2005 Jeep Wrangler: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Jul 11, 2018 · 100,000 miles · CT

Transmission kept popping out of reverse and wouldn't go into reverse, had to have it replaced.

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Engine · 114,000 miles · CT

This is an update to the federal safety agency complaint 10919983 - regarding chrylser e05 campaign camshaft replacement - I still need a new camshaft but have performed a temporary fix in replacing the opda. The new gear on the opda has prevented enough wear gap for the engine to not go into limp mode and will start immediately when temps are under 40 degrees f. I still need a new camshaft to complete this fix. I may try the chrysler customer service to resolve, but the e05 recall does not cover my manufacture date and the campaign has been closed. I am stuck with a used lemon! Buyer beware of this model year, there is a camshaft gear issue that will prevent engine timing to run correctly and ability to pass emissions! Codes p340 and p344 plus engine will not rev beyond 2500rpm (limp mode) are the tell tale signs. A new opda is worth a try temporary fix $80. But do not buy this year or 2004, 2006 without checking if camshaft has been replaced, or plan on doing some major engine work/engine rebuild.

Filed Oct 29, 2016 · Engine · 113,000 miles · CT

Engine codes p0340 and p0344 chrysler campaign e05 replace opda and camshaft - my manufacture date is june 2005, there is 113k on the engine, when the weather is cold (40 f or below) the engine has long start issues, there is play in the opda enough to put the engine in limp mode not revving past 2500rpm. For sure this needs a new camshaft and new opda, both gears are worn. The chrysler campaign only cover up to a feb 2005 manufacture. This should be considered for additional manufacture dates with multiple complaints on the federal safety agency about this issue.

Filed Apr 7, 2016 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · HI

Vehicle will not shift into 3rd gear. This started while driving the vehicle in town and now only runs in 1st and 2nd gear. Diagnostic code p0765 (shift solenoid d) is the only code showing. Other (03-05) jeeps were recalled for the same problem.

Filed Apr 12, 2010 · Engine · 30,000 miles · TX

On march 13, 2010, my 2005 jeep wrangler displayed a check engine light. The code was p0302. When cleared, the code did not return and the jeep ran normally until approximately march 26, when it went into a "limp mode" (rev limiter moved to 2500 RPM) after being revved to 4500 RPM. When restarted, the vehicle ran fine, although the check engine light came on. The code was p0344. When the code was cleared, it did not reappear. However, revving the engine to 4500 RPM in all gears except reverse (n-1-2-3-4-5-6) reproduced the above results without fail. On march 28, a replacement camshaft position sensor was ordered by myself, and was installed on april 2. After the install, revving the engine to 4500 RPM once again put the vehicle into a "limp mode". I made the decision to take the jeep to south point chrysler dodge jeep in austin, tx. On may 6, I was informed that standard diagnostics could not find the issue, and the dealer requested 4 hours of tear-down time to inspect the camshaft area for damage based on recommendations from chrysler. Upon approval, it was discovered that the oil pump gear and camshaft were heavily damaged possibly due to causes outlined in the federal safety agency item # 10013784. When chrysler was contacted for this, they informed me that, along with the fact that the VIN of my jeep is outside of the VIN range of the tsb, there was no "definitive proof" that the oil pump gear had damaged the camshaft as opposed to vice versa and they would be unable to assist in the repair cost. I am requesting an expanded tsb on this issue, as there appears to be more problems here than chrysler is willing to admit.

Filed Apr 10, 2009 · Transmission · 27,000 miles · CA

Multiple defective 6 speed manual transmissions. I have had three transmissions installed in my jeep, and all have the same problems, hard to pull out of first, and grinding during up shifts from first to second and second to third. I have found multiple other owners of the same vehicle on the internet that have the same problem, but chrysler has not come up with fix for the problem. The issue can be hazardous, if you are trying to accelerate in traffic, you can't because the transmission won't go into gear.