2020 Jeep JT Gladiator Rubicon - 3 year owner review. Problems, concerns, likes, and dislikes.

In this video I am giving a 3 year review of my 2020 Hydro Blue Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. I give an overview of the mods I have done and how the truck was optioned when I got it. I walk through all of the problems I have experienced as well as future concerns. I also go over what I like about the truck and discuss what the future may bring. Applies to JL wrangler as well.

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[DUNEATV]

Never had an issue with my 2021 Rubicon and my 2024 has been great so far!

[Gzus]

Nice thorough review!
I just purchased a (1-owner) 2020 Rubicon Launch Edition about 6 months ago and it came with some major issues. Luckily, I purchased the MOPAR MaxCare warranty when I bought it, and it's already paid for itself because the truck needed a full transmission replacement. After that was finished, I noticed an oil leak, which turned out to be the rear main seal. Both items were covered under the warranty, but would have otherwise been thousands of dollars out of pocket.
I worked with my local Jeep paint shop and they just replaced all my hinges (bottom-half of each hinge only), repaired some corrosion on the passenger door, and some on the hood. My local shop was pretty disorganized and the whole process took them 3 months before my JT was finally in the queue, and the repair/work took ~1.5 weeks for them to complete.
This week, I started getting a warning message when starting the Jeep, saying that "aux switches temporary disabled, battery charging." After researching that issue, it's likely the main and/or aux batteries, which will cost ~$400 out of pocket to replace (not covered by MaxCare).
I've never had so many issues with a vehicle before, let alone a vehicle this expensive, but am hopeful that it's just bad luck and I'll finally be able to enjoy it after I get all of the gremlins taken care of.

[hochhaul]

The rust you pointed out is what a Toyota Tacoma looks like 5 minutes after leaving the factory.

[robbyb]

Thanks for sharing, I have a 2020 JT as well, luckily I haven't experienced any significant issues. I did replace the steering box when the TSB was issued, also the start/stop does not work as the aux battery is always in "charging" mode. Interesting to hear about the oil filter, Ill make sure to let it idle for 20-30 secs before putting into D. Overall I love it minus the gas mileage, wish the tank was larger. :)

[darklordboehm]

For the water seepage put a stick on spoiler above the curve of it. Should help keep water from ever getting to the seal. Worked on my friends 2016 wrangler

[BetaBuxDelux]

Thanks for this video.
I just got the 2023 Gladiator Mojave.
Hopefully, it works out for me.

[CapnDavidMorgan]

I had a weird experience of being gifted a 2020 Jeep Gladiator in the same color. Maybe not the truck I would have chosen for myself, but you can't beat $free.99 ya know? On my second day driving it and trying to learn all I can, so I appreciate the video. Helpful to know what to look out for. Keep up the good work. Love your american flag insert too.

[angeloplanes]

I had gorilla glass from factory. Took a rock low between wipers. 3 months after purchase. Hit the auto start and apparently that kicked defrost on at full power. As soon as I pulled out of driveway I heard the loud snap. I realized with my jk I could keep a lower temp and fan speed to preserve windshield until I could get repaired before it cracks. Winter time and high fan speed defrost did the windshield replacement damage 3 times in that manual transmission jk before I learned. Surprised Jeep engineers didn’t take that into consideration with JL/JT auto start.

[AndrewBaker]

Thanks for sharing your experience of your Gladiator. I love my Hydro Blue Gladiator too! Mine is three years old and have going on 34, 000 miles. I have an 2021 Overland built in Sept 2020. I have had leaking issues once with the glass too. Also had a valve cover engine seal come off and leaked oil and cause my engine to misfired. Also had a very rough idling at cold start that I think was the leftover issue from that. I got rough idling fixed last year. I do have concerns about the future too. I have heard many different rumors. I love my Jeep and want to take care of it. It is my only vehicle so it is my daily driver and like doing light offroading. I just had fun in Hocking Hills offroading in the woods. You should come next year in early October to the Hocking Hills Jeep charity run. Cruising through Hocking Hills, and a little bit off-road trail action.

