Hi - I'm looking to see if other people had this same problem. My Dad's DJ with 80,000 miles started having a transmission problem where he was driving in his residential subdivision and the 6 speed auto transmission would slip into neutral. He would have to restart the vehicle to put it back into drive. He didn't drive more than 1/2 mile and brought his car back home. We plugged in the OBD2 and got these 4 codes: P0733, P0841, P083B, P08846. They seem to be all transmission fluid pressure switch / solenoid codes. We checked his trans fluid (with the oil dip stick) and it had about 2 inches of fluid that did not look to be dirty. It was clear/ bluish? Even having 80,000 miles, he has not had a transmission fluid or filter replacement. The engine at start up had a very LOUD noise at idle. I did not drive it.
We towed it to the dealer and they told him the torque converter clutch gears are shot and he needs a whole new transmission which is over $6000. I'm a little distrustful of the dealer and blown away that a transmission would fail at 80,000 miles. Just looking for any advice or anything we could check ourselves. We are thinking of getting a second opinion from a recommended trans shop. From reading the P codes, I thought it was more an electrical issue, but hearing the possible grinding noise, maybe there is mechanical damage. I also read that there was a recall on some 2015 DJ for the transmission pump but when I put his VIN in, his car wasn't affected.
