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Hi John, Thanks for the great info. The dealer did not have a driveshaft and could not get one but I did get get a good after market one from a company in California for a decent price. I will take your advise and I will have the two back tires moved to the front to see if this helps, and will let you know the outcome. Frank

I admit that there are some really great mechanics out there but there are not many where I live.

Sorry for not not giving more details.about how these repair centers diagnose cars today. The 1st place that I took my car to was a FIRESTONE service center. They basically did very little troubleshooting and told me that I probably had a bad driveshaft and advised me to go to a transmission repair shop. I went to a recommended transmission repair shop and they told me that they had no idea what was wrong. The 3rd place I took my car to was Monroe;s and a mechanic there took my car for a drive and told me that I had a bad differential. I just about give up ! It seems like most of the auto repair shops in Mercer County NJ do not diagnose cars anymore and only play a guessing game. I hate to say it, but I will be taking my 2013 Dodge Journey to the Chrysler dealership in Flemmington NJ for a final diagnostic testing next Monday, and I am sure that I will pay a arm and a leg for the repairs. Conclusion: I am very disappointing in the poorly untrained, unexperienced and unknowlegable mechanics that we have to deal with today.. Frank

My 2013 Dodge Journey AWD with 97,000 miles has a very bad vibration noise coming from the rear end above 50 mph. I had my Dodge Journey diagnosed by several repair centers that gave me different diagnostic opinions - bad driveshaft, differential, or I just do not know. Even my brother who is a retired mechanic told me that it was most likely a bad driveshaft. I had a new new driveshaft installed and guess what, the vibration is still there. Bad differential ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Frank