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2020 Jeep Gladiator engine problems

The 2020 Jeep Gladiator has 46 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

46

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Gladiator engine complaints by model year54 complaints2020: 46 complaints2021: 54 complaints2022: 19 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Gladiator engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN LOST POWER STEERING. IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION. AS I EXITED MY VEHICLE I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD VENTS. THE ENGINE BAY THEN BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE FIRE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 2, 2020 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2020 Jeep Gladiator have?

NHTSA has 46 complaints about the 2020 Jeep Gladiator engine — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.