2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4x4 transmission problems

Filed Apr 23, 2019 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · PR · fire

Sitting at a stop light the car burst into flames and burnt to the ground.the fire department said it was caused by transmission fluid boiling out of a vent and hitting the hot exhaust pipe

Filed Jan 25, 2019 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · IL

While turning right from a stop sign on to a major highway with 55 mile an hour speed limit I began to merge into traffic when suddenly the transmission jumped out of first gear causing a loud banging and shiftier violently jumping backwards out of my hand and causing my jeep to stop accelerating only a few feet from the stop sign and into traffic. I was able to quickly get the transmission back into first gear and merge without incident. This problem was intermittent for almost 6 months and never could I get it to happen when I brought it in to get serviced for this problem. The more I drove the jeep the more often the problem would occur, until december of 2018 when it would jump out of gear almost every time I started from a dead stop. It was impossible to drive anywhere without being nervous that the next time I tried to start from a dead stop I would either be broadsided or rear ended because of the sudden loss of power. I understand that jeep has issued a technical bulletin for this problem but I have waited for parts specifically for this repair for several weeks and possibly will be in in about 10 more days according to the service advisor. I have owned several manual transmission vehicles all of them for over 200,000 miles each have never had problems with internal gears and synchronizers. The jeep has been serviced and is well taken care of not used for towing or any other heavy loading. I don't believe I have done anything out of the ordinary to cause this problem, I do believe that jeep has a problem with this transmission and is not taking responsibility to repair them. Thanks.....

Filed May 18, 2018 · Transmission · 92,000 miles · GA

My jeep has been jumping out of gear. In traffic, driving in 1st gear, at about 5-10 MPH, flat terrain in a straight direction, it jumps out of gear. My jeep has jumped out of gear in intersections when I am starting from a stop, flat terrain, going straight or turning, it will jump out of first as I am accelerating, I have had several instances where I was almost rear ended. When stopping at a sign or red light, as I start in 1st gear it will aggressively jump out of gear causing me to roll back when on a hill, where I have almost run into the vehicle behind me. There is a service bulletin issued by mopar " number: 21-001-10 rev. A group: transmission date: april 20, 2010" I took my jeep to have the gear fixed on 04/16/2018 the parts were on back order, not arriving to the dealership until 05/10/2018 and it was finished on 05/18/2018. I am convinced the back order of my parts is due to the fact that this is happening to many other jeep owners. The dealer found my 1st gear synchronizer was damaged and replaced it

Filed Mar 31, 2018 · Transmission · 124,356 miles · FL

When accelerating from a stop in a 6-speed manual transmision, the jeep will at times jump out of gear with a violent jerk and loud sound. This could cause the driver to react or a vehicle behind to rear end the now not moving vehicle while the jeep driver recovers.

Filed Feb 19, 2018 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · NV

Manual transmission pops out of first gear causing vehicle to stall. This occurs when starting from a stopped position as the clutch is released. This occurs when going straight and turning. This is dangerous when entering a roadway with other traffic. Seems to be a common problem with early jeep jk wranglers.

Filed Jan 19, 2018 · Transmission · 35,000 miles · NY

Synchro problem 'jumps violently out of 1st gear [jog] since 35k miles

Filed Oct 12, 2016 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · GA

This affects 6 speed manual transmissions. The car violently pops out of first gear when accelerating. They even issued a tsb on it. It has done this multiple times but I almost had a very serious accident last week when pulling out onto a major highway from a stop. This will get someone seriously injured or killed.

Filed May 27, 2016 · Transmission · 10,000 miles · NY

The manual transmission/stick shift constantly violently pops out of 1st and 3rd gear into neutral while accelerating causing a sudden, unexpected loss of power and control over the vehicle. The driver must come to a complete stop in traffic or have the vehicle continue to roll forward (or backward if on an upslope) while trying to re-engage the transmission. Unless and until the driver is able to re-engage the transmission, there is no active control over the forward movement of the vehicle to maintain vehicle speed or avoid a potential collision. This can lead to serious damage and/or injury to the vehicle, driver, drivers of other vehicles and pedestrians. This has been a continuing problem since the vehicle was new. Manufacture issued a tsb (#21-001-10 rev. A) regarding this issue caused by bad a synchronizer assembly. Dealer refused to correct the problem when the vehicle was under warranty b/c it happened less frequently then and dealer couldn't independently diagnose the problem. Now that it happens constantly the dealer refuses to correct the problem b/c the vehicle is out of warranty. This is a known dangerous defect but the dealer/manufacturer refuses to correct it.

Filed Aug 25, 2015 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · VA · crash

My vehicle was parked and I had turned the ignition off, removed my keys, and walked away from the vehicle. The vehicle was parked on a flat surface at the time of the incident. Upon walking away from the vehicle the vehicle started rolling forward by itself. My vehicle rolled into the back of another vehicle causing 4,000 dollars in damages to the other vehicle. No major damages occurred to my vehicle.

Filed Apr 22, 2015 · Acceleration, Transmission · 135,000 miles · WV

The jeep jumps out of gear without any warning almost causing a accident with the car behind me!