2022 Models - Press Release Dates

[viper88]

Good to know, thanks...still not waiting for it. New Rubicon showing up in about a month HOPEFULLY. Striking on the smoking hot market for my current M2.

Strike while the iron is hot. Not sure about the M2 but I noticed auction prices are going back the other direction lately.

I sold off a coupe of cars also. Including my '19JLR. Going to order a 2022, UC5 or not. Hopefully There will be a couple of new interesting colors or something.

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[Killed by Death]

I would gamble on the UC5. UC4 is that bad...

I've had it before.... Honestly I don't expect much out of Jeep other than off road capability.

 

[wranglerguyman]

2022 Compass is getting Uconnect 5 with a 10.1 inch screen. Maybe that’s a sign of something to come?

 

[tools44]

First time poster here. I will probably regret saying this but I am headed to Chicago Auto Show on Friday night so I should be able to get the skinny. Currently not an owner (I used to own an old JK in the 90s) and looking to buy a new 2022. So I may not be able to answer all the questions that fly at me but I at least want to get an idea of when orders for 2022 start, when they expect to start shipping, what models (if any) besides Rubi that the 35s are now offered on, new colors, etc.

 

[TXRubicon]

2022 Compass is a full mid-cycle refresh.

2022 Compass is getting Uconnect 5 with a 10.1 inch screen. Maybe that’s a sign of something to come?

 

[TXRubicon]

Not to discourage you from asking, but the people who work the auto show won't be armed with the information to give you an accurate answer, and anything they give you won't be anything rooted in fact.

FCA (Stellantis now) does their model year change over on 9/1 for most models, which is the earliest we will find out what lies ahead for Wrangler in 2022. They haven't even published the 2022 Wrangler information on the Media information embargo site yet, which usually has been done by now in past years.

First time poster here. I will probably regret saying this but I am headed to Chicago Auto Show on Friday night so I should be able to get the skinny. Currently not an owner (I used to own an old JK in the 90s) and looking to buy a new 2022. So I may not be able to answer all the questions that fly at me but I at least want to get an idea of when orders for 2022 start, when they expect to start shipping, what models (if any) besides Rubi that the 35s are now offered on, new colors, etc.

 

[dgoodhue]

I would gamble on the UC5. UC4 is that bad...

I am happy with my UC4, they really aren't that bad. I suspect you haven't owned a car with a bad head unit.

 

[viper88]

I am happy with my UC4, they really aren't that bad. I suspect you haven't owned a car with a bad head unit.

Do a search. There are plenty of threads about how problematic UC4 or the hardware is.

I used to think like you when I would see the complaint about the Uconnect. Get back to me in about a year or so and tell me how you like the UC4. My UC4 was working fine for the first 1-1.5 years.

Bad assumption about me not having owned a car with a bad head unit. You are suspecting way wrong. I have dozens and dozens of video in real time of all of the problems. Try a head unit that locks up and freezes all the time. None of the controls on the touch screen worked. GPS, XM, back-up camera glitches. Better yet, how about the head unit not being responsive and preventing all the other controls associated with it on the steering wheel, dash, SOS not to work? Or how about when the head unit locks up and the radio stay ON even though the ignition is confirmed OFF and the doors are locked? You either pull the radio fuse or call a tow truck in the morning because your battery will be dead.

I have talked to enough FCA staff about this. FCA, Jeep Uconnect, dealers, tech, all know there are flaws and problems with the current Uconnect4. What they don't know is how to fix the problems? The techs confirm this. The most common response from Jeep..."it's a complex computer and computers need updates time to time or hardware can go bad". They rely on software updates and hardware replacment to fix the problems. Guess what? I had all of the updates done and 3 head units. Guess what? The back up camera still glitches.

You think the support will get better for UC4 as FCA abandons UC4 for UC5?

Unfortunately I will have to take whatever is on the 2022 JLs and deal with it. That really pains me knowing how problematic UC4 is.

