Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Jeep Wrangler submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND WITHOUT WARNING IT POPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND STARTED SURGING. CONSUMER JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE HIT AN AIRPLANE ON THE FIELD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GRASS ON FLAT LAND. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK *NM
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSIMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 1999. FIRST IS THE EXPERIENCE OF, ON OCCASION THE CAR NOT STARTING WHILE IN PARK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I CALLED CHRYSLER ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE, AND THEY INFORMED ME JUST TO PUT IT IN NUETRAL WHENEVER THAT HAPPENED AND IT WOULD START OK. I HAVE HAD TO DO THAT VERY OFTEN. I ASSUMED IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ENGAGE THE LO 4 WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISM, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE NEED FOR IT, HENCE NEVER BOTHERED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. THIS YEAR THE TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN EACH GEAR. IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM, AND HAVE TAKEN CAR TO MECHANIC, HAD LINES CHECKED, TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES, ETC., BUT STILL HASN'T RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THAT IN A CRISIS SITUATION, I WILL HIT THE GAS, AND THE CAR WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE, OR WILL LUNGE AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE REVING SO HI BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS ALL HIGHWAY MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT MIGHT RESULT IN AN INJURY. *NLM
GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND WENT INTO REVERSE, WHICH CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. *JB
IN THE EVENING, JUNE 13TH, 2001, MY VEHICLE WAS PARALLEL PARKED ON A SIDE STREET IN BOSTON, MY PARTNER SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, BACKED UP APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET, I WAS ON THE SIDEWALK GUIDING HIM BACK SO AS TO NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND US. WITH HIS FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, STRIKING A TOYOTA RAV4 PARKED IN FRONT. MY BUMPER GUARD HIT THEIR BUMPER HARD AND MY GRILL LIGHTLY HIT THEIR REAR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE, BUT THERE WAS REALLY NO DAMAGE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE ENGINE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, YOU COULD SEE TIRE SKID MARKS APPROX. 3 FEET LONG FROM THE FRONT TIRES, AND THE HEAVY SMELL OF "BURNT" RUBBER. AFTER READING ABOUT THE GRAND CHEROKEE PROBLEM TODAY, 08-03-01, IT MADE ME REALIZE THAT IF A PERSON WERE STANDING BETWEEN THE VEHICLES ON THE DAY OF MY INCIDENT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BADLY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK , THEY SAID "THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T DETECT ANYTHING WRONG." THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURED, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE GUAGES SINCE THEY WOULD ALL GO OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THE ODOMETER INDICATED "NO BUS" I SUSPECT THE TWO ARE UNRELATED, BUT I'M NOT AN EXPERT. THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE GUAGES, BUT NEVER HAD ANOTHER REPORT OF THE ENGINE REVVING OUT OF CONTROL AS MINE DID. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. REGARDS, AL FOWLER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WHEN GEAR SWITCHED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT GARAGE. CONSUMER HAD TO BE TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES TO KNEE/ EYE AND EARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND SEVERAL OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. EVERY OWNER I HAVE CONTACTED (30+) HAS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY ADVICE OR RECALL INFORMATION. THE TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF 5TH GEAR, GRINDS IN SECOND, WON'T GO INTO SECOND WHEN COLD, AND HAS ALL THREE PROBLEMS IN REVERSE. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *AK
CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN SHIFT LEVER FELL OFF TRANSMISSION, AND THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND PULL OVER OFF ROAD. CONSUMER UNCOVERED BOTTOM OF SHIFTER LEVER, AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO LOCKING DEVICE BETWEEN SHIFT LEVER AND TRANSMISSION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING GEAR SHIFT CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF TRANSMISSION. DEALER NEED3E IT. RETAINER SPRING HAD POPPED OUT OF POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
LEAKING FLUID FROM THE TRANSFER CASE AT, ONLY 35000 MILES TO VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS PROPERLY MAINTANANCED AND NEVER ABUSED OR GONE OFF ROADING. A $212.00 JOB AT THE DEALER TO REPLACE SEALS. IS IT TO EARLY FOR ANYTHING TO LEAK, ESPECIALLY IN A NEW VEHICLE?*AK
THE THROW-OUT BEARING CLIPS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE CLUTCH DISC AND PRESSURE PLATE TO BE DAMAGED, HENSE I HAD TO HAVE ALL REPLACED. WHEN I CALLED JEEP TO TRY TO GET THEM TO COVER THIS PART WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRENTY, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A "WEARIBLE ITEM". SO I TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT A WEARIBLE ITEM, AND THEY SAID ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CLUTCH IS A WEARIBLE ITEM, AND THIS SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS HAD LEAD ME TO YOU.
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN 4TH GEAR OR 5TH GEAR IT JUMPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE GEARS GRIND AND DO NOT ENGAGE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES WHEN GOING UP STEEP HILLS LETTING VEHICLE ROLL BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL. TRANSMISSION RUNS OUT OF OIL ON STEEP INCLINE.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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