2020 Jeep Gladiator Complaint Log

JEEP WONDERS TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT HAVING TO COORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE TIME

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DRIVING ON INTERSTATE SPEED APPROX 65, TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY . PULL TO DISABLED VEHICLE LANE.

FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER DESIGN IS [XXX]. IT ONLY BLOWS AIR STRAIGHT UP THE CENTER. SO, WHERE THE DRIVER LOOKS, WHERE THE PASSENGER LOOKS, AND THE WIPERS THEMSELVES, DOES NOT GET DEFROSTED. ALWAYS COVERED IN ICE. I NEED TO STOP AND SCRAPE THE WINDSHIELD EVERY 10-15 MINUTES, EVEN WITH THE DEFROSTERS ON HIGH. HORRIBLE, AND VERY UNSAFE DESIGN, BY JEEP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOTH LATCHES ON MY 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR SOFT TOP INADVERTENTLY UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, CAUSING THE TOP TO START OPENING. DRIVER AND PASSENGER GRABBED TOP AND CONDUCTED EMERGENCY STOP ON SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE TO KEEP THE SOFT TOP FROM FULLY OPENING. THE INADVERTENT OPENING OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN SPAN OF 15 MINUTES AT INCREASINGLY SLOWER SPEEDS. TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE SOFT TOP TO WINDOW FRAME WITH BUNGEE STRAPS INSTALLED OVER THE LATCHES TO KEEP LATCHES IN PLACE. CONCERNED THAT AN INADVERTENT OPENING OF THE SOFT TOP AT INTERSTATE SPEED MIGHT CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DEALING WITH GRABBING THE SOFT TOP AT HIGH SPEED, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO TOP, AND/OR POTENTIAL FOR SOFT TOP TO DEPART THE JEEP AND DAMAGE VEHICLES DRIVING BEHIND. THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES APPEARS TO BE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE TWO LATCHES THAT SECURE THE SOFT TOP TO WINDOW FRAME. LATCHES SEEM TOO WEAK/LOOSE TO PROVIDE SECURE CLOSURE OF THE SOFT TOP. I TOOK THE JEEP GLADIATOR TO A CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP DEALER AND THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR ADJUSTING THE LATCHES. THE DEALER MECHANIC ADJUSTED MY JEEP'S LATCHES ACCORDING TO TSB SPECIFICATIONS. IN MY OPINION, THE LATCHES ARE STILL LOOSE AND UNSTABLE. WILL NOT DRIVE MY JEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEED UNTIL THE ISSUE IS FIXED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER TO HOPEFULLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE STARTS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION MOVING UNCONTROLLABLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND YANKS YOUR STEERING OUT OF CONTROL ( DEATH WOBBLE) DID IT 6 TIMES TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT GOES OUT OF STEERING CONTROL BOTH FRONT TIRES MOVE UNCONTROLLABLY SIDE TO SIDE LIKE IF BOTH WHERE FLAT AND YANKS YOU SIDE TO SIDE TAKES YOU OUT OF ROAD

I NOTICED A STRONG BURNING SMELL DRIVING MY 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR WHILE DRIVING A FOREST ACCESS ROAD IN COLORADO. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN THE CAR FAILED TO MOVE WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS - THE JEEP WOULD GO INTO GEAR BUT THE WHEELS NEVER ENGAGED. IT WAS TOWED FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE DEALER IN DENVER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS "CHARRED". THE JEEP HAD 16,000 MILES ON IT.I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MY ENTIRE LIFE (I AM 60 YRS OLD) AND NEVER HAD A CLUTCH GO UNDER 100K ON 6 VEHICLES

DEATH WOBBLE AND VIBRATION WHEN VEHICLE HOT IN DIFFERENT SURFACES LIKE CROSSING BRIDGE WHEELS AND STEERING UNCONTROLLABLE AT HIGH SPEED OVER 40 MPH. UNUSUAL SMELL INSIDE CABIN. THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS OF DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED ERRONEOUS INFORMATION INDICATING AN INACCURATE SPEED. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READING WAS 83 MPH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER ELK GROOVE JEEP LOCATED AT 8575 LAGUNA GROVE DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

