Around 1,500 miles my brand new 2010 jeep wrangler "sport" with a 6 speed manual transmission popped out of 1st gear very violently - thought I had hit something. About every 100 miles or so after that incident, it will pop out of 1st gear into neutral - or - grind gears. It was happening so often, I contacted my dealer who told me it wasn't "a problem of chrysler" maybe I wasn't driving it correctly. I started to "push" it into 1st gear with more attention, holding my hand on the shifter, this seemed to work okay, until one day, after I pushed it into 1st gear, it popped out so hard it almost broke my wrist! It seems to pop out of 1st several times a week now, driving around town (stop and go traffic); once it popped out of 1st so hard it went right into 2nd gear! Its extra scary when it happens at a red light intersection and when I start to proceed, it will pop out leaving me without power in the middle of the intersection, with people behind me - I have to quickly throw it into 2nd because it won't go back into 1st. I have 23,000 miles on my jeep now. I can confidently say it has happened over a 1,000 times!! I have started to "feel" when it might happen, while my hand is on the shifter, it seems to start to wobble - as if something isn't connected right. I have tried pulling it out of 1st gear when I stop, re-shift into 2nd gear/1st gear - doesn't fix it. I have tried to baby it, shifting softer, and even rev the engine and "peel" out - it doesn't matter, it happens no matter what I do. I'm taking it to a different dealer this afternoon, maybe they will listen to my plight. I will happily testify to a grand jury that this is a major problem with the 2010 jeep wrangler 6 speed manual transmission.
2010 Jeep Wrangler transmission complaints
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The 2010 jeep wrangler unlimited had been driven approximately 15 miles in stop and go traffic and for the ten minutes prior to the stop at the convenience store had been driven at highway speeds. The driver stopped at a convenience store for 5 minutes, pulled out of the parking lot, and approximately 2 minutes later the jeep had flames shooting out from underneath the vehicle. The driver was able to get into an empty parking lot before the power steering failed and attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher with no success. The jeep was a complete loss at approximately 3000 miles. The only unusual behavior noted before the fire was that the vehicle stalled when put into reverse on 2 occasions. The jeep was scheduled to go back to the dealer to investigate this problem but then burned to the ground. Investigation from the chrysler rep and the insurance rep determined that the cause of the fire was due to "debris around the transmission".
2010 jeep wrangler unlimited, vehicle pops-out of first gear during acceleration. This causes dangerous loss of power and endangers occupants. Sometimes resists being placed into first gear.
The 2010 jeep wrangler was repaired october 26th by a chrysler dealer for 6 speed manual transmission popping out of first gear. Approximately 30 miles after repaired, the same condition reappeared. Since 10-28-11 it has popped out of first gear 5 times for an average once every 68 miles. This is a serious safety issue that needs to be addressed. This is not an isolated incident with jeep wranglers that have a 6 speed manual transmission even though chrysler says this has never happened before. The dealership can never recreate the condition when they drive it in the parking lot so they say there is nothing wrong. The jeep first popped out of first gear on august 31, 2011. We filed a compliant, #10425283, but felt since it is doing the same thing after a repair it should be filed again. Someone has to demand that chrsyler admit there is a problem and correct the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep wrangler. The contact was driving 10 MPH when the transmission slipped from first gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance and referred the contact back to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 7,400 and current mileage was 7,800.
Letter re the problems experienced with a 2010 jeep wrangler feels that vehicle falls under the new car lemon law (entire package not imaged, forwarded to nvs-200) *tgw the consumer stated there have been repeated attempts to repair the vehicle. However, the vehicle remains defective. The consumer stated the vehicle was running sluggish and burning oil, but no leaks were found. The problem went on for several months. The consumer believed the engine was defective, but the dealer would not approve a new engine, so they kept replacing parts. The vehicle was eventually returned to the consumer, with the same problem. The dealer checked the engine again, and discovered it was burning 1 quart of oil per hour and it was determined the engine needed to be replaced. The hard top was leaking and ruined the carpet. The starter was defective. Also the transmission was exhibiting a burning smell, it would slip and wouldn't go into gear and the fluid was no longer the correct color. Also, the temperature gauge rose just under the overheating point. The radiator cooling fan was defective. Also, there was a grinding noise coming from the transfer case.
