2020 JEEP GLADIATOR Steering Problems

This vehicle wanders and pulls you all over the road if your going over 30 miles an hour. Steering is very hard to control and feels like you can can over correct if not careful.

The vehicle wants to wander from side to side when you go over 30mph. You arfe constantly having to correct for it.

My wife and I took delivery of a brand new 2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport on 4/28/2021. The vehicle is completely stock and has only been serviced by the dealership we purchased it from. In October 2021, we drove over a defect in the highway at approximately 70 miles per hour. The entire vehicle started shaking. It felt like the shaking was coming from the front suspension and steering. We pulled off the highway to the shoulder. As we slowed to about 50 miles per hour, the shaking stopped. There were no warning lights or indicators before, during or after this event. The incident was very frightening and could have led to losing control of the Jeep on a very busy 4 lane highway. We took the vehicle to the selling dealership to have it looked at. The service manager could not duplicate it but a steering damper replacement was ordered....

Driving at 68mph a a very drastic wobble in the steering occured. Have an appointment with jeep dealership. Truck has thirty eight thousand miles with no warning of any kind . Sudden and abundant violent shaking .

Driving at speeds between 55-75 mph, when the gladiator hits a bump in the road (most commonly a straight bridge gap) the entire front end shakes uncontrollably. When speeding up the shake gets worse. The only remedy is to drop the speed 7-10 mph to stop the shaking. The jeep has been taking in and the steering dampener was replaced, the problem started again about 1 year later. It seems to be worse when the temperature is below 40 degrees.

First, my secondary battery died 1.5 yrs into ownership and completely disabled my vehicle at a stop light, which left me nearly getting slammed into multiple times from the rear at an extremely busy intersection. There was no warning that the battery was failing — no “idiot light” — and a fire truck had to assist in getting me to safety. I was stranded for 3.5 hrs awaiting a tow to the dealership, who kept it for a week before it was replaced. Secondly, I have had no less than 5 terrifying “death wobble” incidents to date with the truck when traveling on the freeway at high speeds of 65 - 75 mph. My truck is stock from the factory with no modifications to suspension, tires, or anything, so this should NOT be happening. I stopped by a local dealership and was told that I would need the Fox steering...

Driving at highway speeds vehicle is almost uncontrollable. Has dead spots in the steering. When you hit a bump it is super hard to control. Have to slow down most of the time to keep from veering into other lanes. Now it makes a horrible popping sound. Hate driving thus thing

Constant issue with what is commonly known as death wobble. Dealer will not fix. Nearly uncontrollable when hitting uneven bumps. Have to slow down well below traffic speed to get it to stop.

My Jeep Gladiator at high speeds drifts constantly from side to side. I just completed a 14 hour trip mostly at highway speeds and I was in fear of my life as the jeep CONSTANTLY drifted in my lane and into other lanes the entire trip. It is clear that the steering mechanism and how the car handles is very SUB PAR and will cause accidents. I am very concerned about going back on the road with this car and will NOT use this on long trips. I am completely exhausted from making adjustments with the wheel to keep me from running into other cars and trucks. I need to know what can be done to FIX this problem?

At any speed above 10 miles per hour, the steering feels really loose. Very dangerous at highway speeds where I am constantly having to correct my wandering vehicle in order to keep it in a lane. I only have 4500 miles on the truck and it has been like this since I purchased it. For an almost 60k vehicle, it handles like an 60’s model Ford with manual steering. The dead zone in the steering wheel is ridiculous for a vehicle from the 21st century. This vehicle will cause a crash if you are not careful with the over-correction.

IN MOTION; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SWAY AT DISCONNECT, SHIFTER, SPEED CONTROL, NO BUS, SERVICE AIRBAG, COOLING FAN BEGAN RACING, SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL , FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION READING EMPTY, RED LIGHT OVER TEMP GAUGE WENT ON , ERRATIC STEERING AND BRAKING ; VERY UNNERVING, WENT IN TO BE FIXED AND AFTER 2 1/2 WEEKS I RECEIVED IT BACK LAST TUESDAY APRIL 27TH, AND YESTERDAY MAY 1ST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON , THIS TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND CAN'T TURN OFF , ABS LIGHT ON AGAIN.

