YellowDuck

Could someone please give me the torque specs for the front caliper bolts, and the front caliper slider pin bolts? I had a caliper pin bolt drop out after the car was serviced. I'm lucky the pads didn't fall out! I will have the new pins and bolts in hand today, just need to torque specs. 2014 Journey RT.

Nope, not me. We are in Guelph. It's not like they are exactly a rare sight around here. Sometimes on the short commute to work I feel like every 5th vehicle I see is a Journey!

We love ours. It has not been trouble free - I too had the corrupted navigation map / radio replacement deal, along with a broken DVD player in the mix. We also had a wheel speed sensor fail, which disabled the AWD and traction control. Both issues were dealt with by the dealer very effectively. Interestingly, both issues we had were related to the whiz-bang optional electronic gizmos that are so available these days. I used to specifically buy cars that were as basic as possible in their specification, to avoid these types of problems. But honestly, I have grown to love the heated seats, keyless entry, satellite radio, ABS, auto climate control, etc. etc. etc. so much that to me it is worth it to have a few more dealer visits over the life of the car if that is the price of getting to enjoy these conveniences the rest of the time. I really never thought I would think that way. I used to resent anything electronic that made a car less owner-serviceable. I guess I finally gave in, in this day and age where basically adjusting tire pressures, changing oil and filters, and maybe a lightbulb now and again is about all we can reasonably expect to do to our cars. On some cars nowadays even an oil change is such a pain in the backside that one might reasonably choose not to bother. We currently own three cars and were going to sell the 08 Wrangler Unlimited. However my mother-in-law is visiting from Italy for 6 weeks so of course she gets to drive the Journey while I am back in the Jeep in the interim. No heated steering wheel, not even Bluetooth. How uncivilized! How did we ever live like this?

My iphone 5 pairs fine with my 8.4N via bluetooth - I can make phone calls etc. And music will stream if I initiate that by the phone. I can change music tracks (skip ahead or behind one track) with the steering wheel control. But, no voice commands work to control the music in any way, and I don't get any information at all about what is playing or the tracks in the playlist or anything at all about the music on the 8.4 screen. What am I doing wrong? 2014 Journey.

Yes, thanks. I am back to loving everything about this car. Over a year old now and I still feel like it is brand new. I think when you are the kind of person who only buys a new car every ten years or so, it takes a long time for the novelty to wear off!

No I don't think the car gives you any indication on the dash when AWD is engaged. The traction control / skid control symbol flashes when that is activated, but nothing for AWD in my experience.

Thanks. The actual mechanics report says that there was a corroded sensor connector, and they couldn't separate the two sensor halves, which necessitated changing the entire hub and bearing (?). Anyway it all worked properly on the drive home.

Okay, so half an hour after that last post, the dealership called me. They say it is all fixed. Problem was with the driver's side rear hub, which was also affecting the sensors located there. Radio is changed out as well. Pretty good service, seeing as it is only 10:00 Monday morning. Will report back if there are any further problems, but at this point it is looking like a quick resolution!

Well I am sad to report that our Journey's flawless reliability record came to a screeching halt at 33,000 km. The disk player has been broken for quite a while (disk won't eject) but that wasn't an important enough issue for me to take it to the dealer until regular service was due. Then, on Jan 5 we returned from vacation and picked the car up from the valet park and fly lot at the airport. The Nav wasn't working - said that there were no maps loaded on the unit. So, I took it to the dealer the next day. They examined it, decided both problems were internal to the radio and ordered a new radio. They told me to come get the car in the meantime since it would take a while for the radio to arrive. The next day, various warning lights started coming on intermittently (ABS, traction control, and a "service AWD" message on the EVIC). Turning the car off and then on again would cancel them, but they eventually would come on again. I was able to ascertain that when the lights were off, ABS and traction control (and presumably AWD) were working normally, but when the lights came on all that stuff really was inoperative - easy to test that on snowy roads. Eventually, all of those warning lights were on full time and could not be reset. It was like driving a FWD car from 1985 with no electronic aids at all - doable, but not fun on the 401 in the snow. Took it back to the dealer Friday morning saying I didn't want it back until it was fixed. They called me at the end of the day to tell me they hadn't been able to track down the source of the problem yet. I'm disappointed. Love the car but I feel like it let me down. Only a year in on a $40-k car and major systems failure. Hopefully they can figure it out and effect a 100% fix.

Thanks for sharing this and so glad tom learn that you emerged relatively unscathed. How did the other driver make out?

Well, she is a VP. I got the chance to drive the Q50 in some melty slippery snow today. Honestly between the AWD, the snow tires and the electronic nannies, a person would really need to go out of their way to find a way to crash that thing. It really works wonderfully. I am very happy that I convinced her to get the AWD - I feel good knowing she has all of that technology keeping her safe.

Our loaded R/T is coming up in one year, and has 33,000 km on it. Only issue we have had is that the disk player stopped working (disk is stuck and won't eject). I will have the dealer fix that under warranty when it is time for the next oil change, but the oil change intervals seem to be really long (I go by the sensor) so who knows when that will be. It got a lot of kms this first year because my wife used it for her long commute, but now she has a company car so I don't expect we will put so many miles on the DJ from now on. Her company car is an AWD Infiniti Q50. Very nice and accelerates like a scalded cat but honestly, I kind of don't get the point of a sports sedan. The DJ has space for all our stuff, luxury features like leather, heated sets, NAV, keyless entry etc., and the UConnect 8.4 is awesome for someone like myself that doesn't want to take a 12-h course to learn how to operate the car. She's happy with her zippy little fancy car, and now I am happy to get to drive the DJ. The Wrangler Unlimited is going up for sale after Xmas. Nice truck but pretty brutish compared to the Journey! I am not ashamed to admit that I am getting a bit soft...

Interesting review. I have always considered the third row seating to be occasional use only. Great if you are hauling a few extra kids to the birthday party or whatever, but this is not the right vehicle for a family of six or seven! Or even 5. That's why they make minivans and full size vans. I don't understand the complaint about the fold down front seat. I think it is a great feature that more manufacturers should offer. I really wish my Wrangler Unlimited had it. Although, given a choice between that feature and an electrically-adjustable passenger seat, I have to admit it would be hard to choose. Maybe it could be both? Agreed about the middle row needing to be heated. My daughter would love that. My disk player is also broken. Not too happy about the solution of just replacing it. That sounds like a band-aid fix, whereby they just keep replacing it every time it breaks until the warranty finally runs out, then you are screwed. Our fuel use is regularly below 10 L / 100 km in the highway - usually low 9's. Typical in-town number is 14 maybe. Obviously it depends on how much stop and go you are doing.

Excellent, thanks!

rolly, that link is for the US warranty information, not the Canadian. I have the owners manual, both paper version that came with the car, and .pdf version that I downloaded from the web. The owners manual and the warranty book are two different documents. I still can't find the warranty book anywhere. The canadian sales brochure for the Journey says that basic coverage is 3 years / 60,000 km. I just wanted to verify that there were no exclusions. I have seen vehicle warranties before were things like radios had very short coverage periods.