mkcarter

Just wondering if anyone else has received this email.  Costs $99 to do this.  It Looks legit, but this is my first time dealing with this on my 2018 Journey.  Thanks!

Thanks!  I love absolutely love this color and car!!!

Turned in our leased Town and country and bought me a new 2018 Journey in blood orange.  Really in love with it!!  Husband will get to drive my old 2009 Journey now. 

Love it!  Mine's a 2009 Journey with 125,000 miles on it.  No major issues with mine either thankfully.  It's always done well by me and will be passed to my husband in the fall when I get a new one, lol! 

2009 Journey 125,00 miles on it and it was doing the same thing last winter.  Never said anything to the dealer about it last year during oil changes.  Decided to do something this year so I am now getting a new heater core.  Most of the money is in taking the dashboard out to replace it.  Since I'm planning on keeping the vehicle another five years at least, it's a good investment.  It will become my husband's vehicle fall of 2018 and I'll be getting a new Journey.    I'm happy with my Journey and glad that I decided to get it rather than any of the other crossovers I had on my spreadsheet comparison.  

The brakes are bad on the Journeys period and wear out faster than normal it seems. I know I had to replace mine at 10,000-15,000 miles when I first got it in 2009. I went with brakes other than from a dealership because they are going to put on the ones for the Journey and it's the same problem again. Go to a good brake shop near you. Since I did that in 2009, I have had the normal wearing instead of having to have them replaced more often with the original Journey brakes. The brakes were a big problem on the Journey's and the NHTSA has received a ton of emails and reports about them since the Journey's first came out.

I bought my 2009 in 2008 so definitely first year and despite reading all the comments in the forum at the time that I bought mine about all the problems others were having, my Journey has been an awesome vehicle and I love it. I have never had any major issue with it until lately when it decided to start stalling at some stops but not all the time and having high shifts. At the moment it is in for service at the dealership and should be back to me today. Personally I can't wait cause I love the car and miss when I can't drive it.

The Brakes have always sucked on the Journeys. When I got my 2009, I had to change the brakes between 10,000 and 15,000 miles. Don't get them replaced at the dealership because you will still be getting the same yucky brakes again. I got mine replaced at a Belle Tire and and did the normal wear from there on with no problems.

Went to the dealership Dec. 31 because the airbag light was on and it needed an oil change. They came in and said the rear brakes needed to be done because they were bad. I didn't get them done at the time(which I am thankful for) first because I didn't have the money, secondly because that seemed to be what they were selling to everyone in the lounge that day, and thirdly I had just had the brakes on all four replaced back in Nov. of 2009 because of the bad brakes they put on the Journey's in the first place. I am so glad I didn't have them do the work because I took my car in yesterday to Belle Tire who did the original replacement of the brakes on the Journey back in Nov of 2009 and they said the brakes are just fine with lots of mileage left on all of them. Needless to say I will never go back to that dealership. Dodge will be lucky if I go to any of their dealerships from now on. Don't get me wrong I still love my Journey despite the problems with intermittent warning lights coming on and not meaning anything and the fact that I had to replace the brakes after only 17,000 miles. Just wanted to warn other Journey drivers that you shouldn't trust everything the dealership service people tell you or get a second opinion from somewhere else first. I trusted the dealership I originally bought my Journey from and they were great with it and with me. But Dodge stopped that dealership and now I am worried about going to another dealership that just got reinstated down the road from me. :unsure:

So I just took my 2009 Journey in to have the oil changed and also because the air bag light was on. I am getting the controller solenoid for the air bag replaced which won't be in till tomorrow. I am wondering if this has anything to do with this recall? And yes we are being charged for the replacement since it is not under our extended warranty which we are paying $60 extra a month to have for the life of the vehicle, lol.

I love my Journey. Just a nice run of the mill Journey, no add on's, nothing fancy about it. It's tires and wheels got stolen off it, so had to replace those (unfortunately with Goodyear Integrity's that didn't last even 20,000 miles, never again with Goodyears for me). Had to get the brakes replaced after 20,000 miles, I thought that was rather quickly but maybe not. No horror stories here and we are coming up on 37,000 miles. Kids love it, hubby loves it, my whole family likes it. I took a chance on it since it was the first year for the car and I am glad I did. Would I buy another one, yes definitely. However we will see if they are still around when this one gets run into the ground.

