I got a deal on a new 03' Kodiak about a 2 months ago. Unfortunately I' ve only had time to put on about 3 hours so far. It was parked out in the rain last weekend while camping/hunting which may have caused this. It needed a little persuasion getting it into gear H or R. Once warm the problem didn' t occur. It only happened one morning. Maybe it was something I did or temp or humidity...? I am still getting used to it. Maybe it need to warm up a little more. I almost bought a Rubicon, if it was offered with 2wd/4wd and a locking front diff I would have bought the Honda solely because of the trans. In my opinion the Honda trans offered on the Rubicon is the best in class. Good luck.