2020 JEEP GLADIATOR Steering Problems

THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND FEELS LIKE IT'S BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING IN A WIND STORM WITH CONSTANT CORRECTIONS AND OVER CORRECTIONS MAKE IT FEEL UNSAFE. REPRODUCE ISSUE: DRIVE AT 50MPH RELEASE STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SWAYS TO THE RIGHT. DRIVE AT 60MPH VEHICLE CONSTANTLY NEEDS CORRECTIONS.

PULLS/DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS FORCING YOU TO MAKE CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS. THE LOOSE STEERING AND CENTER 'DEAD SPOT' MAKE IT EASY TO OVER CORRECT AND PUT YOU IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC.

STEERING LOOSE AND THE CAR CAN NOT BE STRAIGHT,THE STEERING HAVE TO MUCH PLAY AND THE CAR MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO TRY TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE,ALSO A BAD VIBRATION AFTER PASS A NO LEVEL SURFACE....VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY,ALSO I TURN ON THE CAR AND MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT DRIVING IT AND THE STEERING BOX MOVE FROM THE CHASSIS AND HAVE A GAP LIKE 1MILLIMETER FROM THE CHASSIS...THIS IS NOT NORMAL

THE DEAD ZONE IN THE STEERING WHEEL IS FAR GREATER THAN WHAT JEEP CLAIMS IT IS. THE STEERING WANDERS OR PULLS. THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE 'ITS A JEEP THING'. NO ITS NOT. ITS A DEATH WISH THING. THE PROBLEM IS EITHER IN THE STEERING BOX OR THE TRAC BAR. BUT JEEP WONT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE.

AT HI-WAY SPEEDS VEHICLE PULLS OR SWAYS. WHEN YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT. IT'S EASY TO OVER CORRECT AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE A DEAD SPOT.

VEHICLE WANDERS DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, REQUIRING FREQUENT CORRECTION TO MAKE IT TRACK STRAIGHT. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE PLAY (DEADSPOT) IN THE STEERING, WHICH REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY AN INCH OF STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT BEFORE ANY MOVEMENT OR FEEDBACK IN PHYSICAL STEERING IS FELT. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO DRIFT/PULL TO THE RIGHT, REQUIRING CONSTANT (BUT SLIGHT) STEER TO THE LEFT. HAVE SCHEDULED DIAGNOSIS WITH THE DEALERSHIP.

ON THE HIGHWAY STEERING IS HORRENDOUS. SO MUCH WANDERING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING FEELS LIKE IT HAS EXCESS PLAY IN GENERAL. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IN MY BRAND NEW JEEP GLADIATOR.

STEERING IS LOOSE WHEN DRIVING AND VEHICLE 'WANDERS' WHAT I FEEL IS MORE THAN A MODERN DAY VEHICLE SHOULD. CAN CERTAINLY BE DANGEROUS IF NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. SOME DAYS ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS. STRANGE IN COMPARISON TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED.

IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE JEEP GOING STRAIT DOWN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE EVEN BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE.

VEHICLE WANDERS DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, REQUIRING FREQUENT CORRECTION TO MAKE IT TRACK STRAIGHT. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE PLAY (DEADSPOT) IN THE STEERING, WHICH REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY AN INCH OF STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT BEFORE ANY MOVEMENT OR FEEDBACK IN PHYSICAL STEERING IS FELT. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO DRIFT/PULL TO THE RIGHT, REQUIRING CONSTANT (BUT SLIGHT) STEER TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE, AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, HAS 1456 MILES. IT IS WITH THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE REFERENCED FCA'S TSB 08-074-20 TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. VEHICLE HAS FACTORY SUSPENSION, TIRES/WHEELS, AND STEERING COMPONENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO SIDE TO SIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL DEALERS (FOX CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 346 GRANT AVENUE RD, AUBURN, NY 13021 AND THE SECOND DEALER UNKNOWN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130.

VEHICLE WANDERS ON ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. SLACK IN STEERING WHEEL. USUALLY VEERS TO RIGHT. CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENT WHILE DRIVING IS MANDATORY. ONCE IT STARTS IT'S A BACK AND FORTH CORRECTION IN BETWEEN LANE MARKERS. SOMETIMES LEAVING LANE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OR SOFT SHOULDER. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHILE IN CITY.

