What Did You THINK Was Wrong w/ Your Gladiator, But Wasn’t?

[ShadowsPapa]

Reason why I mentioned it….is because other folks here (with lifts & bigger tires) claimed they never had any problems and didn’t need to get it calibrated.

Yes, some are getting by (likely barely) but not ideal.
It may work, but not to its peak, can cause errors, faulty operation and so on. (and seeing how some people speak of ACC and so on, I'd even bet many with leveling kits or high lifts don't even use it so would never know)

It's highly recommended after lifts over so much, and leveling especially, since you now have those sensors aimed farther down the road, or even into the air. They are lucky,

The windshield theory isn’t totally out of the question. You see folks posting having issues often. We don’t know if his windshield was replaced or not. If it was replaced, we don’t know the quality of the glass.

It would have to be crappy glass- something way out of spec and so bad I'd hope no one would ever used such crap. There are minimum specs for optics, and only the cheap stuff out of China is likely to be that bad.
Even the cheaper Safelite stuff, non-OEM, passes those specs.
Possible? Yeah, maybe. Likely? Not very.

In any case, a fast 15 minute (or less) calibration drive can resolve it.

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[Stan H]

I thought someone had had Fred and Barney under the hood peddling ..then I remembered I have a 6-cylinder ..
Okay kidding ...to many to think of

 

[Blade1668]

Had a coworker somewhere around 35 years ago that told me a similar story. He had some type of GM product (do not recall what model) that had a clacking noise in the rear quarter panel. After many trips to the dealer they finally found a nut tied to a string with a piece of tape attached to it saying "how long did it take you to find this?". Not sure if true or not, but how it was related to me.

I've heard that one myself about the same time frame, either the guy(s) did it to a few or many vehicles or it's a urban legend thing.

I started reading this thread and thought I'd better get a nice glass of bourbon for this. I've had a few WTF with my Gladiator but not any good ones that come to mind. A few OH SHIT ones though. Steering lock and all the dashboard blanked out at 55 mph. Earlier in ownership. Steering gear box replaced steering wheel not recentered Jeep thinks vehicle is skidding starts locking up tires to correct on road with deep ditches that would be a rollover of no doubt. Later when battery failure... dash lights up pull over soon vehicle will shut down, then shut up and throw itself in park at 55 MPH zone in bumper to bumper "rush hour traffic" (that means everyone is driving more than 55) on highway of people racing to get home. Dashboard a disco of lights, no power steering, brakes or anything the emergency flashers inop, wipers slowly moving across windshield. Thankfully I know of the transmission release and popped cover open. Right hand pulling it along with multi tasking the rest while trying to not get hit and pissing off everyone.

 

[Stan H]

I’ll try it. When I use cruise, I always use adaptive. It’s a separate button for normal cruise.

Your 21 has adaptive

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Your 21 has adaptive

My 20 had it

 

[Stan H]

My 20 had it

Well , I am rarely on a highway anyway . Crap maybe I don't know how to use it I figure even if I have It I wouldn't know

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Well , I am rarely on a highway anyway . Crap maybe I don't know how to use it I figure even if I have It I wouldn't know

I love it and use it even on our 45 mph limit backroads. It's a mega-help with all the semi traffic around here, too.

 

[Lost1wing]

I love it and use it even on our 45 mph limit backroads. It's a mega-help with all the semi traffic around here, too.

I hardly used it on the Gladiator, until we picked up a 26 Tahoe with Supercruise. Now that I'm used to it, I use the adaptive cruise control on the Gladiator now. I never really needed it at the old place.

 

[HooliganActual]

I love it and use it even on our 45 mph limit backroads. It's a mega-help with all the semi traffic around here, too.

I've found that the adaptive cruise control is best on those 2 lane highways that run through the country side, esp. when there's rolling hills that making passing a challenge. Many times, driving from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City by way of Fort Dodge on US 20, it was great to set the ACC based on the car in front of you and then you are not constantly having to work the accelerator pedal as the car in front slows going up a hill and then speeds up going down...at least until you can make that pass.

