# Jeep Rubicon losing power issues driving in a incline (freeway)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-rubicon-losing-power-issues-driving-in-a-incline-freeway/78741>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [April 17, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-rubicon-losing-power-issues-driving-in-a-incline-freeway/78741 "2013-04-17T01:43:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Paceman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Paceman)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-rubicon-losing-power-issues-driving-in-a-incline-freeway/78741/1 "2013-04-17T01:43:31Z")

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Please advise: I have a 2006 Rubicon Wrangler 4.0 (automatic) with 15K miles, excellent cond. When I drive up to the mountains my Jeep loses power to the point I have the gas pedal pushed to the floor, whereas I can jump out of the jeep and run along side of it. When I step on the gas on the freeway going at high speed it dogs down. It runs fine driving around town. I never had this problem before. I don’t think its a transmission problem because I have no engine light coming on. I just checked the Catalytic Converter and that’s ok. I’m lost, I have no clue what it can be. Any suggestions? Thank you!!

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**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-rubicon-losing-power-issues-driving-in-a-incline-freeway/78741/2 "2013-04-18T18:34:25Z")

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Check of the fuel system, esp. Filter. It has very few miles for that age so my guess would be fuel. I looks like it has been sitting for lengthy periods of time and you may need it attended to.