You my friend are a lifesaver!!! Just purchased a 2005 Grand Cherokee and sometimes it wouldn’t shift into high gear. Thought I had transmission issue but read and followed this process!!!Now shifts perfect!!Amazing! Can’t thank you enough!

This video is great, can't thank you enough. I have a 2006 Cherokee with 83,000 miles which would sometimes not shift from 1st to 2nd. All the lights PRND would all illuminate at same time and check engine light would come on. I took it to the jeep dealership who of course wanted to look at it further and probably charge me over $500 for a new shifter and $300 for labor ($800). After doing my own research I realized it was likely the shifter issue as described in this video. I followed the video step by step and spent 3 hours this afternoon taking out the console, etc. I purchased electric solution cleaner and sure enough, the lines between the spaces were clearly visible. After cleaning the graphite streaks I put everything back together. I then cleared the code and took the jeep for a drive. Sure enough it ran perfectly and transmission shifted smoothly. Thanks to this great video I saved myself at least $500

@Quis4726

4 жыл бұрын

Mine is having the same issue my rpm's are in the 3 and 4000 thanks for being so detailed in the comments 💪🏾💪🏾

@adrianolavarria

3 жыл бұрын

What code you was getting ?

Great video Chad, fixed my dad's Jeep after he had shifting issues after driving across Australia! Couldn't have done it without your amazing explanation and it's still going strong years later.

Just a quick thank you for taking the time to make this video. My '07 Jeep GC shifting started to go a bit wonky by locking into a low gear and all shift positions boxed out. Could clear it with a stop, shift to park and then back to into D but didn't want to push it to a complete failure. With a little research I came across your video. Nothing was left out and all worked well. Especially appreciated the detail on when to be careful - my track record is to usually damage one or two tabs. Much appreciated and thanks again.

Still a useful video almost 9 years later. Thanks!

I want to thank you for taking the time make this video. I have a 2005 grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L AND I WAS HAVING the problem of my transmission shifting randomly into 3rd gear every 30 seconds of driving only after purchasing the vehicle 1 month prior to this... until I came to a stop and restarted it and it would go back to "D". Sure enough after 45 more seconds it would again shift hard and show "3". I searched every website to help find answers and I finally came across this video. So I Infact gave it a try and did exactly what u said and wah la...problem solved!!! You saved me hundreds of dollars and I thank you again!!!

@melodiecombs4660

7 жыл бұрын

kelprincez23 shifting

@treeslayer2275

6 жыл бұрын

kelprincez23 just happened to me check engine light came on w code 0700

@randybrown6187

5 жыл бұрын

kelprincez23 is

@Mendozagumaro

5 жыл бұрын

kelprincez23 I’m having the same issue I’m going to try and clean my circuit see if the issue gets fixed.

@FrankO-ek1ec

5 жыл бұрын

Good video

My 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee check engine light came on with codes P0700 and U0404. With some online research I narrowed it down to the ESM, which either needed cleaned or replaced. I used your video to try cleaning it. There was a significant amount of graphite trails going across the gaps, so I cleaned the whole thing. I put it back together and reconnected the battery. The CEL stayed on for a few minutes, then shut off on its own. Test drive went great. No issues after ten minutes, so this initially looks like a success. Thank you so much for posting this video. I would have had no clue how to do this and would have paid $1000+ for a mechanic to replace. Thank you!

@cgreeneblue

8 жыл бұрын

+Jason Westman You're welcome... hope it ends up doing the trick for you. At least you also know how to replace the part with a new one if it comes to that at some point without paying somebody else to do it. Mine continues to work fine three years after the last cleaning so hopefully you'll have the same luck.

@dauntejamar

7 жыл бұрын

Jason Westman How is your truck now ? Debating on buying one this week with the exact same codes

@myswagisphenomenal

7 жыл бұрын

I still own the Jeep. My son is driving it now. The issue has not come back since I cleaned up the graphite trails.

@janpaulussen4928

4 жыл бұрын

Just out of interest: How many miles did the jeep have when it occured? I have one with only around 60.000km / 40.000miles on it: And have the problem, but it seems early for me to have the graphite smear already, hence the question.