The only annoying thing I've found with the ACC is that once you make that pass and there are no cars in front of you, it can sometimes pick up oncoming traffic and think it is a vehicle in front of you, backing off the accelerator.

No on the pick 4 and 6 lane highways, I always us the standard Cruise Control and just pass when I catch up to a vehicle.

That ACC was one of the bect things added to cars in decades IMHO.

 

[BlueCT]

I'll have to start this with I KNOW how stupid this make me sound. Luckily with age I have come to accept I'm not the smartest guy in the room, even when I'm alone.
I hadn't drive my jeep in 2 weeks because I was away. I got in and pressed the start button and it didn't turn over. Dead battery. I charge the battery still nothing. Now I am mad at this stupid truck so I slam my foot on the brake hard and jam the start button, not because I thought i didn't push hard enough just because I'm mad and stupid. The truck starts right up. Turns out after a couple weeks the break pedal gets very stiff and needs to be pushed much hard to move enough for the switch to detect the brake pedal is being pushed. Probably vacuum or something. What makes me really stupid is I didn't realize this the 1st time times it happened. LOL

 

[Stan H]

I've found that the adaptive cruise control is best on those 2 lane highways that run through the country side, esp. when there's rolling hills that making passing a challenge. Many times, driving from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City by way of Fort Dodge on US 20, it was great to set the ACC based on the car in front of you and then you are not constantly having to work the accelerator pedal as the car in front slows going up a hill and then speeds up going down...at least until you can make that pass.

The only annoying thing I've found with the ACC is that once you make that pass and there are no cars in front of you, it can sometimes pick up oncoming traffic and think it is a vehicle in front of you, backing off the accelerator.

No on the pick 4 and 6 lane highways, I always us the standard Cruise Control and just pass when I catch up to a vehicle.

That ACC was one of the bect things added to cars in decades IMHO.

My pedals usually down, heck I think in 5 yrs. Of ownership I used the cruise 2 times.

 

[Lost1wing]

My pedals usually down, heck I think in 5 yrs. Of ownership I used the cruise 2 times.

I get a kick out of the Tahoe SuperCruise. Auto lane change is fun. It has it's flaws but that is why the driver needs to stay focused and in control.

Now that I used the GM super cruise, I now use the JTs cruise control. I have learned to watch my speed when behind other vehicles, especially on the interstate when I can change lanes.

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

I'll have to start this with I KNOW how stupid this make me sound. Luckily with age I have come to accept I'm not the smartest guy in the room, even when I'm alone.
I hadn't drive my jeep in 2 weeks because I was away. I got in and pressed the start button and it didn't turn over. Dead battery. I charge the battery still nothing. Now I am mad at this stupid truck so I slam my foot on the brake hard and jam the start button, not because I thought i didn't push hard enough just because I'm mad and stupid. The truck starts right up. Turns out after a couple weeks the break pedal gets very stiff and needs to be pushed much hard to move enough for the switch to detect the brake pedal is being pushed. Probably vacuum or something. What makes me really stupid is I didn't realize this the 1st time times it happened. LOL

I actually noticed this today!! I haven’t driven the truck for a couple days and when I went to start it the brake was super stiff. I filed it in my head to keep my thoughts on it if it sits for a few days again. Glad to know it’s not only mine.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I'll have to start this with I KNOW how stupid this make me sound. Luckily with age I have come to accept I'm not the smartest guy in the room, even when I'm alone.
I hadn't drive my jeep in 2 weeks because I was away. I got in and pressed the start button and it didn't turn over. Dead battery. I charge the battery still nothing. Now I am mad at this stupid truck so I slam my foot on the brake hard and jam the start button, not because I thought i didn't push hard enough just because I'm mad and stupid. The truck starts right up. Turns out after a couple weeks the break pedal gets very stiff and needs to be pushed much hard to move enough for the switch to detect the brake pedal is being pushed. Probably vacuum or something. What makes me really stupid is I didn't realize this the 1st time times it happened. LOL

Not stupid. It happened to me…the first time it happened to me. Not the charging, but the wtf moment for sure.

 

[Stan H]

Tell me does anyone else have to drive slow at work and then on the way home you just want to put it up to 4000 alot ?? Asking for a friend .

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