 

[tools44]

Not to discourage you from asking, but the people who work the auto show won't be armed with the information to give you an accurate answer, and anything they give you won't be anything rooted in fact.

FCA (Stellantis now) does their model year change over on 9/1 for most models, which is the earliest we will find out what lies ahead for Wrangler in 2022. They haven't even published the 2022 Wrangler information on the Media information embargo site yet, which usually has been done by now in past years.

I think you are right. From what I can tell there aren't ANY 2022 Wranglers at the show. All the buzz/literature so far today has been about the redesigned Compass. At this point I'm debating even going to tomorrow night because it appears I am setting myself up for a big let down.

 

[Kizzo]

2022 Compass is getting Uconnect 5 with a 10.1 inch screen. Maybe that’s a sign of something to come?

2022 RAM will have Uconnect 5 as well. If it’s not 2022 for Wrangler, it’s the 2023 model. Uconnect 4 is being completely phased out.

 

[TXRubicon]

That’s correct. Chicago is all about Wrangler Recon Xtreme and Compass. The rest will be standard fare 2021s.

I think you are right. From what I can tell there aren't ANY 2022 Wranglers at the show. All the buzz/literature so far today has been about the redesigned Compass. At this point I'm debating even going to tomorrow night because it appears I am setting myself up for a big let down.

 

[OffroadCalling77]

Comeback next year. The same show will probably being display some serious mid cycle refresh love.

 

[tools44]

Comeback next year. The same show will probably being display some serious mid refresh love.

I've seen your previous posts. You were anxiously awaiting 2022 info as well before ordering a 392. Similarly, I do not want to wait another year... Now debating if I want to hold off for the 2022 (summer IS almost over) or just order a 2021 and try to get those last few weeks of Chicago summer/early fall. But I also really wanted Billet Silver, which apparently isn't a thing right now, so the whole thing is a mess.

 

[OffroadCalling77]

I've seen your previous posts. You were anxiously awaiting 2022 info as well before ordering a 492. Similarly, I do not want to wait another year... Now debating if I want to hold off for the 2022 (summer IS almost over) or just order a 2021 and try to get those last few weeks of Chicago summer/early fall. But I also really wanted Billet Silver, which apparently isn't a thing right now, so the whole thing is a mess.

Okay. Break it down then my friend. What are you considering? What would make you wait versus ordering now?

 

[tools44]

Okay. Break it down then my friend. What are you considering? What would make you wait versus ordering now?

That's interesting. As I am trying to formulate a response I realize how twisted around I have gotten over the last few weeks. I was just about ready to pull the trigger in early May when this thread started talking about 2022 order guides popping on 6/7, or whatever we thought that date was back then. So it seemed like a good idea to wait and see. In the interim, they discontinued Billet Silver, and for me there was really no plan B. June 7 came and went, and then this thread (or maybe it was a different one) said "oh, all will be revealed in July at Chicago auto show", which I am a suburbanite of, so I figured I would go this weekend, see the new 202s2, place an order and get late fall,/early winter. Seeing as how August is around the corner, I have pretty much written off going topless this year whether it be a 2022 or ordering a 2021 now. Then the Uconnect 5 rumors started. As I sit here today, I feel pretty confident in saying that's not happening on the 2022.

This is a long way of saying I blame you for starting this thread (kidding. kind of). If I would have just ordered in early May I would be driving it now (well, maybe..) and got what I had decided on, never knowing or caring about the Recon package, potential Uconnect 5, etc. Now, I may be waiting for things that are unlikely to happen and I pretty much have resigned myself to wait for delivery in winter because it gives me more time to save a larger down payment and figure out how to store the hard top in the garage, instead of getting it now, ripping that sucker off day 1 and having nowhere to put it. And of course there is the Grass Is Always Greener effect, where now guys on this thread are saying "well the 2023 will for SURE have uconnect 5, RECON offered on other trim levels besides Rubi etc, etc."

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