Posted on Oct 27, 2009

2000 Jeep Cherokee Gear Grinding & 4WD Whine sound

I own a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport (Automatic). I have been experiencing 2 problems with it:
1. When acelerating from a stopped position, it feels like the transmission is struggling to shift into the next gear, and makes a loud grinding noise (sounds like right beneath the gear box) before it will get into the next gear (right around 15 - 20mph)

2. Whenever I shift into 4WD, the Jeep starts to make a whining sound, and continues doing so until I shift out of 4WD. The whine sound will actually continue for a few minutes after I have shifted out of 4WD, and usually goes away completely if I come to a complete stop, then accelerate again while in regular Drive gear.

Any ideas?

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Give a try by change your transmission/filters and Transfer case oil.

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