2020 Jeep Gladiator

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.

ON MAY 08 2019 I PURCHASED A 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR . 2 DAY LATER MY WIFE AND I DROVE IT TO MYRTLE BEACH SC ROUGHLY 850 MILES. IMMEDIATELY WE NOTICED WHEN WE GO ON THE HIGHWAY THE WASHER FLUID WAS NOT SPRAYING MORE THAN 4 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WERE LUCKY OUR TRIP HAD VERY LITTLE RAIN. WHEN WE ARRIVED BACK HOME I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE JEEP FROM AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. THE SPRAYERS WORK BUT ONLY UNDER 70 MPH 6 MONTH'S LATER I HAVE REPORTED IT SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO FELDMAN JEEP WOODHAVEN MI. I CONTACTED JEEP MULTIPLE TIME AND WAS TOLD UNLESS A NEW PART COMES OUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE WASHER FLUID NOW DOESN'T WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN THE 50'S AND 60'S NOW. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND BASICALLY HAVE TO AVOID ANY ROADS WITH SPEED OVER 50 MPH TO BE ABLER TO SAFELY DRIVE MY JEEP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE SELECT SPEED CONTROL, THE VEHICLE MADE A METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARTIN SWANTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2640 E ANDY DEVINE AVE, KINGMAN, AZ 86401), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *LN*JB

MY 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR WANDERS OFF THE ROAD I HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO STAY IN LANE. WHEN I CAME TO THE RED LIGHT STOP THE OTHER DRIVER ASKED ME IF I WAS OK BASICALLY THINKING I WAS DRUNK DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE AND THEY SAID ITS NORMAL WITH JEEPS. I KNOW SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR SO I SEARCHED JEEP GLADIATOR FORUM AND OTHERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. SOME HAVE EVEN STATED THEY ALMOST GOT IN A CAR CRASH. PLZ DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS