I owned a 95 wrangler with a stick shift for almost 9 years. It was great. A real work horse. Felt like it had some muscle. Always started out in 2nd with never a problem. Had the original clutch at 165,000 miles. Just bought a 2004 and tried to do the same thing. The 2004 keeps jumping out of 2nd gear when I start up. Has no power and sounds like marbles are rattling around in neutral. What gives. this jeep is sick. Nothing like my 95. Took it back to the dealer who said all was normal and working fine. Said I needed to start out in
1st gear. This must be a real watered down jeep now. The maintenance book said the transmission is a medium duty unit. This is real disappointing. Has anyone else been surprised at the low quality performance in the wrangler SE and sports since 95?- posted
19 years ago