July 27th the dealership calls and informs me they have been on the phone with Chrysler engineers troubleshooting this issue. Driving home from work Wednesday at highway speeds I got a message that said "Service Transmission" as well as a check engine light. Vehicle was unresponsive and caused a crash. Thanks for joining us! Jeep Clutch Recall Involves Gladiator and Wrangler SUVs, read stories from drivers who praise our work. The 4xe is a disaster in the making. Dodge Durango owners have reported 17 problems related to transmission not go into gear (under the power train category). I arrived and started the car. The dealer explained that even though the car has been recalled all that means is that they keep trying to fix it again and again and arbitration takes 2-3 years. Despite the article from May 2019 pertaining to this same exact issue, they said I didn't have a recall on my car. Prior to this incident I also noticed that the charge would not hold very long at all - for example, driving it today 3. It could open the door for Chrysler to do the recall. Good thing traffic wasn't going to fast I would of been dead. The problem has not be confirmed by the auto maker. Please also check out the
Warning messages seen while it was acting strange. That will get console off. 16 Electrical System problem. "CarComplaints.com" , "Autobeef", "What's Wrong With YOUR Car?" The brake lights work, and the only indicator light on my dash is the Check Engine. This occurred on the highway and this is the second time this occurred. After another 30 minutes or so I finally get it to start and drive it to the dealership. A message on the dashboard popped up that said for me to put the car in park and then select my desired gear. The car randomly slips into neutral while driving. On April 28 I brought my 2014 300 S to a Chrysler service dept for this very same e-shifter Reverse safety issue. I just traded in a car and put down money on this car less than a year ago. I was backing into my spot today when the dashboard flashed Service Transmission Shut Off Engine to Engage Park . When the traffic cleared and I put my foot on the gas, the Jeep refused to go forward and stalled out. When this happens I cannot shut off the car completely. I have been reading forums about this said issue and I am not the only one having them. (P1D8C). VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. When I turned it on, everything was back to normal and I was able to drive. The vehicle remains with the service department awaiting another battery. " An engineer, from Michigan, was quick to explain how to work around the auto park feature on the 2017 Ram 1500. The car door caught me pushing me back spraining my ankle. Troubleshooting this issue! Such as power failures while driving., loss of navigation route, wipers turn on, telltale Icons flashing, gauges go crazy. Subject: 2021 Wrangler unlimited (3. 62 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2021 Jeep Wrangler. The "d" light on the gear shifter was blinking, and then the battery on the car went from 55% charge down to 47% charge. Please help. Each time he told me they had not diagnosed the problem and were working closely with Chrysler to fix it. On 29/1/2022 (te walk around inspection) after the test drives, the te team requested to keep the car for proper checking and after a few days, the service advisor informed me that it was a problem with the 4w system, especially considering that 4l was not engaged due to a wiring problem and they had to rectify the issue, I swallow it with pain. I am NOT okay with that. About 10 minutes later right before I was confirming the tow, I turned the car on, it started and I was able to put it in gear. (I really hope this doesn't turn into months of rabbit chasing. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the output control and collision warning lights illuminated. She pulled off the side of the road. After picking up the Jeep I could not get it into electric mode, called the dealership who requested it back to pull codes. Vehicle stopped starting - the following issues were being displayed. I then decided to try to restart the car. For a little more than 1 month I had what I thought was a beautiful vehicle in every respect. One other weird thing I noticed is that when I shift into Drive, it shifts roughly.almost like it drops/bangs into gear as if the engine was idling high (but it's not.under 1000 RPM). 552(B)(6). Vehicle started having issues starting, the vehicle would not start once the start button was pushed. Happened while driving. It all started after I took it in for a vehicle recall and they said they fixed it. Before somebody else dies. Were a forum community dedicated to Chrysler Pacifica owners & enthusiasts. How e-Xciting. Vehicle dash displayed "service transmission, e-drive unavailable, charge system fault. I won't go into the details, but I think I'll be going elsewhere for service in the future. I should feel safe in the car that I buy and I don't think I should have to settle for a car that I don't want because the brand new car I bought from them is a piece of crap. 2014 Jeep Cherokee transmission service message. On the way back same exact issue happened again on a busy road. The safety problem is their TIPM. When this issue happens. Was driving yesterday when it felt like I got rear ended between shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. When I tried to accelerate it would not shift out of 8th gear and the paddle shifters would not shift either. It told me to put it in park and restart the Jeep. Had to use flashlights to make sure cars would not run into the back of the Jeep couple of minutes later our hazards lights also cut out. If the part was not able to come out and it failed , how would they fix it ? Very scary on the freeway. I was able to make a slow left turn and then an immediate right turn into a driveway, but as I came to a stop the brakes were completely locked up and nothing was working as if the engine had turned off. AWD Unavailable message, no ability to accelerate as if in neutral. The gear shift (electronic) will not shift at all. I am so thoroughly fed up with Chrysler 's service incompetence. Leaving our in-laws the other day, which mind you is directly across the street, we got to the end of the driveway to stop and look both ways ;) and the auto shut off engaged. Has anyone experienced or heard of a similar issue?. We don't sell/share your email. Girlfriend was driving this P.O.S on her way to work in the morning. Chrysler rep stated earlier when I spoke to her that she wasn't aware of any issues such as this even though I told her that I read about problems when I looked it up on internet. Show More. "Service Transmission Shut off Engine to engage park" 2015 Charger R/T Click to expand. I came to a red light eventually and pulled to the side. Shift to P then desired gear We haven't had the van a year yet and it had done this within 6 months of ownership. Excellent!!. The driver did push the e-shifter all the way to Park but the e-shifter is actually in Reverse, however the IC or software controlling messaging/information must be corrupt..However since the transmission is actually in Reverse, the 8.4 radio screen would trigger the rear view camera and the screen would initiate a rear view . Also, it doesn't sound like there's a problem with the Transmission Control Module is there? I coasted until it completely stopped in the middle of a busy road. It will not start. My van is constantly stalling weather its me taking off after a stop or driving through town my van is always jerking me around. This nearly caused a crash and the vehicle was immobilized and had to be towed to dealership. After an hour it would still not start. sigh.). NO FORUM HOMEPAGES. Dealership did say might be oil change was due or oil was low. Did you ever get any answers on this? I will see how they would handle this when I bring it over on July 6. Car only has little over 28,000 mile S in it. I pulled over to the side of the road to have the Jeep locked in park once shut the system off. Once green I realized I had very little power. 1st couple times I had it in they pretended that I was the only one in the world with this issue. JavaScript is disabled. I attempted to restart and it didnt start or get out of park. She called saying that she was a block away at a stop sign and warning lights were going off. The new shifter has led to an increasing number of vehicles rolling away after the driver exited. I really do not even want the trade assistance, because I do not want another car from this company. They obtained a new transmission from ZF that obviously didn't undergo enough testing and rework. Privacy Policy. It would be very hot at 68 degrees, and would not blow a steady flow of air. When I got there the car seemed to be ok, other then the engine light being on. Will update this post when fixed. You must log in or register to reply here. However, I have heard on Jeep 4xe forums that this is an issue with many other owners, some even happening on the interstates. It has happened multiple times and has caused 1 incident thus far. Our 19 yr old son also drives this car, and I am now worried one of us could be killed - as its very dangerous to have your car stop going when you are turning in to traffic!!! The latest issues is the transmission shift lever remains in Reverse when shifting to Park. again but only to receive the same exact Crap on the work orders. Had a less than optimal experience with the dealer. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I'm looking for all obvious reasons as to why, I get the monthly health report - says healthy car, and no MIL on. Jeep Clutch Recall Involves Gladiator and Wrangler SUVs, read stories from drivers who praise our work. Started it. Leaking transmission cooler lines - Same symptoms as low transmission fluid level. My precious Charger is currently at the dealership awaiting a tech to take a look at it. Finally, the police showed up because we were impeding traffic and I was then able to get a tow after 2 1/2 hrs in the middle of traffic with my son at night! It lost power and said place in park. Sincerely, [xxx] VIN# [xxx] mileage 1200 information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. Slowly leaving my neighborhood, I couldn't accelerate over 32 mph. Unsubscribe any time. We have a brand new 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe--bought it one month ago--and two weeks in, while driving, the check engine light came on. 6l) automatic with manufacturing defects. Submitted: 7 years ago. "CarComplaints.com" , "Autobeef", "What's Wrong With YOUR Car?" message. Yesterday morning my battery voltage while driving was fluctuating to low erratically. Update