2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Sep 1, 2022 · Acceleration, Electrical · NC

the jeep goes into limp mode and gets stuck in 2 gear I have replaced the shifter solenoid and still happens I have read about this happing to the same jeep from 2005-2010 model and this is a safety issue that need to be recalled immediately. I was driving on the highway and the jeep shifted into 2nd gear mind I was going the speed limit of 65 and it went down to 30 MPH and it almost caused a pike up on the interstate.

Filed May 2, 2019 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · CA

2008 jeep grand cherokee goes into limp mode and stays in fourth gear. If I restart the car it goes back to normal but eventually goes back into fourth gear and stays.

Filed Aug 21, 2017 · Transmission · 66,000 miles · OH

Car gets stuck in gear, stalls when accelerating, reverse goes out until periodically

Filed Apr 16, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 75,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. When the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle did not start. The contact stated that the key had to be turned to the off position then back to the on position in order for the vehicle to start. Once the vehicle was started, it would not shift out of the park position unless the ignition was turned to the off position and back to the on position. The failure recurred continuously in cold weather. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Jul 2, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · AZ

2008 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to final drive controller module recall. Consumer states recall repair damaged vehicle. *smd the consumer stated the recall was performed in october 2013. However, he did not know at the time, it damaged the vehicle. It wasn't until january 2014, that the vehicle would not go into towable mode. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. An inspection revealed the vehicle needed a new transfer case motor, and chrysler would pay for the repairs, but the part would not be available for six months. The consumer filed a claim with chrysler, and five weeks later the part arrived, and was eventually installed. Late april 2014, the vehicle would not shift into towable mode. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was fixed again. The dealer guaranteed that it wouldn't happen again. But, it did happen again, and a warning appeared on the dashboard, that read service 4-wheel drive system and the transmission light illuminated. The consumer was informed, there was no permanent fix at the moment.

Filed Mar 16, 2014 · Transmission · 52,308 miles · UT

Jeep has a known problem with the transfer case actuator motor. Last fall, 9-19-13 I brought it in for a recall, number n23. Prior to the recall I had no problems with my jeep and I had towed it up to alaska and back, over 7,000 mi. This winter we decided to spend it in arizona. About 2 months into it is when we get a service message to have our 4wd system looked at and that it wouldn't shift into neutral for towing purposes. So I get on the internet forums and find out that there are thousands of other jeep owners experiencing the same thing and not shifting into 4 low also. They too had not had any troubles until they had taken their vehicles in for the recall fix which, was a reflash of the transmission software. The transfer case actuator are on backorder from jeep at one per dealer every 14 days. And I get to shell out $500.00 for a problem that didn't exist until the recall. Oh, I had towed the jeep several times since the alaska trip in 2011. The bigger problem here is that there are a lot of jeep owners who don't ever take their jeep's off road or tow it behind something so they don't get the trouble message until they do and they need it. That means there are millions of jeep owners that don't know they have a problem.

Filed Mar 2, 2014 · Transmission · 59,440 miles · PA

While off road very far into the desert of arizona I was traveling with my permanently disabled wife. We were on desert trails and the trail lead into a soft silt type dry wash. When I tried to put this jeep into 4x4 low range a message popped up in the interment cluster that said "service 4 wheel drive". The jeep would not shift to 4x4 low range and lock the differential and drive through the dry wash to safety. This problem is directly related to the "safety recall n23 / the federal safety agency 13v‑175 reprogram final drive controller module" that a jeep service center had performed. The final drive controller module (fdcm) (n23 / the federal safety agency 13v‑175) re-programming that I had performed at a jeep service center caused this potentially fatal problem that could have left my wife dead. If we hadn't had water to drink or if it would have started to rain we(she) could have drowned in the wash while being trapped in the jeep, because I could not place the jeep in 4x4 low range and lock the differential to drive the jeep out of a potentially fatal situation.

Filed Feb 10, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 76,200 miles · NV

Went into dealership service center to have "n23" safety recall performed. Before n23 software update there was no problem using the 4wd-low function, afterwards the 4wd-low shift function comes up with "service 4wd" code and will not shift into 4wd-low. I discovered this while stuck in a snow drift this weekend. After researching the issue I discovered that many jeep owners that went in for the n23 recall are having the same issue.

Filed Jan 18, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 61,000 miles · NV

We are full time rvers and have towed our jeep about 40,000 miles without any issues, until the recent recall. The federal safety agency #13v75000, chrysler n23. The very innocuous recall notice spoke of the dot requiring the recall based on a number of cases where the transfer case shifted into neutral on it's own and the vehicle rolled away, causing damage. The recall went on to say that the fix was to take it to the dealer for a software reprogramming to take care of the issue. The recall notice was very carefully and cleverly written to leave one with the impression that a software issue was the cause of the problem, and jeep was going to fix it with the reflash of the transmission computer. This is not true. The issue is caused by the failure of hardware in the transfer case, and the ?fix? Offered by jeep is nothing more than a band aid to meet the strict letter of the demand by the federal safety agency. As thousands of jeep owners are now learning, after the recall they find themselves in a situation where the transfer case will no longer shift into neutral, or 4wd low, at all. I have personal knowledge of dozens of jeep owners with these issues who never had a problem before the recall. This problem creates a great uncertainty among owners. We don't know if the 4wd system will work when needed, or end up stuck in neutral or 4wd low, making the vehicle unusable. While not being able to tow may not be a safety issue, I think that disabling a 4wd system that many people rely on in bad terrain or weather would be. I don't think that the federal safety agency has monitored this situation properly and has allowed chrysler to commit what amounts to a fraud upon their customers. I think the federal safety agency needs to take another look at this issue.

Filed Jan 3, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · NY

When manually trying to shift my 2008 jeep grand cherokee from 3rd to 4th gear the rpms just keep going up and doesn't go into gear the dealership fix this problem 3 times already their seems to be no end in sight, I have talked to many other jeep people online and it seems to be a problem with many others with the 3.7 v6 4x4 its a big deal when your driving on the l.I.e. And you have to pull over and try to get back on !!!!

Filed Jan 21, 2009 · Engine, Transmission · 2,355 miles · CA

It would not roll down. Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 30 MPH on normal road conditions, the engine unexpectedly stalled. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle restarted after the first attempt. The gear shifter was placed into drive and the accelerator pedal was depressed, but there was no response. The contact made several attempts before the vehicle was able to be driven again. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. In addition, the gear shifter was stuck in park and would not shift into reverse. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on a separate occasion for identical failures, but there were no resolutions. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 2,355. Updated 3/3/09 *cn the consumer had difficulty getting the vehicle thevehicle out of gear. The left front window did not functin properly. Updated 03/04/09.