JEEP WONDERS TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT HAVING TO COORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE TIME

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STEERING CONSTANTLY WANDERS LEFT TO RIGHT. STEERING RESPONSE IS VERY SLOW AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT CAUSING DANGEROUS OVER CORRECTION BECAUSE OF UNRESPONSIVE STEERING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAD HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 5300 MILES ON IT. THE CHRYSLER DEALER HAS NO INTEREST IN TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY CHRYSLER THAT CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE JEEP GLADIATOR AND THE STEERING SEEMS EXTREMELY LOOSE AS IF I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER 50 MPH. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS WHEN DIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT REQUIRES INTENSE FOCUS NOT TO VEER INTO OTHER LANES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE LOOSENESS AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IN WHICH THEY DID. NEEDLESS TO SAY; BECAUSE, I AM POSTING THIS COMPLAINT, THE STEERING STILL FEELS TOO LOOSE, MAKING ME REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. THE STEERING PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY, IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.

CURRENTLY ON MY 6TH BAD/DANGEROUS STEERING GEAR BOX. 4 BAD ALUMINUM & 2 BAD 'UPGRADED' STEEL BOXES. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THE GIANT DEAD-ZONE OR FREE-PLAY IN THESE BOXES. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED WHEN THEY SWITCHED TO STEEL CONSTRUCTION, BUT I WAS SADLY MISTAKEN. THE PROBLEM REMAINS THAT THERE IS ZERO QUALITY CONTROL AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT FOR THESE GEAR BOXES, AND IT'S FCA'S UNETHICAL PRACTICES THAT ARE TO BLAME. IMO. THEY COULD STEP UP TSB 08-074-20 TO A RECALL, BUT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. THESE UNETHICAL SCUM BAGS DO NOT CARE ONCE THEY HAVE OUR MONEY. CAN I CALL FOR A REAL FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE FCA ON THIS PLATFORM? WHEN YOUR KIDS RADIO FLYER WAGON HAS TIGHTER STEERING THAN YOUR BRAND NEW $50K JEEP, THERE'S A PROBLEM. ALL THE PLAY IS INSIDE THE STEERING...

FRONT WHEELS START VIOLENTLY WOBBLING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY MAKING STEERING AND HANDLING THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE MOTION. IT IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DODGE SAYS THEY HAVE NO FIX READY.

STEERING WANDERS LEFT TO RIGHT START STOP BATTERY WON'T CHARGE REAR DEFROSTER 1/3 WORKS

I'VE OWNED MY GLADIATOR 6 MONTHS. I HAVE PUT JUST OVER 6,000 MILES ON IT, AND SINCE THE FIRST WEEK, IT HAS DRIVEN LIKE COMPLETE GARBAGE. IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND CONSTANTLY NEEDS OVER STEER CORRECTION TO KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT. AFTER DOING SOME LIGHT INVENSTIGATION, JEEP KNOWS THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. THEY ISSUED A TSB REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND I HAVE HAD IT COMPLETED. ONCE COMPLETED, THERE WAS NO NOTICEBLE DIFFERENCE. IF ANYTHING IT WAS WORSE. DRIVER FATIGUE IS EXPERIENCED WITH EVERY RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS STEERING DEAD SPOTS AT 10 AND 2 ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LIMP AND UNRESPONSIVE.

THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND TENDS TO WANDER, MOST NOTICEABLE GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS. I AM CONSTANTLY CORRECTING IT.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE SPEED APPROX 65, TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY . PULL TO DISABLED VEHICLE LANE.

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY JEEP GLADIATOR HAS A LOT OF PLAY WHICH ALLOWS THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT THE WHEELS MOVING. AND ALSO THE WHEELS CAN MOVE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2020 ABOUT MY CONCERN BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. RECENTLY FCA CONTACTED ME ABOUT A FIX WHICH INVOLVED REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR BOX. HOWEVER I'M HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE REPAIR PERFORMED.

THE VEHICLE STARTS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION MOVING UNCONTROLLABLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND YANKS YOUR STEERING OUT OF CONTROL ( DEATH WOBBLE) DID IT 6 TIMES TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT GOES OUT OF STEERING CONTROL BOTH FRONT TIRES MOVE UNCONTROLLABLY SIDE TO SIDE LIKE IF BOTH WHERE FLAT AND YANKS YOU SIDE TO SIDE TAKES YOU OUT OF ROAD

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WENT OVER A ROUGH SURFACE ON THE ROAD AND THE GLADIATOR STARTER SHAKING AS IF I HAD HAD A BLOW-OUT. ONCE I SLOWED DOWN IT STABILIZED. HOWEVER, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. UPON RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I'VE COME TO LEARN THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT HAPPENS ON JEEP OFF-ROAD VEHICLES, WHICH MAKES IT ALL THE MORE CRITICAL THAT NHTSA REQUIRE CHRYSLER-FIAT TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THANK YOU.