I had my tires and wheels stolen off my Journey a year after I bought it. I decided to go with Goodyear Integrity, thinking Goodyear was a good name I had heard before. My tires all four of them went bald in less than 20,000 miles. The back ones not as bad as the front but still only like 16,000 miles on them. I got a $25.00 credit on them and had to buy all four tires again for the tune of $500. This time I went with Dunlops. I will not be buying Goodyears again and the only reason I did this time was because they were a recommended tire for the Journey so that I wouldn't have to wait the 3 days or more to get the Kumho original tires in. And there was nothing wrong with the suspension or alignment either as that was tested as well before I got the credit.

mkcarter - Yes sir! If I can be of further assistance please let me know.

Thanks! I figured I could but figured I would ask anyways. I LOVE MY JOURNEY!!! But they need more commercials for it.

CRH47 - Did you refer the dealer to the STAR online case number? Its not as good as a TSB but its the best I can do quickly. If you did refer dealer to the case number and he didn't do the work, please post the name of the dealer and the last 8 of your VIN (9TXXXXXX). I'll talk to the dealer.

Sam - When the dealer replaced the pump he had to drain the system then evac and fill it again. You heard the noise initially after the pump replace because there was probably still a little air left in the system. The air will purge itself out after a short time and that is why the noise went away. Check your fluid level in the reservoir. If its 4mm above the max level you'll be OK.

In September we will introduce a taller power steering fluid reservoir that will make the system much less sensitive to fill levels. We'll revise the TSB at that time to instruct the dealers to replace the fluid reservoir. In the meantime, your steering is fine and will remain fine. The noise you are hearing is cavitation noise.

So when I take my Journey back in to have the brake light issue fixed in late October, I should be able to mention the problem with the power steering fluid reservoir TSB and he should be able to replace that at the same time hopefully??

Same here at 6,000 miles, brake light comes on. Basically dealership says part is on backorder cause of all the calls placed on it and won't be in for a month. So we are looking at the end of October for it to be fixed. In the meantime will not effect the driving of the vehicle. Funny, sounds like it should be a recall since it seems like we are all getting the same error or will be getting it sooner or later.

thanks all. I thought it was just me. Guess I never tried it with other cars I have owned.

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I hope this isn't the grind I hear when I make left turns?

I get a small noise of a grind when I turn a sharp left as well, like a uturn. Is that when you get yours or just during normal left turns?

Anyone else notice that when you open like just one passenger window in the back, you need to open another cause the pressure will just kill your ears after about a minute? So I can never just have like one of the kids windows open, it has to be two.

Got the 999 month/999,999 miles bumper to bumper and everything else including towing/tires/everything and transferable to next owner (not like that is going to happen in ten years) Cost was $1950, added about $30 or so dollars to the price per month, but since the hubby said yes to it, I just nodded since it is my car anyways. Probably not the best price, but considering that I live in pothole Michigan with the worst roads I have ever driven on since I have been driving, I am sure I am going to need tire stuff done and struts and shocks and such long before anyone else.

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Only 387 miles so far. Going down to see my sister in Louisville next week, so gonna end up over 1000 after the trip. But what fun!!!!!!

Hi All!! New here in Redford, MI! Bought my Journey on May 19th and am loving it to death!! Kids are loving the stadium seating in the back and I am just plain loving being in a new vehicle for the first time in my life! Decided on the Journey rather than Outlook or Vue. I am very happy with my choice and hope that all of you are as well! Love the color as it shines blue as well as green depending on the lighting! Hope to keep it at the very least 10 years!

Got the basic SXT, front wheel drive. $22,500 and took the $1,000 rather than fuel. Added remote start here for those cold mornings in Michigan and hot days in the summer. Went in to look at it and drove it home that day. Also took the 999 month/999,999 miles service contract for extra $40 per month on the payment, but it is now covered from top to bottom, front to back on everything and it is a tranferrable warranty for $50.00 should I ever wish to not drive it and get a new one. NOT! Plan to drive it till it don't drive no more! Even though it is just the basic, it still has lots of options that alot of the other crossovers charge you extra for.

Love my Melbourne Green Journey!!!!!

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Got my new Journey a week ago Monday and I am loving it! Technically the first new car I have ever had since beginning driving. Hopefully will last a long time!! Melbourne green color with tan fabric interior. Just a basic with toots and whistles, but on the Journey's what is basic for them costs extra for other vehicles. Just loving it!!

Course hubby chose to wash and wax it the day we brought it home. lol!!