Despite the apparent bottoming out of the auto industry in the United States, the U.S.’s auto supplier base is still struggling to find its feet. As a result of that struggle, parts shortages are becoming more frequent, with the latest round forcing Chrysler to shutter one of its North American plants.
Due to a parts shortage, Chrysler announced on Monday that it will be idling its Toledo Supplier Park next week. The Toledo Supplier Park – located in Toledo, Ohio – produces the Jeep Wrangler and its four-door counterpart, the Wrangler Unlimited.
Chrysler failed to mention which part or supplier caused the shutdown, but added that the “shutdown is due to the continued stress in the automotive supply chain”. Production of the Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro has also been effected by similar parts shortages.
About 1,200 people work at Chrysler’s Toledo Supplier Park.
10/05, 3:11 PM
posted by:
A4
At least it’s not a demand issue… right?
10/05, 3:16 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
nooooooooooo! not the wrangler! that said, the current engine in the wrangler is a dud…when the pentastar engine is ready to go, that’ll make things much more interesting…
10/05, 3:21 PM
posted by:
A4
When they put a god damn diesel in it like they do for the Europeans then the Wrangler will be on the next level. Agreed that the current engine is crap. Shame the I-6 is gone.
10/05, 3:39 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
If it’s the same supplier just tell them to stop making parts for the Compass and to worry about the Wrangler first and foremost. And if it’s not the same supplier tell them just to quit making Compass parts as a matter of principle.
10/05, 3:45 PM
posted by:
05Z88Path
You can always swap in a HEMI (5.7L or 6.1L)!
10/05, 3:50 PM
posted by:
A4
yeah for a hefty fee.
10/05, 6:22 PM
posted by:
NRG
Just what Chrysler needs right now.
10/05, 6:38 PM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
Hey Chrysler, if its floor mats you are in need of I bet Toyota might have some extras to spare
10/06, 5:07 AM
posted by:
Mr.R.
Sounds like the wording of a “kinder, gentler” Chrysler! I live in Toledo and most of the parts are built in the complexes right next to the factory, so I have to wonder just what parts they ran out of.
10/06, 10:10 AM
posted by:
armstealer
Agreed that the V6 is underpowered, but anybody that praises the 4.0/4.2 is just being nostalgic. They should have replaced it in 1987 instead of just adding new emissions equipment to it every year. Yes, the torque is nice, but you can design a good engine with torque too, it doesn’t have to be from the 70’s.
Mopar (at one point anyway) offered a swap kit for the CRD to pop into the last gen wrangler. I won’t be so ****y to say I was the reason, but I did happen to start an email campaign asking them to do this.
As it happens, no Parts Store I’ve talked to has been able to get me a power steering hose for my GC. They all say they carry it, but can’t get it.
10/06, 10:50 AM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
it’s about options…old torquey 4L, new minivan 3.8L…there is no other option, so how can it be nostalgia to prefer the torquey motor? that’s not nostalgia, that’s just a preference…
10/06, 10:59 AM
posted by:
A4
^thank you.
10/06, 11:26 AM
posted by:
VDubFSI
I like this Jeep but would not purchase due to lackluster engine choice.
10/06, 12:53 PM
posted by:
RaineMan
Short on parts for the Wrangler? Haven’t those things been essentially unchanged for the past 20 years?
10/07, 7:45 AM
posted by:
str
Maybe it’s the parts they took from our American manufacturing plant putting 150 people out of work and gave to a different supplier who is building them in Costa Rica for 1 – 2 dollars an hour? True story.
10/07, 12:00 PM
posted by:
armstealer
As I said, the 3.8 is underpowered, I agree with you. But, the 4.0 was not a good option either. It is essentially the same engine as designed by AMC in 1964 and introduced to jeeps in 1971 as the 258 CI (or 4.2L if you speak metric).
What is interesting is that the 3.8 is rated as having higher HP and Torque than the 4.0. Anyone that has driven both will know this seems wrong.