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2014 Cherokee 4wd service light wants to go int 4low randomly

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#1 ·
My 2014 Cherokee recently had the 4wd unavailable overheated light come on one time. Then I started getting the 4wd unavailable randomly on startup going away after driving a few feet. Most recently it’s been randomly while driving but especially on startup trying to go into 4low without pressing the button. You stop and put it in neutral and it won’t shift into 4low. Once you shut it off it’s usually gone for a while. I hear there are gremlins in the ptu, but any chance it could be a wheel sensor or something else easy? I never use 4 low is there a way to deactivate it and would that even help?? I checked the oil in the rear differential recently and neither plug had shavings in the oil. This car was s kinda a beater and I’m on a budget but would like 4high if there’s a way to just have that. We do all our own auto repair here but time is the problem. Going to put it on our lift Wednesday and see if we still have 4hi along with oil sender and exhaust work.
-Greg
 
Discussion starter · #6 ·
There was a good amount of ice in the spare tire well, but when we pulled the plugs to the dtcm there was some light corrosion we cleaned it up good and put it back together, still acting up thou. Suspect it may be shorted but I want to check the other end of the conections and the rdm. Does a new dtcm need to be flashed? Any good aftermarket ones? We already replaced the transmission ground strap, it was a little corroded but not to bad.
-Greg