When we placed our order for a brand new Stone White 2007 Jeep JK Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited back on July 10, 2006, it was done with the complete knowledge and understanding that it may take some time to get. Having already gone through a similar experience back when we purchased our TJ some seven year before, we were quite prepared to do some waiting… but, what we didn’t realize at the time was just how much waiting we would really have to do.
With everything from a sway bar disconnect motor that didn’t like water to a newly designed BFGoodrich M/T KM tire that had a difficult time balancing and then a shortage of Freedom Tops for the Unlimited, it would seem that ordering an Unlimited in a Rubicon package was the single best way one could ensure that you wouldn’t get your new JK before the end of the year. In fact, when all was said and done, over six months would have passed before we would be able to take possession of our new JK on January 29, 2007. Was it worth the wait? You betcha!! We absolutely love this new Jeep and in some ways, I think the ridiculously long wait only made getting it that much sweeter. In fact, as some of you may know, we loved our JK so much that we ended up selling our TJ and bought a 2009 Sunburst Orange Jeep JK Unlimited X to replace it.
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007Dive-I am worried about it getting stolen as well. Not sure what to do.
Thanks wareagleinmd, hopefully we won’t have to wait much longer for our jk’s.
Update since yesterday – new jeep! Unlimited X w/freedom top and soft top, tow group, power options, 17 wheels, etc, etc.. quick review – I LIKE it! I noticed shopping around the Washington, DC area that a lot of dealers with X and Sahara’s on the lot would go about $1,000 to $1,300 under MSRP. Some wouldn’t budge.
I asked the dealer about the top leaking issue. Of course they said the only problems they see are after a customer takes the roof on and off and over tightens those plastic screws on the bar. I guess time will tell….
Congrats Eddie! She’s a beauty…Great website! I check it often and will be in my own JK hopefully in the spring.
Can I call Chrysler with only my order number? anyone…the instuctions above are only for vin number… My dealer has not given me a VIN. I am holding off conta cting the dealer further until Monday. I thought I’d give him a week off. the build date last time I heard was Feb 2. We’ll see.
I don’t think you can get any information without a VIN. At least that’s my understanding.
Scott
You can get your order status with the order number. The bad news is that, if you do not have a VIN, you have yet to reach “D” status.
See the messages above regarding the phone number, prompts, and code definitions.
I am in D, actually, D-1 I think, I was told I have a build date of Feb 2.
My dealer has not given me the VIN. When I asked for the VIN or Order number, He gave me the order number. I decided not to continue to email him daily as he has been stellar to work with and I got a great deal.
I’m holding off to Monday.
thanks all for the comments.
I plan to order my JK next week, but i’m a little fuzzy on the options of:Trac-Lok® Limited Slip Rear Differential $295.00 and Locker Rear Axle $0.00. I understand that a limited slip diff does allow for tight radius turns, but i’m not sure why the locker is a free option. This could just be my opinion on which one I would rather pay for, but I am curious to know if the locker option is considered a spool. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
does anyone know what the largest tire size is that can be put onto a x model without having to add any kind of lift?
thanks
We bought our 07 wrangler x 4dr silver off the lot early dec 06. It has 17s,4:10s,auto,6 disc w/sat,fogs,soft top. We live in calif and allready been wheeling a bunch. Hollister hills,New Idria,Snow,rocky river beds. Take it wheeling all day then jump on the hi way kick on cruise lisen to kick a** tunes or what ever.It rained alot in dec, no leaks.At Hollister we had 850# of people and gear and climbed everything the stock tires would allow.We are really diggin it.Lokking for a good rack for vacation time. Good Luck with yours 🙂
007Dive- Anything new with your Jeep?
Nope, not a thing. I called the status line on Friday and I am still in BX. I will check again this Friday and hope to have moved up. Everyone on the forum is saying that things are starting to move along with production lately…So…I will remain opptimistic. Yours should be moving right along now if they started your build on the 2nd. Good luck and keep me posted.
Allocation is out today for dealers. Hard Top Unlimiteds and anything with MyGig is on restriction for March (Built Out).
If you are already in D status before today you have nothing to worry about.
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Jeff Sladick
Don-A-Vee Chrysler Jeep
Well CRAP!!!! The above is a quote from a post by Don-a-vee. Looks like I am going to be in BX until March at least. I have the hard top and the my gig and I doubt I managed to go to D over the weekend. I have to tell you…this is getting really old.
I am still in D……..driving me crazy…..
Does anyone have any info on when Jeep will take an order for a 4 door Rubicon with half doors?
