What does high transmission fluid temperature mean?
This indicator light is warning you that the transmission fluid’s temperature too high, which can lead to transmission failure. Transmission failures are one of a vehicle owner’s worst nightmares, as they are notoriously expensive to repair, and one of the things mostly to damage your transmission is overheating.
What should the oil temperature be on a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
I have a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, and I am trying to gauge what ‘normal’ and ‘high’ transmission and oil temperatures might be, so I know how to interpret what is being displayed on the EVIC. Can anyone help?
What should the Trans Oil temp be in a jeep?
On a highway trip, starting from a trans temp of 80F or so, it will take anywhere from 45-60 miles before it finally reaches 195F or so, depending on whether I have any spirited accelerations along the way. Note: neither the trans oil temp or engine oil temps seem to be super accurate throughout the full range.
Is there a problem with my Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Very often, this will solve the problem. But Jeep Grand Cherokees seem especially prone to more serious transmission problems, and some owners are quite vexed at their inability to determine the causes.
Why does my Jeep Grand Cherokee not shift gears?
For example, you may find that you’re only able to drive the car in the automatic transmission’s third gear, only being able to select the other two gears when you shift the transmission manually. The most common cause of transmission problems is the easiest to fix: check the fluid level in the transmission and restore it to the proper levels.
I have a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, and I am trying to gauge what ‘normal’ and ‘high’ transmission and oil temperatures might be, so I know how to interpret what is being displayed on the EVIC. Can anyone help?
On a highway trip, starting from a trans temp of 80F or so, it will take anywhere from 45-60 miles before it finally reaches 195F or so, depending on whether I have any spirited accelerations along the way. Note: neither the trans oil temp or engine oil temps seem to be super accurate throughout the full range.
What’s the operating temperature of a Jeep Wrangler?
They qualified their response as being what the 8HP70 and 845RE (8HP45 modded/made by Chrysler) were designed to operate at but that the OEM writes the software (sound familiar guys) which sets the actual operating temps.
Very often, this will solve the problem. But Jeep Grand Cherokees seem especially prone to more serious transmission problems, and some owners are quite vexed at their inability to determine the causes.