Jeep Grand Cherokee Electronic Shift module cleaning video.wmv 

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!

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

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

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

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

Awesome video. I just wanted to replace the slider cover and the two screws holding the 4WD was a mystery... 👍

I have the same problem!! What do I clean it with? 2005 gr. Cherokee FT 4WD

Could this cause instant limp mode (3rd gear), and a P0750 code? I know it's a long shot, the two issues are not related, but I've replaced my valve body solenoid pack, diagnosed the L/R circuit wires, and had my PCM tested on a simulator and still have the problem.

Wow,.1700? There must have been more than the ESM that they wanted to replace?

I have a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Hemi limited edition and it won’t stay In the drive gear it jumps to the 3 gear what should i do

Awesome...You're welcome. Glad it worked for you!

what type of cleaner did you use!!!!

I have a 2006 Jeep srt8 When I’m changing gear.i can hear a clicking noise as I move the shift knob from either Park-Drive.any ideas what it can be?

Well explained. 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!!!

Good Day from Canada Thx Chad,great video, dealer here wanted to charge $1800, for the electronic module. Cost me $5, for a can of contact solvent, if your ever up in Canada owe you a beer.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Still a useful video almost 9 years later. Thanks!

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

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

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.

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!

Awesomme video man. I was having a different issue where I had weird shift issues and the slap shift wasn't working at all, coming up at code P0700. Performed this and it worked, including the check engine light going off! Problem came back next day, however, so I'm going to try to clean it a bit more thuroughly this time and see if that completely does the trick. Might have to end up replacing it though, ya think?

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!!

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.

Hello, on my jeep grand cherokee laredo 2005, doesnt work the semiautomatic position ( + and - function). If i move to + or to - nothing appens. Have you idea about the problem? Thank you very much.

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

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?

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!

Muchas gracias por tu vídeo,, me sirvió muchísimo!!! 👍👍

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

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

Back whenI had slot cars, we used a soft pencil eraser to clan the contacts. I bet it would also work good here.

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.

my shifter won't work when i try to use 1234 gears stay on d wrong go + or - also won't display on the dash

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!

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.

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

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

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!!!

i clean the electronic shift module , but i get somo weird message sobretemp tranmission

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,

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!

This just happened to my wifes 2006 GC. 1500.00 at the dealer. That aint happening. Thanks for the video, I will be doing it myself.

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.

Nice video. My 2005 Grand Cherokee Laredo is starting give the check engine light. And the code that came up had to do with TCM. I took the outer chrome bezel off TCM base to check electrical plug and give it a wiggle and it took the check engine light off. So I will go ahead and do the take apart to do do the cleaning of the board. Hopefullly this was my only issue for the check engine light. Thanks for a good video on this.

Hi, chad I have the same problem on a 2006 grand jeep Cherokee 5.7 sometimes it drives ok then it won't turn on, when it finally does it gets stuck on (3) gear and it reads the same code as a lot of guys here the P0700 . Then i guess the computer gets restart by driving it for a bit, then it drives good again and it goes back on (D) . ????should I try this procedure ? Do you think it would help . It's the same symptoms as many keeps here. Thanks for the video tho

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.

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

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!

hello, I have my sequential control box auto + and - on a 2008 jeep commander which no longer responds, the rest of the box works perfectly, is there an initialization procedure to reactivate it? bonjour , j'ai ma commande sequentielle de boite auto + et - sur un jeep commander de 2008 qui ne répond plus , le reste de la boite fonctionne parfaitement , exist'il un procedure d'initialisation pour la réactiver ?

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.

Great video, I have the same issue when the temp drops below 33, I will try to clean this part and see how it works.

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

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!

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!!!

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.

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.

NEED HELP !! 12-29-17 I HAVE A 2013 JEEP CHEROKEE OVERLAND 5.7 engine & I WAS DRIVING IN JERSEY YESTERDAY & THE FUCKIN SHIT JUST GONIN in 4 Gear & not going back in (D drive ) I had to drive 25-40mph to get my ass home in queens so again this is the Worse jeep I buy I will never buy a next jeep from the day I bought it I only take it to the all Dealer Parts & fixing

hey Chad what did you use on the q tip is it ok to just use alcohol of some sort or what did you use

My transmission (2009 GC 5.7) is randomly throwing itself into 4th gear. It has a couple codes for shift solenoids bit drives perfectly fine UNTIL it randomly kicks to 4th gear. A simple restart of the car fixes the issue up until the next time of course...Any Tips or info on this issue would be helpful.

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.

Experienced fail-safe mode for my 2005 Grand Cherokee LTD Hemi QDII tranny this weekend (stays in 3rd gear). First thing I did was check transmission fluid and it was a quart low but after topping off, it did not correct the shifting problem. Went to AutoZone for code scan and was getting 0705 (transmission control module and related). I was 1.5 hrs from my destination on a Sunday (holiday weekend at that) so I kept it under 50mph for the remaining distance (no where near red-line for a Hemi). Along the way, we stopped at a convenience store and upon restart, the tranny went back to normal... for about a mile. It then reverted to fail-safe. UGH! When I got home and did my usual research digging, I found this video Chad Greene posted. I did the entire procedure shown in his video. The first two test drives after reassembly, the tranny would again start out in 3rd gear. I was getting disheartened at the thought of shelling out extraordinary amounts of stealership diagnosis money but went for a 3rd test drive (each test drive = 1 engine cycle, meaning the vehicle was shut off and restarted.) Since that 3rd test, it has operated normally which includes 3 engine cycles so far at city and highway speeds, smooth and bumpy roads. So far so good (45 miles since last fail-safe mode). I still have a check engine light, but it's probably related to the continuity/communication failures after disconnecting the wire bundles from the ESM. I should note that I could not perceive any graphite lines or streaks in the gaps on the circuit board but cleaned the whole thing anyway with elec contact cleaner sprayed onto a cotton swab. There was a lot of black residue on the swabs (I used 4 of them). It makes me wonder how many other circuit boards need cleaning to prevent thousands of dollars in unneeded repair costs.

