Brother_Dave

I’ve waited to update this thread until I was sure it was “fixed”. It’s been running two months but I’m still not convinced. 
i sent it to my mechanic and he replaced several parts; rf module, fr module, and ignition module. Everything was fine for about a day. The next day it went back to being possessed, and ultimately back to the shop. 
This time he had me a new key made (the one I had was aftermarket and had its own issues) and cleaned up the connections to the fuse box under the hood and the ABS. He kept it a few more days after that to ensure it wouldn’t fail on me again. I got it back later that week and it has been running like a champ ever since. 
Long story short, I have no idea why it went berserk on me, but I will never jump off another car again!

I threw in the towel. I’d been trying to get it to start all morning with no luck. I called a mechanic I know who has exponentially more knowledge than my pitiful excuse for amateur knowledge, and he sent a tow truck. It’s now in the hands of the professionals. I will update when he’s done diagnosing the issue. 

I threw in the towel. I’d been trying to get it to start all morning with no luck. I called a mechanic I know who has exponentially more knowledge than my pitiful excuse for amateur knowledge, and he sent a tow truck. It’s now in the hands of the professionals. I will update when he’s done diagnosing the issue. 

Update: I had the battery tested this morning (I’ve had it go through the possessed routine twice since I last posted). It was low on cold cranking amps. I bought a new one and put it in. It started right up and the check engine light went away. Maybe I wasn’t blowing fuses after all? Here’s to hoping that was the solution.

Update: I had the battery tested this morning (I’ve had it go through the possessed routine twice since I last posted). It was low on cold cranking amps. I bought a new one and put it in. It started right up and the check engine light went away. Maybe I wasn’t blowing fuses after all? Here’s to hoping that was the solution.

Fair question;

uConnect is the name of the vehicle user interface, which includes the radio, air conditioning, heated seat and inverter controis and Navigation (if you have them) as well as the settings interface for things like the remote start, automatic door locks, headlights and more. 

Bluetooth is an optional feature.

If you don't have the voice buttons on the left side of the  your steering wheel, then your unit has no factory Bluetooth.

My first Journey had no Bluetooth, so what I did was to put in a Garmin navigator that provided voice activated Bluetooth - the big thing was that I had to manually turn down the stereo when I wanted to use the phone - it worked quite well.  My current Journey has both Bluetooth, since the trim level included the feature and the factory navigation - much better integration, but similar functionality..

Enjoy your ride.