44RE Valve Body 1999, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 44RE. Ships fast from the USA.
If your 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Cherokee or Liberty, or your 1999 Dodge Dakota or Durango, is shifting harsh, slipping between gears, or hanging in one gear with a stored pressure or solenoid code, the valve body inside the 44RE is usually the part doing the damage. This is a remanufactured valve body built for the 1999 44RE, ready to bolt in once you confirm your casting matches.
The 44RE and its lighter-duty twin the 42RE share the same A500-family case and valve body layout — Chrysler ran the 42RE designation behind six-cylinder engines and the 44RE behind V8s, with the valve body doing the same job on both: it is the hydraulic brain of the transmission. Line pressure from the pump is routed through precision bores and spool valves to apply the overdrive clutch, the front band, and the other holding members in the correct order, and the governor pressure circuit and (on later units) the governor pressure solenoid tell the valve body when to shift based on road speed. When the bores wear or a solenoid starts to fail, the valve body stops applying pressure cleanly and the shift quality falls apart.
Before you order, pull any stored codes and road test the truck or Jeep paying attention to exactly which shifts are affected. A valve body problem usually shows up as pressure-related symptoms across multiple gears (flare, slip, shudder) rather than a single gear refusing to engage, which points more toward a clutch pack or band inside the drum. If the transmission also whines in park or neutral, check the pump and converter before assuming the valve body is the only fault. Compare your symptoms against our 44RE valve body for 1997-1999 listing if you are not sure which casting your truck actually uses.
This valve body is built for the 1999 model year 44RE as used in Jeep Wrangler, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Liberty, and Dodge Dakota and Durango with six-cylinder and 3.7L V8 engines. The 42RE/44RE family went through several valve body and governor updates across its production run, so match your casting number and electrical connector style, or send us your year and VIN, before ordering. See the full 42RE/44RE parts collection for every year and variant we stock, including the overlapping 1997-1999 version if your truck falls in that range.
Drop the pan and change the fluid and filter at the same time you install this valve body — running old ATF+4 through a new valve body just recirculates the debris that likely contributed to the failure. Torque the valve body bolts in the sequence called out in the factory service manual rather than a spiral pattern, since uneven torque is a common cause of a leaking or sticking valve body right after install. Pair the job with a 44RE master rebuild kit for the filter, pan gasket and friction material, and check the 44RE solenoid kit if your stored codes pointed at a specific solenoid rather than pure hydraulic wear. Road test and verify clean shifts through every gear, including a full-throttle check of the kickdown, before returning the vehicle to the customer.
| Fits | 44RE 1999 |
| Part type | Valve Body |
| Condition | Remanufactured |
| Brand | OEM |
| Reference | A500 |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
It is built for the 1999 model year 44RE, used in Jeep Wrangler, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Liberty, and Dodge Dakota and Durango with six-cylinder and 3.7L V8 engines. Confirm your casting and connector style, or send your year and VIN, since the 42RE/44RE line changed several times.
They share the same A500-family case and valve body design. Chrysler used the 42RE designation behind six-cylinder engines and the 44RE behind V8s, so parts often interchange within the same production years, but you should still match your specific casting.
Harsh, late or flared shifts, slipping or no upshift, torque converter clutch shudder, and limp mode with a stored governor pressure or solenoid code are the most common complaints.
Yes. Change the fluid and filter at the same time using ATF+4 so debris from the old valve body does not circulate through the new one.
Usually, if the stuck condition comes with a pressure or solenoid code. A single gear that will not engage at all, with no other shift complaints, is more often a clutch or band problem inside the drum rather than the valve body.
Check the listing specs for what is included with this specific unit. If your code pointed at a solenoid rather than general shift quality, look at our 44RE solenoid kit as a companion part.