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.

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.

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

So my prnd would all light up. Then out of no where while driving it didn't want to come out of 1st or 2nd got it home and now it don't want to move at all. I did try to clean this one time but didn't work . I'm a single mom with 3 kids. Should I try to clean again? I should mention the lights are broke for the shifter. Hope that doesn't matter. Anyway if don't work after I clean it again what do you think it may be? Please help

I just bought 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 108,000 mi. And is sticking in 1st. Gear I wonder this the reason. Also have a/c freon smell.

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.

2007 Grand Cherokee Overland - 3L Diesel --- Shifter will not respond to down gearing -- Is this module possibly responsible ? --- thanks

This has already happened to me on my Jeep Grand Cherokee. What is the name of this selector plate to replace it? What name should I use to search for it on eBay? What is the part number? Thank you for your time. Regards.

I got a 2005 jeep cherokee 3.7 2005 all of my gears are illuminated sometimes so i had a new transmission module put on as the dealership suggests and it still does the same thing from time to time , any suggestions on how i can get this problem fixed?

Just replaced input speed sensor, topped fluid... still getting hard shifts, limp mode, 0715 (sensor) error... gonna give this a try ...

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

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.

Great video, but my take is this: jeep and bmw's are money pits. It's one repair after the another one. My brand fidelity is zero with them.

I have a 2005 jeep grand cherokee Laredo n mine literally just stopped on me at a red light I stopped and then it just wouldn't not going into gears you can hear the car rave but no movement I turned it off waited two mins and started it back up it moved maybe 50 feet n wouldn't go into gears in which then I stopped again n again I did the same thing got to my destination 2 blocks away n again it did nothing I thought it was the transmission then I seen this and thought could this be my problems? Help plz

Hi Chad. I know you posted this 10 years ago. But could a P0884 code be connected with this issue ?

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..

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.

I have an 07 GC 2wd. I can't switch the gear to R or P, will this video help with this problem ?

2006 Jeep commander will not shift into any gear at least not move in here is this associated with the same circuit

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

I can't tell you how thankful I am you posted this video!!! The dealership replaced my ESM ($1200) in 2011 and 2 years later the PRND lit up again. They replaced the entire part and one year later (last week) the same thing is happening again! I was terrified I was going to have to spend another $1200 to fix this a third time until I saw your video. I plan to clean the ESM this weekend and am praying this fixes this problem. I couldn't understand how this part could break twice when they were brand new and now it all makes sense…maybe it's dirty not broken. I'm wondering though, this is the 3rd time I've had this issue in my 2006 commander but this time the engine light came on. I don't remember that happening the last two times. Could the dirt be causing that to happen? Also, when the PRND light up, my car does not want to accelerate and this happens in the middle of me driving it. Is that what typically happens to other people with this issue? Thank you again! I'll post once I've done the cleaning...

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!

Why did you clean it? I'm having issues with I would like yo know what was your doing??

My 2005 jeep grand cherokee has a DVD player in my console how do I remove that

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

How to order that plastic slider only in 9:4 (part name) Thank you.

My girlfriends jeep wk crd 2005 suddenly stopped making power at the highway. The problem is: If you are in P or N the engine revs normaly up. But if you switch to D or R the engine revs just up to 950 or 1000 rpm and the car doesnt move forward or backward. Is this a common problem? Since the rubber band of the shift selector is removed i guess that this work has been done by the pre owner. Has anybody some suggestions? The Automatic gearbox was changed about 700 miles ago and drove just fine until now. The Gear selection also shows fine in the Gearbox.

Chad this video was very good however, The problem I was having was it was not shifting It's a 2006 grand lorado. I reinstalled Is the TCM And tried it out but it did not work I had to end up resetting the TCM And it worked fine thank you very much.

Hey, Nice video. I have a problem after driving 30 minutes my transmission is hitting when is shifting from second to first gear. Basically when I got a red light. It's intermittent problem. Do you think I can solve it with this cleaning? I mean dust can cause this issue? I'll wait for your answer. Thank you.

Ok..I did it. Now see if the problem reaccures.

07, 4.7 Jeep commander: (7-8-15)What was the problem you were having? When I am rolling at 75mph our transmission was hard shifting when going down hills like I am going from 4th to 2nd gear. I ended up changing the TPS. That helped a lot.Now 8-25-15 when I pull out into traffic it's like it is like the transmission is not wanting to respond. and when I put the truck into park it shuts off. last week I had to replace the alternator and now I do not know if all this is leading to me cleaning the EMS. Sorry to ask but I have been to 5 Mechanic none of them know what to do. Do you think this shift mod cleaning help with our issue??

What happens if it won't read park and it won't release key now how do I fix that it was fine before

Hi, thanks for the video. I've done this in 2011 as per jeepforum instructions which are the same you put in here. No problem since but as you said maybe doing it as a preventative measure is worth it.