Recall: 1M+ Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator Fire Risk (June 9, 2026)

[SaiintNick]

If it were me, I'd unplug it. One less question to worry about and you remove one card from their hand, the "Your aftermarket, unapproved device is causing the issue" card, even though it's probably not.

Do I need to completely remove it or just unmarry it??

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[Bandit’s Lair]

Do you have a Tazer?

Yep. Came with my used Jeep. Don’t know half of what it actually does. All I really know is it kills the start/stop nonsense and it has a pretty cool light show. I’m a simple man.

 

[SaiintNick]

Yep. Came with my used Jeep. Don’t know half of what it actually does. All I really know is it kills the start/stop nonsense and it has a pretty cool light show. I’m a simple man.

3 honk kill is my favorite feature

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

“Simple.” In every meaning of the word. That horn has reminded me the keys weren’t on my belt at least a dozen times which saved me a call to my wife to bring me my extra keys.

I don’t think it will lock em in there even if it doesn’t honk at me but I don’t want to find out.

 

[Mud Pie]

“Simple.” In every meaning of the word. That horn has reminded me the keys weren’t on my belt at least a dozen times which saved me a call to my wife to bring me my extra keys.

I don’t think it will lock em in there even if it doesn’t honk at me but I don’t want to find out.

I did that very test.

I rolled down my window just to be safe... Left the fob in the cupholder.

Opened the door, got out, hit the lock button on the door, shut the door, auto unlocks.

Press the lock button on the outside door handle, does nothing.

The only way to lock the doors is with you inside, doors shut, fob inside.

While underway, go over 20mph, doors auto lock.

Now, that horn beep if you step out of a running vehicle is stupid. It would be better if you stepped out, fob in pocket, all is normal, engine idles. Someone hops in (car thief), puts it in Drive, the engine dies after, say, 50 feet or 15 mph (gets the thief away from you but can't take your Jeep). But that makes too much sense.

Example: I once owned a Renegade. One day my wife wanted to borrow it to meet up with the girls, her car was in the shop. I was late getting home from work, causing her to be late. I pull in the driveway, I get out, she gets in and leaves. I go take a shower, change, go downstairs. On the sofa table is the spare Renegade fob. My fob is on my dresser. I call her. I ask if everything is ok, she says yeah. I ask if the dash is beeping or something. It was, but she had the radio cranked, didn't hear it until I called. Dash says, "key fob not in vehicle". But there she was, tooling at 70 mph down the freeway. I tell her if she shuts off the vehicle, she's stuck like Chuck. I say I'll Uber to her. She says she'll U-turn, she doesn't really feel like going anyway.

Back to the Gladiator. It would be wiser to kill the engine instead of having it nag you with horn beeps. Simple programming, actually, but no, we got beeps. So much done right while so much done wrong.

 

[JeffinNV]

I don't have electric locks, I assume I could lock the fob in.
I should check it sometime.

 

[JonMN]

I wonder if any dealers will want to do the repair just to keep their shop busy?

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