Hi Guys,
New member here from Utah. Bought a "showroom" 2009 Journey R/T in March of this year with 42K miles on it. A Jaguar dealer in Detroit, MI had taken it in on trade on a new Jag. I found it online and flew to Detroit to pick it up and drove it back to Utah.
I have put approximately 10K on it since and have grown to like it a lot. It is a worthy addition to my MOPAR "fleet" which includes a 2004 Chrysler Pacifica, a 2014 Chrysler 300, A 2016 Dodge Dart, and a 2016 Dodge Challenger.
Now to my problem.
Yesterday while driving in town I made a medium acceleration start from a traffic signal and heard a loud clunking sound from the rear. Immediately heard and felt additional noises and what felt like lurches in the drive train....again from the rear. I stopped in a parking lot and checked under and around the car but could not see anything. The engine seemed to be running fine. I was three or ffour miles from home so decided to see if it would make it...which it did....clunking and lurching all the way.
I am totally unfamiliar with any all wheel drive system so don't have any idea what the problem may be except to assume there must be some type of a rear differential and perhaps it is "out".
Does anyone have an idea what I am up against? There is a small dealer here in town but I don't know anything about them. I am very familiar with a larger dealer 40 miles away and have confidence in them. I don't know whether to take a chance on the local guys or flat bed my Journey 40 miles to a larger dealer.
Any ideas or suggestions gratefully appreciated.