2011DodgeRamJourney

thanks guys. it was a P0562

Probably an O2 sensor code. Make a note to yourself, always get the actual code. 

I have an appoitnment monday. I shall report back.
 
 

Cause you didn't think to check the pressures first? Lol

I just wanted to share this. My 2011 TPS light when on and I immediate thought it was the sensor. But, turns out these things work on occasion lol. 
Put proper pressure in and BOOM-works like a charm, no light.

Can you get the TSB work done even if you have over 100K KM on a 2014?

It will be out of pocket if you're out of warranty. A TSB is not a recall.

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Timed it this morning. Last only 15 secs. It was -14 degrees C.

2011 DodgeRamJourney,
I sent you a pm as to where the bulletin was posted by another member.

Mines only in super cold weather...below 0 degrees Celsius. The wife relies on the truck to move the kids around so may have to have it looked at. Thanks

Upon start up in cold weather the belt whines until warm.
I dont think this is tightness issue as it would not stop when warm...
what causes this? Is it even the fan belt?

That's 7 Celcius. For the Yankees and really old folks, around 40 F.

Tried searching could not find lol. But thanks.

Coming to work today Dec27 noticed a guy in a brand new chev 4x4 *ALL OVER* the road. we had maybe 5 cm down, and it was that slippery stuff. he did not have any weight in the back end, and goes to show you 4x4 does not mean you are invincible. It actually might mean the reverse, as sometimes it seems to be-engage 4x4 transfer case=disengage brain

It's normal. Been discussed numerous times.

Waseca, MN?? That's in southern MN where it's fairly warm in the winter!
You have a point on getting rear ended, I guess my point was that it MAY help me to avoid an accident by providing more traction to stop or by making it harder to lose control performing some maneuvers. Either way, assuming I drive to the conditions (which I do), they are more helpful than not. Of course we still don't have any snow that has stuck around this year. They did perform great last night when the temp dropped quickly and the roads by my house in the burbs were like an ice rink.

You have... Either that or someone else told me the exact same story one time.
This year is the first year that I have bought snow tires. I drive according to the weather, but with all of the driving we do in the winter, it doesn't hurt to have a little extra assurance. Certainly people have been safely driving on snow fore dozens of years without them, but my biggest concern during the winter is other drivers. If they help shave 10 feet off of my stopping distance and prevent an accident, then they were worth every penny.

Last night we had a massive storm, and the DJ worked great. Even on ice where the snow was packed hard and the salt had yet to burn its way through. The truck is just solid on the road. Got into my driveway easy as well. No complaints

Someone told me (not a MOPAR fan btw) that I might like the weight of the DJ, but when I get it stuck rocking it unstuck will be hard. I doubt this. that penstar V6 will help you out of a lot messes.

Well....
I cant describe in glowing enough terms what this truck can do. Its like a tank, I dont know why. Its so soild on the road no matter what the conditions. The traction control is subtle and does what it should without inhibiting driving. I can also easily shut it off if I need to to get in a hilly driveway, etc as the button is right there on the centre console. I feel very safe with my family in this truck. We have put off the purchase of snow tires due to christmas, new baby etc and I worried endlessly about it. But Dodge comes through with a winner. I think I'll go hug my journey now.
I would love to hear how others find the truck...especially front wheel drive owners.

I don't recall whether I have written about this on the board before, but the reality is that snow tires, while they do help, likely cause more problems than they solve for some because people who can't drive in snow install winter tires and then feel emboldened to go out and slide all over the place, in particular those with AWD and 4wd systems.

On my weekend drives up to the ski hill where we have a locker and ski the most common site in ditches are Jeeps and other vehicles with drive to all four wheels - I recall fondly watching a provincial police officer screaming at the top of his lungs at some idiot who managed to run off the road in his Jeep - he was wearing ski boots while driving . . . . . it takes all kinds.

With the singular exception of the story I'm about to tell, I had never had snow tires on any vehicle and I have never had issues - including drives through the Erie region of Pennsylvania during lake effect snow and a truly memorable drive from Thunder Bay to Sault Saint Marie during a blizzard. Of course, being from Quebec, our nanny state has recently mandated that we must have snow tires installed from December 15 through March 15, even if there's no snow.

