4 wheel drive stops working any time it gets wet

Joined
Dec 20, 2025
Messages
2
Reaction score
1
I have a 2022 and every time I take it off-road and have to cross a stream it isn't too long and the 4 wheel drive indicator goes orange. It doesn't seem to do it when it's rainy or snowy, just when I cross something over a foot deep or splash it a lot. It doesn't drop out of whatever mode I'm in, but it often won't come out of 4wd properly. If I'm in 4-low and try to put it into 2wd it will only go to 4-high with an orange 4x4 symbol. Sometimes it will say it's in 2wd but the symbol will be orange and when I turn I can tell I'm still in 4-high based on wheel skip. Then I have to put it in and out of 4-low a couple times and it will finally drop into 2wd. All very disconcerting when you're blocking traffic in the process.

I took it to the dealer to have them check it and they said they couldn't find anything wrong. I told them it seems like it only happens when it gets wet. I used it a couple weeks ago in a dry situation and had no issues.

Is this an actuator problem or what?
 
Last edited:
I would think there’s obviously some electrical connection exposed, or wires pulled, loose ground, something. Hope you find it.
 
Back
Top