I have some 2004 Jeep Wrangler 4.0 auto problems. I was driving yesterday and all the sudden it started violently shaking, so I let off the throttle then got back on and the RPMs would go up, but I wasn’t moving. It felt like the clutch packs were slipping. So I pulled over turned it off, turned it back on, and it was fine for the rest of the day. Come this morning I’m driving it to work and it does the same thing, I’m driving and all the sudden the RPMs start going down like it’s bogging and then I give it more gas and they shoot up and I don’t move. I noticed it starts to do this about five or so minutes after the torque converter locks up. So then I got curious today and I put it to the floor, it was moving with no slipping but then it got to 5000k rpms and it wouldn’t shift and then it started to bog down and thought I heard something rattling. And then I tried flooring it again and it did the same thing. I have a cylinder 3 misfire code now but i only get the code if I scan it while the check engine light is blinking, no codes if it isn’t being scanned while it’s happing. And in park it revs up perfectly fine no sounds from the engine. No sound from the tranny. It has a brand new coil pack and new fluid in the tranny and a filter. I replaced the ETAX relay and in general reran an extra engine, ground and clean the rest of them. I’m leaning towards something electrical. Help
Misfire / transmission problems
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How many miles are on it? Is it throwing any codes? Have you checked the transmission fluid condition / level?
Make sure to check the transmission fluid when it's in park or neutral.
Make sure to check the transmission fluid when it's in park or neutral.
The level is good, I let it get warm went through all the gears then put it back in park. It doesn’t smell burnt and it’s still a nice red color. No codes while driving unless I put it to the floor and it does that weird not shifting thing. But the code doesn’t stay it’s momentary and I have 150k
Update, it seems to do this if its under load at 3k or higher rpms for more than 5 minutes. So I put it in neutral and it had a very tough time revving up. it wouldn't rev past 4300 and I had multiple random misfires. turned it off and back on then it was fine.
Picked up a new set of wheels!
Ok, I can share now that they're in the back of my truck! Full set of 5 matching Hutchinson Rock Monsters! The tires are rough but they'll be very temporary until I get mine switched over. As I mentioned, I had no intention of getting new wheels but got them with tires for what I feel was a good deal given the wheels. I'll try to get a few hundred back from my current wheels and these tires to offset the cost even more. I was looking forward to half doors, but they can wait.
@Plumber1 yours helped me convince my wife!
@Plumber1 yours helped me convince my wife!
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