ZF 9 Speed Transmission Issues
Here's an article for some that may have an issue with their ZF 9 speed tranny. Link
Forum Discussion
Trouble is that the vehicles this transmission goes on have many different motors and a number of different drive systems.
It takes complicated and squares it. Every engine and every different vehicle requires a separate, complicated transmission program. Chrysler simply never got all the programming right--and the vehicles just hunt and hunt for gears.
It got so bad that they held back thousands of the new model Cherokees at the factory.
They finally closed the Jeep factory, and took many employees and put them on the road to test the programs--to get feedback.
The tranny put Chrysler far behind on sales due to the holdbacks.
ZF is not nearly the premier automatic transmission maker in the world. Their trannys' caused serious problems to Jaguars and BMW's large sedans all throughout the 2000's. I wouldn't want a 9 speed auto anyway--no need for more than 6 speeds.
It takes complicated and squares it. Every engine and every different vehicle requires a separate, complicated transmission program. Chrysler simply never got all the programming right--and the vehicles just hunt and hunt for gears.
It got so bad that they held back thousands of the new model Cherokees at the factory.
They finally closed the Jeep factory, and took many employees and put them on the road to test the programs--to get feedback.
The tranny put Chrysler far behind on sales due to the holdbacks.
ZF is not nearly the premier automatic transmission maker in the world. Their trannys' caused serious problems to Jaguars and BMW's large sedans all throughout the 2000's. I wouldn't want a 9 speed auto anyway--no need for more than 6 speeds.