THE DEFROSTER DOES IS NOT DESIGNED TO BLOW HOT AIR ACROSS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN A SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD THE WIPERS BECOME DISABLED BECAUSE THE AREA THAT THEY REST ON DOES NOT RECEIVE DEFROSTER HEAT. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE REVEALS SEVERAL FORUMS AND VIDEOS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. IN ADDITION THE LED HEADLIGHT DESIGN COLLECTS SNOW AND ICE AND BECOMES COMPLETELY BLOCKED AND RESULTS IN ZERO VISIBILITY DURING SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE DEALER AND JEEP HAVE SAID THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR EITHER PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 15 MPH WHEN THE ICING BEGAN AND DID NOT GET BETTER REGARDLESS OF SPEED,. THE JEEP GLADIATOR WINDSHIELD DEFROST AND LED HEADLIGHT DESIGNS ARE A HAZARD. BELOW IS A LINK TO THE EXACT ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.JEEPGLADIATORFORUM.COM/FORUM/THREADS/DEFROSTER-ISSUES.36391/

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD, MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK OR FROZEN IN ITS POSITION. I WAS UNABLE TO COURSE CORRECT, AND ENDED UP BRAKING INTO THE MEDIAN. I NEVER LOST ENGINE POWER, OR POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL WAS SIMPLY LOCKED, STUCK, OR FROZEN. ONCE STOPPED, I TRIED THE WHEEL AGAIN, AND IT WORKED. I'VE SINCE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO JEEP, AND THEY ARE ATTEMPTING REPAIR.

THE STEERING FEEL IS VERY LOSE. THE TRUCK HAS THE FEELING LIKE IT WANDERS IN THE LANE AND ALWAYS NEEDS STEERING CORRECTION TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. NONE OF MY OTHER CARS HAVE EVER DRIVEN LIKE THIS INCLUDING MY PAST JEEPS. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WENT OVER A ROUGH SURFACE ON THE ROAD AND THE GLADIATOR STARTER SHAKING AS IF I HAD HAD A BLOW-OUT. ONCE I SLOWED DOWN IT STABILIZED. HOWEVER, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. UPON RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I'VE COME TO LEARN THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT HAPPENS ON JEEP OFF-ROAD VEHICLES, WHICH MAKES IT ALL THE MORE CRITICAL THAT NHTSA REQUIRE CHRYSLER-FIAT TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THANK YOU.

AT A LOW SPEED IN A RIGHT HAND TURN, A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OCCURRED. STEERING SEAMED TO LOCK UP. HAD TO STOP VEHICLE, USED SOME FORCE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. AFTER ATTEMPTING THIS TASK, WHEN TURNING TH STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, ABILITY TO STEER RETURNED. VEHICLE WAS THEN MOVED INTO THE GARAGE AND LEFT. THIS OCCURRED2 DAYS AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPORTED BY DEALERSHIP AS BEING REPAIRED. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, TURNED OVER TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE.

FCA HAS ADMITTED TO BAD TSB STEERING GEAR AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR THE PART BUT HAS MADE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR FREE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH STEERING BEING WOBBLY. THEY NO LONGER STATE PART IS AVAILABLE. THEY HAVE CANCELED ALL PART REQUESTS.

I EXPERIENCE THE EXTREME VIBRATION ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MY STEERING WHEN I HIT SMALL BUMPS. DEATH WOBBLE IT IS COMMONLY CALLED. I ASKED THEM TO FIX IT ONCE AND IT IS STILL THERE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER TRAVELING OVER A SMALL BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY FOR 3 TO 4 SECONDS UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. A MILE OR SO DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED

THE STEERING ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO WONDER AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION. THERE IS FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING THAT REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN MY LANE OF TRAVEL. THE ISSUE IS EXTREME AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND COMPOUNDED ON ROUGH PAVED ROADS. THERE ARE SEVERAL TIMES THAT I COULD NOT CORRECT THE WONDERING OF MY JEEP GLADIATOR QUICK ENOUGH AND HAVE LEFT MY LANE OF TRAVEL DUE TO THE STEERING ISSUE CAUSING TO POTENTIAL HIT OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING NEXT TO ME ON MULTI LANE ROADS OR DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THE STEERING IS ON THE GLADIATOR IS S SERIOUS ISSUE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS TYPICALLY REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE STEERING, SUSPENSION, AND TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE FACTORY. THE STEERING HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE PURCHASING THE ISSUE BUT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED INTO A MUCH MORE UNSAFE CONDITION.

THE STEERING ON THIS JEEP GLADIATOR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE TRUCK IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND IF YOU ARE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT'S WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE YOU CAN'T WAIT TO GET OVER WITH. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD.

The steering wanders. I constantly have to correct steering. It is a constant battle to keep it in its lane on the highway. It is very exhausting driving any distance on the highway. Luckily there has not been any crashes. Vehicle is almost 3 years old and only has 6462 miles on it because I don’t feel safe driving it. It has been to two different dealers and they say it’s fine.

