brought the vehicle in for service but the proposed fix (inner boot replacement and/or modification) has failed as the vehicle still jumps out of gear. Chrysler is aware of the issue but has only issued recommendations for how to potentially resolve the issue which do not always work (see previous sentence).

I have a 2007 Jeep Wrangler unlimited rubicon model 4x4 with a manual transmission. The vehicle will intermittently slip out of first gear causing a loss of acceleration. This can be very unsafe while executing a left hand turn with oncoming traffic. I have had the vehicle into the dealership approximately five times and they refuse to acknowledge the problem stating that they are unable to replicate the issue. Additionally, the vehicle will occasionally be difficult to go into gear and will make a grinding noise. I did not have any issues with this until I had approximately 28,000 miles on the vehicle. The problem is intermittent and can occur multiple times in one day or not at all for several days. I have not had any accidents as a result of the issue but I feel it is highly unsafe and I am afraid for my spouse to drive the vehicle.

TSB 21-001-10 was issued on 03/2/2010 "manual transmission may intermittently jump out of first gear" they know they have a problem with it and since my dealer cannot "duplicate" this situation they will not do anything about it even with my lifetime warranty. Pulling out into traffic and having your shifter popping out of gear while some body is barreling down on you is awesome. I feel so safe.

Jeeps keep jumping out of first gear. . . .

08 Jeep Wrangler rubicon 6 speed transmission. When starting out in first gear the transmission will violently jump back and out of first gear. Took it into the dealer 6+ times to have them look at it. It did happen to a service tech and they replaced the transmission. The new transmission started doing the same thing 5 miles from the dealer. Took back again. The dealer responce was it was driver error. Went to another dealer. That manager says that brand new Jeeps with 6 speed transmissions jump out of gear. This is very dangerous as it is first gear and you are pulling into traffic when it happens, you have to then shift very quickly into second to get the vehicle moving again. . Read more...

Stock Jeep 2008 Wrangler x 29,000 miles has j. O. G. Violently jumps out of gear when accelerating in first gear. Swear you were rear ended by a car the first time it happens. Expect to find the whole transmission is laying on the street. Jeep claims is a soft boot problem and then if that doesn't fix it they replace the whole transmission. The condition is very dangerous trying to make a yielding turn on green. I have narrowly avoided getting t-boned when I had transmission failure in the middle of a 5 lane road. Have almost been rear ended several time at a green light because it will accelerate normally for a second and then violently pop out of gear bringing the Jeep to a halt. Gear shift popped out and jammed my middle finger on my hand so bad it still hurts 3 weeks later. Started happening after my death wobble experience at 29000 miles. Looking around this is a problem with 6 speed manual since the new model came out in 2007. Engineering flaw. Tranny should never pop out of gear under load unless there is a transmission failure. Jeep claims the tranny is fine and install a new soft boot. Thanks Jeep/Chrysler.

My 2008 Jeep rubicon has been jumping out of 1st gear when entering intersections etc. . . Since it was new. After 10 months of complaining to the dealership and over 1 dozen near misses at intersections (I stopped alowing my kids to even drive in this vehicle after the first incident where we were almost broadsided by a truck) a technical service bulletin was issued by Chrysler where if someone complained they would change a synchronizer assembly. There are many many others complaining about the same issue and Chrysler has chosen to put others at risk as the issue is still not fixed on new vehicles but requires the TSB to be performed to remedy (maybe it fixes it but I am still not convinced). I know this as I asked for a new transmission and was told by Chrysler that even new transmissions have this issue. Someone is going to get killed (or perhaps there are already fatalities) if there is not a total recall to fix this dangerous safety issue.

A 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4dr. 4x4 with a manual transmission, is very difficult to get into 1st gear. Often, when starting out, the transmission slips out of gear into neutral under load, resulting in an unsafe and startling condition. This occurs with all three drivers in the house, and also with someone who borrowed the car. However, the dealer claims not to be able to reproduce the problem, and offers the car for pick up. I see below that there is a request for the approximate incident date, but this is a recurring condition.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. While the contact was driving approximately 25 mph, unexpectedly the instrument panel warning indicator displayed that the gear was in the drive one range, when actually the gear selector was in the drive position. The contact expressed his concern that the transmission could have possibly slipped out of gear. Also, the gear selector would not shift normally into the drive one and drive two gear. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the shifter assembly was replaced. Recently, the identical failures recurred and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician informed that the gear shift cable had disengaged which was reconnected. The failure mileage was 18,081. Updated 09/27/10 updated 10/04/10.

During mild acceleration from a full stop, in first gear, the manual transmission jumped out of first gear into neutral. A very loud and jarring clang occurred simultaneously with the incident. During the next three years this was a rare and consistent occurrence. As of the summer of 2012 this has become a daily occurrence. This creates a dangerous situation where vehicle drivers behind me may assume that the forward motion of my vehicle will continue and accelerate where in reality the acceleration of my vehicle comes to an abrupt halt and the vehicle speed decreases until I am able to re-engage the transmission.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the transmission slipped out of gear independently. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The transmission was rebuilt several months later yet the failure recurred. The transmission was rebuilt a second time but again, to no avail. The manufacturer was made aware of the recurring failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 120,000. Updated 07/2/lj.