THE STEERING FEEL IS VERY LOSE. THE TRUCK HAS THE FEELING LIKE IT WANDERS IN THE LANE AND ALWAYS NEEDS STEERING CORRECTION TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. NONE OF MY OTHER CARS HAVE EVER DRIVEN LIKE THIS INCLUDING MY PAST JEEPS. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD, MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK OR FROZEN IN ITS POSITION. I WAS UNABLE TO COURSE CORRECT, AND ENDED UP BRAKING INTO THE MEDIAN. I NEVER LOST ENGINE POWER, OR POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL WAS SIMPLY LOCKED, STUCK, OR FROZEN. ONCE STOPPED, I TRIED THE WHEEL AGAIN, AND IT WORKED. I'VE SINCE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO JEEP, AND THEY ARE ATTEMPTING REPAIR.

EXCESSIVE STEERING WANDER/ROAD WALKING. THIS IS BEING REPORTED IN LARGE NUMBERS OF JEEP GLADIATOR VEHICLES IN ALL JEEP FORUMS. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WITH INCREASED WINDS, OR TOWING. JEEP CURRENTLY HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-074-20 ACTIVATED, BUT DEALERSHIPS DON'T HAVE AVAILABLE STOCK OF THE REPLACEMENT STEERING BOX CALLED FOR, AND SEEM DISINTERESTED IN REPLACING BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RECALL. THIS CONDITION AND PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH REPORTS BY OTHER BUYERS ACROSS ALL FORUMS. PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A RECALL, AS THE PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS, AND AFFECTS MOST VEHICLES, SO AS TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT.

TRUCK WANDERS ON HIGHWAY. STEERING HAS PLAY IN IT THAT IS BASICALLY A DEAD SPOT ROUGHLY 2 INCHES EACH WAY FROM CENTER. RETURNED TO DEALER THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD MY WIFE AND I THAT JEEP DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND QUOTE "YOU CAN EITHER DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS OR LET IS SIT IN DRIVEWAY". SERVICE MANAGER UNSURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING. WE DROVE A COMPARATIVE NEW FROM THE LOT AND THE ISSUE WAS SLIGHTLY WORSE ON IT. STILL WAITING, NOW SIX CALENDAR DAYS, FOR RESPONSE FROM SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT NEXT STEPS. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND WOULD LIKE TO COMPANY TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS TYPICALLY REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE STEERING, SUSPENSION, AND TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE FACTORY. THE STEERING HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE PURCHASING THE ISSUE BUT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED INTO A MUCH MORE UNSAFE CONDITION.

VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOOSE CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER LEFT AND RIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN LANE.VERY UNSAFE IN MODERATE TO HARD BRAKING AS WELL. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A TSB BUT DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT FORTHCOMING IN THE REPAIR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT/KILLED

AT A LOW SPEED IN A RIGHT HAND TURN, A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OCCURRED. STEERING SEAMED TO LOCK UP. HAD TO STOP VEHICLE, USED SOME FORCE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. AFTER ATTEMPTING THIS TASK, WHEN TURNING TH STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, ABILITY TO STEER RETURNED. VEHICLE WAS THEN MOVED INTO THE GARAGE AND LEFT. THIS OCCURRED2 DAYS AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPORTED BY DEALERSHIP AS BEING REPAIRED. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, TURNED OVER TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE.

1 INCH OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT OF CENTER AT ALL TIMES. VEHICLE WANDERS AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE AT ALL SPEEDS. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55+) IS DANGEROUS AND REQUIRES REPEATED BACK AND FORTH MOTION TO KEEP VEHICLE IN LANE.

THE STEERING IS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAYS SPEED WITH WANDERING AND CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION NEEDED. AT TIMES, THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTCHY FEELING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS - JUST A BIT OF RESISTANCE THEN IT'S GONE. THE WANDER AND STEERING CORRECTION IS WORSE THE WARMER IT IS. I PICKED THE DATE OF MY LAST LONGER TRIP BUT IT'S BEEN COMMON SINCE SUMMER 2020.

THE VEHICLE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEED REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL WONDER WITHIN THE LANE. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THERE IS A DEAD ZONE IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT'S FAR ABOVE ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN

I EXPERIENCE THE EXTREME VIBRATION ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MY STEERING WHEN I HIT SMALL BUMPS. DEATH WOBBLE IT IS COMMONLY CALLED. I ASKED THEM TO FIX IT ONCE AND IT IS STILL THERE.

FCA HAS ADMITTED TO BAD TSB STEERING GEAR AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR THE PART BUT HAS MADE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR FREE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH STEERING BEING WOBBLY. THEY NO LONGER STATE PART IS AVAILABLE. THEY HAVE CANCELED ALL PART REQUESTS.

