2020 JEEP GLADIATOR Complaints

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

WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY AND SIDE ROADS WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT THE VEHICLE WANDERS BOTH TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. THERE IS ALSO ALOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL.

MY 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR MOJAVE MODEL HAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ITS STEERING, WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE WANTS TO WANDER OUT OF THE LANE (WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS KEPT STRAIGHT), THE VEHICLE WILL WANDER SIDE TO SIDE AND GO OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVING LANE. TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE ONE HAS TO DO MULTIPLE STEERING CORRECTIONS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE DRIVING STRAIGHT. AS AN OWNER OF MANY PREVIOUS JEEPS I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS BEFORE. ALIGNMENT IS GOOD, AND THE VEHICLE IS STOCK, STOCK SUSPENSION AND WHEELS AND TIRES. THIS POOR STEERING PERFORMANCE WAS LIKE THIS WHEN NEW AND PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE GLADIATOR, THERE NEEDS TO BE A NATIONWIDE RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE STEERING RACK.

THE STEERING HAS A LOT OF PLAY AND THE VEHICLES WANDERS EXCESSIVELY ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS WORSE IN WARMER WEATHER AND WHEN TOWING.

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, IT WONDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL/GEAR BOX. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN THE LANE AND IS DANGEROUS AND WILL FATIGUE THE DRIVER ON LONGER DRIVES.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.