Gladiator and Defrost

[ACAD_Cowboy]

Or I mean you could just buy one of the many cheap, and easy electric inline washer fluid heater kits and be done with it in 7 minutes. Electric is the way to go for heated washer fluid, it's ridiculously easy.

A quick review of amazon shows pricing around $100.00. Your concept of cheap may be different from mine.

But... yeah I can see the simplicity of the electrics. But since my giant heated air pump is already making a heap of reject heat, mind as well use the heat I'd just be other wise pumping into the universe, doing my part to control global entropy right?

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[WK2JT]

A quick review of amazon shows pricing around $100.00. Your concept of cheap may be different from mine.

But... yeah I can see the simplicity of the electrics. But since my giant heated air pump is already making a heap of reject heat, mind as well use the heat I'd just be other wise pumping into the universe, doing my part to control global entropy right?

What about the plug-in battery warmers? Do they get hot enough to warm washer fluid? Could wrap them around the reservoir. Would have to figure out a way to wire them in permanently or cheap out and run an extension from the inverter outlet. Lol

 

[Willys2Gladiator]

What about the plug-in battery warmers? Do they get hot enough to warm washer fluid? Could wrap them around the reservoir. Would have to figure out a way to wire them in permanently or cheap out and run an extension from the inverter outlet. Lol

It's the spray nozzles that freeze up. That's always been the issue I've delt with. Once those thaw out all's good.

 

[Delhux]

Well, the unofficial fix arrived. I’ll report back after installation and a cold day...

 

[WK2JT]

Well, the unofficial fix arrived. I’ll report back after installation and a cold day...

I ended up removing these. They didn’t fit very well in my dash and would rattle. Had one go through and that was fun fishing out.

 

[Mabar]

Have now dealt with one full winter and the beginning of this one with a gladiator and the ice forming on the windows in a snow storm is awful. I just realized that the defroster is only blowing out of the middle of the vent and not where near the left and right side..I now have watch a bunch of videos and it appears this is how they all are. THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY HAZARD. @JeepCares @JeepCare how do we initiate and emergency safety recall for this. I'll be using this forum as well as many of the videos as documentation in my legal case if this is fixed immediately and I end up in a wreck.

I have this exact same problem with the defroster on my brand new 2021, 2-door Wrangler Rubicon. This is a serious safety issue and there is absolutely no excuse for this not to have been remedied by Jeep during the almost three year production of the JL series Wrangler, and now the Gladiator, which uses the exact same defroster system.

Please file a Vehicle Safety Complaint with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration here:

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/VehicleComplaint/

See my post on JL Wrangler Forums here:

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...se-file-nhtsa-vehicle-safety-complaint.63352/

 

[Delhux]

I have this exact same problem with the defroster on my brand new 2021, 2-door Wrangler Rubicon. This is a serious safety issue and there is absolutely no excuse for this not to have been remedied by Jeep during the almost three year production of the JL series Wrangler, and now the Gladiator, which uses the exact same defroster system.

Please file a Vehicle Safety Complaint with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration here:

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/VehicleComplaint/

See my post on JL Wrangler Forums here:

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...se-file-nhtsa-vehicle-safety-complaint.63352/

I submitted my complaint.

That was a surprisingly easy form to fill out (only took a couple of minutes), thanks for sharing.

 

[Gulf_coasterHTX]

Move to Texas.... 75 deg and sunny today

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Move to Texas.... 75 deg and sunny today

It's not a tiny place and parts do get snow and frost and cold. Your forum name sort of gives away the fact that you aren't in the NW parts.

 

[rudolph]

Has anyone found the right combination of caps in the center to get it perfect? I've had my Gladiator 3 weeks now and in both of our snow storms so far here in east coast Canada I've noticed the snow build up on the sides under the wipers to be incredibly quick so I've ordered the plug solution mentioned here on Amazon.

 

[WaterDR]

Live in Minneapolis. Seems to work fine.

 

[Kevin_D]

Live in Minneapolis. Seems to work fine.

Similar story.
I'm in eastern Washington, and I have no complaints, either.

 

[UncleChanBlake]

Similar story.
I'm in eastern Washington, and I have no complaints, either.

Same. E. Washington and no real problems so far. Knock on wood.

 

[Gatorized]

Has anyone found the right combination of caps in the center to get it perfect? I've had my Gladiator 3 weeks now and in both of our snow storms so far here in east coast Canada I've noticed the snow build up on the sides under the wipers to be incredibly quick so I've ordered the plug solution mentioned here on Amazon.

Try this to start then add or subtract or rearrange as necessary.

 

[Mabar]

I submitted my complaint.

That was a surprisingly easy form to fill out (only took a couple of minutes), thanks for sharing.

You are welcome. Maybe if NHTSA receives enough complaints, Jeep will finally address this issue.

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