Second gear is slipping. Some of the seals are leaking. One of the gears are stripped.
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee: transmission slipping
13 of the 892 complaints about the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe transmission slipping.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 12 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Transmission slipping by model year
What owners say
Transmission slips and doesn't change gears properly. This is due to transmission failure. The transmission was replaced, but the problem recurred.*ak
At various speeds the transmission would start to slip. This caused the vehicle to accelerate to a higher speed than the required speed.
Consumer is experienced transmission problem such as the gears slipping.
My car was in park and idling when I got out of the car to get something off the ground. When I got out, the car started rolling backwards and hit a car parked behind me. When I got back in the car, transmission had slipped into reverse.
While placing vehicle in park and getting out of vehicle, the gear slipped out of park and vehicle rolled backward between two trees while doors were open. *ak
I was driving down the road and had to stop to remove something that was in the road. I placed the jeep in park and left my vehicle. After I left the vehicle, it started rolling backwards and struck the car behind me. I thought at the time that the transmission had slipped from park to reverse but I did not have it checked out since it only happened once. Now I am reading that there is an investigation into the exact problem with the jeep.
Upon seeing the federal safety agency is reviewing the grand cherokee for transmission problems I believe my jeep is exibiting similar problems. The drive stick has always been moveable from the drive or reverse postion into neutral without depressing the button. I have also exprerianced the car slipping gears while idling.
I put the vehicle in park, stepped out of the car, turned around and glanced at the car, and saw that it was rolling backwards down the street. I ran to jump into the car, landed chest first on the driver seat, with my legs dangling out the door. I saw that the vehicle was in reverse, rather than park, as I had left it. I threw the car into park. It kept rolling, picking up speed and forcing my body to begin slipping out the door. I reached for the foot brake, couldn't reach it, and fell out the door. The vehicle's wheels rolled 12 inches from my head. I jumped up and watched the vehicle crash into a neighbor's garage and stop. I don't know the dollar cost damage to the garage.
Automatic transmission slipping.
Transmission keeps slipping out of gear into lower gear, causing vehicle to slowdown unexpectedly. Consumer must pull over and change gear. Dealer cannot duplicate the defect. *ak
Cold transmission will not shift from 2nd gear to 3rd. Transmission slips out of gear, causing loss of power. Dealer recommends new transmission. Not covered under warranty.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Automatic transmission diagnostic teardown procedure
- Subject regarding revision in diagnostic procedures and labor operation times for re transmissions
- Automatic transmission fluid usage ATF+4
- Vehicles exhibiting buzz, whining, or moaning like noise from cold transmission when reverse gear is selected
- A thumping or creaking noise may be heard coming from the transmission tunnel area on acceleration or...
- Specifications and service procedures used in the current service manuals are being revised to provide...
- This bulletin involves overdrive unavailable in extreme cold temperatures, bypass kit installation,...
- This bulletin involves transfer case shifter noise
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- What is wrong
- On certain sport utility vehicles, if a driver has not placed the shifter lever fully into the "park" position and leaves the vehicle running, the vehicle may unexpectedly move rearward after seeming to be stable.
- Risk
- Inadvertent movement of the vehicle could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a secondary detent system to the floor shifter assembly. Daimlerchrysler sent interim notices to owners concerning this problem on march 22, 2002. Owner notification began september 23, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 02V053000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee slipping
Is transmission slipping a common problem on the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
13 of 892 owner complaints about the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention transmission slipping. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There is 1 recall and 12 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fuel pump 61Stalling 59Won't start 19Power steering loss 16No deployment 13Door locks 11Fire or smoke 11Transmission failure 11Grinding brakes 10Pulling 10Check engine light 9Engine failure 8Headlights 8Loss of power 8Ball joint 7Brake failure 7Knocking 7Jerking 7Overheating 7Steering lock-up 6Sudden acceleration 6Tire blowout 6ABS 5Adaptive cruise 5Rollaway 5Won't shift 5Wipers 5
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