Jeep Gladiator Pickup transmission and drivetrain problems, 2020

55 of the 483 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Jeep Gladiator Pickup 2020 name the transmission and drivetrain (NHTSA’s “Power Train” heading — the transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading). The loudest year: 2020 (55). Filed under the same heading across these years: 4 recall campaigns. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.

55 complaints, 1 model years 11% of everything filed about the Gladiator Pickup typically at 14k miles

Jeep Gladiator Pickup transmission and drivetrain problems by model year

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

One row per model year on file, newest first. A year marked in depth has its own page: the complaints, the owners’ words and every document under this heading for that year.

Model year	Complaints naming the transmission and drivetrain	Share of the year’s	Typically at	On file under the heading
2020 in depth	55	11%	14k	87 TSBs · 4 recalls	the record →

Two things the counts carry that are not the car: how many of each year were sold, and how long each has been on the road — an older year out-counts a newer one before anything is wrong with it. The share column is the honest comparison across years: what part of that year’s complaints named the transmission and drivetrain. Nothing here is a rate.

When the transmission and drivetrain complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database

55complaints name the transmission and drivetrain, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2019: 2 · 2020: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2022: 4 · 2023: 8 · 2024: 13 · 2025: 9 · 2026: 3

14kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 19 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the transmission and drivetrain problem between 5,000 and 38,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the transmission and drivetrain, from the model years with the most to say. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Death wobble and vibration when vehicle hot in different surfaces like crossing bridge wheels and steering uncontrollable at high speed over 40 MPH. Unusual smell inside cabin. This happens on highway after about two hours of driving

Power Train at 200 miles Feb 3, 2021 NHTSA owner report

I noticed a strong burning smell driving my 2020 Jeep Gladiator while driving a forest access road in colorado. When I turned the car off and then back on again the car failed to move when put into gear. After multiple attempts - the Jeep would go into gear but the wheels never engaged.

Power Train at 16,000 miles Feb 2, 2021 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the transmission and drivetrain, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

23V116000 Critical
Feb 23, 2023 · 69,201 vehicles
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.
21V028000 Critical
Jan 28, 2021 · 42,887 vehicles
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.
20V124000 Critical
Mar 3, 2020 · 33,237 vehicles
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.
19V636000 High
Aug 29, 2019 · 3,733 vehicles
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.

Other systems with a record on the Jeep Gladiator Pickup

Source: the same files

Every system, every model year: Jeep Gladiator Pickup problems by year →

From here

Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Which Jeep Gladiator Pickup years have the most transmission and drivetrain complaints?

2020, 55. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2020 (11%).

Is there a recall for the transmission and drivetrain on the Jeep Gladiator Pickup?

Yes — 4 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 23V116000 (2020), 21V028000 (2020), 20V124000 (2020), 19V636000 (2020). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do transmission and drivetrain problems show up on the Jeep Gladiator Pickup?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 14,000 miles across the model years; half of them between 5,000 and 38,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Power Train" heading cover?

The transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.