@nickk2431

4 жыл бұрын

@@janpaulussen4928 mine has 112k on it. Just cleaned it. Working great so far. I'd clean it again after a couple months. Get the residual graphite off. It should last a long time.

Had weird shifting problems and brackets around the PRND indicator. Took to dealership and they confirmed it was the TCM and wanted $900 to replace. A little denatured alcohol and q-tips, cleaned the board and my jeep is running great again. Worked like gangbusters!

Thanks for your expert tutorial video on removing the shift module on my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee and cleaning the contact points. Followed your tutorial step by step, slowly, removed and cleaned the contacts. Drive shifting works really good now. There are vehicle breakdowns that are best left to the auto mechanics but I appreciate it when people like yourself dedicate their time to teach us how we can learn and do some of the not so complicated auto mechanical breakdowns. Much appreciated! Robert

@XTRABIG

7 ай бұрын

This tutorial video was excellent and deserves all the views it gets!! I was able to perform the cleaning by following the steps and I'll see tomorrow if there's any improvement; I'm expecting there will be

I cannot thank you enough!! This trick worked good on my 2006 Jeep Commander. I just took it out for a test drive and ran a few errands and it seems to be working great. Awesome video and THANK YOU again!! Greatly appreciated this DIY video!

We have an 07 that's been primarily a work vehicle. Started shifting hard and acting like it was in "safe mode" when you took off. This was 4 or 5 years ago. Did this trick, fixed all those problems. Just started doing it again, so here we go. By the way, this is one, and minor, of many problems this Cherokee has had.

Hey Chad, thanks for making the video regarding the shift module cleanup detail. My wife's jeep started to have this same problem with me thinking that I had to buy a new part. It worked like a charm. Thanks again and keep up the good work.

Thank you so much for posting this video. My neighbor had this problem on her Jeep and we did not know how to fix it. The dealer wanted to charge her in the neighborhood of $600 to $800, but thanks to your video, I was able to fix it for free.

First of all thank you for taking the time to make this video. I just cleaned mine on my 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo Sport 4X4 while following your video. Im praying that this works I just finished putting everything back together and looking forward to driving it without having to pull over and turn off Jeep and turning it back on. Again thank you and good luck to everyone hope it works out for all.

Thanks for posting. I have a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo V6 3.7L with the same problem. Check engine would light up, even the [P][R][N][D]. I cleaned as per your tutorial video and it worked like a charm! This video saved me $475+labor fees. Thanks, man!

Glad to help. It's great that so many people have tried this and had success.

I definitely owe you a huge thank you, my 05 Laredo has had this problem on and off for a year and I started getting u0404 and p0700 from my code reader. I took the jeep to mechanic and got quoted 1300 for the work, as a university student i couldn't afford this repair. luckily i found your video through the forums and after following your guide my jeep is running better than ever!

Thanks for the video. My 2005 has 97k miles and it just started to do this. I spent more time looking for the appropriate bits than the actual removal, cleaning, and reinstall. The test drive seemed fine. The Check Engine light went out after the next key cycle. Keeping my fingers crossed. I will give it some time before a victory lap. I'll update then. Thanks again!

Thank you for posting this! No more check engine light or weird shifting problems!

The rubber piece where your knob travels got all gummed up and I could move my 05 out of neutral or reverse. This video saved me hundreds if not thousands. You sir saved my day

Thank you very much for this U-Tube Post. I was having daily problems with my 2007 Laredo going into limp mode. Why this is not a recall is beyond understanding!The dealer wants your money on this one. I followed these instructions, watching the Video. This is a great Video! This saved me $850.00. The Guy at AutoZone, who worked for Chrysler for 7 years said he did many of these, cleaning the traces on the control board may fix it. He said it was easy. I googled and found this video . I disassembled as instructed above on the 2007 Laredo. Everything came apart as in the Video. The hardest part was the chrome piece under the knob twisting it the correct direction to get it off. You need the correct tool to unscrew the assembly, which you can get at any tool supply. Lightly rubbing with a pencil eraser removed the carbon on the traces, and on the blanks between them. I followed up with rubbing alcohol on Q-tips to clean. This worked like a charm! The Engine light went out after 2 days, and has stayed off. I think the Jeep is performing better. Thanks again! PCR

@cgreeneblue

10 жыл бұрын

That's great. I love checking this post to see how many people were able to successfully do this and save money.

