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Wow to all above!!! I bought a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee in Feb 2014; It was built in September 2013. I have towed it on one trip about 800 miles in all; I have not encountered any problem at all in shifting the transfer case into neutral on that one trip. I hope that they have worked out all the problems with 4-down towing; I sure was surprised to hear of these problems; otherwise I would have never traded in my 2000 Grand Cherokee Limited, which did not exhibit any of the problems described here. We do really enjoy our new car. It is a diesel model, and fuel economy is very nice. I suppose my question is: are there any problems with the 2014 model of the Jeep Grand Cherokee that are going to surprise me in the next few months that I have not hear of. (of course that is a question IMPOSSIBLE to answer). Kicker is: I was not aware of issues with the 2006-2010 Grand Cherokee's transfer case. Had I known, I would have been very reluctant to buy a new 2014 model, basing my desire to go with the similar model vehicle on the 14 years of successful experience with my former 2000 model. I will definitely use the parking brake wherever I park it. Wendell

With regard about the transmission being placed into reverse (step 7) after the button is pushed for the transfer case to shift to NEUTRAL, is it imperative that the transmission be placed in REVERSE??? Could it likewise be placed into DRIVE/SPORT to achieve the same purpose? Usually (at least when I leave home) we are parked facing uphill and the natural thing to happen is that placing the transmission into reverse will duplicate movement caused by the slope, and not necessarily REVERSE. Is there a mysterious reason (required by the software controlling the transfer case) that one must use REVERSE? Would not the same purpose be served if one used FORWARD instead of REVERSE or is it a requirement to satisfy the on board computer that the transmission MUST be shifted to REVERSE? I know that common sense would dictate that both REVERSE and DRIVE would indicate that the engine would move the car if the transfer case was not in NEUTRAL. We are dealing with computer logic, not common sense logic. Wendell