While driving on a main road, in a rural area, the "Electronic Stability Control Maintenance" alert was enabled. It was a cold January morning and approximately 35 degrees at 9am. My tire pressure alerts were also activated and I presumed that the Stability Control alert was due to a potential flat tire, not just a cold morning pressure imbalance, which happens frequently when there are drastic swings in temperature. Less than a minute later, the "Electronic Throttle Control Maintenance Required" alert flashed and I lost the ability to accelerate. I was in an area that was going uphill and no shoulder. Due to my momentum, I was able to get halfway up the hill and pull over into a residential driveway. I shut the car off, waited a minute and turned it back on. I attempted to pull back onto the road and noticed that a) I could still not accelerate and b) There was a large oil truck barreling up the hill and I would be a potential hazard and accident if I pulled in front of it. I then began to notice that smoke was billowing from under the hood. I turned back into the residential driveway and immediately shut off the vehicle and called for roadside assistance. The vehicle was taken by flatbed to the nearest dealership to be diagnosed. They ended up determining that there was moisture in the oil and claimed that it was common in this model year. They flushed the systems and gave me an oil change, which was was due for anyhow. The dealership kept the vehicle overnight and said they wanted to assess how it would perform in cold temperatures before returning my vehicle. I am very concerned that this is happening so soon. It is the first new vehicle I have ever purchased for myself and I do not take it off-road and live 10 miles from work, travelling on rural roads and recreational highway travel three-four times a year.

- Buskirk, NY, USA

The ESS/Auto Start/Stop system is unavailable rendering the remote start for cold weather unavailable. This issue also effects the reliability of the battery and electrical supply as a whole potentially leading to unexpected engine stoppages and stranding due to a no start scenario. The issue is widespread and well documented among 2018-Current Jeep Rangler models as well as 2020-Current Jeep Gladiator models. Causes are reported by dealers ranging from premature failure of the start/stop auxiliary battery to TPM/distribution box failures. My vehicle has experienced this issue twice with the first occurrence shortly after purchase. With many of the effected vehicles reaching the end of their warranty period, the number of vehicles circulating on highways will increase creating a safety hazard. Further, the failure of this system may create an EPA compliance issue as the ESS/Auto Start/Stop system is required equipment to meet EPA fuel economy standards for the fleet.

- Oak Grove, MN, USA

I recently purchased this vehicle used, while driving the lights go off and the vehicle shuts off while moving. Not displaying any warning indicators at the time. Luckily vehicle is a manual, so I have been able to coast to a stop safely. Situation could be very dangerous. Once off the vehicle will go dead and won't restart. After a few moments vehicle will restart until the problem occurs again without warning. Jeep/chrysler has obvious issues with this vehicle and has not done any recalls. Even though they have documented occurrences with similar vehicles.

- Crystal River, FL, USA

Jeep turns off/power off/ dies when driving any speed. I was driving in freeway 60+mph and it just died. I took to dealer on january 2022 and took 2 weeks to figure out a electrical  wiring  hardness was bad. It was good until now October 2022. It died again like the first time. Only way to power it up is getting a battery jump. This is same issue as the first time. It was not cheap and I seen online that alot of other gladiators are having same issue.im about to take it again to dealer this week

- La Puente , CA, USA

Inside the engine the rocker arm is making a ticking noise all the time and is rubbing against the shaft. My safety is at risk because the engine could fail at any moment while driving. This is an ongoing problem with these engines; 3.6 liter pentastar engines. There were no warning lamps prior to this failure.

- Woodhaven, MI, USA

Error Codes P0300, 301,305, 420. Driving on the interstate I got the CEL light. One point during driving when the 420 code came in vehicle went into limp mode and speed was greatly reduced in 70 mph traffic. Luckily I was able to get to the side of the road so no accident happened. Researched the issue and changed ignition coil packs and plugs. Upon restarting vehicle got the P0300 coda again. More research done and found the bulletin from FCA for the repair. Took to dealership and they refreshed. Picked up from dealership and threw the code instantly. Took to another dealership and now they are saying it is because of aftermarket coil packs and plugs. This is a big issue with JEEP and they are not trying to fix anything.