PURCHASED A 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR RUBICON. I NOTICED THE STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE LANE. THE RESPONSE IS UNPREDICTABLE, AS I ASSUMED I WOULD GET USED TO THE STEERING OVER SEVERAL WEEKS OF DRIVING. NOW WITH SEVERAL MONTHS OF DRIVING, I STILL HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING WITHIN THE LANE. PROBLEM IS WORSENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REVERSE STEERING IS REQUIRED WHEN EXITING A TURN ON THE FREEWAY. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL DRIFT OUT OF THE LANE REGULARLY. TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS YET. STEERING DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT DID NOTHING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR WITH ONLY 460 MILES DOWN I-95 BETWEEN NEW SMYRNA BEACH AND TITUSVILLE. THE TRUCK KEPT WANDERING INTO PASSING LANE AS I WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL AND HAD TO KEEP CORRECTING TO KEEP FROM INTRUDING INTO OTHER LANE. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY JEEPS BEFORE AND EVEN OLDER WRANGLERS NEVER FELT SO LOOSE. THIS IS DANGEROUS !

MY JEEP GLADIATOR OVERLAND MODEL HAS ALWAYS HAD AN ISSUE WANDERING ON THE ROAD AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT, EVEN AFTER AN ALIGNMENT. JEEP HAS ISSUED A TSB 08-074-20 AND I HAVE CALLED ROCKIE WILLIAMS JEEP IN MT JULIET, TN. THEY HAVE SAID THIS DOESN'T APPLY TO MY JEEP EVEN THOUGH I DEFINITELY HAVE THE STEERING BOX PART #68418449AE THAT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH PART #68507576AA PER THE TSB.

2020 JEEP GLADIATOR - RUBICON HAS SIGNIFICANT 'WANDERING' ISSUES. I'VE DRIVEN WRANGLERS FOR YEAR AND HAVE NEVER HAD STEERING ISSUES THIS APPARENT. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ABOVE 25 MPH AND CONTINUES THROUGH 60+MPH. SIGNIFICANTLY HAVING TO ADJUST STEERING THAT THROWS YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD. I CANNOT TAKE MY HANDS OFF THE WHEEL WITHOUT FEELING LIKE I AM GOING TO CRASH THE VEHICLE. I NOTED THE ISSUES THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE, SENT AN EMAIL TO THE DEALERSHIP SAYING I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY 6 MONTH OLD IN THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE ALSO COMMENTED AFTER HER FIRST DAY DRIVING IT AND ASKED ME 'WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING'. SHE ALSO FELT EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING IT. JEEPS REPLY WAS ' WE ARE SORRY YOU REGRET YOUR PURCHASE, BUT THAT'S HOW JEEPS DRIVE'... AND DID NOT OFFER ME A SOLUTION. I ASKED TO BUY MY TRUCK BACK THAT I TRADED AND...

BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL HYDRO BLUE GLADIATOR ON 7/31/20, TOOK IT ON A SHORT TEST DRIVE AT LOWER SPEEDS AND FELT NORMAL TO DRIVE. 8/1/20 I NOTICED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THAT STEERING REQUIRED CONSTANT CORRECTION AND LITERALLY LOOKED LIKE I WAS DRIVING DRUNK. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR FOR ANY VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. I'M WRITING THIS FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 180 MILES.

STEERING LOOSE. SEVERAL DEGREES OF 'PLAY' IN STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WANDERS ON THE ROADWAY. CONDITION INCREASES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WAS CONFIRMED EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN SPEC, AND CONDITION STILL PERSISTS.

LEASED BRAND NEW GLADIATOR. NOTICED AT SPEEDS ABOVE ~40MPH, VEHICLE WANDERS. THE STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE, RESULTING IN NEEDING TO ACTIVELY STEER THE VEHICLE JUST TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT (NOT AN ISSUE WITH ALIGNMENT). WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLES PASSES ME, IT PULLS ME TOWARDS THEIR LANE (LIKE WHEN A SEMI PASSES). TOOK IT IN TO DEALER 3 TIMES WITHIN A MONTH OF OWNING IT, WHO SAID IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS DUE TO THE NEW ELECTRICAL STEERING. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT IS NOT SAFE.

PICKED UP A NEW SPORT S GLADIATOR JUST BEFORE XMAS 2019. DURING INITIAL TEST DRIVES, I WAS EXPECTING SOME DEGREE OF SLOP IN THE STEERING, BUT DURING SUCH A LIMITED TIME, IT WAS NOT EVIDENT EXACTLY HOW BAD IT IS. BETWEEN 35-55 MPH, THIS VEHICLE IS ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE. THE SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE (NEEDING CONSTANT CORRECTION) IS BEYOND BELIEF. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT GETS LESS UNCONTROLLABLE, BUT I USUALLY DRIVE IT LOCALLY, AND IT'S TRULY TERRIFYING. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON FEATURE ON ALMOST EVERY GLADIATOR, TO THE POINT THAT A COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED AND SELLS A $250 PART TO REDUCE THIS DEATH-SWAY. THE ISSUE IS THE STEERING BOX BEING BOLTED TO THE FRAME (WHICH FLEXES UNDER NORMAL USE) ALONG WITH A SUB-PAR ANTI-SWAY DAMPENER AND FACTORY-CALLIBRATED STEERING BOX, WHICH HS WAY TO MUCH PLAY (BUT CAN BE ADJUSTED). IN MY OPINION, THIS ISSUE IS...

