Zabrina

I saw that was a possible issue with the car but I also read a couple articles saying how you could check if that’s bad. My family friends that work on cars, tested that out and they said it’s not the viscus unit that’s the issue. My stepdad said my best bet, is to redo the entire read end and not play the guessing game part by part.

I realized that it was from 2018/2019 AFTER responding with my issue. But I had the transmission ruled out today. It’s definitely something in the rear end. I’m just wondering if it’s also the viscous unit. Last I checked on the value of this car, it was like $8,000 US for private parties.

I’m having this same issue. I have a 2013 Dodge Journey SXT 3.6L AWD. It started off as barely clunking when I made a left or right hand turn. I had figured out that if I don’t go over 10 miles per hour, it wouldn’t do it. Now, it does it every time I turn not matter how slow or fast I drive. It has also started doing it when I drive straight. I also noticed that if I’m on ANY kind of incline at all, it will not move when I press the gas and it will rev up and then it’ll kick in and the car will clunk/jerk forward HARD. I did have a bad axel seal on the back drivers side and no oil in my Rear Differential. So I got it fixed, and got oil in it, and it made it WORSE. I now, can not press the gas and turn AT ALL without it doing a very hard loud clunk & jerk forward. When I press the gas with my steering wheel turned, it doesn’t move. And if it does, it’s a bunch of little spurts like I’m pressing and releasing the gas. I was in the drive through at a fast food chain, and it made the same squeal sound of someone doing a burnout. But it was almost impossible for me to even drive around the building due to it now not moving forward when I press the gas and turn the steering wheel. It also now clunks/jerks if I put the car in reverse. I don’t see why adding the missing oil, would make it worse. My mothers boyfriend is thinking I may need a new transmission due to him feeling the clunk when taking the car out of the garage after replacing the seal and filling the oil. At this point, im not sure if I would rather have it be the viscous unit or the transmission. But I do know that the dealership near me, doesn’t like me due to me questioning why I was charged $250.00 for an hour of service when they told me the rate was $129.00 for when I had my seatbelt replaced. They were rude to me on the phone call. They said they’d order the wiring harness for the steering wheel since I have a recall and they never called back after I asked why I was charged so much for the seatbelt. *note: if anyone sees this and responds, I’m a 20yo female with very little knowledge about cars so please don’t be mean?*