from Sep 8, 2015: Supposedly there is an upcoming recall for the electrical connector for the transmission. I put the car in reverse and backed up maybye10 feet I attached pic in upper left corner of the emergency steering icon that stayed on as well as shows my battery charge as fine at that moment but was erratically fluctuating when I took the pic this morning, It started with car not starting battery low, once it would start 1 of the windows rolls down by its self, when driving and stopping at a stop light, it would stall had to put it park to get it to start if lucky it would start right away. Still waiting to talk to Chrysler rep again. My question is has anyone else had this problem? At this point I was concerned I wouldn't be able to exit my vehicle. For more information on how we collect and use this information, please review our Privacy Policy. Meanwhile I bought this car new, so what I owe is far more than it's value, but really no one should own this car. Called dealership where I purchased vehicle and Chrysler customer service about what happened. Currently: 2005 c230 Kompressor (1.8) Sedan Former: 2001 Ml320 & 2003 c230 Kompressor. 2022, CarProblemZoo.com All rights reserved. Ask your Chrysler dealer. Recap Shut off car awaiting my instructions. I would have to turn the vehicle off, and on again several times before it would start. Front vehicle photos 1986-2018 Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data. The Jeep has been charging the whole night before so it had a full charge. When I tried to make left turn the battery voltage immediately dropped down drastically to point or cutoff and nearly caused a collision. This is very dangerous and luckily I was not on the highway and going 60mph when this happened or it could have been catastrophic. We shut it off and called the dealership who towed it to their garage.they said they flashed the auto shut off feature and have not been able to replicate the problem. If it still won't go into Park it may need looked at. I was on the road, close to 60 mph and the car turned the engines off. Waited nearly 3 hours for a the tow! At first I thought I was hitting the shifters accidentally. It is a bit ridiculous. THANK YOU!! So frustrating! Since then it has been in the shop at the dealership 6 times including right now. That's awesome! Driving on highway at posted speed of 70 mph in state of michigan and Jeep quit running I had 3/4 tank of fuel and 37% battery power remaining got it restarted made it to a gas station shut off Jeep filled with gas and Jeep wouldnt come back online said charging port malfunction so I open charge door and didnt see any thing in the removed negative side of 12 volt battery underneath the hood waited for 3 mins reinstalled battery terminal and was able to get it started but the temp controls only work on extreme hot or extreme cold no in between drove back home approximately 150 with check engine light on after several power down and restart the check engine light went away and all went back to normal again. To see what credentials have been verified by a third-party service, please click on the "Verified" symbol in some Experts . I took the transmission guy for a test drive and of course it didn't do it. Although I was able to get over, it still died in the middle of moving traffic. He advised me to contact Chrysler and request trade assistance. statistics and reliability analysis of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler, Propulsion System Traction Battery problems. And it drove fine for several days. I called the dealership in a panic. I was driving normally along a busy road at 40mph. Happens while driving There are no instructions from MB how to disassemble ESM. In the future, I'll post any DIY pics (hopefully I won't have to!!). Example: "Bad Brakes", "Toyota Recall", etc. The video name is "2018 Jeep jl unlimited rubicon electrical issues" and was uploaded Jun 25, 2019. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Any duplicates or errors? My car is currently at the dealership and they are saying that they can't diagnose or fix the issue and that they would get back to me. Vehicle is at dealer. I went to the dealership and spoke to one of the sales managers about the problem I was having. Now dealership is saying they can look at it within two to four weeks. Took the car into dealership and they updated the computer. A new one gave the same errors to the service team. I had the car towed to the dealership. Those words are Chrysler's answer to almost every issue they are confronted with. The second time I called the dealership I was told the same thing, to call back in two weeks. The vehicle is moving when this icon comes on and is in motion. Once it did start and put into reverse or drive the vehicle would not move. I think thats because some owners have had their TIPM's replaced and the issues continue to take place. There are so many Chrysler vehicles with TIPM failures, Chrysler will not initiate a recall because they do not have reliable TIPM's for the millions of vehicles that will be on the recall list. Unfortunately, Dodge is out of stock and I cant get one until the end of Feb at the earliest. I've found the only way to shut engine off is to hold down push start button in which acc mode is selected and still can't park, and cannot switch ignition switch to off mode. . Something with my