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For me the plug to the switch was already there and no additional harnesses/adapters were needed. I forgot to snap a 'before' picture, but did add a couple here of where the connector comes out in relation to the other grouped wires and the switch, as well as a picture of what the connector looks like (it's not very big but the one picture is just from a shopping website). From what I have read elsewhere if you don't have or need a new connector you can get them on several sites with the search term "20xx dodge journey hood ajar switch connector" or something similar. If you do end up needing to wire one in check out tsteves5's reply above for the wiring diagram.

My switch came in today and I popped it in and now have remote start! The connector on mine was already exposed but the switch was absent, so hardware wise it really was just slide the switch in it's spot and plug it in with the existing plug.

Sweet, glad to hear it worked out! I went backwards and enabled the feature first with AlfaOBD and then programmed a key the next day. Once my switch comes in (looking like Tuesday) I am hoping my results will be as good as yours!

Awesome! I had looked at some pictures online and couldn't tell for sure and hadn't gone out to check, so this is perfect. Once the switch comes in I'll slide it in place and cross my fingers.

Yep, I will post updates as I get things accomplished. I am ordering the hood switch now and need to see if the switch bracket is already in there or find one of those as well. But once I get that in I'll update on the results.

Thanks for the replies! I did have the purple connector behind the passenger headlamp so after getting the connector and latch I'm hoping to be set from what I can see.

Hello there! I'll start by saying I know this is a fairly well documented topic, but I have searched this and other forums and other places and haven't found what I am looking for (posibly just not searching the right stuff?). Anyway, I have a 2013 DJ SXT that technically did not have remote start. I have been successful in programming a new key with the remote start option, enabled the remote start in the computer, and it almost works. My last hurdle is the hood ajar switch. I get the horn honk, but then the 'Remote stat aborted, hood ajar' message when I try and use the remote start. I can find the connectors and replacement hood latches with the thing all over the internet, buy my question is: does the wiring for this switch already exist on the car or not? And if not, is there a diagram that shows where I need to start to connect a switch to the proper controlling module? I have looked all around the wiring on the front of the vehicle and did not see anything that looked like the correct connector for this switch. If I can find out where it terminates normally I could add one in, but that information has not been easy to find. I was hoping to avoid paying for wiring diagrams for this one thing (plus I kinda suck at reading them tbh), so here I am. Thanks in advance for any advice or input on this!