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

I have been having problems with my steering 17 thousand miles after I bought this 56k dollar jeep. sometimes the steering wheel locks to the left or to the right when pulling out of parking lots.than it also pulls to the left in the high way. My motor mounts also are not good any more because they make noise and my motor rocks back and forth.The shock absorbers all 4 also need replacement. This jeep is steering and handling is very unstable and I don-€™t feel safe driving it. My starter needs replacement for the 3rd time. my gas consumption is 10 miles to the gallon!!!!my day running lights don-€™t turn on and this issue with lights and electrical problems been with this jeep since 7k miles after I bought! If you leave this jeep on you can take the keys with you it some one can just drive off no keys necessary. my speakers are sounding scratchy for a long time and no repairs to this yet. 35k miles driven, my jeep has been at the dealership for several times getting all kinds of repairs.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

I have had this vehicle in the shop more times than it has been on the road. It originally started with the auto start stop sensor. They told me to turn that off. They did an update. And it kept happening over and over again where it would cut itself off and I couldn-€™t get it restarted. The fix worked for maybe a month and it started all over again. Now the engine light is on I can be doing 30 miles an hour down the middle of town and it dies even with the auto start stop turned off. The steering is so loose that you have to fight it all the time to keep it in the road. The engine light is on and stays on. And it sounds like a scraping when the vehicle is in motion but the tires have clearance and no issues with their clearance. Checked under the vehicle nothing is under the vehicle. This vehicle has never been off road. I believe it qualifies as a lemon.

- Cumberland Furnace , TN, USA

I need help with the service shifter message, the truck get un drivable after this message blinks three times, is so annoying bc you loose power steering control and the truck don-€™t go up to 3000 rpm, please fix these Issues

- Houston, TX, USA

Ever since I got this vehicle it-€™s been a roller coaster. As I-€™m driving the vehicle home from the dealership the vehicle displays on the screen that it-€™s going to shut off. I pulled over immediately on the side of the road and the vehicle turned off while in drive at 0 MPH! I put my emergency signals on and waited 15-30 minutes before the car would let me turn it back on! I drove home and as soon as I-€™m pulling into the driveway the car literally shuts off in reverse with no signs foreshadowing this! It was so embarrassing. What a birthday surprise. I had to call triple A to come tow it back to dealership. They had to change battery. Which is about 1 hour away at least depending on traffic. Picked up the vehicle sometime that week. The beginning of the next week as I-€™m driving to work the vehicle displays on the dash that the engine is overheating! I notice the vehicle starting to smoke so I pulled over immediately. I missed work that day. I had to call another tow to the dealership. The manager said that the truck would be in the shop for a month at least because they have to order a new engine! They gave me a terrible rental. I got the truck back around a month later. Months go by random creaking occurs periodically. I go to the dealership and they say I need new ball joints. Item is on back order so they-€™ll let me know when it arrives. Months go by start/stop system doesn-€™t work anymore. I go to the dealership and they keep it for a few days and don-€™t end up fixing the problem but schedule an appointment for next month. Appointment comes and they fixed start/stop system supposedly but every now and then it stops working. Months go by airbag signal turn on. I go to the dealer and they said they fixed something but needed to order a part. I am waiting on their call for that part now as well. This has truly been a crazy experience. I would never recommend anyone to go to a Fred beans dealership like I made the mistake of doing. 70k for such a failure.

- Bensalem , PA, USA

I am getting a "service shifter" error and then my power steering goes out and the vehicle goes into "limp mode" This has happened at 70mph on the highway causing me to almost lose control of the vehicle around turns and slow down to an unsafe speed. I have taken it to multiple dealers that could not duplicate the issue but could see codes in the system. The vehicle is once again in the shop now and they are trying to blame everything but the Jeep itself. I know a few other Gladiator owners this has happened to.

- Ruskin, FL, USA

Truck had very low power from day 1. Start/stop functionality mpcb short. Engine shacking and making noises. Engine burns oil. Trucks fuel economy is worse then a v12!I was getting 14 miles per gallon. The steering sucks it tilts to the right. Truck feels very unsafe to steer. The steering radius on ir is terrible. Trucks engine temperature goes up when is idling. Starter was staying on and hard to start. Engine would stall crossing the street. Engine stalled in the highway going 65 mph.it generated 10 check engine codes.the chassis of the truck is not completely welded trough. There is gaps all over it.over all the truck flimsy and unstable. The 4x4 was making noises. My oil would get black after 3k miles of driving it.If I was to leave truck on for it to get warm or cold any body could jump in and steal it, even if I have the keys. Truck started having issues at 7 k miles Ac didn-€™t blow very cold air. Hot air from outside will come in the pit. At last truck broke down it stalled in the middle of a intersection, or would not no into neutral to push it out of the road. I was trying to start it but the stater was very sluggish and after 3 times of me pushing on the start button it started smoking, when I saw this I panicked and trying to make it stop from starting but the starter kept going and going until it kept smoking after 5 minutes it stoped, I open the hood and it smelled like a electrical fire, I was going to call the fire department but it ceased smoking, so I stopped and somehow got it to a safe place. Truck didn-€™t want to start ever since. I never did any upgrades so that I would not void my warranty, I always did my oil changes and did my tire rotations. Never overloaded my truck or took it off-road. I never put a big trailer on it.I always washed it and took the best care of it as possible.mind you this all happened at 34 thousand miles and I am under new car warranty, even after all this I would still buy another Jeep gladiator