I was told that I was in “D” status on 1/10. I didn’t make it to “D-1” until 2/1. As of yestrday (2/5), I was in “F” (paint).
It’s a good thing that Jeep has great customer loyalty and a unique product.
About to order my first Jeep Wrangler – a four door Unlimited Rubicon. I am struggling between ordering the full door option, with the power package and dual roofs, vs the half doors. I love the clean look of the half doors, but worry that I will regret not having the full doors with power locks and windows. I live in Michigan, so I will have the top up for 7 months of the year. If I go with half doors, my thought was to pick up the Upper Glass Slider from Bestops. Any advise from some experienced Wrangler owners?
Thanks
I just called my dealer to try to add dual tops. I only had the hard top option….. I called DC and was told I am still in D….
I hated the half doors in the winter but that was a ’93 model. Not sure what if any improvements have been made. Someone cut through the plastic about a month after I got it. Then someone else ripped the zipper apart and broke it.
In a perfect world, I would have both doors. half for summer, full for winter.
Well, after yesterdays dealer allocations I thought I would call this morning and hope I passed through to D status…What a bubble burster to find out not only did I NOT move forward to D status but I have moved backward. I went from BX back to BG!
Nice huh?
Were you able to get a reason.
chris, i have the power group full door sahara 4 doors manual. I really like how quiet it is. I live in snow country in sierras so I understand the 7 month winter. I also have a older wrangler with half doors and am even thinking about getting rid of that and getting a 2 door 08 model. With my half doors in the winter I keep running into the problem in very cold weather that they just open up on their own at times. Always afraid I will forget, turn a corner and the fall out LOL.
I have been fortunate because I don’t have any of the leaking problems or engine recoding issues etc. I would guess that the option of the full door and then looking into stock vs aftermarket half doors would be my recommendation.
I am sorry to hear everyone still waiting. I posted in december my dealer had said that the my gig was going to be a long wait issue but I was hoping he was wrong. I have been purusing many sites and I am still yet to find anyone who has taken a delivery on a vehicle with mygig. Has anyone found someone with it yet? Everytime I hear someone get to build they seem to then get put back on hold. So sorry to hear. I did see an example recently and it wasn’t like the crysler mygig. It seems to be external sitting up on the dash of what already with wranglers is a small window vision. I hope that isn’t the case in the end because I was real dissapointed.
Largest wheel is 18″, they have their very own pattern so you can’t take off other wranglers.
Wareagle-Nope, I asked him about it but he couldn’t answer me as to why it went backward instead of forward. I know many people on the forum have had it happen to them but all of them that I have read it happened to were early orders from Oct. and Nov. Who knows what’s going on…I will just have to wait it out.
kathy – I think that you may be confusing the GPS with MyGig.
Hi All,
After waiting 18 weeks for my Unlimited Sahara it finally arrived last Thursday. We were really enjoying ourselves driving it around during the nice sunny weekend. We had a two inch lift put on it with 20 inch tires and new rims. Everything was great…and then it started to rain. To say the roof “leaks” is an understatement, it basically pours water on to the radio, console area, and seats. I am so disappointed. We have not touched the hard top since delivery. I will try what ‘k9driver’ suggested above tomorrow and see if that helps.
I need to update my name from “waitingInCa” to “soakedInCA” 🙂
Thanks again for all the info on this site.
So sorry to hear about the water leak. We all assumed that DC had fixed this by now. I must say I’m shocked to hear it is still a problem. Best of luck getting it worked out. I can’t imagine your disappointment especially after the wait and anticipation of it’s arrival.
anyone know if it’s possible to order the body color fender flares for the rubicon?
anybody have any experience with the new Bestop 2 pc hardtop for the 2007’s?
considering buying a soft-top and then buying they’re hard-top as it looks less prone to leaking, 1 fewer seam.
waitinca- what a shame! Absolutely shocked, the first thing my dealer did before giving me my car was check it and run it through car wash 3 times just to make sure because they are well aware of the problem and they are fixing before release if with the fix order from dc. you poor thing. Good luck, check manual it gives instructions of the proper way to set the roof. don’t over screw either because that has been a problem. If you re set it and it still leaks I would be sitting on dealer door monday screaming!!
Good luck to you.
