![]() ![]() The problem has happened in first gear only. But it has now happened over a couple of dozen times! it seems to happen more and more now. The first 1-2 times I sort of chalked it up to an unusual oddity. I have a little over 45k miles on my 2008 Jeep jk and this started happening about 5 months ago. Surprising, the total lack of responsibility on the dealership/auto manufacturer regarding this issue since it is so well known to the service department. It is actually more of a safety issue as there is no warning when it'll pop out of gear as one pulls into the flow of traffic and then suddenly becomes immobile posing a serious t-bone potential. This common issue will then be on the hands of the owner. Vehicle will be out of warrenty in approx 8000k. On the service visit, dealership was of no help as they could not replicate the problem and no repair or advice was given. It began as a sporadic issue and has become more frequent, approx 1-2 times per month. Vehicle has 28,000 miles on it, issue had begun at about 16-18k. ![]() The gear shift frequently pops out of 1st gear while starting from a standstill. This is a known problem according to a recent dealership service visit that they are "fully aware of". This is my third Jeep Wrangler, my first new Wrangler, and I am very disappointed in it.ΔΆ009 Jeep Wrangler 2dr 4wd w/6speed manual transmission. Chrysler needs to issue recalls before someone gets seriously hurt. This Jeep Wrangler 07-10 has some serious issues which need to be address immediately. I will attempt to contact the dealer tomorrow about the death wobble. According to most forums the dealership also gives customers a very hard time about fixing this issue as well. " once I get above 55mph and I hit a pot hole the Jeep wobbles uncontrollably until I completely stop. The second issue which just occurred last week and earlier today is what the internet refers to as the "death wobble. Now I am battling to try and get the dealer to fix it again. Sure enough just six months ago the transmission started to pop out of first gear. The mechanic informed me that this was a temporary fix and that the problem would likely occur again. Meanwhile I was driving an unsafe vehicle for an entire year. So in the spring of 2010 they installed a gear rebuild kit. It took Chrysler 1 year before they acknowledged the problem. I immediately took it back to the dealer but they would not fix it because they couldn't get the problem to reoccur. The first issue was the transmission would pop out of first gear when it was cold or rainy. ![]() Since November of 2008 I have had several issues with the Jeep which are widely reported on the internet. I purchased a new 2008 Jeep Wrangler sahara edition in April of 2008. ![]()
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