@adrianolavarria

3 жыл бұрын

@@cgreeneblue im getting code U0404, i will do this and come back to you with results

Excellent Video!!! I replaced my shifter because the slide part broke and this video was incredibly informative and allowed me to do it in about 10 minutes thank you very much for the step-by-step process!!!!! Without it I probably would never had attempted it and either lived with it or eventually brought it to a shop or dealer.

What a simple fix! Thx! Had to repeat a bunch of years later and glad I remembered this video

Many thanks for this. Been getting a few transmission related error codes recently and ‘juddery’ gear changes, so I did this yesterday. Your video is great. I didn’t replace the two screws holding the 4WD thing in place. Will use some fixing tape so I don’t have to remove the entire console next time. It was good to recover two lost pens and numerous old coins though, that had fallen in through where the parking break gap is, and give it all a vacuum. When I put the ESM back over the gear stick I forgot to feed it through the white plastic hole first (that’s underneath). Oops. All fitted back in now. Will take it for a run this morning to see what’s changed :)

Good job on the video, it sure made the job a lot easier! Thank you. I used alcohol and Q-Tips, then I put a coat of DeoxITFaderLube Liquid which is made for plastic to plastic and metal fader/sliders which should extend the cleaning interval substantially. No more error of all the gears being lit up as if they are selected and the awful unexpected limp mode. This was done on a 2006 Jeep SRT8.

Well Done! Great footage & angles w/ attention to fasteners/clips & procedures.Graphite "tracks" or traces were insightful & productive as well !!

Very much appreciated. Great video. '06 Commander all time 4x4 started intermittently not wanting to upshift out of either 1st or 2nd gear. Has been running well for just over a week so hopefully this was the issue. About 30 minutes worth of work (did not have to take apart entire console due to all-time 4x4 in this model) and a $15 can of circuit board cleaner from Radioshack.

@donaldpalmer5927

2 жыл бұрын

Was it not accelerating or goin into limp mode because of this problem?

Saw the video and tackled the job myself today. Worked like a charm and you saved me a bundle. Good work and thank you

Dude! Great video. I just fixed my jeep commander using your video. You saved me big time. Thank you very, very much!

Did this three years ago...have to do it again. Thank you for posting

I was having a shifting problem with my 2006 commander. This solved the problem and avec me a lot of money. Thanks so much for your video!

Great to hear all the good results! Always awesome when stuff like this actually works and saves some money. .

@xuchun5371

2 жыл бұрын

my 2009 Jeep GC is using something like magnetic sensor ( shift stick control a small half circle magnet ) , no Electric Board , no dirty mark to clean, what should i do ?

@xuchun5371

2 жыл бұрын

my 09 Jeep GC start getting crazy , the P = R ; R = N , and N = D , i can not locate the P ( park ) , either can not shift down to D position ; what i missing ?

Great video. The cleaning worked. Saved $300 on a new ECM. Thanks much!

Chad Many thanks, board was filthy coffee, soda, ect purchased 2005 last May 2013 72,000 miles this was the problem. You saved me 700.00 dollars. Car is running great..

I see that nobody has commented in a long while but just wanted to say thanks too. Just did your procedure and the check engine light went off. Again, thank you.

Hvala na pokazanom video snimku.Uradio sam sve kao i ti i sada je sve ok. Zoran ,Serbia .

Thanks for the video. I'm hoping to try this tomorrow, and really praying I don't need to shell out for a new system!

Thanks! I followed detailed instructions and it's working great so far. Thanks again for the video!

You saved me a trip to the transmission repair shop. Big thanks to you!!!

@cgreeneblue

10 жыл бұрын

Hey, you're welcome. Glad to help.

Awesome video! Thanks for making this. Was at true salvage yard trying to remove one and watched your video on the spot to assist us!!

Thanks Chad...great video..I finally got round to doing this.I now understand why you have to remove the console...just to get to those two screws holding the 4WD T bar! I found the console a pain so I have speed taped the base of the T bar assy to the plastic tray base rather than the screws up from the bottom. Now the ESM can be removed very easily without having to mess with the console.