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY OF APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 DEGREES BEFORE VEHICLE RESPONDS TO INPUTS. THIS CAN BE NOTICED DRIVING ON FLAT LEVEL STREET AND MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT UNTIL VEHICLE JUST STARTS TO RESPOND. STEERING PLAY SEEMS TO VARY A BIT BETWEEN VERY HOT AND VERY COLD OUTDOOR TEMPS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE REQUIRES CONSTANT FOCUSED ATTENTION TO MAINTAIN POSITION WITHIN LINES. IN HIGH WIND SITUATIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DRIVING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR BECOMES STRESSFUL DUE TO TRYING TO KEEP VEHICLE ON ROAD. SO FAR THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT DOES MAKE HIGHWAY DRIVING VERY ANNOYING AND STRESSFUL. IN CITY DRIVING THE STEERING IS NOT TOO BAD UNLESS DRIVING 40 OR FASTER. TURNING AND CORNERING STEERING RESPONSE SEEMS NORMAL WITHOUT THE PLAY, ONCE PRESSURE IS INITIATED IN THAT DIRECTION. PLAY SEEMS TO BE LOCALIZED IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION OF THE STEERING...

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.

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

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

THE STEERING ON THIS JEEP GLADIATOR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE TRUCK IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND IF YOU ARE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT'S WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE YOU CAN'T WAIT TO GET OVER WITH. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD.

TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER FOR EXTREMELY LOOS FEELING STEERING, IT TAKES NEARLY 2 INCHES OF STEERING INPUT TO EFFECT A CHANGE IN STEERING, AND IT WANDERING IN THE LANE AS I DRIVE IT. THE TRUCK ACTUALLY HAS DONE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL 2020. THERE IS A TSB OUT TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AUG 31 2020, AND ALL THEY DID AT THE TIME WAS TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE ON THE JEEP, AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK IF ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I TOOK IT BACK IN SEPT FOR THE SAME, AND THEY CLAIMED PARTS WERE ORDERED. WE ARE NOW INTO NOVEMBER WITH NO END IN SIGHT. I TOOK A CAMPING TRIP WITH MY FAMILY TWO WEEKS AGO, I CAME OUT FROM BEHIND GUARD RAILS ON THE INTERSTATE INTO THE WIND, AND WAS BLOWN ALMOST OUT OF MY LANE BEFORE I...

I AM UNABLE TO TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT ONCE IT GETS ABOVE 55. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO ADJUST LEFT AND RIGHT TO TRYING AND KEEP THE JEEP STRAIGHT. I LITERALLY JUST GOT THIS CAR AND ONLY HAVE 700 MILES ON IT.

THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDS CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT AND INPUT AS THE WHEELS OF THE CAR DO NOT TRACK STRAIGHT, AND ARE NOT IN SYNC WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S EVEN MORE STRESSFUL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE DRIVING STRAIGHT, ON CURVES, THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONES, AND ALONGSIDE SEMI-TRUCKS, THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDS CONSTANT ATTENTION, AND THE VEHICLE WANDERS AT ALL TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND MOVES ABOUT THREE INCHES FROM CENTER IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT THE FRONT WHEELS MOVING. THE DRIVE IS MENTALLY EXHAUSTING. THE STEERING WHEEL IS SO LOOSE, THAT WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR HANDS AT 10 O'CLOCK AND 3 O'CLOCK, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT STAY FIRM, IT MOVES - WE HAVE TO PROP OUR ELBOWS ON THE ARMRESTS TO STABILIZE THE STEERING WHEEL. WE DID TEST DRIVE OTHER GLADIATORS AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR IN THOSE VEHICLES. WE LIKE THE...

THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY GLADIATOR. I HAD THE NEW STEERING BOX CHANGED OUT ALONG WITH THE NEW UPDATE WHICH HELPED SOME BUT YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP CONTROL OR IT WILL WANDER OFF THE ROAD OR INTO OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING AND IT IS EXHAUSTING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT "IT IS A JEEP". I HAVE OWNED 5 OTHER JEEPS AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE AS BAD AS THIS IS. JEEP HAS TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE AND ISSUE A SAFETY WARNING BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS INVOLVED. I HAVE SPENT MONEY ON A FRONT END ALIGNMENT IN HOPES THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM AND HAD TO ADD AN ALIGNMENT CASTER/ PINION ANGLE BOLT KIT AND STILL WANDERING.

SYMPTOM/CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. ' STEERING WANDER. ' VEHICLE HAS A LEAD/PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. ' STEERING FEELS LIKE IT HAS EXCESS PLAY. MUST REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND UPDATING THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING (EHPS) SOFTWARE.