Its fixed. i cant believe what was wrong with it thank you all for your help. The plug for the TCU was not in all the way so it was not getting a good connection at all plug it back in took it for a test drive and everything worked great. man sometimes it is just the simple things people forget to check. i feel bad for the old owner 130 bucks and all it needed was to be plugged back in wow.

 

[QUOTE=mud-dog27;1448474]before ya start tearing **** apart, check your fuse on the fuse block[7.5amp] next check the TCU under the passenger side dash make sure the connector is plugged in, there is also a fuse[10amp] on that harness. the symptoms you describe sound like your electronics are not functioning properly or getting power there for when you put it in drive your starting in overdrive....then when you manually shift to first it goes like normal.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/aut...ifting-117819/

theres a pic of the plug[/QUOTE

thank you

 

[quote=Jeepster82;1451210]Good call mud-dog27!!!

 

It always seems to be the simple things.

 

RCBRC is my mantra:

Refresh Connections Before Replacing Components.

 

glad to help.