On 6/17/2011 we had our 2010 jeep wrangler unlimited rubicon on an off-road trail in 2wd. The trail can be described as mild terrain not requiring 4wd for any part of the trail. Approximately 2 miles in we heard a loud noise, stopped the vehicle and discovered that the front axle housing was cracked. Chrysler's roadside assistance would not recover teh vehicle from the trail so we got it to a maintained road. Several days later we had the vehicle towed to our jeep dealer for inspection. Warranty work was denied on the broken axle housing due to chrysler's determination that we teh failure occurred due to extreme off-roading. Verbally we were also told that we were not using the vehicle for its intended purpose. We submitted photos and narratives of similiar incidents (front axle housing breaks during during mild off-road driving, and one instance of hitting a curb with the tires). These were regarded as incidents of extreme off-roading as well. Since the breakage occurred after several miles of travel on maintained highway, and then approximately 15 miles on mild off-road trails that did not require 4wd we will replace the entire axle with an aftermarket product that is similiar in cost. Our concern is that as we research online we are finding similiar incidents under similiar conditions - front axle housing breaks in the same location when the vehicle is under only slghtly higher than normal driving conditions on 2007-2010 jeep wrangler jk unlimited rubicons. Rubicons have an upgraded suspension system for off-road use comapred to other models and feature a "trail rated" badge on the vehicle, but light off-road use caused failure in our vehicle.
With increasing frequency, my jeep jumps out of first gear while accelerating away from a stop. Even with my hand on the shift lever, holding my vehicle in first gear, it will at times jump out of gear with a violent metal-on-metal collision sound. Several times this has happened when crossing or joining traffic at an intersection, and is very dangerous.
On april 16th, 2011 several of us decided to do a mild 4-wheel drive trip to a local waterfall. I was driving a 2010 jeep wrangler rubicon in 4x4 low on a dirt road. We reached our destination and the vehicle in front of us stopped and everyone got out and started to gather their stuff from the rear of their jeep. I stopped roughly 10 ft behind the first vehicle on a slight incline (10% angle) downwards towards the first vehicle, put my jeep (auto transmission) into park, and took out the key. We exited my jeep and started walking towards the first jeep as I approached my front tire, the jeep started to move forward and it made a ratcheting noise from the transmission. The type of noise that is made when one would put a moving vehicle into park. My jeep crashed into the tailgate of the first jeep almost crushing my friend. Fortunately my jeep hit the tailgate of the first jeep at a 90 degree angle and the door withheld the force of my jeep crashing into his jeep. Took the jeep to the dealership and they said they could not replicate the problem and they would not attempt to fix the jeep. I drove the jeep home and was able to replicate the problem in about 5 minutes, and was able to reproduce it consistently in another 45 minutes to an hour.. I created a video of the transmission failing and sent it to the jeep dealership. I was able to replicate the failure by stopping on a hill with a pretty good angle and cycle through these actions: put foot on brake, put jeep in drive, drive 2 inches, put foot on brake, put jeep in park, and release brake. At this time the dealership has sent the video to corporate and awaiting direction. No corrective action has been performed.
Unidentified noise from transmission. Dealer found broken spring on clutch plate. Chrysler refuses to acknowledge problem. Only indicating that the clutch is a "wearable part". Dealership indicates could have caused catastrophic failure of transmission resulting in loss of control of vehicle. Checked with 7 other dealerships and no one has seen this same problem in their shops.
Jeep 2010 wrangler unlimited manual transmission pops out of first gear when engaging from stop . The issue is random and thus dealerships and chrsyler represtatives will no help since they say they can't reproduce issue. Vehicle has been taken to several dealerships and I notified chrysler. The issue has been documented in tsb 21-001-10 and has gone back to model yr 2007 and still no permanent solution. I had to show dealership and chrysler tsb before they would even acknowledge issue. Consequences are life threatning. Vehicle was almost t-ed at intersection taking left across several lanes.