JEEP WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD WITH VERY LITTLE STEERING PLAY IN THE WHEEL. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE GOING 40 OR 80MPH, IT WANDERS. MY WIFE DROVE IT THE OTHER DAY AND SAID SHE FELT LIKE EVERYONE WOULD THINK SHE WAS DRUNK. I TOOK THIS INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID IT WAS WITHING MANUFACTURERS SPEC. ALL STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE TIGHT ACCORDING TO THEIR DIAGNOSIS. THEY DID NOT SEE AN ISSUE AND THIS WANDERING WAS NORMAL. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD WITH GUSTY WINDS AT 60MPH. WE ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED AN AC RELATED ISSUE WHERE THE AC WILL BE BLOWING COLD, THEN START TO SMELL A WARM MUSTY SMELL AND HEAT WILL BILLOW OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER FEET. OPENING UP THE GLOVEBOX SEEMS TO ALLOW THE HEAT TO POUR OUT...

I HAVE HAD JEEPS SINCE 1974 AND I AM A CHRYSLER RETIREE AND THIS NEW GLADIATOR IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD..THE STEERING IS SO LOOSE IT WANDER SIDE TO SIDE..ON A NARROW 4 LANE IT IS WHITE KNUCKLE DRIVING..IT SCARES ME TO GO FAR IN IT..

VEHICLE WANDERS IN LANE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. HARD TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE. IF THE WIND IS BLOWING OR GUSTY, THE VEHICLE WILL DART FROM ONE SIDE OF LANE TO THE OTHER. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING BOX. YOU CAN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM ABOUT 10:00 TO 1:00 AND THE STEERING TIRES WILL NOT MOVE.

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 WHO STATED IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. ISSUE PERSISTED AND RETURNED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THIS TIME IT WAS REPORTED THAT TIE ROD ENDS WERE BAD AND TECH SAID IT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO BE DRIVEN. AFTER TIE ROD REPLACEMENT IT WAS DRIVEN WITH SERVICE MANAGER AND ISSUE PERSISTS. 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. THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN ABOVE 45-50MPH. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WITH ROUGHLY 400 MILES ON IT. NOW HAS 1400, 400 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN...

I PURCHASED A NEW JEEP GLADIATOR RUBICON AND TOOK IT FOR A HUNDRED MILE TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY TO VISIT A RELATIVE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE TRUCK NEEDS CONSTANT ATTENTION AND ADJUSTMENT TO STAY IN THE LANE. WHEN YOU CORRECT TO THE CENTER OF THE LANE, IT WANDERS TO THE SIDE, THEN YOU CORRECT AGAIN, AND IT WANDERS TO THE OTHER SIDE. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE A HUNDRED MILES ON THE HIGHWAY BACK HOME AND IT REPEATED. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK ONE HANDED AS IT CONSTANTLY NEEDED CORRECTION. I'VE HAD PREVIOUS JEEPS, BRONCOS, LAND CRUISERS, AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE WHEN A SEMI TRUCK IS NEXT TO YOU AS THE JEEP IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. DRIVING THE VEHICLE WEARS YOU OUT, FROM CONSTANTLY...

WANDERING STEERING AT HIGHWAY & FREEWAY SPEEDS IS UNSETTLING AND UNSAFE. I DROVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP 40 MILES AND THOUGHT THE WIND MUST BE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO DART ALL OVER THE FREEWAY. I DROVE ON THE STREET THE NEXT WEEK, NOT NEARLY AS NOTICEABLE AND WITH THE CROWN ON THE SURFACE STREETS IT'S HARDER TO FEEL. THE NEXT WEEK, A 70 MILE TRIP SOUTH WAS EXHAUSTING. I THOUGHT SOMETHING MIGHT BE BROKEN. BUMPING THE RUMBLE STRIP ON THE FOG LINE AND THE BOTTS DOTS IN THE LANE LINE WAS THE NORM THE WHOLE TRIP ON THE FREEWAY. THE AMOUNT OF TAKE-UP IN THE STEERING IS AN ARC OF 10 DEGREES OR MORE WHEN PARKED AND ENGINE OFF - THAT'S STEERING BOX SLOP. AN URGENT TURN ISN'T POSSIBLE, AND TURNING WHILE BRAKING IS SKETCHY AT BEST. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT MY TRUCK FROM FORGOT MY NAME AS SOON AS...

