1995 Cherokee Sport Auto Transmission Problem

Greetings all,

I have a 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L 4WD.

It seems to be having some trouble getting into second gear from first, the engine revs high and dosent seem to "let the clutch out" so to speak. This happens especially when first starting out cold, so I wouldn't think it is due to worn parts, as it corrects after driving for about 2 minutes.

I had almost the same exact problem about 4 years ago (which got progressively worse). I took the Jeep to a transmission shop that charged me alot of money to take the transmission apart, replace a bunch of parts that didn't need replacing, only to find out that it was just a solenoid. I would've thought that they could've done some diagnostics to find out the problem before hand. Lesson learned.

My question to the group is this, does anyone know the technical name for the solenoid that is the likely culprit? (they called it "Solenoid #2 on the bill, last time).

Are there error codes that I should read somehow?

I'm not much of a mechanic but I can figure out basic things like changing a starter motor and brakes, so I'd like to save some money if at all possible.

Thanks in advance. -Riles

Reply to
Riles
Loading thread data ...

Same thing again. Better to go to a salvage yard and by a used tranny than to pay them to fix yours again. The solonoid is inside the auto-tranny and, if you've got slippage, you need new bands again. Tranny repair is the worlds biggest ripoff.

BTW, why did you buy a 4wd with an automatic transmission? Feh.

Reply to
Gary L. Burnore

Where do ya live? Stay away from transmission repair chains. If there are independent transmission shops, those tend to be somewhat more honest. Transmission rebuild specialty garages tend to be much better and one heck of a lot cheaper--however they tend to specialize in swaps and complete rebuilds rather than repairs.

Pick yourself up a factory service manual if you plan on trying to fix it yourself--which you may want to do before you burn out a clutch and have to bike to work.

Reply to
Lon Stowell

MotorsForum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.