****UPDATE: Stellantis finally came through after many appeals -- I've got a new transmission that hopefully will go the distance. Now just waiting on that clutch recall to come through ;) Thanks for the tips and love here, folks!*****
Right on! Thanks for this advice. Seems like a totally reasonable last ditch plan, one I was unaware of. Will be in touch if it's looking dicey here. Appreciate it!
I haven't! Embarrassing as it is, I'm just now understanding they are an entity I can actually call (and not just a mysterious group that monitors this forum...my former assumption). Will absolutely give it a try! Thanks!
Right?! It seems downright insane to even talk about a rebuild. Luckily, ALL service has been done at the same dealership, on schedule. So unless they put the EVOO in (which I don't specifically recall the transmission fluid ever being drained - that's not normal maintenance by this point...
Yeah, I've seen a mention or two of the 2nd gear issue elsewhere, including from the shop technician at the dealership -- he said he's seen a handful of these over the last several months in Gladiators and Wranglers.
I have the gasser, and that's another thing -- I would have gone with the...
Howdy Folks - Brand new here, but so glad to have found y'all! Now down to brass tacks...
I got a manual 2021 JT Rubicon right at the end of 2020, which has just over 28,000 miles on it now. I've owned nothing but manual vehicles for my entire driving life -- 21 years now -- and have never had...