- San Antonio, TX, USA

I have had the Jeep Gladiator since November 2019 and it has had multiple engine issues on three different occasions leading up to what I was told was "blown head gaskets". it started after just a few months with less than 1000 miles with the check engine light coming on. The engine would also run rough. They believed it was bad fuel. At approximately 8 months the same thing happened at around 3500 miles. This time the said it was a bad cylinder. Now at 14 months and at around 8000 miles my high temp light came on out of no where and smoke appeared under the hood. I had previously joked with them that they had just disabled the check engine light as that never came on. I was only going about 20 miles per hour and pulled into a gas station. Megee motors has full records of the issues.

- Lewes, DE, USA

I entered the highway and my power steering light came on. I then lost power steering. Immediately got off at the next exit and pulled into the gas station. As I exited my vehicle I observed smoke coming from the hood vents. The engine bay then became fully engulfed in flames and the fire department responded to extinguish the fire. Vehicle is total loss.

- Dorchester, MA, USA

Starting at just over 100 miles my vehicle started displaying a electronic start/stop systems errors and the check engine light came one. The cel was caused by engine misfires and show code P0300. I took the vehicle to the dealership and was told that fca was aware of the problem and it was well know, but no fix is available. The misfires cause engine stumble and inability to accelerate as expected when pulling out or crossing oncoming traffic. The NHTSA may want to investigate as fca does not have an answer. This may be a defect in manufacturing or software and seems to be leading to outright engine failures for models with more miles. Photo attached showing the dashboard warnings that continue to occur.

- Aldie, VA, USA

On my 2020 Jeep Gladiator rubicon ess and check engine light came on at 249 miles. Check engine light code was P0300 multiple cylinder misfire. Took it to the dealer monroe Dodge and they replaced the battery for ess and did a recommended PCM flash for the check engine light. I pulled out of the dealership and check engine light was immediately back on followed by ess light. Dealer immediately hooked up the scanner and they said the P0300 multiple cylinder misfire is back on. Dealer is saying they have to tear into the engine. This seems to be a problem with these vehicles that NHTSA should investigate for manufacturing defect. Seems to be only with the engines made in Saltillo South engine plant in Mexico.

- Maumee, OH, USA

2020 Jeep Gladiator at 1760 miles numerous auto start stop failures with check engine light and P300 code (engine misfire). Took to the dealer and was told bad gas and they reset the code. At 1900 miles after numerous auto stop start failures check engine light back on with noticeable misfires on cold start. Dealer changed coils and plugs. At 2300 miles check engine light back on with noticeable misfires. Dealer changed egr valve and did a software update. At 2850 miles check engine light back on. Dealer did another software update. 2 days and 50 miles later check engine light on with noticeable misfires. Currently at the dealer for 10 days later with no fix in sight. Many Gladiators have this misfire problem.

- Damascus, MD, USA

Auto start/stop unavailable warning light on cold start. Rough engine idle until up to temperature. Check engine light on next cold start. Code P0300 (multiple cylinder misfire). This had happened several times. This is my third time taking it in and now they are tearing down the engine on a truck with 1000 miles on it. Every occurance was cold start on engine and after putting truck into gear at low speed.

- Sedro Woolley, WA, USA

Engine light had been on since a few days after purchase. It's been in the shop for 3 days now, and service department at dealership was told, by the engineers, not to release it until they heard back from them. I understand that there are two other Jeep at same dealership with same problem. It was purchased on July 25, and within a week the light came on every time if drove

- Pensacola, FL, USA

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 and then the Jeep will return to normal comfort cooling. Does not matter if the vehicle is on ac, auto ac or reciculation. Very noticeable when driving long trips for several hours. Speed does not matter, but appears to happen more when driven for several hours.

- Peoria, AZ, USA