The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would independently enter limp mode with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer where they replaced the valve body. Recently, the contact stated upon placing the gear shifter into the Reverse, the vehicle would fail to move backward. The check engine light then illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where he was given an estimate for a new transmission. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.
2007 Jeep Wrangler: stuck in gear or won't shift
5 of the 558 complaints about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler describe stuck in gear or won't shift.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 10 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year
What owners say
The throttle control randomly goes out, while it is easy to reset the sensor, so the vehicle remains driveable, it is dangerous to be driving on the highway or crossing the highway with children in the car and the car goes into limp mode. I was turning on the highway where people are doing 60mph and suddenly mid turn the car goes into limp mode and doesn't want to move while cars come speeding at you.
Vehicle would stall and put itself into limp mode upon driving at highway speeds. Happened numerous times over the course of a 3 week period. Obd-ii threw codes pertaining to failing sensors in egr, camshaft and acceleration pedal. Read many online forums about other with jeep and chrysler vehicles having faulty tipm units. My car will now not run without sounding like it's being starved of fuel. I fear the bad tipm may have also caused the fuel pump to go bad. Chrysler was less than helping in suggesting I bring the vehicle in and was told my warranty (if I even had one still valid) could be voided for bringing the vehicle to a shop my friend owns for the repairs instead of a dealership. This car has been nothing but problems since I purchased it two years ago. I'm in the thousands of dollars in non routine repairs and owe too much on it to walk away from it. It's my daily driver and have no other vehicle to get to work or around.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. While the contact was driving approximately 25 MPH, unexpectedly the instrument panel warning indicator displayed that the gear was in the drive one range, when actually the gear selector was in the drive position. The contact expressed his concern that the transmission could have possibly slipped out of gear. Also, the gear selector would not shift normally into the drive one and drive two gear. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the shifter assembly was replaced. Recently, the identical failures recurred and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician informed that the gear shift cable had disengaged which was reconnected. The failure mileage was 18,081. Updated 09/27/10 *bf updated 10/04/10
2007 jeep wrangler. Consumer states clutch failure with vehicle *tgw consumer sent copy of letter *tgw the consumer stated while driving, the vehicle would not shift. The clutch was replaced three times within 18 months. *jb the consumer received a refund for the expenses she incurred. Updated 06/21/10
Service bulletins that may apply
- Plate
- Transmission Kit with Torque Converter 1. All Promaster (VF) 3.6L/62TE equipped vehicles
- (Revision A) No Start No Crank ? Starter Will Not Engage And There Are No Related Codes Or Concerns
- Customer Satisfaction Notification S80 Aftermarket Dana 60 Front Axle The aftermarket front axle steering...
- Torque converter shudder / shift quality improvements / DTC P0732
- Improved hill climb capability in reverse or dtc's P1713 / P1776
- Powertrain control module (PCM) MIL/battery light illumination
- Powertrain control module initialization
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2008 jeep wrangler vehicles manufactured from june 2006 through july 2008, equipped with automatic transmissions. These vehicles were not equipped with a transmission fluid temperature warning system.
- Risk
- Fluid could boil over and may come into contact with a hot engine or exhaust component and cause a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and install a "hotoil" message in the instrument cluster and a chime indicating an elevated transmission fluid condition. The recall began on february 22, 2010. Owners may contact chrysler at 1‑800‑835‑1403.
Recall number 09V436000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler won't shift
Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 2007 Jeep Wrangler?
5 of 558 owner complaints about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler (1%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 2024.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Jeep Wrangler?
There is 1 recall and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Jeep Wrangler
Stalling 37Airbag light 36Fire or smoke 21Wipers 21Ball joint 14Loss of power 14Headlights 12Check engine light 10Engine failure 10Power steering loss 9Won't start 9ABS 8Oil consumption 8No deployment 7Brake failure 6Door locks 6Fuel pump 6Jerking 5Slipping 5
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