My dash at the area of the rear window defroster is heating up to almost a burn to the touch. I hadn’t been far but today was driving in rain/snow for 45 minutes when I went to lower the heater a bit I bout burned my fingers. Anyone else find a problem with any shorts or anything??
kat
Kathy, My brother and I both orderd 07 rubicon unlimited’s two weeks ago, fully loaded with mygig, we had heard about the delay as well, but has been cleared up we are told, they are only available in jeep wrangler, dodge nitro, and chrysler sebring. we were guaranteed that they would be in the jeeps when they get to us the last week of march, or they will be free from the dealer. I t does not sit in the dash, what you saw was the portable gps reciever that you can buy from mopar and stick in any vehicle, the mygig is a fully integratedin dash stereo unit. Jon P.S. You can see an upclose picture of it at
Kathy, My brother and I both orderd 07 rubicon unlimited’s two weeks ago, fully loaded with mygig, we had heard about the delay as well, but has been cleared up we are told, they are only available in jeep wrangler, dodge nitro, and chrysler sebring. we were guaranteed that they would be in the jeeps when they get to us the last week of march, or they will be free from the dealer. I t does not sit in the dash, what you saw was the portable gps reciever that you can buy from mopar and stick in any vehicle, the mygig is a fully integratedin dash stereo unit. Jon
P.S. You can see an upclose picture of it at http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/25/chrysler-to-offer-hard-drive-base-mygig-head-unit/
But has anyone gotten the MyGig….
Hello everyone,
I am currently am in the Army and In Afganistan.
I ordered a 4 door Rubicon through the millitary sales program Jan 18 ..ordered soft top and half doors with towing package and Mygig. My order has been processed with the factory with a delivery date of late April. That might get pushed back because of the half door issues. Anyone botherd with the half doors?
Yes in case your wondering its JEEP GREEN. This will be my 6 jeep and the 1st one thats not a CJ. Have a CJ-7 now that i will have to sell its going to be tough but have to move on.
I know of all the other jeep sites but this one is very cool
PS. I still need to pay my sales tax when I pick it up from the dealer …but sorry to say with glee you dont want to know what I paid . After 22 years in the military every once in awhile there are perks
Hi All,
We reseated our hard top panels this weekend and that seemed to improve the leaking. While doing that we noticed our vehicle has already received the TSB for the leak (black sponge inserts in various places). The funny thing is ours does not leak in the car wash or with a hose running directly on it. The leaking only happens when you apply the brakes to slow down, then all the water rushes to the middle seam and water comes dripping in on the radio. This is much better than the stream we had last week, but it is still annoying. We have an appt with Jeep tomorrow to take a look at it. Hopefully they will be able to do something for us. If not, shoving a sponge up there seems like it would solve the problem.
Inspite the leaks…we love every other aspect of the Jeep.
my burning dash update. So it apparently has nothing to do with the rear window defroster. We think it has to do with the power supply. It happened when I had the rear window defroster, heater and plugged in to charge my cell phone. My husband thought I was crazy when he drove with me. I kept telling him but it didn’t heat up again. At the last 5 miles I plugged in my phone and started to get the reaction again. This weekend we are going on a 1500 mile trek and we should find the problem. Anyone else hear of a problem of hot to touch at the area around detroster, air condition or heater dial from a cell phone charging?
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone has more information on/has experienced the the automatic trans shutter around 40 mph. As mentioned in an earlier post, I have had technical service bulletin #TSB 18-036-06 applied to my 4 door Sahara. The fix helped, but did not eliminate the problem. Its more of an annoyance than a problem, but was wondering if anyone had further comments.
Thank you,
Tony
Hi Jon: Yes I originally saw this Sept 2006 article. Since then I have heard that the voice command and bluetooth would not be on the jeep because the microphone is in the rear view mirror and since the window folds down they couldn’t do it. That left mainly the navigational/GPS. Hope they determined some other place than the mirror for the microphone because just the navigational is really not a big deal. I can run that program and gps from a hand device alot cheaper. Unfortunately so far I still haven’t heard of a jeep arrving with mygig so I am in wait and see mode.
thx, kathy
Hello All,
Just checking in. I’m still at D, but 2 of the other 4 Rubi’s at my Dealer have gone to D-1 so I’m optimistic. I am awaiting an 07 Rubi Unlimited with dual tops and MyGig.
In all this waiting, I’ve found the bumper I want. I’ve looked at a lot, and it’s obviously an aesthetic choice, but I think this one might be the king. What do you guys think? I think it looks the most OEM.
http://www.quadratec.com/products/12049_1000_T.htm
I love the lights too, but it costs a fortune. I’m wanting a nice 9500 mosfet Warn with Amstel winch line, and then those IPF lights. I got word today from the guys at AEV, where the bumper is from, that the IPF lights are far superior to the other brands with much more robust all-weather durable wiring harnesses.
http://www.quadratec.com/products/97018_501.htm
The guys at AEV said IPF offers an HID solution too, but that HID was much better for snow, but not rain, or bad paint on the streets which is what we have around my neck of the woods.
