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Changed the oil and and the serpentine belt. Went with a slightly smaller belt as recommended by the alternator manufacturer since it runs a smaller pulley. Seems be fine and didn't blow up. What more can I ask for 😆 🤣 😂 

Any codes stored. Try putting in neutral next no crank start.  

LIGHT BULB MOMENT....   Our home has a water softener that uses 40lb bags of salt. I am going to place 2 bags in each middle footwell area and cover with a runner rug to prevent any punctures. This would put the weight more to center and "balance" things out, as the front end seemed "light " also. We rarely have passengers  back there anyway, and come Spring I can then use the salt for it's intended purpose in the house!  When we get more snows that would cause concerns, I'll post about how this works for me.

Not all brand new starters are GOOD....

I also thought FWD was adequate until I got a Grand Cherokee.... Now i realize the Journey is just OK lol

IF someone can "rap" the starter with a hammer and it starts "every time" as you said, the problem IS the starter or wire connections to it.

So in my "observations" according to my last posting on the topic thread of "what did you do to your Journey today", here comes my story and plans for this 4 banger FWD DJ.      Main roads were all cleared this morning and car drove fine, I was alone in the vehicle. So I took a different route back home on a hilly curvy road that I knew would be plowed but have numerous stretches where drifting(although plowed) would have a few inches of snow pack with slush. I know this road well and have learned the hard way NOT to drive it in the winter when it has snowed out. As expected at 40mph and hitting those areas, the car seemed to want to "float" on the front end and the rear started swaying. I got things under control with easing off the gas and NOT hitting the brakes, traction control or stability control did NOT activate.   Now for those unaware of the work I've done with this car, suspension is good and fresh 4 wheel alignment done and all 4 corners have very aggressive tread snow tires My first thing I'm going to try is to lower the tire pressures down to 30 psi. I know the warning lights will probably activate, but so be it. Doing this is an "old school" trick for winter driving here. Next step is to add some weight in the rear. I want to "experiment with "placement", whether very rear or forward rear in the lower storage area (this is a 5 pass. model) and then try in the middle floorboard area.   I believe the weight difference of having AWD (not that it has engaged) is the factor between the two types for "handling. As my son's '11 AWD(full snows) AND THE WIFE'S '13 awd(newer all seasons) feel much more "planted" to the road under similar conditions.    Also the relatively shorter wheelbase of the Journeys does make them a bit more "skittish" anyways when compared to other vehicles.     PLEASE NOTE that these are my observations and ideas to try, and NOT that I'm saying these are "bad cars". just trying to make the winter driving experience a bit less stressful.   STAY TUNED for progress updates, they will be slow in coming as snow conditions need to be happening to make any judgments of what I try.

I rented a 4 banger Crossroad once. Definitely less push in the corners. Drove it to Florida and back. Saw some high temps on that 4 cyl on the highway. Got it from Hertz, probably down 1&1/2 qts and about a 1/4 inch of bugs on the front of it. I put whatever in it to top up. Lol.  

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Hi everyone! So yes I am new here. I need some help with my 2014 possessed dodge Journey.  She is Christine’s teenager daughter with PMS and Bipolar  She has been to three mechanics and they can’t find the issue.  I am having issues with her not wanting to start randomly.  Changed the starter Changed all the relays and fuses  Changed the battery  Cleaned all the terminal connectors  Replaced the key fob  Now:  When I step on the brake pedal it doesn’t want to move. It will not go down. It is hard as stone.  When I push the button everything comes on like it is going to start. Lights all come on, I can hear the click of the starter, everything looks and sounds normal. Just doesn’t start  BUT! When someone gets under and taps the starter with a hammer (old school I know) she starts right up 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ What the Heck??? The starter is brand new (not a pull from the junk yard)  There are days where she will start without any issue at all that is why one mechanic says that it isn’t the new starter.  Soooooo anyone here have ANY suggestions what could be going on before I take her back to the , very patient and not charging me for my craziness, shop