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05 Jeep Grand Cherokee Stuck in 3rd Gear

Old 05-20-2010, 06:04 PM
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Ok I need a little help im on a road trip and out of the blue my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7l 4x4 shifts into third gear and is now stuck and will not shift out. I have tried puting it in neutral and then shift back to gear and still the same also tried restarting the car any one got any sugestions cause a road trip in a hemi stuck in third gear is a gas hog...

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Old 05-20-2010, 09:28 PM
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sounds like its in fail-safe mode, is the check engine light on? first thing on trans problems is check fluid level. most of the time when a trans is in fail-safe something electrical is the problem
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Were you just driving on flat road, or were you offroad? Did you hit any bumps?
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