THE STEERING ON MY JEEP JTR (GLADIATOR RUBICON) IS SLOPPY. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WANTS TO WANDER AND REQUIRES LOTS OF CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN A GIVEN PATH. ON WINDY DAYS OR WHEN SEMI TUCKS PASS BOTH HANDS ARE REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES JUST TO MAINTAIN A GIVEN PATH. RESEARCHING ONLINE REVELS LOTS OF COMPLAINTS EXIST WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE VIDEOS (AND I HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES OF MY JTR) SHOWING THE STEERING BOX MOVING OFF THE FRAME WHEN THE STEERING IS ACTUATED. SYNGERY MANUFACTURING HAS DEVELOPED A BRACE FOR THE TRACK BAR AND THE SECTOR SHAFT THAT ELIMINATES THIS PLAY AND ALMOST ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID TO INSTALL THIS AFTERMARKET BRACE REPORT MUCH IMPROVED STEERING. THE COMBINATION OF COMPLAINTS, VIDEOS, PICTURES AND AN ALREADY DEVELOPED "FIX" - NOT TO MENTION PERSONAL EXPERIENCE DRIVING MY VEHICLE - ALL POINTS TO A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WAS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE VEHICLE SPEED TO 50 MPH, AND THE STEERING OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL LUKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED AT 2425 W. CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85015, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.

THE STEERING ON MY GLADIATOR RUBICON HAS TOO MUCH DRIFT AND PLAY, I'M CONSTANTLY CORRECTING FROM DRIFTING SIDE TO SIDE AND THE FASTER SPEED THE MORE CORRECTION. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. I'M 61 YRS OLD AND HAVE ALWAYS OWNED OFFROAD VEHICLES INCLUDING 5 JEEP'S. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM JEEP, THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. *TR

MY STEERING IS INCREDIBLE DANGEROUS,MY WIFE AND CHILD ARE NOT SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK AND I CANT BELIEVE I'M THE ONLY ONE...I'LL BE SCREENSHOTTING THIS PROCESS TO SEE IF ANY RESULTS CONE FROM THIS....FIAT/JEEP SHOULD NEVER PUT OUT A PRODUCT THAT STEERS AND PULLS YOU OFF THE ROAD AS THIS TRUCK WILL MOST DEFINITELY DO!!!!!! *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY GLADIATOR HAS BEEN BACK FOR STEERING RELATED ISSUES. THE FIRST WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT WHICH WAS CORRECTED BY ADJUSTING THE TOE (AT 412 MILES). TODAY I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTION TO STAY IN THE LANE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS IN FACTORY SPECS BUT THE TIRES WERE A FEW POUNDS OVER SO PERHAPS THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I ONLY GOT TO DRIVE ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE WAY HOME BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MY OLD 2009 WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS NEVER HAD ANY SUCH STEERING ISSUES AND STILL TRACKS STRAIGHT AT 110K. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT MAYBE JEEP (FCA) HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE BECAUSE THERE ARE NUMEROUS VIDEOS/BLOGS LISTING COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO MINE AND ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA. A COMPANY, SYNERGY MFG, HAS COME...

I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE 3 DAYS. AT 40+ MPH, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS IN THE LANE. THERE SEEM TO BE A DEAD SPOT IN THE STEERING. DIDN'T NOTICE IT DURING THE TEST DRIVE, AS WE DIDN'T GO ON THE HIGHWAY AND GET OVERC40 FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. I DRIVE 25 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK, SO I NOTICED IT A LOT TODAY. THIS IS A $44,000 VEHICLE, IT SHOULD NOT DO THIS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT MONDAY AT 8 AM FOR THE RUNNING BOARDS, I WILL DEFINITELY BRING THIS UP.

WANDERING STEERING HAS BECOME DANGEROUS. STEERING IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND CAR WANDERS. STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LINE. CAREFUL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED AS STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN.

UNSURE OF WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT HAVE OCCASIONAL ISSUES WITH CLUTCH AND STEERING IS VERY LOOSE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(50MPH+) THE STEERING WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES INDEED WANDER BUT STATED THAT SINCE ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THEIR LOT OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAS THE SAME ISSUE IT CAN'T BE FIXED AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED "NORMAL".