And there's no snow - if fact I have ridden my motorcycle up here right through to the second week in January one memorable year. But motorcycles are effectively banned during the snow tire period, since no one I know would go out and buy snow tires for a motorcycle for the limited amount of riding that could be done.

Now; the story;

The country home that we had up in the Laurentians was at the bottom of a hill. We got a lot of snow in the winter, even if there was little to none in the city. There was a reasonably large parking area and lots of weekend visitors. The usual routine was that whichever car came in last would be the one that whomever wanted to head to town would take in the morning. The year was 1995. The vehicle was a Pontiac van - no AWD for those things.

One Saturday morning, after a reasonably dense snow fall my (now ex) sister-in-law (my brother's wife) wanted to go to town to get some artisanal baked goods for breakfast. She took the van and started up the hill, but got stuck about halfway to the road and walked back to the house, complaining that I was a cheapskate because there were no snow tires on the van. I went out, drove the van to the top of the hill, parking it on the public road. I came back down to the house, handed her the keys and she walked up to the road, drove to town, got her baked goods and returned - all the while MY (now ex) wife was giving me heck because we didn't have snow tires on the van. For the record, I didn't have snows on my car, either.

So I pleaded mea-culpa, and took the van into town to the Canadian Tire and bought four snow tires, had them mounted and came back - my ex was aware of the purchase and of my feelings about having to spend about $600 for tires, but we didn't mention it to anyone.

The next morning the Sister-in-law went to go into town to get something or other and I don't suppose I have to tell you that she used my van and managed to get stuck on the hill . . . in almost the exact same spot . . . she was fuming and came into the house yelling and screaming about how dangerous I was and how irresponsible I was because she had gotten stuck once again.

My wife gave me a REALLY dirty look to warn me not to react, but I really was never good at reading looks and such and so I DID.

I explained to her rather testily that what she had missed was that I had no trouble getting up the hill the day before and that as a result of her previous rant my ex had forced me to go out and spend a lot of money on a brand new set of top-of-the-line snow tires because SHE couldn't get up the hill and that not only had I wasted my money, but in spite of having snow tires she STILL couldn't get up the hill.

And with that I put on a pair of boots and a coat, went out to the van and drove it to the top of the hill and again parked it on the roadway and came back down.

However I did NOT give her the keys. I told her to take her own car (which was behind the van) because she clearly did not know how to properly drive in snow and if she was going to wreck a vehicle, then that vehicle should be one that she owned. I told her that until springtime she would not be allowed to borrow our cars.

It is a lot less about the tires than it is about the driver and their knowing how to handle a vehicle in the snow.

I once freed a 4WD Ford Expedition that had snow tires that got stuck in the parking lot at the ski hill - the owner had spun his wheels enough that he'd gouged four little slick semicircles in the ice - and my then vehicle had pretty worn all season tires - a tow rope and about 30 seconds of work and we had him out.

I'm about to begin my 5th winter owning a Journey and while the traction control system can work against you on a slick hill, I have found the vehicle to be reasonably competent in the snow.

Again; while snow tires do shorten the stopping distance in snow, if you drive cautiously you aren't likely to have issues even without them unless there's a huge amount of snow or you are driving on slick ice (in which case without studs it won't matter).

Well....
I cant describe in glowing enough terms what this truck can do. Its like a tank, I dont know why. Its so soild on the road no matter what the conditions. The traction control is subtle and does what it should without inhibiting driving. I can also easily shut it off if I need to to get in a hilly driveway, etc as the button is right there on the centre console. I feel very safe with my family in this truck. We have put off the purchase of snow tires due to christmas, new baby etc and I worried endlessly about it. But Dodge comes through with a winner. I think I'll go hug my journey now.
I would love to hear how others find the truck...especially front wheel drive owners.

No, but I will. :D thanks

Last night we had a massive storm, and the DJ worked great. Even on ice where the snow was packed hard and the salt had yet to burn its way through. The truck is just solid on the road. Got into my driveway easy as well. No complaints

Last night we had a massive storm, and the DJ worked great. Even on ice where the snow was packed hard and the salt had yet to burn its way through. The truck is just solid on the road. Got into my driveway easy as well. No complaints