2016 Jeep Wrangler Power Train

After I made a left turn onto a four-lane highway, the transmission stuck in first gear and I wasn't able to get over to the shoulder because of traffic passing on the right side. I was nearly rear-ended twice before finally being able to exit with a left turn. The engine light came on soon after this happened.

2016 Wrangler 4 door 4x4 Automatic transmission, 110,000 miles, 4x4 used maybe for 30 minutes total in it's lifetime since I purchased it brand new. Transmission does not want to shift out of 4th into 5th, this was noticed when my RPM's never seemed to drop going down interstate at any speed, after the transmission has already shifted through 1st, 2nd, 3rd into 4th. I've noticed also that the transmission tends to linger in 3rd gear to long as well. I've had to put into manual mode and shift manually to get it out of 4th into 5th gear. This has been ongoing for a very long time, dealership unable to identify problem. Is this an isolated problem or others experiencing this also?

The transmission shifter for the manual transmission has become loose and the entire shaft rotates making shifting gears nearly impossible. It caused me to shift into the incorrect gear yesterday and slowed the Jeep down quickly which is dangerous while driving in traffic.

Oil filter housing is made of plastic and over time the plastic, exposed to heat cycle and elements from being under the plenum, becomes brittle and cracks. The cracks in the oil filter housing create a susbtantial oil leak that drips engine oil onto the exhaust and is a potential for a fire. If the oil level is not properly maintained it could also create a lack of lubrication on the engine for a potential engine lock up while being driven.

Vehicle has 52940 miles on it only easy driving, never towed anything and all maintenance done at the dealership where it was purchased. Driving down the road has started whining. Transmission shot and needed rebuild or replacement. Jeep Wave and corporate not willing to help. 5 year/60,000 mile warranty that expired in July of 2022. Both dealerships and transmission shop stated that the transmission was done and needed rebuild or replacement.

Torque Converter was replaced due to internal failure. Vehicle had 62k miles when torque converter was replaced. Issue arouse around 40k when vehicle would die when placed in reverse after cold start. AutoNation dealership did not cover cost since vehicle had went over 2k of the power train warranty. When I researched online, I came to realize that this is a common problem within the JK models which is upsetting to pay out of pocket cost for defect parts from the manufacturer.

Torque Convertor is going bad. On a cold start, when you put Jeep in reverse, it will stall. This started around 50k miles. At first, I thought I did something wrong. Then it started happening more often. I contacted Jeep, but they said they could not do anything because the Powertrain warranty was expired by a couple thousand miles. This is dangerous when I have to back out of my driveway in the morning as it will stall and can take a few times for it to restart. There has been no warning lights or codes that pull up on my OBD2 scanner that would lead me to knowing what the issue is.

WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD AND IS PUT IN REVERSE IT WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND STALLING OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WILL RUN WITH A VERY ROUGH LOW RPM IDLE, HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER LAST FEW MONTHS. WILL DOCUMENT FROM NOW ON WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN.

TYPICALLY ON FIRST START OF THE DAY IN COLD WEATHER (SUB 40DEGREES) WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE IN PUTTING THE JEEP INTO REVERSE CAUSES IT TO LURCH BACKWARDS, DROP IDLE AND THEN STALL WHILE IN GEAR.

ON COLD DAYS AFTER THE JEEP HAS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE JEEP IS STARTED AND IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF THE CAR IS RUNNING FOR 30 SECONDS BEFORE IT IS SHIFTED OR RUNNING FOR 3 MINUTES, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED LAST WINTER AND HAS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN NOW THAT ITS COLD.

RECURRING ISSUE. WHEN STARTING JEEP, TYPICALLY IN THE MORNING AFTER SITTING FOR THE NIGHT, IT WILL STALL AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THIS REQUIRES PUTTING THE CAR BACK INTO PARK, REMOVING THE KEY AND ATTEMPTING TO START AGAIN.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND SWITCHED TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STALLS. WHEN PLACED INTO PARK, AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE SHIFTS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. IT HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

AUTO TRANS: SLIGHT ROUGH IDLE AT STOP IN GEAR, ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN PUT IN REVERSE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN FIRST DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY EVEN WHEN VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP.

ON COLD START THE VEHICLE STALL WHEN YOU PLACE IT INTO GEAR. RPMS DROP BEFORE STALLING. HAPPEN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTO START.

