Jeep Gladiator Complaints

996 consumer complaints on file.

#11545632September 20, 2023
SUSPENSION, STEERING
My Jeep Gladiator has had the "death wobbles" three different times now. It has been "repaired" by Jeep only to have the issue return a month or two later. The 2nd repair was done more extensively than just a dampener replacement. There is a class action lawsuit on this issue. But the new repair does not solve the problem! My truck has never been modified. It is original.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11545013September 17, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Experiencing the well known Jeep "death wobble" at highway speeds above 65MPH when riding over a minor surface bump. Very violent shaking of entire vehicle. I have to immediately reduce speed to below 45mph to stop shacking. Reducing this speed at highway speeds is very dangerous, especially if occurring in the passing lane.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11544628September 14, 2023
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired under Manufacturer Recall Number: 26A for the right rear axle shaft; and the dealer determined that the left rear axle shaft was leaking. The dealer diagnosed and determined that the left rear axle, the shaft seals, rear brake pads, and rotor needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11544608September 14, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, ENGINE
Truck has death wobble. Truck steering motor gets stuck at times. Truck has electrical problems and computer problems. The steering is bad and the suspension is loose. I feel unsafe driving this truck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11544213September 13, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The defroster only blows out of the center of the windshield. So the drivers side and passenger sides of the windshield do not clear up at all. This causes me to not being able to safely see where I am driving when my windshield is foggy or covered with snow and ice. This is not the only Jeep Gladiator or Wrangler JL/JLU that is affected. People are complaining all over forums on the internet and to their local dealerships. This issue needs to be fixed before someone gets hurt or killed because you can’t safely see where you are driving or what’s in front of your vehicle or out the side windows since they don’t clear up either like they are supposed to do. I just bought this vehicle on the 28th of August, it only has 12600 miles on it so it is basically brand new and it should not have this issue at all. The 12th was the first time I’ve had to use my defrost in my vehicle and that’s how I found out it didn’t work properly. Having to take your child to school is not a good time to find out you can’t safely drive because you can’t see without constantly using a towel to clean the windshield off.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11543715September 10, 2023
AIR BAGS
Air bag sensor fails to properly sense a passenger in the passenger seat and the service airbag warning light cycles on and off. To keep it from cycling - one must disconnect the sensor. I have contacted the dealer to diagnose the problem. The condition occurred after starting the vehicle and occurs whether there is a passenger or not. It also occurs while the car is in run mode. Airbag will not function or may deploy with too much force
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11542527September 4, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Not just not repair for faulty fuel pump as they continue to mfg vehicles but has electrical issues going to limp mode without warning causing dangerous issues driving with no power and lack of operational system. Stellantis refuses to honor warranty or repair. Asked me to fix issues myself. A 50k vehicle I can't use and pay $900 per month.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11541409August 29, 2023
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V767000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. An undisclosed dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that on two separate occasions while driving approximately 60-75 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated while the accelerator pedal was depressed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the high-pressure fuel pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was offered to replace the failure part with a temporary repair however, the contact declined due to the concern for his safety. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11541006August 27, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving several warnings lights illuminate: traction control, ABS, air bad, service 4 wd, and brake. When this happens power steering is lost making it extremely hard to steer the car. The brakes are automatically engaged and occasionally the windshield wiper turns on. This causes a risk not only to myself and passengers but anyone driving near me as I can no longer steer with ease and the brakes lock up. My Gladiator has been at the Jeep dealer for 10 weeks while they try to solve the problem. They replaced the ABS module but that didn't solve the issue. I'm told that its electrical and whatever it is will harm several systems. My wife's 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL has the exact same issues. She has a very hard time controlling it due to no power steering.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11540702August 25, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Death wobble started at 55 mph, with no warning. No warning lights and no warning codes were found. Death wobble started a second time at 70 mph with the same results. This is the third time that this has occurred. Vehicle has never been off road, is a complete factory stock vehicle, with proper tire rotation schedule based on manufacture and dealership service department.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11540578August 24, 2023
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the power steering and brakes were still operational. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle off the roadway and attempted to restart the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to restart. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V263000 (Fuel System, Diesel). The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537144August 8, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
My entire Electrical system failed, the engine wouldnt start , the warning flashers would not work, the vehicle wouldnt go into neutral to be pushed. So I was blocking an intersection for about 2 hrs waiting on a tow truck to tow it to the nearest dealership. The dealership was unable to reproduce the problem just wants to replace the end result of a 150 amp fuse block blown at $400 for a $50 part. I attached what was actually going on with the vehicle in PDF format I researched on Gladiator forum and Jeep Garage forums and found this is a problem for many jeep models with the dual battery system but nobody had an answer as to why it happens other than something shorted out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537306August 8, 2023
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536852August 7, 2023
STEERING
The steering wheel begins to vibrate uncontrollably at highway speeds to the point where other drivers notice the shaking in the front end. to correct this problem i have to slow down well below highway speeds to get the steering under control. No the problem has not been reproduced by a dealer and now the vehicle is out of warranty. No indicators lights or warning signs appear when this issue arises.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536717August 6, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I have had my vehicle in for the same problem at least 6 times, since August of 2022. The battery keeps dying. This is a know problem with this model. If it is not started for more than one day it will not start. The dealerships have replaced the batteries, main and auxiliary, multiple times, they have replaced the cable and wires, connectors and alternator. It still happens and no aftermarket parts have been installed related to the electrical system. I am missing two of the receipts to upload at the moment.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536139August 2, 2023
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V767000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11534244July 25, 2023
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Steering wheel locked up suddenly on the freeway. Once it started working again, and I continue to drive, it did the same thing and entire engine shut off in the middle of intersection, as well as steering wheel locking up. Car has not turned on since.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11533615July 21, 2023
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
IT GOT 7 PROBLEM ISSUES AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED WHILE DROVE ON FREEWAY AND TOW TEARDROP (1400 LBS) . MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, TRACTION ON (COULD NOT TURN OFF), ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVE POPPED UP ( COULD NOT TURN OFF), SERVICE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL FAULT WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE STOP/START SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WARNIING LIGHT (ALL OF THEM POPPED UP THAT COULD NOT TURN OFF). I WENT TO JIM CLICK JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND I FEEL THAT MY TRUCK IS "LEMON" I TOLD THEM TO FIX ASAP BUT THEY CAN NOT FIX AND HAVE TO WAIT TILL AUGUST 9 (APPOINTMENT) TO CHECK WHATS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11533229July 19, 2023
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
There is one safety recall on the truck that jeep won't fix 22V-767 its been almost a year and there still isn't any fix. There is also an EMISSIONS RECALL Y81 that they also won't fix that is preventing me from smog and registering the vehicle in California.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11531887July 12, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Starting in August of 2022 I started getting error messages from the car about Electronic Stability Control, Antilock Brake Systems, and Collision Avoidance problems. These seemed to come and go. But if I was on the highway with Cruise Control on and these messages appeared the car immediately drops out of Cruise Control. In addition if it happened while braking the pedal would go almost to the floor and I would have to pump several times to get the brakes to work. I took this car to the dealership on 10/3/2022, 3/20/2023, and 5/20/2023. In the first 2 instances I was told the part would be available within 6 weeks. For the last instance I was told the part would be in in 2 weeks. That was over 6 weeks ago and still Jeep has been unable to provide the part. Being unable to provide a part so key to many safety systems represents a significant safety concern.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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