# 1989 Jeep Wrangler won’t come out of third gear

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-jeep-wrangler-won-t-come-out-of-third-gear/170211>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** wrangler, jeep\
**Created:** [September 21, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-jeep-wrangler-won-t-come-out-of-third-gear/170211 "2020-09-21T01:56:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![RoyNorman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@RoyNorman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RoyNorman)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-jeep-wrangler-won-t-come-out-of-third-gear/170211/1 "2020-09-21T01:56:26Z")

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drove into garage , when to take out of third gear was stuck in gear

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-jeep-wrangler-won-t-come-out-of-third-gear/170211/2 "2020-09-21T21:28:41Z")

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I’m going to make an assumption that it’s a manual transmission. If the shift lever moves but it’s still in gear it’s probably the linkage. If the lever won’t move it’s probably internal to the transmission. Have it towed to a good independent transmission shop.