waxworm53
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Brookfield, Il.
I'm nearing my 1 yr. anniversary of owning my 1st XJ, a '00 Sport, and have
followed this forums advice for all things Jeep. For this I thank you all! The trans problem is with my son's '98 XJ Sport. The check engine light had come
on during a 800 mile round trip he took at mostly Interstate speeds. It did not
remain on continuously, nor did it cause any driveability problems. The car still
got 21/22 MPG. I just drove the car and found that when I slow to a stop, the trans seems a little slow to downshift. It goes into 1st at about the same
time the car stops, with a gentle lurch. This car has 97000 miles, and was
purchased at 91000. We changed all fluids including the trans and the trans
filter. The fluid at that time was not toasted and the filter was relatively
clean, with no shavings on the magnet, just the usual fine stuff. The OBD II
codes I pulled with a borrowed scantool (actron) were P0700 (trans control
sys malfunction/EATX fault present), and P0705 (trans range sensor circuit
malfunction/PRNDL input). Could this be a simple fix (wires/connectors) or is
this the sign of impending transmission doom? I would also add that this XJ is
bone stock, except for the IPF's that make long night drives a dream. I would really appreciate your help!
waxworm53
followed this forums advice for all things Jeep. For this I thank you all! The trans problem is with my son's '98 XJ Sport. The check engine light had come
on during a 800 mile round trip he took at mostly Interstate speeds. It did not
remain on continuously, nor did it cause any driveability problems. The car still
got 21/22 MPG. I just drove the car and found that when I slow to a stop, the trans seems a little slow to downshift. It goes into 1st at about the same
time the car stops, with a gentle lurch. This car has 97000 miles, and was
purchased at 91000. We changed all fluids including the trans and the trans
filter. The fluid at that time was not toasted and the filter was relatively
clean, with no shavings on the magnet, just the usual fine stuff. The OBD II
codes I pulled with a borrowed scantool (actron) were P0700 (trans control
sys malfunction/EATX fault present), and P0705 (trans range sensor circuit
malfunction/PRNDL input). Could this be a simple fix (wires/connectors) or is
this the sign of impending transmission doom? I would also add that this XJ is
bone stock, except for the IPF's that make long night drives a dream. I would really appreciate your help!
waxworm53