Touchy triptronic on 12JK's
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Touchy triptronic on 12JK's
I'm really used to driving my 08JK with my hand on the auto shift stick (sometimes). I find myself still doing that in my 12JK but keep switching damn gears by accident! Anyone have this problem?
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I'd take it to the dealer if I were you.
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Originally Posted by panthermark
On another forum, a few people talked about the down shifting being hair-trigger. They were taking them back to the dealers. It was also mentioned in an AOL Wrangler Review article.
I'd take it to the dealer if I were you.
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I have this same transmission on my SRT8 and it takes getting used to ... its electronic so you don't feel a notchy shifter when downshifting or upshifting.
And yes, if you leave your hand on the shifter, without thinking and a slight movement, it will downshift.
Not sure that can be programmed out and I wouldn't mess with it.
The Cherokee SRT8s have had some issues with the shifter mechanism. I won't go into details, it's a well known problem. Just hope it doesn't carry over to the JK because it causes the vehicle to go into "limp mode" when it fails..
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And yes, if you leave your hand on the shifter, without thinking and a slight movement, it will downshift.
Not sure that can be programmed out and I wouldn't mess with it.
The Cherokee SRT8s have had some issues with the shifter mechanism. I won't go into details, it's a well known problem. Just hope it doesn't carry over to the JK because it causes the vehicle to go into "limp mode" when it fails..
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That is what they were having trouble with....accidental down shifts. The shifting worked fine...it was just that the slightest touch caused it to down shift when they didn't want it to....especially for people who were used to driving with their hand on the shifters (or came from stick shifts).
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My wife bumped it last night while cruising on the interstate... went from "everything is cool" to "oh shit we are doing 75 in second gear".
Was afraid that we screwed something up, but everything seems fine. :-)
Was afraid that we screwed something up, but everything seems fine. :-)
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This was my deciding factor to go with the 2011 vs the 2012. Sure I wish i had the power of that Pentastar engine but i can drive with my hand on the shifter. That, and I saved $5000!
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That is what they were having trouble with....accidental down shifts. The shifting worked fine...it was just that the slightest touch caused it to down shift when they didn't want it to....especially for people who were used to driving with their hand on the shifters (or came from stick shifts).