NHTSA Complaint #11252210 — 2006 JEEP WRANGLER

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11252210
Vehicle	2006 JEEP WRANGLER
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	February 15, 2017
Date Filed	August 29, 2019
Mileage	100,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM), PART OF THE COMPUTER, FAILS AND MANIFESTS AS A FAILURE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND, OVER REVVING, LOUD THUDS/CLUNKS WHEN IT DOES SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. COMPUTER (TCM) CAN BE RESET IF BATTERY (+) DISCONNECTED AND GROUNDED OUT. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RARE, ESTIMATE SEVERAL 1,000 JEEP WRANGLERS '05 AND '06 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS NOW OR WILL. CHRYSLER HAS NO INTEREST IN REPAIRS OR PROVIDING PARTS. FROM JEEP FORUMS, BEST GUESS IS A RESISTOR OR CAPACITOR ON THE COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD FAILS OR CRITICAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WERE POORLY/INCORRECTED SOLDERED LEADING TO INSUFFICIENT AND INCONSISTENT CONNECTIVITY.

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