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Owner complaints · Steering · every model year

Jeep Gladiator steering problems, 2021–2027

148 of the 509 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Jeep Gladiator 2021–2027 name the steering (NHTSA’s “Steering” heading — the steering column, rack, pump and power assist). The loudest years: 2021 (94), 2022 (36), 2023 (10). Filed under the same heading across these years: 2 manufacturer bulletins, 2 recall campaigns, 1 NHTSA investigation. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.

148 complaints, 7 model years 29% of everything filed about the Gladiator typically at 20k miles

Jeep Gladiator steering 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 yearComplaints naming the steeringShare of the year’sTypically atOn file under the heading
20270———the year →
20260——6 TSBsthe year →
202517%—11 TSBs · 1 recallthe year →
2024730%—1 recall · 1 investigationthe year →
20231018%—2 recalls · 1 investigationthe year →
20223630%—1 recall · 1 investigationthe year →
2021 in depth9432%—1 recall · 1 investigationthe 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 steering. Nothing here is a rate.

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When the steering complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database
148complaints name the steering, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2021: 17 · 2022: 25 · 2023: 32 · 2024: 15 · 2025: 27 · 2026: 32

20kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 12 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the steering problem between 3,000 and 25,000 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 steering, 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.

I purchased a new 2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. The steering wanders at all speeds causing continuous correction of the steering wheel. The vehicle drifts and is potentially a safety hazard. The dealership does not acknowledge there is a problem with the 2021 model
Steering Oct 20, 2021 NHTSA owner report
The vehicle has a lot of wandering movement while driving. The undercarriage of the vehicle and the driveshaft/steering feels like it is loose. The vehicle is difficult to keep on a center point in the lane Inez; it drives like bumper bowling balls on a bowling lane.
Steering Sep 18, 2021 NHTSA owner report
Steering wheel locked up suddenly on the freeway. Once it started working again, and I continue to drive, it did the same thing and entire engine shut off in the middle of intersection, as well as steering wheel locking up. Car has not turned on since
Steering Jul 25, 2023 NHTSA owner report
when driving at a high rate of speed typically 70-75 mph on an interstate, the entire vehicle will randomly start violently shaking this is typically triggered when the vehicle hits a bump or a overpass transition on the road.
Steering Jun 25, 2023 NHTSA owner report
The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Gladiator. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V363000 (Steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue.
Steering Jun 24, 2026 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the steering, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

NHTSA investigation

2 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading, any model year

Every one filed under the heading is listed. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

Other systems with a record on the Jeep Gladiator

Source: the same files

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

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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 years have the most steering complaints?

2021, 94; 2022, 36; 2023, 10. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2021 (32%).

Is there a recall for the steering on the Jeep Gladiator?

Yes — 2 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 26V363000 (2025), 24V199000 (2023). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do steering problems show up on the Jeep Gladiator?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 20,000 miles across the model years; half of them between 3,000 and 25,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Steering" heading cover?

The steering column, rack, pump and power assist. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.