Thanks Chad. You video helped me fix my Jeep's gear selection problem.

You are awesome dude seriously. My girlfriends car is having issues and you have the ONLY applicable source of information I’ve found. I have confidence that even the email needs to be replaced, that I can do it without issues. Thanks!

Old video but hey I’m buying a 2007 Jeep GC and the seller said that I have to buy a new electronic shift module, which cost $1000, to fix the gear problem when going up hills, but little does he know I’m going to just simply clean the esm! Thank you for the video!

I followed your video to fix a broken "Curtain" the keep the shifter moving up and down the slider. It was amazingly useful......I was able to fix things...for the time being anyway and it is working great. Thanks!

@cgreeneblue

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Glad to help.

Thanks dude! Working great so far. Did this on my 06 jeep srt-8. Saved me 400$. Gotta love KZread!

Thanks, my 2007 Commander had a huge graphite double streak bridge along all gaps......thanks for the time to make this. Code went off, cleared the OBDII codes.......smother shifting too!! Cheers.

@onemeangreen

4 жыл бұрын

I have an 07 as well, what code did you have sir? What symptoms? Thank you.

I was wondering if I sprayed the plug in of the esm with contact spray, would that be ok?

Yes it can certainly be an occasional problem. Mine would often happen on the highway when cruise control was on. It would randomly act like it was in neutral and my gear indicator would look like this: [P][R][N][D]. Shutting down and restarting often "reboots" things for a short time and then the problem returns. As for the 3.7 I'm not sure. You'd have to open it up to see what lies within, but I'm guessing it is similar if not sthe ame same setup in there.

Hi Chad! , I try to clean my ESM but didn't work, so I ordered a new one on ebay, I change it today but I have the same problem, do I need to change the entire console? or do I need to buy it at the dealer? please advise,

Wow. You totally helped me out. I didn't know how to remove the shifter knob so I could take out a broken piece and now I’m good thank you so much

Thanks for the vid. My ESM (2007) went south after only 17K miles. At 23K it started acting up again. I actually wrote the head of Mopar/Cust Service and two days later (read a few hours ago) I got a call saying they're cutting me a check for what it cost (~$1300) the last time this problem happened. (Yeah, I know...I don't drive much) So much trouble over a bit a crud on a circuit board! Contact cleaner to the rescue! But kudos to Chrysler for making it right.

I did it once last year and there was still no symptoms 25,000km later. I did it again as a preventative measure this year while making this video so I really don't know how long one cleaning would actually last. I consider once a year well worth it for myself though. It will likely depend on how bad the streaking is on the circuit board gaps and if you can be patient and clean it all very well.

Great video...will try! My problem is limp mode and PRND being lit up as well. Preceding this EVERY time I get a "service park assist" warning w/ PRND lighting up then limp mode. From what I read it's the TCM or ESM, possibly both. Any ideas on TCM location and replacement if this video doest work? Thanks again!

Thanks for putting this together, really appreciated.

this is amazing ive had this problem on my '07 aswell its rare but it does happend now that i have seen your vid, i plan on cleanning this module asap. but one question? have you or anybody else been having problems with "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE" come on were the PRND display is at? i had this problem already twice the first tiem the dealer told me i had to replaced the trans the second time i took it to a friend he replaced the celonoids and trans module control and fixed. but i wanted to know if you had this problem and how could i fix it if it happens again?

@jdhackyhackhousen3773

4 жыл бұрын

Yes intermitting on our 2006 Commander and under investigation. We are installing independend temperature sensors to have a real reading. Good extra ground cable from battery minus to engine is worth an extra #6 high flex wire.

Awesome video - I did all of that and there was no change...for about 3 hours and then it was all back to normal - will see how long for. Thanks again! Jeep Commander driver in the UK where parts are x2 the US at least!

hi chad......I need a new belt for the transmission shift. have you any idea of the part number....very helpful video..thanks for sharing

2006 Jeep Commander AWD. This procedure saved a ton of money and took only a bout a half an hour to accomplish. The vehicle would sometimes not shift out of second gear, the check engine light illuminated and stayed on and it was showing about 7 transmission faults when the codes were checked. Removed the module and cleaned the circuit strip as suggested. It was very dirty and a lot of carbon. Two weeks after the procedure everything continues to be working as it was supposed to and all codes are cleared. Thanks a bunch. Great fix.

