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Used Jeep Gladiator: Inspection checklist

Pick the model year you are going to see. Each sheet lists the checks for the problems owners reported on that year, in the order you would do them at the car. Owners filed 890 complaints across these 6 years; the 2020 drew the most.

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Problems that follow the Gladiator from year to year

Each of these is a top-three complaint area in at least two model years. Darker cells mean more complaints that year. Whatever year you are looking at, give these extra time.

Area202020212022202320242025Total
Electrical14724211122207
Steering179873273308
Transmission4454185121

Mileages where Gladiator problems start

From owner reports for each model year, lowest mileage first. Compare these with the odometer of the car you are seeing.

Typical mileageProblemYear
200–9,500 milesRight rear axle seal leak2021
300–3,839 milesSudden electrical shutdown, stranded truck2022
460–6,000 milesLoose, wandering steering2020
1,758–18,000 milesParked engine-bay fires2022
2,103–8,100 milesHighway front-end wobble2023
5,000–45,000 milesDeath wobble after bumps2022
8,000–10,000 milesStalling and electrical shutdown2023
8,000–29,000 milesDeath wobble at highway speed2021
9,000–18,000 milesWarning lights and electrical glitches2021
15,000–20,000 milesPower steering loss2022
16,000–35,000 milesManual clutch or transmission failure2020
18,000–30,000 milesThird brake light failure2021
20,500–105,000 milesInstrument cluster goes black2020
24,000–80,000 milesDeath wobble front-end shake2020

Every Gladiator recall to confirm

15 recalls cover the Gladiatoryears on this site. Open a campaign number for NHTSA's full notice. 6 campaigns span more than one model year.

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