2021 Jeep Gladiator problems
Owners have filed 452 complaints about the 2021 Jeep Gladiator with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 20.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 15%.
Complaints452
Crashes15
Fires3
Injuries16
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 20.8% · 94
Power train 15.0% · 68
Engine 11.7% · 53
Electrical system 10.0% · 45
Suspension 9.1% · 41
Unknown or other 6.2% · 28
Fuel/propulsion system 4.4% · 20
Service brakes 3.5% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 16 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Jeep Gladiator in this data, 2021 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2020 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 163 in the last three years against 288 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 18,625 miles.
In owners' own words
Multiple attempts to correct âdeath wobble â. Problem began in March 2023. Available for inspection upon request. Steering issues caused safety concerns for the driver and passengers, as well as other drivers and passengers on the road. Problem confirmed and multiple attempts to repair were made by Jeep dealership. No inspection by anyone besides the dealership service department. No warning lights activated. Steering
The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. The contact received notification of NTHSA Campaign Number: 26V363000 (STEERING); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Steering
Transmission is very clunky and jerky especially at low speed or when little input is applied to the gas and or if you are switching between brakes and gas in traffic. Transmission feels very hesitant. The steering isnât terrible at low speeds but at highway speeds the vehicle wanders left and right at random. I have to put it a lot of micro movements with the steering wheel in order to keep it straight. Steering
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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