2020 Jeep Gladiator Problems, Recalls & Reliability
632 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2020 Jeep Gladiator, alongside 7 recall campaigns and 1 defect investigation. It scores 100/100 on the trouble index — one of the years to avoid for this model. Electrical leads the reports, typically around 55,000 miles.
Avoid this year if you can. The 2020 Jeep Gladiator sits at the top of this model's complaint rankings.
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Where 2020 sits among all Gladiator years
What owners report
“The instrument panel cluster has gone blank. It was slowly going bad and eventually went out alltogether.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2020 Gladiator
“Excessive play in steering wheel which results in the vehicle wandering at highway speeds.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2020 Gladiator
“Some problems with the clutch and the manufacturer doesn't have the parts to fix the recall issue”— owner report to NHTSA, 2020 Gladiator
“Driving on hwy at 55 miles per hours complete power loss. No engine no electrical. I was able to coast to stop but was not able to activate hazards . I had just had the aux battery for auto start stop replaced by lithia Jeep dealer in corpus Christi”— owner report to NHTSA, 2020 Gladiator
“Instrument panel cluster stopped working. Therefore, I do not know my speed, how much gas I have, if my car is in four-wheel-drive, tire, pressure, and many other notifications that are located in this instrument panel I went to CMA Jeep dealer in Martinsburg West Virginia, they did verify that…”— owner report to NHTSA, 2020 Gladiator
“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.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2020 Gladiator
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 175 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 10,000 miles. Half of those reports fall between 3,000 and 48,000 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (7)
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Jeep Gladiator and 2018-2024 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. The instrument panel cluster may experience an internal short circuit and fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…
Fix: Dealers will replace the instrument panel cluster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed between October 3, 2024, and January 23, 2025. Owners may contact FCA customer service at…
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Jeep Wrangler, and 2020-2023 Jeep Gladiator vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. The clutch pressure plate may overheat and fracture.
Fix: Dealers will replace the clutch assembly and update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed from November 16, 2023 through July 25, 2024. Owners may contact (FCA US,…
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Jeep Wrangler and 2020-2021 Jeep Gladiator vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. The clutch pressure plate may overheat and fracture.
Fix: FCA US LLC will notify owners, and dealers will add software to reduce engine torque capability when clutch assembly temperatures rise to a level that may damage the inner pressure plate, free of…
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2019 Jeep Wrangler and Ram 2500, 2019-2020 Ram 1500 and 2020 Jeep Gladiator vehicles. In the event of a crash, a front seat belt retractor may not properly slow the occupant's forward movement after locking.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat belt retractors, free of charge. The recall began November 12, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at…
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2020 Jeep Gladiator and Jeep Cherokee, 2019-2020 Ram 1500 Pickup, Ram 2500 Pickup, Ram 3500 Pickup, Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, and Jeep Renegade and 2019 Dodge Challenger…
Fix: Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will update the radio display software, free of charge. Optionally, owners can choose to remotely update their software via an Over-The-Air (OTA) update…
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Jeep Wrangler and 2020 Gladiator vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. The clutch pressure plate may overheat and fracture.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reroute a wire harness and inspect the clutch system, and replace components as needed. The recall began April 30, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler…
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2020 Jeep Gladiator vehicles. The rear driveshafts may have been incorrectly assembled without grease in the monoblock joint.
Fix: FCA US will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. The recall began October 10, 2019. Owners may contact FCA US customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US number…
Federal defect investigations
Still open as of the last data refresh. An investigation is not a recall; it may close with no action. All open investigations →
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) is opening a Preliminary Evaluation on 2020 Model Year Jeep Gladiators and Wranglers involving a malfunctioning Instrument Panel Clusters (IPC) resulting in the loss of important vehicle metrics and other status information. ODI has received 89 Vehicle…
Model years named: 2020
Technical service bulletins
680 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on electrical and transmission & drivetrain — are on file for the 2020 Jeep Gladiator. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2020 Gladiator TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2020 Jeep Gladiator reliable?
The 2020 Jeep Gladiator drew 632 complaints in federal safety records — one of the years to avoid for this model. Its trouble index is 100/100, scored against the model's worst year (2020).
What are the most common 2020 Jeep Gladiator problems?
The top reported problems for the 2020 Jeep Gladiator are electrical (193 complaints), steering (181), and transmission & drivetrain (54).
At what mileage do 2020 Jeep Gladiator problems show up?
Owners most often report 2020 Jeep Gladiator problems around 10,000 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 3,000 and 48,000 miles.
Does the 2020 Jeep Gladiator have recalls?
7 recall campaigns apply to the 2020 Jeep Gladiator. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.