Well, I’m rambling. How long must I WAIT?!
It’s ironic Chrysler is laying off so many people today with our Jeeps back-ordered.
Scott
07Rubi Steel Blue
Hello All,
Well, I’m still at D status, but 2 of the 4 back-ordered Rubicon’s at my dealer have moved to D-1 so I’m optimistic!
I’ve been using all this waiting time to spend as much imaginary money as possible on getting my rig expedition ready. I’ve looked at all of the after-market bumpers with winch mounts, and I’m definitely digging this one from AEV. It looks OEM, it’s the best built and it has a place for old-school lights and a between the rails winch mount, where I’m hoping to install a Warn 9.5si with Amsteel Blue winch cable.
http://www.quadratec.com/products/12049_1000_T.htm
I also found out today, for those of you looking at off-road lights, that IPF seems to be the best on the market. Every one makes well built lights and housings, but IPF has superior wiring harnesses. I guess the IPF harnesses are better suited for serious off-roading and long-term wear and tear.
http://www.quadratec.com/products/97018_501.htm
Well, enough day-dreaming.
Hope those of you with real Jeeps, instead of imaginary ones like mine is right now, are having fun.
I’m having to rent a 4wd this weekend to deal with the inclement weather in the NY/NJ/PA area. I’d much rather be driving my new Rubicon.
Scott
07 Rubi Unlimited Steel Blue
Scott,
Nice bumper…that is pretty much the styling I am looking for also, however I have been hoping to find one like that for a little less money…is that possible? I am going to keep looking maybe I will get lucky and find something.
There are a lot of choices out there and the AEV is definitely one of the more expensive ones. The very, very important thing to me was retaining the factory airbag crush cans. A lot of the bumpers don’t offer that. Part of the reason I wanted a new car was I wanted a safer one for me and my wife to drive and the airbags were a huge part of it, which we’ve not had in a car before.
That being said, there are plenty of bumpers to look at quadratec.com and other websites. One that is interesting is the Beststop HIghrock bumper that has a rock roller in the front of it to ease collisions with rocks on approach.
http://www.highrock4x4.com/pu/approach-roller.html
It’s about half the price of the AEV, and there’s a pretty cool, if not aggressive looking Warn one that is also about half the price of the AEV.
I had one from Bulletproof Manufacturing on my old CJ (Pictured higher up on this thread in a link) and I believe it’s one of the best built ones on the market, but they haven’t come out with their JK bumper yet, although I know they are going to.
Again, I’m not sure if any of these other ones still work with the airbag system.
Scott
Status Update
Well I spoke with my Dealer today. I’m still at D status, for almost 6 weeks now. The 2 Rubi’s that shipped to my dealer where both sticks, and neither one had MyGigs.
He seemed to think that the Auto’s hadn’t been rolled out yet and then he heard another rumor about a MyGig hold up, which I have of course ordered.
He does not seem to be completely informed, at least not as informed as most of us who participate in this forum, so take anything he says with a grain of salt.
Scott
My sales guy is checking with his district rep to try and find more about the hold on the My Gig. I’m not sure if mine is still being held up due to the My Gig or the Freedom Top shortage, I mean I was in BX two weeks ago then moved back to BG and still sitting there. If I EVER hear back from him I will post and let you know what I find out. At this point, still in BG and waiting…………….Plenty of time to shop around for bumpers and other goodies. I agree with needing a bumper that recognizes the air bags…otherwise, what’s the point in having them.
I did the BX BG dance once myself, before going to D.
I placed my order the week before Thanksgiving.
Steel Blue Rubicon Unlimited w/Dual Tops and MyGig.
I got mine on the 5th on February. I did not order it, i had to take it how it came so i could not get the color or stick shift that i wanted. I am not sure about the My-Gig option. i do know the vehicle was one of the first delivered to the zone i am in ( South Jersey). I want to really trick this out, i saw the AEV bumper and i like a lot about it, did anyone see the Hood that AEV makes? Is this something i will need to worry about? Excess heat?
WOOOO HOOOO!!! I finally picked-up my JK this evening – ordered on 11/3/06. It is freakin’ sweet. Be patient – definitely worth the wait.
2007 4-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4×4
Red Rock Pearl
Manual Transmission
Black Hard Top
I asked about MyGig’s availability (I plan to add) and the dealer said, “next month”.
I’ll be sure to report any problems with the top or anything else that pops up.
congratulations to you both….I wish I was celebrating too!
Have fun with em!
???? What is (My-Gig)????