Manual Transmission Club

[Troutman]

Rubicon M/T here still in D status..
Ordered 4/30
Reached D status 5/13

Anyone know what could be holding mine back? Build sheet attached.

steel rear bumpers is what i was told on mine

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[Thorn-Engineering]

steel rear bumpers is what i was told on mine

The winch ready steel bumper wasn't even an option when I ordered a Rubicon mid-June. Am I correct in assuming this is what everyone considers the "steel bumper"? I am hopeful that would be one (1) less thing to hold up my build.

 

[Jake]

You really have to search through the Jeep site to find the chat line. I just had an interesting chat with them. Was told that no manual transmission models have been built yet, that it’s delayed until at least one more month. And yes I know that some here have info that their manual transmission trucks have been built and are about to get on a truck any day now.

Was also told that no base Sport models will be built and shipped to a dealership unless a dealership orders a base Sport model(not the Sport S).

 

[Troutman]

You really have to search through the Jeep site to find the chat line. I just had an interesting chat with them. Was told that no manual transmission models have been built yet, that it’s delayed until at least one more month. And yes I know that some here have info that their manual transmission trucks have been built and are about to get on a truck any day now.

Was also told that no base Sport models will be built and shipped to a dealership unless a dealership orders a base Sport model(not the Sport S).

i dont even bother with the chat anymore, so much contradiction. I also do not think that they know we all talk to each other about everything they tell us.

 

[BLOCKii]

Ordered 5/1/2019
D1 stage
Rubicon White
Cold weather group
Tow package
Spray in bed
Premium soft top

 

[Jake]

Hey Troutman the interesting thing was that the Jeep chat lady told me that the manual windows is a delayed release item. However that is not stated anywhere on their web site. And you are right about their not knowing what info is posted on this web site. And we all know that the info members here have about their already built trucks comes directly from Jeep chat folks and/or from Jeep dealerships, who pass that info on to the members here after they get it from Jeep. Go figure!!!!

 

[kayakmike]

Hey Troutman the interesting thing was that the Jeep chat lady told me that the manual windows is a delayed release item. However that is not stated anywhere on their web site. And you are right about their not knowing what info is posted on this web site. And we all know that the info members here have about their already built trucks comes directly from Jeep chat folks and/or from Jeep dealerships, who pass that info on to the members here after they get it from Jeep. Go figure!!!!

I think what we are seeing across the board that Jeep "customer service" doesn't have a clue. Jeep chat says none are being built, but we see folks with builds in work. On the Granite side Jeep concierge line says they are having problems switching over paint, yet others have theirs completing builds too. So basically the "customer service" feedback doesn't match reality.

 

[TimmysRedDogTruck]

Dealer texted this morning. Still in D1. But they expect by the end of month delivery. No build date yet.

Rubicon soft top firecracker red with most of the bells and whistles. Ordered 5/6.

I’m not holding my breath.

 

[chrcal14]

What status is some of our Rubicon guys at? I’ll be checking for myself today.

D. Always D. 51 days since order. D.

I had a conservative expectation of August for delivery, but that ship is starting to sail given time to build and ship.

I set a deadline of July 15th or I'm cancelling with the dealer.

It doesn't bother me so much from the standpoint of owning a Gladiator, it was just my hopes for what I was going to do with it. I switched to Black to get one sooner. Now it's likely to be so late I might as well wait for Gator.

 

[chrcal14]

Dealer texted this morning. Still in D1. But they expect by the end of month delivery. No build date yet.

Rubicon soft top firecracker red with most of the bells and whistles. Ordered 5/6.

I’m not holding my breath.

Yeah, it's making me suspicious that they know the natives(us) are getting restless, so they're saying D1 instead of D on chat to make it sound like something is moving. Meanwhile it's no more getting built than it was before.

Granted, quite a few people have moved into actual build status. I must have picked the magic combination of holdups. Go figure.

 

[chrcal14]

The winch ready steel bumper wasn't even an option when I ordered a Rubicon mid-June. Am I correct in assuming this is what everyone considers the "steel bumper"? I am hopeful that would be one (1) less thing to hold up my build.

I think it's the rear that's supposedly causing problems. Mine has been in limbo for ages and I didn't order the steel front.

Granted, I don't know how to make sense of that because other Rubicons are shipping, and they all have the same rear bumper.

 

[lukem80]

I'm at 6 weeks in D status. Not freaking out just yet. We are down to one car for the last 2 weeks. Wife is being cool about it so far. we'll see about that when it hits 10-12 weeks and its still not here. I was honestly thinking it would take 8-9 weeks from order to delivery... comparing it to other cars I've ordered before. I'm not bitching. I just want my Jeep truck a tiny bit more each day. I haven't seen one on the road yet and I might start crying if that happens. Sometimes I wished I had picked an automatic..... I think that's the devil messing with my head. Jeep please hurry. Please build it. I promise I'll make the payments.

 

[Jake]

Some decades ago I ordered a Chevrolet S10 Blazer from the factory, took about 8 weeks from order date to actual delivery date. Along the way I had wanted to change the color. Dealer told me no problem as long as they had not started with building it. They had not started with building it so got it in the gold color that I wanted and in the short time line they quoted to me. This was a brand new product and yes a totally different manufacturer and yes several decades ago. But I gotta hand it to Chevrolet, job well done. No cluster like Jeep has with the Gladiator.

 

[TheITGuy]

You really have to search through the Jeep site to find the chat line. I just had an interesting chat with them. Was told that no manual transmission models have been built yet, that it’s delayed until at least one more month. And yes I know that some here have info that their manual transmission trucks have been built and are about to get on a truck any day now.

Was also told that no base Sport models will be built and shipped to a dealership unless a dealership orders a base Sport model(not the Sport S).

I still don't understand how the STANDARD transmission is a late availability item

 

[Jake]

Great point!!!! I mean exceptional point. Love it.

I still don't understand how the STANDARD transmission is a late availability item

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