2014 Jeep Cherokee needs new tranny
Hi all, I have driven our 2014 Cherokee for almost one year, 22,000 driven miles and over 10,000 towed miles without a problem. Two weeks ago the engine light came on and I immediately brought it t...
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moisheh wrote:
.... It sure seems like there are fewer and fewer toads available very year. I would bet that Chrysler will simply not allow flat towing of any Mopar vehicles.
That's what I've been thinking too. Honda CR-V dropped out of the game this year with its CVT. That was a significant loss to the toad market. But the toad market is small potatoes. What's the incentive for the manufacturers to continue engineering for 4-down automatics given the added liabilities?
My Jeep dealer told me he had 9 customers waiting for the Renegade as a toad and had to call them to inform that it cannot be towed 4-down when the dealership got the specs.
The 14-15 Jeep Cherokee is a beautiful car for towing. Relatively light, good gas mileage, comfortable and quiet, off-road capable, frame extensions for baseplate mounting, always-on 12V outlet, and the AD2 and ADL drivetrains with the neutral option that turns it into a trailer.