2010 jeep jk wrangler transmission oil overheats when vehicle is engaged in 4wd. This could cause transmission failure, particularly on mountainous terrain where the possibility of a fatality could occur. Chrysler has issued a recall noting that this condition could occur. The "fix" is an audible chime in addition to the warning light on the instrument panel instead of addressing the root of the problem such as the addition of a larger oil cooler, oil pan with larger capacity to keep oil cooler, or some other repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep wrangler sport. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle started to shake excessively and lose power abnormally with the illumination of every warning light on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they performed a diagnostic test concluding that the PCM had failed. The vehicle was repaired. On a later date while attempting to accelerate 15 MPH, the contact smelled an unusual burning or smoke odor as the vehicle stalled without warning. The dealer informed the contact that the PCM failed a second time and blown a fuse. The manufacturer offered to repair the vehicle however, because the contact had only owned the vehicle for two days he wanted a replacement but the manufacturer refused. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 184 and the failure mileage was 172.
I have a manual transmission and when starting from a stop in first gear the transmission will pop out of first gear and into neutral leaving you to cost until you can get it back into gear. This occurs randomly and with no warnings. After the first time the frequency increases until the issue is fixed. The problem can be corrected by replacing the appropriate synchro. When pulling out into heavy traffic this could be very dangerous.
My vehicle pops out of first gear intermittently. This has occurred since I purchased the vehicle in february of 2010. On-line research has revealed that this is a common problem and will not be addressed by the dealership unless it can be reproduced while they are in the vehicle. I feel this is a serious safety issue and can result in being rear ended by and unsuspecting driver or being stranded in a lane crossing traffic without the vehicle in gear.
I purchased a 2010 jeep rubicon in nov 2009, returned to the dealer within 60 days and stated to the dealer that first and second gears had continually "popped out" while attempting to move from a stand still. I was told that the problem could not be reproduced and that I "need to be more careful in my shifting". I have had manual transmissions in all my cars since I was 16. I know how to drive them, I have also had two previous jeep wranglers and both were manuals with absolutely no "popping" issues. I have taken this issue up with the dealership for a second time and was told the same thing again. Tomorrow it is going in for the third time for this issue. This "popping" occurs on average of about 4/5 times a week. I have been caught in intersections, on ramps, up hills, (very scary if someone is behind you) and numerous other situations where safety has been jeopardized and a serious accident narrowly avoided. My wife also drives this vehicle and had to see a doctor for a hyper extended finger when the shifter kicked back and caught her un aware. This needs to be fixed, recalled, something.
2010 jeep jk wrangler transmission oil overheats when vehicle is engaged in 4wd. This could cause transmission failure, particularly on mountainous terrain where the possibility of a fatality could occur. Chrysler has issued a recall noting that this condition could occur. The "fix" is an audible chime in addition to the warning light on the instrument panel instead of addressing the root of the problem such as the addition of a larger oil cooler, oil pan with larger capacity to keep oil cooler, or some other repair.
Transmission oil is overheating while climbing steep grades at highway speed and also when driving off road and up hills at slow speed. Had to pull over to the shoulder of highway creating hazard. After researching this problem I have found that many chrysler jeep wrangler jk models have noted this problem. Many have reported that transmission can start fire. Problem can be fixed with external transmission cooler but may void warranty. I have just purchased this vehicle only two months ago and since found all this out. Chrysler has apparently added a "hot oil" light as resolution but this seems ineffective and does not actually correct the problem. Seeking guidance and resolution.
A 2010 jeep wrangler rubicon caught on fire only 10,000 miles. We were riding down the road and the engine lost power and the RPM's went to zero. There was no check engines lights on and all the gauges were fine. We pulled over to the side and noticed the smoke coming from under the jeep and under the hood. The fire department said they thought it was caused by a over heated transmission and maybe back the fluid up to the exhaust which ignited it. They were not completely sure because the engine was melted so badly.