PURCHASED MY JEEP GLADIATOR LESS THEN A MONTH AGO AND NOTICED IT HAD EXTREMELY LOOSE STEERING WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND EVEN ON BACK ROADS WHEN GOING OVER 30MPH. IT IS HARD TO STAY WITHIN YOUR LANE. IT LOOKS AS IF A DRUNK DRIVER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT FEELS SCARY WHEN OTHER VEHICLES ARE NEXT TO ME AS IT FEELS I AM GONNA DRIFT INTO THEIR LANE AND HIT THEM WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY CORRECT THE STEERING.

CONSTANT DRIVER'S CORRECTION IN ORDER TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND HAS ABOUT 1"-2" PLAY ON EITHER DIRECTION.

THE VEHICLE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEED REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL WONDER WITHIN THE LANE. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THERE IS A DEAD ZONE IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT'S FAR ABOVE ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN

I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN LOST POWER STEERING. IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION. AS I EXITED MY VEHICLE I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD VENTS. THE ENGINE BAY THEN BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE IS TOTAL LOSS.

BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES ON IT SUFFERS FROM VERY LOOSE STEERING RESULTING IN WANDERING AND DEAD SPOTS IN STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEED BECAUSE OF CONSTANT CORRECTIONS NEEDED TO KEEP VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC LANE. TSB ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER BUT DEALERS REFUSING TO DO WORK AND NOW MANUFACTURER CANCELLING PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH TSB REPAIR INCLUDING STEERING GEAR AND MOUNTING BOLTS.

TRUCK WANDERS ON HIGHWAY. STEERING HAS PLAY IN IT THAT IS BASICALLY A DEAD SPOT ROUGHLY 2 INCHES EACH WAY FROM CENTER. RETURNED TO DEALER THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD MY WIFE AND I THAT JEEP DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND QUOTE "YOU CAN EITHER DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS OR LET IS SIT IN DRIVEWAY". SERVICE MANAGER UNSURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING. WE DROVE A COMPARATIVE NEW FROM THE LOT AND THE ISSUE WAS SLIGHTLY WORSE ON IT. STILL WAITING, NOW SIX CALENDAR DAYS, FOR RESPONSE FROM SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT NEXT STEPS. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND WOULD LIKE TO COMPANY TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE

The visors come out of their sockets which result in blocking one's vision and making the visor not only useless but a safety issue. It bugs me that there are all kind of YouTube videos about how to fix this and they say that getting the Jeep replacement kit results in the same thing happening. I don't understand why Jeep has not fixed an obvious problem and issued a recall. We certainly did nothing to cause the visors to come out of their sockets. This is obvious and doesn't require that it be confirmed by a dealer. There is no warning when the visor will initially break and no warning when it can fall down and block your view. The normal road vibrations are enough to cause it to fall out.

For the 2nd time, the latches that secure the soft top have failed to keep the soft top secured to the vehicle. Once in 2020 and now in 2023. MPH in 2023 was 65 and with 21000 miles on it.

I AM UNABLE TO TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT ONCE IT GETS ABOVE 55. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO ADJUST LEFT AND RIGHT TO TRYING AND KEEP THE JEEP STRAIGHT. I LITERALLY JUST GOT THIS CAR AND ONLY HAVE 700 MILES ON IT.

SINCE PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD LOOSE AND UNRESPONSIVE STEERING. IT CURRENTLY HAS 1600 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM TOLD THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED UNDER A CAMPAIGN HOWEVER THERE IS NO DECAL AS OF YET. JEEP DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED PARTS IN STOCK AND I AM BEING TOLD IT MAY BE MONTHS UNTIL A REPAIR IS AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE U CONNECT SYSTEM CRASHING WHICH ALSO CONTROLS MOST OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND RENDERS MOST OF THOSE ITEMS LIKE THE HVAC INOPERABLE UNTIL THE SYSTEM IS RESET. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE CONSTANTLY PRESENT. THE STEERING ISSUE IS A NUSSINACE BELOW 40MPH AND NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SITS APPROX 15-20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT TO GO STRAIGHT AND YOU CAN MOVE THE WHEEL THE SAME DISTANCE TO THE RIGHT BEFORE IT REACTS. TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE YOU MUST CONSTANTLY OVER CORRECT THE WHEEL.

