Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Jeep Gladiator has 87 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
87
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | STEERING | This afternoon I was driving on a 35mph 4 lane road when my power steering suddenly went out. Becaus... |
| Feb 4, 2026 | STEERING | While angling into a turn lane, I was forced to go back into lane of traffic first signaling into th... |
| Jan 28, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Two of the same faults occurred within the same month of each other. The first: while driving home ... |
| Jan 19, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving on the highway on 1/19/2026, the electric power steering system abruptly stopped worki... |
| Jan 8, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving yesterday vehicle lost power steering and almost cause a crash. Upon talking to multip... |
| Jan 3, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The heating steering wheel had an electrical short in the heating element where it began to melt the... |
| Nov 18, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Approximately two months ago while driving about 65 mph on the interstate the power steering failed,... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, ... |
| Oct 16, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | My vehicles rear locker went out on me while driving on the road and completely destroyed itself. I ... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | STEERING | My name is [XXX] , and I am writing to formally submit a complaint regarding the loss of my vehicle ... |
| Apr 10, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Driving approximately 40 mph, power steering went out almost wrecked dash said service shifter. |
| Feb 17, 2025 | STEERING | We were heading out on a vacation trip on a cold(20+ degree day). We had just reached a road that we... |
| Feb 8, 2025 | STEERING | See attached document for complaint. |
| Feb 3, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | Death wobble, while traveling down any road that has a bump or is not smooth as glass I get the fron... |
| Feb 1, 2025 | STEERING | After about 27000 miles, I was driving down I476 at approximately 55-65 mph. It was on a stretch of ... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | STEERING | This vehicle has a death wobble above 50 mph when hitting a slight bump in the road causing loss of ... |
| Jan 15, 2025 | STEERING | On [XXX] at approximately [XXX] I was travelling West on [XXX] , between Hamlin and Kimballton, Iowa... |
| Dec 22, 2024 | STEERING | I am writing to express my deep concern regarding a serious safety issue with my 2021 Jeep Gladiator... |
| Dec 1, 2024 | STEERING | My 2021 Jeep Gladiator Mojave began experiencing "Death Wobble" in early December, 2024, at highway ... |
| Nov 14, 2024 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Just purchased this vehicle from Anderson Nissan of Lake Havasu City, AZ with 4759 miles. After lea... |