[Xterror]

A friend of mine just bought a new 2013 X manual and it's stuck in 4 low and she can't get it out. What would cause this and how can she fix it? Thanks
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[germandude890]

Can you hear the electric motor try to turn? Make sure you're not on an incline and maybe try to rock it back and forth to give the gears a little slack.


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[knightrider]

Is the truck in neutral? Foot off the clutch? Stopped? All these things have to be true for it to switch.
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[Surf and Snow]

This. Needs to be in Neutral etc.
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[BilliumS]

Had this happen to me once. Mine is an auto though. Tried every the right way by the book to put it back into 2wd and nothing worked. Had to disconnect the battery for about a half hour and go back through the procedure and all was fine. Just make sure she knows not to go driving around in 4lo! LOL

 

[early 2010]

Is the truck in neutral? Foot off the clutch? Stopped? All these things have to be true for it to switch.
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And the brake applied.

 

[Xterror]

Thanks guys, I'll let her know. She's an experienced off roader. She has full shrock skids underneath and this is like her fourth Xterra. I tried getting her to join here but she won't.
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[knightrider]

Why because she's a female and they always get bombarded on forums that are primarily visited by guys? If she would have posted this question it would already have had 17 pages of replies haha
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[Surf and Snow]

Why because she's a female and they always get bombarded on forums that are primarily visited by guys? If she would have posted this question it would already have had 17 pages of replies haha
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Exactly, lol but it'd be closer to 50 pages and include offers to fly or drive out to wherever she lives to help her get it unstuck. Lol
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[Xterror]

Haha True.. Well none of the ideas helped so she's getting it towed to the dealership. It only has 9,000 miles on it. She had a 2007 Offroad and had zero problems with it. When she bought the 2013 she gave the 2007 away. YES gave it away to her sister-in-law.

 

[Spdu4ia]

on mine when I put it from 4lo to 2wd it takes a minute to register on the dash. Usually a couple miles then it stops blinking. I am talking about the display on the guages.

 

[Xterror]

Mine does that too. I'm sure she tried that. It's at the dealership now, so we'll see what happens.

 

[Xterror]

They told her it was something about the connector wires from the 4wd switch weren’t completely pushed into place and water got inside the connection. They took them apart, dried them, applied some dilithium grease to prevent the problem from happening again, and it works fine. Just thought you all would like to know.

 

[rocknhd]

I've had mine get stuck in 4 lo. Nice loud warning buzzer too. The only thing that fixed it was to stop on a flat area, shift into park and cut the ignition. I started it back up and all was fine.

I think the key is to make sure the driveline is unloaded when going back to 2wd. Seems to me that if the transfer case is under any bind, it won't shift.

 

[Xterra_Brit]

I always make sure mine goes to 4Hi before switching to 2wd and have never had any issues. You could be trying to do too many steps if you go straight from 4Lo to 2wd.