@cgreeneblue

10 жыл бұрын

That's great. Glad it worked in the Commander too!

@thomashoskinson7918

10 жыл бұрын

Chad Greene Well, now for the rest of the story. Turned out that the "fix" only lasted a few weeks and then back to limp mode. Took it in to the shop and found some leaking fluid lines and a rear seal. Not enough to lose much fluid but enough to change the fluid pressure. Replaced the lines and seal and no subsequent issues. So far no additional issues for several months.

I need to add to this stream as this is a huge liability issue for the manufacturer. First of all, thank you for your information video...I spent the day taking your suggestions and they helped tremendously.My vehicle went from performing hazardous and cautionary for accident pron to being safe . Forget the recall, the manufacturer should have plenty of information on this and they are just weighing the cost hoping their insurance covers them...this is a huge class action waiting to happen with punitive implications . I am sure they monitor all of these sights so I am sure they are on notice of the liability and their insurance company should be also. i will FIND OUT WHO THEY ARE INSURED with AND PUT THEM ON NOTICE AS WELL .. i will send a formal letter just in case they hope to fly under the radar..... Such an easy fix thanks to your knowledge and the manufacturer has remained silent for years allowing their dealerships to charge money for their incompetence and negligence!!!

Did the circles around the gears stay on? mine did it today, I stopped and restarted it and it went away. Hasn't done it again.

If you have not done so already get the code/s read from a scan tool to make sure it is indeed the ESM before you replace the unit. My jeep would illuminate the check engine light as it "jumped" out of gear and lit up all the [P][R][N][D]but it didn't ever go into limp mode that I can recall. The circuit board is outsource in the ESM anyway so if the ESM part number matches you'll likely same some money with an aftermarket one if it exists.

Thanks for the great video and info. I'll be fixing my 07 myself.

Nice. Hope it works out for you. Did you're MIL (check engine) light come on after that happened to you? If so what code number did you get?

Chad Greene hey bro, I got the p0700 code, I replaced the valve body and didnt work, im gonna try this, but I dont know why sometimes the stick is in Reverse and then is in park, so my question is when I need to move the shift stick to r and when need to move to p, and cant understand the moment when I need to disconnect the batery, thanks bro

Thanks for posting this video, Im having problems with my 2006 grand cherokee. Check engine came on p0700 and p0404 is in the scanner. After doing my research your video pop up so I watched it. So I am going to clean it up instead of replacing it. Thanks again!!!

@natashagustafsson8404

4 жыл бұрын

Hi did it work for your grand cherokee getting rid of those specifi error codes?

Great video, well instructed, thanks for making.

I too owe you a beer. It worked perfectly on our 2006 Cherokee.

@efrainpineda8970

6 жыл бұрын

Fossil Diver What was wrong with you're jeep?

Brilliant video will now sort out my Jeep WK...

Thanks for posting this video , it saved my ass !

You just saved me a lot of money. Great video. Thank you.

Hello Chad, own 2007 SRT8 GRAND CHEROKEE was having issues with the transmission going limp and network OBD2 codes. Stumbled across your video and decided try cleaning the unit. Was unnecessary to remove entire console, since this vehicle is AWD. From tear down to reassemble total time of 45min, 5 days since the cleaning and trouble is gone. Thank you!

@AirFlightz908

9 жыл бұрын

Hey was yours going into limp mode whenever u did a hard acceleration? I have a 06 Srt8 n It does that Im going to try and clean this part

@scifi38e2008

9 жыл бұрын

Yes, intermittently no acceleration. Haven't had any issues since my cleaning.

I have not had any issues as of yet, but am so grateful that you made this video =]

I have a 2009 Grand Cherokee CRD 4 wheel drive, it's just started going into limp mode and sometimes won't reverse, no warning lights coming on on the dash and turning the engine on and off fixes it. could this be related to the shift module?

