Thanks for sharing your service order. I’ve shared the image with my dealer in hopes they just replace mine too.Just picked it up today. Drove about half a mile in 4L. No issues so far. Description of work done is posted below and all covered under Jeep warranty.
Just following up. Have you heard back from your service department yet?
Hi. The service department said they adjusted “a cable” to make it a bit easier to shift into 4Lo. They shifted into and out of 4Lo 20 + times and drove it up a small incline in the back of the dealership with no more problems. I’ve tested it myself a few times now with no problems. I’m going to keep monitoring it.
Mine has been having this issue since first day use of 4 wheel drive. It is in the show right now for the four time. 1st service adjusted linkage, 2nd service replaced transfer case, 3rd service adjusted linkage. It always seems fine and then it goes right back to having the issues after each attempt to resolve. I curious what they are going to suggest next...
I can say that over time mine has gotten much easier to get in and out of 4 low. At first you actually had to slam your hand on the shifter to get it in and out, now its alot smoother and just a firm pull gets it in and out no problem.Hi Guys. good news. After having issues with my four Lo popping out and the dealer adjusting the cable linkage, I have had no further issues. I spent the last month climbing the mountains of Colorado and made it to Moab for a bit and it stayed in four Lo and was a champ. The dealer said that it’ll get easier to shift it into four low and that I just likely wasn’t getting it all the way into gear. I hope that’s the case.
I took it out last night after getting it back and it engaged into 4H and 4L like a champ. I will continue to test and post back here on updates.
I went out on the back lawn to try it. 4L is tough to engage but stays once its in. Then I had a really hard time getting back to 4H. When trying 4L again it would pop back to neutral again easily. I held the shifter in 4L and drove forward. As soon as the Jeep moved it stayed engaged. Shifting the transfer case back to N it didn't feel like disengagement, sure enough I still had 4L.
Sounds to me like yours is working fine but it just takes a while to get worn in. Mine was the same way you are describing yours but with use has gotten much better and smoother. At first it really took alot of force to get in and out of 4 low. And also i will need to double check but im pretty sure the owners manual says to shift into 4 low at a slow roll and also pretty much says to man handle it.