TRUCK WONDERS WHEN WHEEL IS STRAIGHT . BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE IT FIXED ,. THEY DID NOTHING

TRUCK FEELS LOOSE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HWY ,LIKE THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING BOX. HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER OVER 3 TIMES AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. IT FEELS UNSAFE TRYING TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WILL NOT DRIVE IT. THEY SAY IT'S TO HARD TO STAY IN THERE LANE. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SENSE I BOUGHT IT.

THE STEERING IS LOOSE, REQUIRES CONSTANT DRIVE ADJUSTMENTS TO STAY IN LANE.

STEERING ISSUES - LARGE DEAD SPOT IN STEERING THAT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. MY WIFE WON'T EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT SCARES HERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AROUND TOWN THE DEAD SPOT IS SMALLER - STILL A WORK OUT TO KEEP STRAIGHT, BUT VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER AND YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT. CROSS WINDS ARE EVEN WORSE AS YOU HAVE TO CROSS THE GAP OF THE DEAD ZONE WHEN THE GUST STOPS BEFORE CONTROLLING THE STEERING. TOOK IN TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK - THEY CHECKED IT ALL OVER, FOUND NOTHING WRONG UNDERNEATH - TOLD ME THAT +/- HALF AN INCH DEAD SPOT IS IN SPEC. PROBLEM IS THAT ON A RACK IN THE SHOP, THE DEAD SPOT IS SMALLER (WHILE A WHOLE INCH IN PLAY IS STILL A LOT AND SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY CAR MADE IN THE LAST...

THERE IS A 2" PLUS DEAD ZONE IN THE STEERING WHERE DRIVER INPUT TURNS THE WHEEL NEITHER LEFT NOR RIGHT. THIS IS MARGINALLY ACCEPTABLE IN MOST SITUATIONS BUT IN WINDS AND OR TOWING IT BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS. LIKE DRIVING A BOAT WITH A LOOSE RUDDER.

DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65+ MPH WHEN THE WEATHER IS BELOW 38F, IF MY JEEP HITS A SIGNIFICANT BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AS DOES THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. IT STOPS AFTER I REDUCE MY SPEED TO BELOW 55MPH.

THE STEERING ON MY VEHICLE DRIFTS WITHIN THE LANE AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE DEALER SAID IT IS A COMBINATION OF ELECTRIC AND MECHANICAL STEERING WHICH IS SENSITIVE. DEALER SAID REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME. WAITING FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE.

AT SPEEDS OF 65+ MPH. IRREGULARITIES IN THE ROAD SURFACE CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE RANDOMLY TOWARD THE DITCH OR THE OTHER LANE. HOLDING A SINGLE LANE IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.

THE STEERING ON THIS JEEP HAS A 1-1.5" PLAY ON EITHER SIDE OF DRIVING STRAIGHT AND WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD.. IT TAKES SOME SERIOUS EFFORT TO KEEP IT DRIVING STRAIGHT.

WENT ON A 100 MILE TRIP AND WAS EXHAUSTED WHEN I RETURNED HOME FROM TRYING TO KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES. IT WANDERED ALL THE TIME.

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCHES OF MOVEMENT BEFORE THE FRONT TIRES REACT. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING CHARACTERISTIC WITH UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING AND DIFFICULTY TO MAINTAIN LANE.

THE SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS....DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60/65 MPH ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ....IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN...THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 4000 MILES

WHILE IN MOTION AND INCREASINGLY NOTICEABLE AS SPEED INCREASES THERE IS A DEAD SPOT IN THE STEERING. THE INPUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THE MOVEMENT IN THE TIRES AS OBSERVED FROM TESTING STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT AND MONITORING THE TIRE MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME THE DRAG LINK WAS REPLACED WITH NO NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TO BE OPERATING AS EXPECTED. AFTER REPLACING THE DRAG LINK THE DEAD SPOT MOVED ENTIRELY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT, MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT IS IMMEDIATELY RESPONSIVE. MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT HAS ABOUT A 2 INCH DEAD ZONE. THE SYMPTOM CAN BE OBSERVED IN THIS VIDEO: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/-PJQTFGV4UC THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY IN THE STEERING BOX AS THE INPUT TO THE STEERING BOX IS NOT MATCHING THE OUTPUT INTO THE STEERING COMPONENTS. HAVING...

THE VEHICLE HAS A STEERING ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY TURNED TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT PATH. IT WONDERS UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS FROM THE DRIVER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO GET OUT OF YOUR LANE IF YOUR NOT CONSTANTLY FOCUSED ON THE ROAD. YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR EVEN A SPLIT SECOND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT OUT OF THE LANE AND THE STEERING WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING THE STEERING VERY UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER LITHEA DODGE (2121 MLK JR. BLVD EUGENE OR) WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8.