If you could get rid of one ownership headache, what would it be?

[ExoShield]

Gladiators are superior, we all know that. But is there one thing for you that prevents it from being absolutely perfect?


Whether you're using your Gladiator for work, weekend trips, daily driving, overlanding... etc. There is usually one thing that you could change about it.


What would that be for you?

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[SummertimeCarl]

Road noise, easy. I can live with it, sure - But if I could change one thing that'd be it.

 

[ExoShield]

Road noise, easy. I can live with it, sure - But if I could change one thing that'd be it.

Can't argue with that. Guess it's part of the "box on wheels" experience.

Any tires or roof setups make a noticeable difference for you to at least help?

 

[White Eagle]

My deductible is $100

 

[Orange01z28]

The oil cooler issue

 

[MyMojave]

The Stallantis cheap interior plastics that scratch merely by looking at it.

 

[Alpine Warthog]

The list is long... But my wife's biggest complaint is what I'll list. The road noise. followed closely by the seats. Back seats need at least a few inches of recline. and the front shouldn't need seat jackers to make it comfortable.

 

[rbroncotx]

Rear window leak. Dealer quoted three weeks for parts. Fixed it myself in a weekend — wish I hadn't wasted the first appointment.

 

[Gvsukids]

Any tires or roof setups make a noticeable difference for you to at least help?

Hard top and armorlite flooring.

 

[JeepOfTheseus]

Mine is missing two cylinders and I haven't been able to find them.

 

[DJK_Juicy]

I am extremely happy with my manual transmission gladiator. Aside from the known mechanical failures that may or may not happen to my gladiator, and the super common 3.73 gearing complaints, the real thing that gets me is the 1st gear warning.

I've been driving manual for like a brazilian years; I know when and when not to shift into first gear. In every manual I've driven, when I'm coasting into a turn with the clutch disengaged and need to downshift into second, I pull the shifter to the left while still in neutral, round the corner, shift into second, then go. And almost every time I do that, the dashboard dings and pops up an error message telling me I'm not allowed to shift into first because I'm going too fast. No shit sherlock. I hadn't planned to.

As far as I know not even a Tazer can fix it.

 

[tom.mary.glad]

Living with the idea that my cam and lifters could go kaput and any given moment!

 

[SaiintNick]

Can't argue with that. Guess it's part of the "box on wheels" experience.

Any tires or roof setups make a noticeable difference for you to at least help?

It's a luxury shed. I would get rid of all tech. All of it.

 

[Janster]

Ha!! Nothing is ever perfect….but….. Retired folks have all the fun.

My weekends aren’t long enough, I don’t have enough free time, and the weather hasn’t cooperated. For fuckity sake, haven’t had the boat out yet. The JT has been dragging us all over the place and we haven’t had the opportunity to get naked!!!

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