2020 Jeep Gladiator

THE JEEP WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS JUST TO STAY IN MY LANE AND OUT OF OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC. SEEMS SUPER SQUIRRELY WHEN THERE ARE HIGHER WINDS. ALSO, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL MEANING THAT I CAN TURN THE WHEEL AN INCH/INCH AND A HALF AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT RESPOND WHILE DRIVING AT SAY 45MPH. NOT A VERY FUN DRIVING EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY ON LONGER TRIPS. WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. I'VE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINING TO DEALERSHIPS, BUT DEALERSHIPS SAY, "IT'S A JEEP AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THIS WAY." VERY UNSAFE AND IT'LL BE A SHAME WHEN PEOPLE START DYING FROM THIS ISSUE BECAUSE FCA DIDN'T WANT TO FIX THIS.

BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW EARLY SEPTEMBER DID NOT NOTICE ISSUE DURING ROAD TEST WHICH WAS MOSTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS DUE TO TRAFFIC. AFTER PURCHASING AND DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND WENT ONLINE TO DISCOVER I WAS NOT ALONE WITH THE LOOSE STEERING. NOT MY FIRST JEEP AND IVE PURCHASED MORE THAN THE AVERAGE JOE IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS ONE. MY DAUGHTER WILL NOT EVEN DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT SCARES HER. THE STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS WHERE ITS AT ITS WORST AND YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE TO BE CORRECTING TO STAY INLANE. IF ITS REALLY WINDY PEOPLE THINK THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANY HOW CLAIMS THEY HAVE IT.JEEP IS TELLING PEOPLE ITS A JEEP THING AND THERES NOTHING WRONG.

THE STEERING HAS TOO MUCH PLAY BEFORE ACTUALLY TURNING TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS MAKES THE TRUCK WANDER HAVING TO CORRECT IT CONSTANTLY AND WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES IT MAKES THE TRUCK PULL TO EITHER SIDE. I HAVE BEEN NEAR HITTING OTHER CARS AND CONSTANTLY CORRECTING THE WHEEL TO STAY IN LANE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I OWNED A JL THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE UNTIL THE DAMPNER RECALL WAS DONE. THE DEALER TELLS ME IS A JEEP THING AND I KNOW NO DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR IS A JEEP THING.

VEHICLE TENDS TO WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD, NEEDING CONSTANT CORRECTION DRIVING DOWN STRAIGHT ROADS AT ANY SPEED. IT ACTS LIKE A VEHICLE THAT HAS A WORN OUT STEERING LINKAGE/BOX. I HAVEN'T HAD A CAR/TRUCK DO THIS SINCE I OWNED A 20 YR OLD CHEVY TRUCK 40 YEARS AGO. THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO EXACTLY SHOWS THE ISSUE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=TFOYZFEP0KA. THERE IS APPARENTLY AN UPDATED STEERING BOX FCA ISN'T TELLING CUSTOMERS ABOUT.

THE DEAD SPOT IN THE STEERING BOX MAKES THE TRUCK WANDER THE ROAD LIKE A WET NOODLE, REQUIRING CONSTANT INPUT & DANGEROUS OVER CORRECTION TO STAY IN OWN LANE. THIS IS AT ANY SPEED, CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY, TURNING & TRYING TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. THE ONE I TEST DROVE WHILE MINE WAS ON THE ALIGNMENT RACK WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL AND SAFE TO DRIVE. NO 'LOOSE STEERING' IN THAT GLADIATOR. WHEN DRIVING SNOW COVERED ROADS I CAN'T TELL IF THE FRONT IS SLIDING OR NOT. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT IS NOT A JEEP THING! THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY AND I HAVE NOT MODIFIED ANY DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION PARTS. LOWERING THE TIRE PRESSURE GIVES A BETTER ROAD FEEL, BUT IN NO WAY FIXES THE LOOSE PLAY. SIMPLY PUT...WHAT GOES INTO THE STEERING BOX VIA THE STEERING WHEEL/SHAFT, DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE OUTPUT SIDE OF THE STEERING BOX WITHOUT A SERIOUS DELAY TO EVENTUALLY PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE TO TURN.*DT *TR TAG/STATE (XXX) VIN (XXXXXX) ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEAD ZONE AT CENTER OF THE STEERING. I CAN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT APPROX. 1 INCH AND TO THE RIGHT APPROX. 1 INCH AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE JEEP DOESN'T TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION UNTIL YOU GET PAST THE DEAD ZONE. THIS SEEMS TO CAUSE AN OVER STEER ISSUE WHILE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD AT SPEED. IT CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. THE STEERING WILL DO THIS WHILE MOVING AT ANY SPEED AND ALSO WHILE SITTING STILL IN THE PARK POSITION.