2020 JEEP GLADIATOR Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings Problems
5 NHTSA complaints on file
Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings Issues in the 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR
5 forward collision avoidance warnings complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings Complaints
Went to go leave for work and my instrument cluster was completely blank. Was unable to see odometer, CELs, sensors, fuel levels, etc. The cluster never turned back on. I was finally able to get it into a dealer to confirm that the cluster and the gateway module were locked up. The mileage on the vehicle is just over 61,000.
While driving under normal, clear road conditions, my center gauge cluster display went black. I have checked my fuses (both fuses that are assigned to the instrument cluster, both were functioning as designed) and disconnected the negative battery terminal to allow the system to reset with negative results. This puts my vehicle, and others, is an unsafe position because I am unable to tell anything about certain critical vehicle data such as engine temperature, fuel level, mileage, TMPS, etc. I have not taken the vehicle to the dealership yet because I don't feel comfortable driving it. There were no warning lights or problems prior to this issue presenting.
The back up camera freezes and the radio freezes. It won’t turn off until you turn the jeep off and start it up again. The camera will stay frozen with a blue screen I have tons of documented videos but unfortunately this program won’t allow uploads of videos.
I was driving, accelerating into heavy traffic, and just about to go under an overpass (sunny day), when the Forward Collision System activated and hard-braked me to a stop, nearly causing an accident with the vehicle behind me. Although there was a car in front of me, it was not close and there was no danger of a collision (it was accelerating). Worse, no warnings came from the system until it started braking. This has happened several times, always in heavy traffic, and always on a underpass or lower bridge deck. I'm going to have to turn this system off, because I don't want to get rear-ended. My FCS is on the medium setting.
ONE OR MORE OF THE SUSPENSION KITS SOLD BY ROCK KRAWLER USED INFERIOR MATERIALS IN THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS THAT WILL BREAK DOWN WITH THE USE OF HYDROCARBONS (GREASE) CAUSING SLOP/PLAY IN THEM WHICH COULD CAUSE ERRATIC AND OR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL PARTICULARLY IN THE FRONT ARMS. THEIR ARMS REQUIRE THAT THEY BE GREASED PERIODICALLY AS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THEY DID NOT MAIL OUT ANY NOTICES TO THE CUSTOMERS THAT PRUCHASED THE DEFECTIVE ARMS BUT RATHER LEFT IT UP TO THE CONSUMERS TO FIND OUT ON THEIR OWN. THEY HAVE A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE AND A LINK ON THEIR WEBSITE IN REFERENCE TO A TSB #2 BUT UNAWARE CUSTOMERS MAY BE IN JEOPARDY WITH THE SAFETY OF THEIR LIVES OR OTHERS. THE BUSHINGS AS THEY STATE WERE SUPPLIED BY DAYSTAR. HERE IS A LINK TO THEIR WEBSITE LISTING THE TSB'S: HTTPS://ROCKKRAWLER.COM/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-BULLETINS/
Other 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR Problem Areas
Steering
179 complaints
Electrical System
151 complaints
Power Train
50 complaints
Engine
42 complaints
Suspension
32 complaints
Unknown Or Other
32 complaints
Visibilitywiper
23 complaints
Service Brakes
16 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
11 complaints
Exterior Lighting
10 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
10 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
9 complaints
Structurebody
9 complaints
Air Bags
3 complaints
Back Over Prevention
2 complaints
Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer
2 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control
2 complaints
Seat Belts
2 complaints
Structureinterior Panelssun Visor
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Back Over Prevention Rearview System Braking
1 complaint
Back Over Prevention Warnings
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System
1 complaint
Exterior Lightinghazard Flashing Warning Lights
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
1 complaint
Power Trainaxle Assembly
1 complaint
Power Traindrivelinedifferential Unit
1 complaint
Service Brakes Airdisccaliper
1 complaint