REAR BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING AND SCREW WENT BLUE

FIRST INCIDENT WAS APPROACHING A TURN OFF INTO A SHOPPING AREA, A CAR WAS STOPPED THERE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC AS I APPROACHED I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO WAY DOWN, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO RECYCLE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT WENT SO FAR DOWN I WAS HITTING GAS PEDAL, THUS CAUSING ME TO COLLIDE. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING TO TOWN AND A STRONG BRAKE BURNT SMELL WAS OCCURRING, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AGAIN BRAKE PEDAL WENT WAY DOWN AGAIN WHICH THIS TIME I HAD TIME TO REGAIN CONTROL FROM HITTING GAS PEDAL AND FORCE STOP, INSPECTED BRAKES AND FRONT BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKING AS IF BRAKES WERE BEING CONSTANTLY APPLIED, I DID NOT FEEL BRAKES BEING APPLIED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY JUST SMELL AND INSPECTION OF FRONT BRAKES HEATING UP. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR STATION WAITING ON RESULTS. I FEEL THAT IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AND MAJOR ACCIDENT.

THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY GLADIATOR. I HAD THE NEW STEERING BOX CHANGED OUT ALONG WITH THE NEW UPDATE WHICH HELPED SOME BUT YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP CONTROL OR IT WILL WANDER OFF THE ROAD OR INTO OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING AND IT IS EXHAUSTING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT "IT IS A JEEP". I HAVE OWNED 5 OTHER JEEPS AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE AS BAD AS THIS IS. JEEP HAS TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE AND ISSUE A SAFETY WARNING BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS INVOLVED. I HAVE SPENT MONEY ON A FRONT END ALIGNMENT IN HOPES THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM AND HAD TO ADD AN ALIGNMENT CASTER/ PINION ANGLE BOLT KIT AND STILL WANDERING.

VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOOSE CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER LEFT AND RIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN LANE.VERY UNSAFE IN MODERATE TO HARD BRAKING AS WELL. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A TSB BUT DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT FORTHCOMING IN THE REPAIR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT/KILLED

1 INCH OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT OF CENTER AT ALL TIMES. VEHICLE WANDERS AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE AT ALL SPEEDS. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55+) IS DANGEROUS AND REQUIRES REPEATED BACK AND FORTH MOTION TO KEEP VEHICLE IN LANE.

EXCESSIVE STEERING WANDER/ROAD WALKING. THIS IS BEING REPORTED IN LARGE NUMBERS OF JEEP GLADIATOR VEHICLES IN ALL JEEP FORUMS. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WITH INCREASED WINDS, OR TOWING. JEEP CURRENTLY HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-074-20 ACTIVATED, BUT DEALERSHIPS DON'T HAVE AVAILABLE STOCK OF THE REPLACEMENT STEERING BOX CALLED FOR, AND SEEM DISINTERESTED IN REPLACING BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RECALL. THIS CONDITION AND PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH REPORTS BY OTHER BUYERS ACROSS ALL FORUMS. PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A RECALL, AS THE PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS, AND AFFECTS MOST VEHICLES, SO AS TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT.

STEERING LOOSE AND THE CAR CAN NOT BE STRAIGHT,THE STEERING HAVE TO MUCH PLAY AND THE CAR MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO TRY TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE,ALSO A BAD VIBRATION AFTER PASS A NO LEVEL SURFACE....VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY,ALSO I TURN ON THE CAR AND MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT DRIVING IT AND THE STEERING BOX MOVE FROM THE CHASSIS AND HAVE A GAP LIKE 1MILLIMETER FROM THE CHASSIS...THIS IS NOT NORMAL

PULLS/DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS FORCING YOU TO MAKE CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS. THE LOOSE STEERING AND CENTER 'DEAD SPOT' MAKE IT EASY TO OVER CORRECT AND PUT YOU IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC.

THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDS CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT AND INPUT AS THE WHEELS OF THE CAR DO NOT TRACK STRAIGHT, AND ARE NOT IN SYNC WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S EVEN MORE STRESSFUL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE DRIVING STRAIGHT, ON CURVES, THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONES, AND ALONGSIDE SEMI-TRUCKS, THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDS CONSTANT ATTENTION, AND THE VEHICLE WANDERS AT ALL TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND MOVES ABOUT THREE INCHES FROM CENTER IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT THE FRONT WHEELS MOVING. THE DRIVE IS MENTALLY EXHAUSTING. THE STEERING WHEEL IS SO LOOSE, THAT WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR HANDS AT 10 O'CLOCK AND 3 O'CLOCK, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT STAY FIRM, IT MOVES - WE HAVE TO PROP OUR ELBOWS ON THE ARMRESTS TO STABILIZE THE STEERING WHEEL. WE DID TEST DRIVE OTHER GLADIATORS AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR IN THOSE VEHICLES. WE LIKE THE JEEP BRAND, HAVE OWNED SEVERAL JEEPS, AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE GLADIATOR, BUT WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, IT'S UNSAFE.

THE STEERING IS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAYS SPEED WITH WANDERING AND CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION NEEDED. AT TIMES, THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTCHY FEELING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS - JUST A BIT OF RESISTANCE THEN IT'S GONE. THE WANDER AND STEERING CORRECTION IS WORSE THE WARMER IT IS. I PICKED THE DATE OF MY LAST LONGER TRIP BUT IT'S BEEN COMMON SINCE SUMMER 2020.

VEHICLE WANDERS DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, REQUIRING FREQUENT CORRECTION TO MAKE IT TRACK STRAIGHT. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE PLAY (DEADSPOT) IN THE STEERING, WHICH REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY AN INCH OF STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT BEFORE ANY MOVEMENT OR FEEDBACK IN PHYSICAL STEERING IS FELT. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO DRIFT/PULL TO THE RIGHT, REQUIRING CONSTANT (BUT SLIGHT) STEER TO THE LEFT. HAVE SCHEDULED DIAGNOSIS WITH THE DEALERSHIP.

VERY SPONGINESS, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. BOTH WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AND WHEN IN MOTION ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO A JEEP GLADIATOR DEALER, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT NOT FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEMS.

STEERING IS LOOSE WHEN DRIVING AND VEHICLE 'WANDERS' WHAT I FEEL IS MORE THAN A MODERN DAY VEHICLE SHOULD. CAN CERTAINLY BE DANGEROUS IF NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. SOME DAYS ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS. STRANGE IN COMPARISON TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED.

THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND FEELS LIKE IT'S BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING IN A WIND STORM WITH CONSTANT CORRECTIONS AND OVER CORRECTIONS MAKE IT FEEL UNSAFE. REPRODUCE ISSUE: DRIVE AT 50MPH RELEASE STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SWAYS TO THE RIGHT. DRIVE AT 60MPH VEHICLE CONSTANTLY NEEDS CORRECTIONS.

VEHICLE WANDERS DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, REQUIRING FREQUENT CORRECTION TO MAKE IT TRACK STRAIGHT. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE PLAY (DEADSPOT) IN THE STEERING, WHICH REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY AN INCH OF STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT BEFORE ANY MOVEMENT OR FEEDBACK IN PHYSICAL STEERING IS FELT. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO DRIFT/PULL TO THE RIGHT, REQUIRING CONSTANT (BUT SLIGHT) STEER TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE, AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, HAS 1456 MILES. IT IS WITH THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE REFERENCED FCA'S TSB 08-074-20 TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. VEHICLE HAS FACTORY SUSPENSION, TIRES/WHEELS, AND STEERING COMPONENTS.

TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER FOR EXTREMELY LOOS FEELING STEERING, IT TAKES NEARLY 2 INCHES OF STEERING INPUT TO EFFECT A CHANGE IN STEERING, AND IT WANDERING IN THE LANE AS I DRIVE IT. THE TRUCK ACTUALLY HAS DONE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL 2020. THERE IS A TSB OUT TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AUG 31 2020, AND ALL THEY DID AT THE TIME WAS TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE ON THE JEEP, AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK IF ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I TOOK IT BACK IN SEPT FOR THE SAME, AND THEY CLAIMED PARTS WERE ORDERED. WE ARE NOW INTO NOVEMBER WITH NO END IN SIGHT. I TOOK A CAMPING TRIP WITH MY FAMILY TWO WEEKS AGO, I CAME OUT FROM BEHIND GUARD RAILS ON THE INTERSTATE INTO THE WIND, AND WAS BLOWN ALMOST OUT OF MY LANE BEFORE I COULD REGAIN STEERING CONTROL. FCA DOES NOT SEEM TO DEEM THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE 2020, SO THEY CAN PUSH OUT THEIR 2021 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. JEEP CUSTOMER SUPPORT SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO GET THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF.

IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE JEEP GOING STRAIT DOWN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE EVEN BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE.

AT HI-WAY SPEEDS VEHICLE PULLS OR SWAYS. WHEN YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT. IT'S EASY TO OVER CORRECT AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE A DEAD SPOT.

ON MY 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR RUBICON ESS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 249 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE WAS P0300 MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER MONROE DODGE AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR ESS AND DID A RECOMMENDED PCM FLASH FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS IMMEDIATELY BACK ON FOLLOWED BY ESS LIGHT. DEALER IMMEDIATELY HOOKED UP THE SCANNER AND THEY SAID THE P0300 MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE IS BACK ON. DEALER IS SAYING THEY HAVE TO TEAR INTO THE ENGINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. SEEMS TO BE ONLY WITH THE ENGINES MADE IN SALTILLO SOUTH ENGINE PLANT IN MEXICO.