You think the ESM would be the issue for a 07 grand cherokee 4.7 stuck in park even if it's not throwing any codes for it? Professional computer didn't find anything for it... First issue I noticed was when I put it in park and shut the car off the wheel wouldn't lock, I could turn it all the way around. Then I would have issues getting the key to turn over had to jiggle it for a while. Finally one day when the key wouldn't turn over I pulled the shifter into neutral to try to get the key to turn, it didn't so I put it back in park. Finally got the key to turn and that's when it was stuck in park, been like that since.

This video saved me about $1100. Thanks so much!!!!

I also did this procedure and am pleased with the results.. thanks for posting it.

@paulf.462

4 жыл бұрын

lol dont know?

You're welcome. I'm glad it's helped a few folks out.

Awesome video man, you saved me about $700 bucks. Thank you! Works like a charm.

@luisguadalupe4343

4 жыл бұрын

Is this po 0730 06 jeep commander

I really thanks to you to be the man who not close trust any repairman. I will repair it my self.

thank u , actually i dont use it that much , i juse used it wen i wanna decrease my speed . i just wondering if i can check the fuse of the tiptronic , if yes ,, where can i find it ? thank u again

Thank you tons. This completely solved my problem.

I have a 2006 Jeep commander 4x4 and the morning when I start the vehicle its ok, 20 mins to get to my location, cut the vehicle off started back up, all the functions, someone including the check engine light, you put it in drive it's literally in 3rd gear, once the motor cools off for couple hours all the functions goes back off again, it need a TCM/PCM Engine control modules, I need that part and I need to know how much is it.

Thanks for the video! You saved me allot of money.

I going to try this out tomorrow I just bought a new transmission for my 2006 5.7 I keep getting code p0700 talking about the TCM possibility being bad so hopefully this helps

Followed the instructions and so far it seems to of done the trick. If this works out your video just saved me $1700.00 Thank you

great video Chad ! 2006 Commander... when I'm in neutral and pull up T knob I get message on dash that says Service 4 WD SYSTEM doesn't go into 4 LOW. is this fix for that ? Thanks...Bob

Were you using the manual shift feature a lot? If so it may have wear on the manual shift part of the same circuit board. The cleaning procedure is the same. Or, it could be a Transmission control module (TCM) problem. May need diagnostics on this one.

thank you so much! fixed the problem with my 2006 srt8 grand Cherokee!

This method works like a charm.. I had to do this to fix my shifter as well.. mine is a 4x4 but does not have the high/ low selector..

You should probably note the years that this helps. The 08' does not have this type of module could be even after 08'. Had some shifting problems, pulled everything apart to find the esm is some white little box deeper inside the shifting assembly. So fyi to anyone else with an 08' and above.

Dude, thank you!!!! I think it worked, Iwill test it for a week and let u know. Thanks a million!!!

Great video, thank you for sharing this!

It is best to disconnect the battery terminal. There could be a spike that damages the module when you install it if it's not and all your work and money will lost. Battery terminals can be really frustrating. Mine took a long time the first time I did this.

I just replaced the ESM plastic shift module, but used all of the original electrical components, since only the dust cover was broken in the first place. Now when i plugged in the ESM and TCM (Inside of the 4 wheel drive lo lever), ever time i pull the 4WD lever it shows "Service 4WD System". What should i do?

Hello Chad, I plan on doing this soon but was wondering if any codes or messages would show up if i were to buy a new part and replace the top of the PRND shift module. Will there be any procedures that i need to follow if i install a new gear shift indicator module? Or would it just be fine if i replace the module and reinstall the console?

i have a 05 jeep cherokee 5.7 with the code p1521 but i put the correct oil in and its still the same meineke said i have to take it to dealer after they told me that will fix the problem

Well thank you for the video, I did it this evening after the dealership told me that it was the glow plug module (diesel) and it seemed to be shifted

Thank you for doing the video well done. I have heard about this but had no idea where it was:) I guess I’ll clean the board.

yeah I had p0700 and p0750 but after doing all this it comes and goes, but it takes longer to get stuck in 3rd gear I can tell it got a lil better...

@cgreeneblue

8 жыл бұрын

okay, well if it did have an effect at least you know you"re on the right path and obviously you can change the part yourself and save the labor cost. Hope it does the trick.