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2011 Dodge Journey R/T, 3.6L AWD....When I put the gear selector in reverse, occasionally the message "CLEAN" appears in the gauge cluster. That is a pretty obvious message, so I clean off all of the snow, dirt, etc on the back of the car around the back up sensors. But now, the "SERVICE" message appears all of the time when I put the gear selector in reverse. I still clean all of the dirt and stuff off of the back, but no change. Any ideas?

Hey everyone, not sure if this question should be in the transmission section or AWD section. Just bought a 11 DJ R/T with AWD and 44,000km's on it. When in reverse, and backing up my driveway which has a bit of incline, the transmission "shudders" while giving the car a little bit of throttle. If I back up the driveway with more throttle, no shudder. I traded in an 05 Pacifica Touring (202,000 km's) with 3.5L V6, FWD with traction control on this Journey, and the Pacifica had the same symptom. Even after changing the trans fluid and the filter, the Pacifica kept having the same issue. So I'm very surprised to see this newer Journey doing the same thing. The local Dodge Dealership, says it's "normal" as the transmission hasn't built up enough pressure at low throttle. That's why with more throttle the symptom goes away. Huh? Anyone else have a logical answer to this? The Pacifica Forum I was part of was a big help for me when we had that car. Am hoping for the same here with you Journey owners