JourneyJack

A follow up to the story - My Dodge dealer determined the leak came from the wiring harness that runs from inside the front door jam over to the front driver's door. It is tucked in between the two front door hinges. This harness includes the wires going to the power window and door lock controls mounted on the driver's door. The wires run through rubber tubing from the Journey's body to the driver's door. Each end has a cap that snaps in to place. The cap going to the body had come loose and water was running in, then making it's way under the driver's seat and into the back floorboard. Don't know why it came loose, but you Journey owners may want to check this periodically. As for me, 10 days later and I am still trying to dry out my carpet.

No sunroof on this 2009 Journey. Is there a drain hose that runs behind the driver's seat? Perhaps the A/C condensate line? Since the front carpet isn't wet (as best I can tell) it would almost have to be a line running near the back floorboard.

My 2009 Journey SXT with 45K miles had developed a damp, mildew smell when it set overnight with the windows up. I felt around on the carpet. I even swung the doors open and closed to see if water had got inside the doors. The I opened the storage box located in the floor of the rear seat behind the driver's seat. It had 3" of water. Of course, eveything in the box was ruined. I got the water out and figured the bottom had got cracked and water from a wet road had made its way up into the box. Then I noticed the carpet around the top of the box was soaked. You couldn't feel the dampness when you touched the carpet from the top side, but if you reached under the carpet around the storage box and pressed the padding, it was completely saturated. So I don't think the water could have come up through the bottom of the storage box and made it all the way up under the interior carpet. I am wondering if it came in around the pillar that separates the front and back doors. I will be going to the dealer next week, but wondered if anyone else had this problem.

I programmed it a few days ago and it has been working perfectly. Made my life much easier. Thanks much for the tip!

I have a 2009 SXT. I would like to program all the doors, and the rear hatch, to unlock when I cut off the ignition. My Dodge dealer tells me it can't be done because I don't have the EVIC package. However, they also told me I couldn't get the Journey to not beep the horn once everytime I set the alarm. I was able to find instructions in the manual to make that modification. I am a salesman, usually traveling by myself. I find myself getting out of the vehicle, dropping my keys in my pocket, gathering my note pad and cell phone, then going to a back door or the hatch to get my gear. They're still locked, so I have to fish my keys back out of my pocket to press the unlock button. I know that sounds trivial, but doing it 8 to 10 times every day gets annoying. Especially if there is way to change it.