[kevinvoyer]

As a new owner of a 2024 Gladiator Sport S, I bought for daily driving and exploring. Not hard core off road, mostly just dirt roads and beaches. As far as ride goes I suspect the stock 245/75-17 Bridgestone HT tires ride a lot better than the bigger tires you get on a Rubicon.

[crfzlzi]

I have a 2015 Hydro Blue JL 4-door Rubicon I ordered from the factory and took possession 1 Aug 2014. It was the only way to get what I wanted (auto temp, black hardtop and fenders, no leather, etc.). It has over 121K miles and I’ve had no major issues outside the warranty. The driver’s side head has a milling defect, but was replaced under warranty. I have it serviced according to the manual including the big 100K service which included drive train fluids. No major rust either…and it’s garaged. Yeah, they ride like a solid axle, short wheelbase vehicle…because they are. Yeah, I’ve had the windshield replaced about 2 times now, but I live in KY and it’s handled by my insurance. Honestly, I don’t think Jeep Wranglers (or similar platforms) have any more issues than any other American branded vehicle. I loved my 06 Tacoma…but Toyota has a serious frame rust issue that persists today. As I said, I live in KY and I know several people who work for the big Toyota plant in Georgetown…the frames still have issues on some vehicles. Nothing is perfect. They still have one of the highest resales of any vehicle! Jeeps are fun to drive, very iconic, get plenty of attention, and if that doesn’t work for you… “It’s a Jeep thing, you don’t understand.” 😂

[DanzigDemento]

I have a 2021 Wrangler. I went through 3 windshields in less than 2 years.
I talked to windshield repairmen who say Gorilla Glass has the free replacement but that doesn’t cover labor and they aren’t as resilient as most would hope.
I have 3 cracks in my current windshield but I ain’t changing it until state inspection or there’s actually rain getting in.

[JP-nisu_]

Just replaced the oil-cooler housing in my brothers ‘13’Jeep Rubicon 2d. 90 something thousand miles on it.
Replacing the oil cooler was pretty easy.
It reminded me of playing with Legos as a kid.
(A lot of Plastic parts).

[dmwil]

The valve train on the Pentastar is very complicated, but it has oil already in it when you start the engine. That's why when you drain it during an oil change, it has a never ending drip....There IS oil up in that valve train. These engines can go well past 300k miles. So it is not a design flaw. Just run the recommended 0w20. My old 3.8 on my JK has noisy valves when cold, too. It has about as simple a valve train as anything, along with a traditional filter. Yet it is still going strong at 193k miles. Unless you have had a problem, I wouldn't worry about it or lose sleep. One more thing...I change my oil in my Pentastars at 5k miles. That's not really necessary, but I do it anyway.

[vertstang]

I bought a 23 Gladiator Rubicon in June of 23 so I've only had it for 7 months and have just under 6000 miles on it, so no problems so far other than a faulty level sensor in the fuel pump that made the gauge never show a full tank. That was replaced (the whole pump) under warranty, a bit of a inconvenience but painless. I bought the 70k 7 year warranty so I'm hoping if there are any major issues they'll happen before then, I really wish Mopar still offered the life time warranty I bought for my wife's 2018 Wrangler Sahara, that is peace of mind, I'll never get rid of that vehicle.

[christrarback]

I think a lot of issues happened on the first model years . I have seen a lot of paint issues also that gorilla glass is pure garbage and chips easy . Im really wanting to get one of these, fits my life style

[peterc]

My front Fox shocks were creaking badly, replaced under warranty, faulty spark plug and some rust issues. 21 Mojave

[FOSTER]

Does the Gladiator come with full time all-wheel-drive that can be used on roads like wet highways?

[NeverFollowTheCrowd]

hey what mpg could you get around 50-60 mph On the highway?

[soaringarrowxiong]

Can't stand the wheel on the Rubicon. Wish they would put better looking wheels on it.