briandf

I had a recent experience with radio having no sound on my 2011 R/T . Radio lights and etc were on but no sound, obviously amp was not working...I ignored the thing for a week, until one night the car didn't start, battery dead. Next day had new battery installed and Bingo- radio has worked since then with no problems. Apparently having a weak battery will cause amp malfunction as well as all the other dumb things in this vehicle. Makes me wish I had bought something other than Dodge. Expensive lesson number 2163. and counting.

I had a weird experience with my 2011 journey the first month after buying it .. thought it was a good idea to leave fob INSIDE car when I got out [wife inside, listening to radio]. Problem arose when I forgot to put the fob in my pocket an hour later when we got out for lunch. Firstly, horn kept beeping when I tried locking the door (new to passive locks and didn't understand what was going on} After lunch when I opened my car door, the alarm went nuts, horn and light wouldn't stop. Finally got it to shut up LOL and never left the fob inside car again ! Funny thing though; since that day, Emergency button on fob does nothing when I press it.

I live in Ft Erie Ontario [across the river from Buffalo] and just bought my '11 Journey R/T AWD. Am looking forward to seeing how this bad boy handles the winter roads here. I'm not worried about it, since I am a semi retired trucker and former snow plow driver. Snowy roads are just a distraction for me.I get more angry with other drivers who should stay home in a storm, though. Now that I am getting older , I decided to trade my FWD Impala sedan for this SUV for the sake of comfort and safety. Getting to the idea of using 2 snow tires, BAD idea for anyone.. in fact, it is illegal in Ontario for a tire shop to mix winter and all-season treads, for obvious safety reasons. Kind of like wearing one bedroom slipper and one winter boot when you go out. Not smart, ever. Use the same type tire for all four or either type.