TORQUE CONVERTOR STALLS ENGINE AND SHUTTERS WHEN COLD. START THE ENGINE, TRY TO PUT IN GEAR AND IT EITHER STALLS OR MAKES THE ENTIRE JEEP SHUDDER. THE JEEP HAS TO BE COMPLETELY WARMED UP BEFORE PUTTING INTO GEAR OR IT STALLS/SHUDDERS. IT HAS STALLED ONCE WHEN GOING TO A STOP AND I HAD NO POWER ANYTHING (STEERING, ABS. . .) AND ENDED UP IN THE INTERSECTION. WARRANTY PERSON WENT TO DEALER AND DENIED REPAIR WORK. I HAVE ON VIDEO (SEVERAL TIMES) THAT IT STALLS/SHUDDERS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM THE SEVERAL MECHANICS (NOT JUST MY DEALER) THAT I HAVE SPOKE TO. MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I GET ALL REPAIRS HAS IT ON RECORD OF STALLING/SHUDDERING WHEN I LEFT IT THERE TO TRY GETTING THE REPAIRS. UNABLE TO UPLOAD VIDEOS HERE TO SHOW WHAT IT DOES.

UPON MY FIRST START OF THE DAY (COLD START) MY JEEP STARTS NO ISSUE AT ALL BOTH REMOTE START AND STANDARD IGNITION. WHEN I PUT MY JEEP INTO REVERSE, THE RPM'S DROP AND THE JEEP SHUTTERS AND THEN STALLS. SOMETIMES IT DOES A HARD SHUTTER LOW IDLE AND CAN STAY ALIVE BUT USUALLY STALLS. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE BUT I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS THAT SAY IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER. PLEASE HELP.

WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, ONLY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AND I ATTEMPT TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT STALLS OUT. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE RMP'S WILL DROP BUT IT WON'T ACTUALLY STALL OUT. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THIS SITE AND ALL OVER THE JEEP FORUM. IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THIS WAS REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. IT TOOK TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS, TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSIS AND FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT IS INTERMITTENT. I AM UNSURE WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL AS SO MANY JEEP OWNERS APPEAR TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM.

VEHICLE DIES WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE FIRST START OF THE DAY. A LITTLE BIT OF A CLUNK IS ALSO EXPERIENCED WHEN THIS HAPPENS

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE WHEN COLD. THIS DOES NOT MEAN ONLY FIRST START OF THE DAY. WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID IS UNDER 120 DEGREES, IT WILL STALL IN REVERSE WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED. UPON RESTART, THE STARTER WILL ENGAGE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS, THE STARTER WILL CONTINUE TO RUN TOO LONG. WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER A STALL, IT WILL IDLE ROUGH WHEN SHIFTED BACK INTO REVERSE. NO PROBLEMS IN DRIVE. STARTED AT A MILEAGE OF AROUND 35,000. VEHICLE NOW AT 58,000 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED.

ON FIRST START OF THE DAY IN COLD WEATHER, AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND SHIFTING INTO R (WITH BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED), CAR WILL FREQUENTLY DROP INTO EXTREMELY LOW RPM RANGE (<= 500RPM) AND/OR STALL AND DIE COMPLETELY. THIS IS PRIMARILY ONLY ON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY AND IN COLDER WEATHER (SUB 40F DEGREE)

WHEN WE 1ST START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND PUT INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE DIES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONE TIME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY FLASHED THREE COMPUTER AND IT STOPPED FOR A WHILE BUT HAS STARTED BACK UP AGAIN.

ON A COLD MORNING, I STARTED IT UP, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW. ONLINE INVESTIGATING INDICATES THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MAY BE THE CULPRIT.

I HAVE AN FRONT AND REAR ENGINE LEAKING .

I TOOK MY JEEP FOR AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE FOUND A LEAK ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTIONS, I DISCOVER THE ENGINE OIL COOLER HAS A LEAK. I WAS TOLD THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE IS OVER THE 60K. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A NON-ISSUE WITH THE 3.6L ENGINE NHTSA ID # 10138863. WE NEED HELP MAKING THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR FAULTY PRODUCTS.

WHEN STARTING MY 2016 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED UP, FIRST START IN THE DAY, OR MORNING.START VEHICLE UP, LET WARM UP FOR AT LEAST 1 MINUTE, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PUT GEAR SHIFTER IN REVERSE, TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY, GO TO RELEASE BRAKE, AND VEHICLE STALLS OUT.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK,TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID CAN'T FIND NO CODES..I'VE BEEN ON A JEEP FORUM FOR A FEW WEEKS,AND EVERYONE ON THE SITE SAYS DEALERSHIP HAS FOUND THE PROBLEM AND FIXED, WHAT WOULD BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER, SEEM TO BE LOTS OF 2016 JEEPS OUT IN THE WORLD, HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. ..