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Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound like I was questioning you...Further from the truth, I appreciate all feedback I get.  Although not a mechanical beginner, I'm also not a mechanical expert either and this issue is new to me.  This Journey has been a journey through my wallet and bank account and to fathom I may have to drop some more serious coin on repairing valve seals makes me regret the day I bought this thing.  So far, I've replaced the oil cooler, thermostat, cam shaft pos. sensor (needs to be replaced again, was replaced only two years ago), timing chain cover, serp belt and tensioner, ball joints and soon struts.  I can only imagine valve seals will be a costly repair.
 
If anyone can point me to the location of the pcv valve on a fwd 3.6L, I'd appreciate it.
 
Cheers!

Watched the video and noticed he said that it will burn blue for about 5 minutes.  For me, it's basically 5-10 seconds then transitions to white smoke then followed by clear exhaust.  I would rather start with a PCV valve as I had my spark plugs replaced by the dealership about a year ago and noticed from the invoice that there is no mention of the PCV valve being replaced at the same time. If it is easy enough to do on my own, I would prefer that. 
 
If that doesn't fix it, then I'll have the dealership  troubleshoot the valve seals as I know this is not something I can do on my own.
 
When I start it, I do sometimes (about once a week) try to take it on the highway or at least do some city driving.

Unfortunately, the oil cooler and spark plugs were replaced Feb 6th last year, and I’m definitely over the 12k mark 

i would probably just go to a good brake service shop first and let them check it out first probably wouldn't be a charge if they just look at it,dealership is going to cost you at least a hundred just to check it out...good luck and report back when you find out what it is....

2014 crossroad here with 91 k only problems so far was a oil sender go bad ( covered under my ext warranty) and upper rear control arm problem ( fixed out of my own pocket , but pro would have been fixed under my warranty had i used it) sorry to hear of your problems, hopefully it will be clear sailing as long as your trans holds up

If you have a cel light on it will interfere with the remote start it is a built in safeguard to protect the drivetrain..

What's another sound at startup...lol.  But seriously, thanks for the info 2late4u...Anything I should keep in mind when installing the new fan?

Thanks jkeaton!  Looks like I'll be replacing the front one.  Hope the part itself is not too $$$ as it appears to be a fairly straightforward DIY project (famous last words! lol)

1986 Ford Escort GT - Manual
1988 Honda Civic (I believe it was the EX) - Auto
1990 Mazda MX6 - Manual
2004 Nissan Sentra SE - Manual
2008 Ford Focus - Auto
2013 Nissan Versa - Auto
2014 Dodge Journey Ltd. - Auto

Power liftgate...Oh, how that would be nice!  Fuel economy (2014 DJ with V6) is sub par....I am getting on average 13-14 l/100k which is 16.8-18 mpg's (this is highway and city combined driving).  Although the v6 pantastar is a definite updgrage from my 4 cyl CVT I had, I have to admit that I am a little disappointed by it's power.  I find it sluggish off the line and when trying to get it into passing gear.  The positive, 7 seats!  Comfortable ride...Aside from the rattles which the music volume takes care of.   Dual climate control with rear climate control as well.  But if someone can please tell me how to defrost the rear side windows, that would be great.  Heated seats and steering wheel which comes on automatically when remote starting the car.    

Thanks for the info! I have an appointment to take mine in this upcoming Monday. I will post my results

well good luck anyways, since both sets of tires are causing the same conditions i would think that inst your problem but if the same garage did the balance maybe?i remember someone on here was having problems with their tires being balanced  i think it was at cosco and they were using the wrong adapter that thee tire was setting on while being balanced.keep us informed on what you find

The car is FWD.
 
Alignment was done as I had to replace the front ball joints.  There was no change either before or after the alignment was done.  I'd be pretty angered if the frame was bent, although I wasn't aware that this type of shaking could be an indication of that...I always thought bent frames show themselves more with alignment issues and uneven tire wear. 
 
Just to be on the safe side before I explore the possibility of a bent frame, I'm going to have my tires road force balanced to see if that improves anything.