Hey everybody, I'm kind of a novice when it comes to transmissions so I was hoping someone could help shed some light on my predicament. I have an 04 3.7L with a manual transmission. I was driving through the city the other night and stopped at a light. When I started out again, I started in first, then when I hit second it made a good "thud" and then I had nothing. It was like I was in neutral. At first I thought I broke a U-joint or something, but I was able to shift into third just fine and drive off to the side of the road. After some examination, I noticed I still had all of my other gears, just no second. I can't hear any grinding or anything that would indicate parts and pieces bouncing around inside the transmission. I was hoping that someone would read this who has been through this situation before who can tell me what to look for. Thanks.

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04 KJ Sport Red
4" RC Springs Rear
3.5" up front, 32" on Moabs
RRO UCAs
Home built rock sliders
120,000 on current setup

Wow, that doesn't sound good. I don't have direct experience with my Jeep, but when I was a kid something similar happened to our Dodge Caravan on a family vacation to the beach. My dad always had a manual gearbox, even in the minivan! As I remember, he lost fifth gear first, but it wasn't long before other gears began going too. He was able to coast into a town that has a Midas garage. We were stuck at the Midas sitting on our suitcases for about 8 hours before my Grandad could get there to pick us up. Moral of the story: get this fixed soon, even if it seems like you're only missing one gear, because you never know how long the tranny will hold together. Maybe someone else has a better answer.

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2008 Liberty Sport 4x4 Automatic

Jeepin By Al 4" Lift Kit
BFG KO2’s 245/75R16
Full MOPAR skid plates
Rock Lizard Skink Super Sliders
AtTheHelm Front Recovery System & Roof Rack
M116A3 Trailer build thread: viewtopic.php?f=72&t=77997

Maybe look for a new member here called "second gear" since it's "lost" .

Haven't had that same experience but generally when you lose one gear, the rest aren't far behind.

It could just be a shift rod or whatever??? Do you have the 5 or 6 speed?

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