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I just replaced the battery on my 2012 Journey the other day. While putting everything back together the female end on the sensor broke off along with the 2 prongs on the inside. I tried to repair it, but the only things I could find to replace the prongs were just too big to be inserted in the openings on the male end. The car still starts and runs without it hooked up and I'm not getting any messages or lights about it on the dash. But what I'm getting at is, does anyone know the importance of this part? Because a new one is $150 at the dealership and I'm not really wanting to spend that after just spend $150 on a battery.

nelsonkn1, that's exactly what ended up happening. First it was a blockage in the radiator, then after they replaced the radiator they literally had it for FIVE days trying to figure out why they couldn't keep it from running hot. Then they finally told me the head was warped and had to be replaced. Luckily that was covered under the warranty. Then a week after getting it back it started leaking oil out of the top of the engine. Took it back there and this time they had to replace the oil cooler, which also was under warranty. Since then I've had no issues with it. But on the bright side they only charged me 1/2 on the labor for the radiator because I told them from the beginning that I didn't think it was the radiator and if they replace it and it's not the issue I don't see why I should pay it. I don't think the fact that it took them almost a week just to figure out why it was running hot helped their case anyway.

It was overheating a few month's ago and I replaced the thermostat, but then I found that it was the water pump that was spitting out fluid. So I took it to the dealership and had that replaced since it was still under warranty. But I still had issue's with it overheating so it was back in there a couple more times until they told me it was the cooling fan that wasn't kicking into high. So I bought that and replaced it and it's been fine up until this week. I've been leaning more towards it possibly being the temp sensor because it will get very hot but not shoot fluid out of the overflow nor can I hear it bubbling like it was doing last time.

I have a 2012 Journey and have been having an issue with it overheating the past week. I noticed over the weekend while driving that the temperature of the engine was up to almost 250° so I stopped at the nearest gas station. After stopping the temperature dropped all the was down to 220° within about 60 seconds (Which seems really fast for how high it was running). So since it cooled down I decided to drive it home. The whole drive home the temperature would go up when I was on the gas and drop back down to normal while stopped or coasting. So far this week I've been driving it to and from work and the temp has been staying in the normal range, until today. This morning on my way home from work it started running hot and then cooling down rapidly after stopping. Has anyone ever had thus issue? I just had the water pump, thermostat, and cooling fan replaced about 3 months ago.