The dreaded JB freeze

[STL J-Hawk]

When did you order?

i ordered on 2/17. Started my build on 3/5 and went into JB on 3/8.

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[Smarrtazz]

i ordered on 2/17. Started my build on 3/5 and went into JB on 3/8.

Ugh...my first order 12-13 was 8 weeks..this second order 1-22 is a bit different.

 

[STL J-Hawk]

Ugh...my first order 12-13 was 8 weeks..this second order 1-22 is a bit different.

Yeah, who knows with this stuff....on Monday this week Jeep Chat told me I had an ETA of 4/5, now not so much.

 

[Smarrtazz]

Yeah, who knows with this stuff....on Monday this week Jeep Chat told me I had an ETA of 4/5, now not so much.

Yes, my ETA has been steadily sliding backwards.

 

[STL J-Hawk]

Yes, my ETA has been steadily sliding backwards.

Hopefully yours will be like some of the others on here and it will just show up out of the blue!

 

[agordon117]

The way things are going it seems like tracking after KZ is just broken.

 

[Smarrtazz]

Hopefully yours will be like some of the others on here and it will just show up out of the blue!

Hahaha...I emailed my dealer this AM to inform him of the untracked deliveries and to BOLO for mine. I was hoping he’d say something like...oh, I was about to call you, it’s right here. Instead, he was very subdued and not hopeful in that regard :cwl:

 

[Tom k]

When did you order?

2/12 order
jb since 3/9

 

[forrest]

I ordered—with dual top—on 2/9.

February 26: D1
March 16: E
March 19: JB
March 24: KZ
Dealer ETA: 4/7-4/11

Hopefully this means they're catching up on those soft tops, and the "April" timeframe is conservative.

 

[cnyjl]

My status updated this morning from KZ Toledo estimate 3/29 - 4/2 to KZ Marion ETA TBD. So the KZ wait continues. Not sure why some folks are held up in JB waiting for the top and others make it to KZ but don’t ship because of the top. Dubya Tee Eff?

I was told yesterday by my dealer after being in inspection for 3 weeks, that mine is also waiting for a soft top. If that's accurate, they're holding them everywhere for the soft top.

Frustrating to us, we all want our jeeps. Imagine how stressful it is for management in Toledo with built jeeps everywhere and none of them moving because of the soft tops. And po'd customers blowing up their whole network, jeep chat, dealers, etc. Personally, I've decided to relax. When it gets here, it gets here. It will be worth the wait.

 

[Smarrtazz]

I was told yesterday by my dealer after being in inspection for 3 weeks, that mine is also waiting for a soft top. If that's accurate, they're holding them everywhere for the soft top.

Frustrating to us, we all want our jeeps. Imagine how stressful it is for management in Toledo with built jeeps everywhere and none of them moving because of the soft tops. And po'd customers blowing up their whole network, jeep chat, dealers, etc. Personally, I've decided to relax. When it gets here, it gets here. It will be worth the wait.

I think you’re correct. It seems the codes really don’t matter once your Jeep is built. They have run into a major snag with the soft top delay and I can only imagine what they are trying to do to remedy it. So, JB, KZ, none of it means much anymore.

 

[zodleviton]

I saw someone post that if their jeep doesn't make it to him by a certain date, he might cancel his order and wait for the 2019s...I am almost kinda thinking that myself. For me, if it doesn't come in before May, I might as well wait for the 2019.

 

[Smarrtazz]

I saw someone post that if their jeep doesn't make it to him by a certain date, he might cancel his order and wait for the 2019s...I am almost kinda thinking that myself. For me, if it doesn't come in before May, I might as well wait for the 2019.

I definitely understand, but it’s not an option for me. My lease extension ends in August.

 

[cnyjl]

I saw someone post that if their jeep doesn't make it to him by a certain date, he might cancel his order and wait for the 2019s...I am almost kinda thinking that myself. For me, if it doesn't come in before May, I might as well wait for the 2019.

I understand the thought process. But I have a thousand dollar deposit and I'm saving the increases so it's a minimum of $1700 or so more if I order a 2019. And that's if there's no increases for 2019 and good luck with that. Plus ordering for 2019's opens in October and 6-8 weeks will put arrival during the holidays, and the start of road salt season in NY. They hold their values well enough, I'm not going through this again for basically the same jeep. I'm going to be positive and think they're gonna be flying out of Toledo when the soft tops come in. FCA isn't making any money while they all sit there.

 

[kmo8762]

Ordered my Rubicon on 2/17/18, as of this morning I was told via Jeep chat that I was in KZ with an estimated pick up date of 4/1 to 4/5. I called my salesman and he confrimed the info to be correct. I feel fortunate that my process has been as quick as its been .

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