this would confirm the late decemeber/early jan timeframe I was told at my local jeep dealership.

 

Will there be a Patriot under our Christmas tree this year?

 

Will there be a Patriot under our Christmas tree this year?

Doubt it.

 

this sucks!

 

Damn Dirty Shame

If they cannot get the machinery to work properly and on time, will the quality of these things be up to snuff one they are produced ? As someone who would like a Patriot, I am definately worried about this.

 

i'm sure they wouldn't sell the vehicles if they weren't assembled correctly. i don't think that's anything to worry about. all i'm worried about is that i don't know how much longer i can wait to see a patriot in person!!

!!!!NO MORE PICTURES, WANT THE REAL THE THING!!!!

 

I got a reply to an email from my local dealership saying they are expecting to start receiving the Patriots at the end of October.

 

Perhaps this dealer is not in the loop about recent developments.

 

that could be the case, but i hope not

 

I got a reply to an email from my local dealership saying they are expecting to start receiving the Patriots at the end of October.

I would take it for what its worth. The late december early jan came from a division rep just south of where the Patriots are made...I hope for all of our sake, it does come out in Oct.

 

Jeep will start advertising the Patriot one month before rollout to generate interest. They did this with the Compass. I have seen very few Comp-i at dealers so I can only assume that production problems continue to keep supplies restricted.

 

Is this what they mean by October suprise?!?!

Come one... how about some fresh photos and at least one new video?!?

 

This past weekend a Detroit Metro jeep said they expected them after the 1st of the year.

End of October just ain't gonna happen. Especially if they haven't started yet.

 

Had to do some repairs on my wifes Trailblazer last month, she is holding out for a Patriot but if it looks like it will be early 2007 before I can expect one I might have to get a left over 2006 to replace the Trailbreaker...

Shame, we both liked the Patriot.

 

Get the 4dr Wrangler Unlimited. It's about the same size as the "Trailbreaker". Probably gets about the same gas mileage, too.

 

The four door Unlimited is awsome. Although the one my wife and I stopped to LOOK at was 2WD, in my opinon, the 4WD will be a homerun for Jeep.

HUMMER--last week's news.

 

It has been confirmed by a V.P. at Jeep that the Jeep Patriot has been delayed due to software problems at the Belvidere Plant...Production is due to start in the fourth quarter of 2006 and vehicles are to be on dealer lots in early 2007.

 

Ha. 2WD and Jeep don't go together. At least not where I come from.

 

It has been confirmed by a V.P. at Jeep that the Jeep Patriot has been delayed due to software problems at the Belvidere Plant...Production is due to start in the fourth quarter of 2006 and vehicles are to be on dealer lots in early 2007.

Just think of it as a flight being delayed because of technical difficulties. Sure, it may be annoying, but I sure as hell would rather them take the time to fix it on the ground than put us up in the air...

 

True but if the flight is delayed too long I check what other airline is flying to my destination.

While the Jeep Patriot being delayed will not impact me at all it does impact people who need to either replace or fix a car.

For Jeep it means sales lost to the 2008 Ford Escape, 2007 Honda CRV, etc. For D-C it probably means that they missed their targets for Calibers, Comp-I, and ultimately for expected 2007 production. A big deal. This is a major problem and means that those future Jeeps that we want to see may be delayed or cancelled.

 

People probably got fired for this one...

 

Nahhh. They just got rid of the consultants who warned them the plant wouldn't be ready until 2007...

SVPs get there by pushing blame downstream. VPs get there by rowing faster. Managers get there by making sure they have the only life preservers... Besides we all know what floats....

Gotta love Corporate America (*) (*)

 

Yes, the Compass and Caliber sales totals have been hampered by frequent shutdowns in the plant's fully automated body shop caused by faulty software, along with now, the Patriot.

According to business reports, as of Sept. 1, the company was more than 67,000 behind on Caliber orders and 25,000 on Compass orders. The sales of these two products have been so strong that they have outpaced the plant's ability to produce them.

Currently, there are a lot of Calibers and Compasses in shipment and dealers are now starting to receive their full orders.

 

I dont think a small delay will affect my choice.I would perfer if they are on the road a bit before I got one so little bugs can be worked out.

 

Small delays probably will not impact posters here. They will, however, impact the guy who is looking for a small, car based SUV NOW. What frosty has said is Chrysler is behind 100,000 cars due to production problems. That is serious. From my experience I know they can't seem to ship the 2.4L manual. What is not being said is how many sales are being lost due to customers walking across the street and buying what's on the lot elsewhere.