2020 Jeep Gladiator electrical system problems
185 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2020 Jeep Gladiator, which is 29% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 185 29% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 46 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Electrical system malfunction. Gladiator is burned down completely. Copart now has it under my insurance companies instruction. Large electrical fire. I took my vehicle into the dealer because the start stop feature stopped working. I received a call at the end of the day and was notified that both my batteries where bad. They replaced both under warranty and kept it over night for testing. Received a call the fallowing late morning informing my that my vehicle was repaired and was ready to be picked up.
The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Gladiator. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the instrument panel was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was referred to the local dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V652000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Other problems reported for the 2020 Jeep Gladiator
- Steering 181 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 56 complaints
- Engine 46 complaints
- Suspension 32 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 23 complaints
- Brakes 18 complaints