Let me begin by saying that my husband and I have driven manual transmissions for years and have never had any issues arise such as these. We have a 6 month old, 2010, jeep wrangler, 2-door, manual transmission. Immediately after purchasing the vehicle, the clutch began popping out of first and second gear. Last monday, sept. 20th, we had a chrysler dealer look at the issue and the technician took apart the transmission and replaced a snychronizer. Once we took the vehicle home, we immediately began to have further problems. Now, the vehicle often sticks in gear and we often can't get it into the next highest gear or downshift. For example, I pulled out of a parking lot (with my 6 year old son as a passenger as well), and I gotthe vehicle shifted (had to jam it) into first, but couldn't get it into 2nd. We were stuck in oncoming traffic and I was desperately trying to get it into a gear to go. I ended up getting it into third and putted slowly in my lane. Also, I was on my way to a meeting, with a co-worker, and I was attempting to put the vehicle into 5th and it wouldn't go into 5th gear, I had to slow down in a higher mileage area to have the ability to keep it in 4th. Those are two of several examples of incidences that took place over a period of 5 days. We had the vehicle towed back to the dealership for repair. At this point, there has been no decision on what repair will take place. The technician is attending a transmission training today and stated he would consult others there. However, a service manager stated that this is the third jeep wrangler that they had transmission issues within two weeks and that chrysler is aware of these problems. I have grown very frustrated and concerned with this vehicle. I am concerned about the safety of the vehicle, especially because it is my primary mode of transportation with my child and being stuck in oncoming traffic is not an ideal situation. Have found websites devoted to these issues/complaints.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep wrangler. The contact stated when accelerating from a stand still and taking the vehicle from neutral to first gear, the shifter pops of out first and back into neutral. The vehicle is a manual transmission and the contact has to hold the shifter in first gear to prevent it from popping back into neutral. This is a safety issue because the vehicle slows and jerks with traffic coming from behind. Two separate dealers stated that they cannot duplicate the problem and nothing is wrong with the vehicle. The failure mileage was 4 and the current mileage was 15000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep wrangler rubicon. The contact stated he received notification of an unknown recall regarding the transmission fluid temperature warning. The contact stated according to the recall, the dealer was to install a chime to warn the driver when the transmission temperature became too hot to operate the vehicle. The contact stated he did not safe driving the vehicle although the recall repair was performed on his vehicle. The contact had not experienced a failure. The current mileage was 2,536. Updated 10/05/10 *bf updated 10/07/10
2010 jeep wrangler jumps out of first gear under acceleration. Average rate of occurrence is 2 times a day. Vehicle was purchased new in december of 2009. Problem reported to tate jeep in frederick, md in march. Dealership removed inner and outer shifter boots and returned the vehicle to me with instructions to drive the vehicle without the boots installed to see if the problem recurs. Dealership notified 1 week later that the problem remained; they responded that they would call me back to schedule a service appointment. After three weeks, I called the dealership to inquire as to their plan; they informed me that they had forgotten to order the parts. For the last 2 months I have been driving the jeep without the inner and outer shifter boots and of course the problem remains. There has been no attempt from the dealer to contact me. The vehicle prevents a safety problem as it can and will jump out of first gear when pulling into traffic and when trying to ascend hills; all of which risk a vehicle collision. Additionally when the shifter jumps, it does so with enough force to cause significant pain and risk injury if ones hand happen to be in the way.
2010 jeep wrangler will pop out of first gear. Consumer also states that the entire vehicle shakes. Consumer also has several other concerns with vehicle. *kb the consumer stated the shift lever popped back with force and speed. Also, the vehicle rolled backwards when starting from an uphill, traffic light or stop sign. The consumer received a call from the dealer stating a service bulletin had been issued and to bring the bring the vehicle in. When the consumer arrived, he was informed a repair kit would need to be ordered.
2010 jeep wrangler 2dr, manual transmission. Transmission jumps out of 1st gear. The transmission will jump out of 1st gear (jog) into neutral when beginning to accelerate from a dead stop. This event occurs every so often without any warning whatsoever. The vehicle has 630 miles on it and this jumping out of gear has happened on more than a dozen occasions already. It has already put me in an unsettling situation, occurring while attempting to cross oncoming traffic. If it wasn't for quick reactions and a wide berth, an accident would have been unavoidable. It is only a matter of time where a person whose vehicle is suffering from defect is involved in an incident. Brought the vehicle in for service but the proposed fix (inner boot replacement and/or modification) has failed as the vehicle still jumps out of gear. Chrysler is aware of the issue but has only issued recommendations for how to potentially resolve the issue which do not always work (see previous sentence).
My vehicle pops out of first gear intermittently. I've taken it to the dealer twice for repair and have replicated the issue with a service technician in the vehicle but have been repeatedly told that "parts are on order". After further inquiries no parts have been produced nor repair has been completed and the problem still exists. This is a serious safety issue and can result in being rear ended by and unsuspecting driver or being stranded in a lane crossing traffic without the vehicle in gear.
2010 jeep wrangler jk with a manual transmission. The transmission will pop out of first gear when starting from a stop. This has been happening anywhere from 4-10 times a day. There are 610 miles on the truck.
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