powersteering being locked, service electronic stabiliti control, service antilock break system, park brake temporarily unavailable and powersteering unavailable. So got off the highway. The gas pedal was to the maximum and it still doesnt work, it was a huge close call as I nearly crashed into a truck. While driving, the vehicles transmission had jerking movements that made it difficult to complete this task. Seconds before shutting down the d light on the shifter started blinking, a red battery indicator flashed on the screen and then it was dead. They all attribute it to the start/stop battery, but it happens even when that feature is turned off. I bought the car to the dealer 3 times, at first they said that they can't duplicate the problem, the 2nd time they've upgraded the software. I am Sooooo eager to hear about the DIY results on this one Hey JefferinoI'll let you know. I'll give you a hint on what the next complaint will be - Same problem as above. So they cleared the codes and I went to pick it up, when I turned it on it tells me to service electric throttle body. The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. Jeep Clutch Recall Involves Gladiator and Wrangler SUVs, read stories from drivers who praise our work. As others have said though, you will need to clear the codes because the vehicle computer system is interconnected to ensure safe operation and will need to be purged (so to speak) of bad data from the problem. After the hour long errand, I got back to the Jeep and tried starting it up. However, took the car to dealership today and no replacement cars were available. I'm shocked this life threatening fault has not already been reported to the NHTSA. I will not be putting my family in this van again. I am paying nearly $40,000 for a car I don't feel safe driving and can't rely on. My car is in the shop for the 4th time. 1200 miles on it. Register a free account today to become a member! Turned on car and immediately the battery voltage gauge on dash was erratically fluctuating non stop forn10 mins and the car was sounding like it was shutting on and off on its own. Since the very1st failure 1 month after purchasing the vehicle, all sorts of crazy things have developed. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME:
Recently it has done this at a stop light and then also at a slow down 2 days in a row. I would shift to neutral and back to drive and it would be OK. I filed a complaint with fca. Is it safe for her to drive to a dealership. Thats exactly whats happening with some Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) vehicles. Now they called me stating that the radio has some type of noise coming from it and it has to do something with a software update and that they have to replace the subwoofer because it blown. Dashboard said to place it in p and then select a gear - we placed it in p but was then unable to change gear (4xe was still in run mode). It said service park break, performance shifting unavailable, service trans, stop safely, shut off engine to engage park. If it won't shut off in neutral and reset to Park, I would drive a little bit and then try to put it in Park. I feel like I'm going to die in this car. However after working on my vehicle for 2 days the service dept called me to pick up my vehicle. Mechanic's Assistant: What is the model/year of your Dodge? They replaced the oil temp sensor and everything was fine. I was driving fine and this went away for quite a while but returned this morning. The screen on the dashboard went blank and the gauge speedometer was not registering. They told me that there were no error codes and that the care is fine. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Since the very1st. This was after I had put it in park and was idling for about 10 minutes or so. 4 times I have started my 2021 Jeep 4xe and the engine light came on and wouldnt shift out of park. It happens at any speed and any amount after turning the car on. Save Share. The vehicle duplicated the issue on the dealers lot, but they claim " no codes, no repair". Same issue as above. Luckily she'd just turned off it into our neighborhood--but she was still driving at a decent speed--and all of a sudden all the warning lights came on again, including the hybrid signal, and the car completely shut down on her. There were no warning lamps or messages to my uconnect app about the status of the vehicle prior to the incident. The Jeep app on my phone alerted me that my vehicle could not charge which was strange because I was driving and not charging at all. Wednesday July 22nd I receive another call from girlfriend complaining of the same problem we had on July 21st. Then the car doesn't want to start. Check engine light is now on. I would just go trade it in the next time they give it back to me but I owe more on it than it is worth and I do not have anything for a down payment. This put my safety at risk because the vehicle hesitated even when attempting to pull over and shift the vehicle into park. Thanks. Service Trans Press Brake When Stopped Key Off Engine to Engage ParkCode: P0850Driving in heavy wet slushy snow conditions I have spoke to the same lady from Chrysler several times and she tells me the same thing every time, that she will contact the dealership to make sure they are fixing my car and once it is fixed she will review my case and make a decision.