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2late4u

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  1. well you said it looked great, did they test it to see if it is working,i am sure they could test it with a meter to see if it is good or bad, i would assume that it is shorted out or has went bad, go to ebay and buy a replacement heat pad since you know how to remove it.. good luck
  2. shot in the dark but go to the dealer and ask them the name and price. whew, than you have a baseline on what to expect for online prices if you can find one.... good luck
  3. did you replicate it by trying it again just to see if it would happen again? might have been a fluke occurrence. maybe he hit the lock button 3 times i believe that will lock the car with a key in it.also need more info like what yr ,mileage on it.....
  4. i was talking about the start stop feature that alot of the new cars are coming with.it is when you come to a stop light and the car will automatical shut off and then when you press the gas pedal it will start up again this is to save gas to improve your mpg....i dont think i would like that feature as you know you will probaley have starter problems alot sooner than normal,
  5. so i am thinking of putting in a new battery and there are 2 size groups for our journeys group size 86 which is 590cca and 737 cranking amps or group size 25 which has 525 cca and 655 cranking amps both are almost the same size. i am figuring well go with the biggest numbers which is the group 86 battery. $109.57 plus tax at Sams warehouse stores. also while i was reaching this has anyone used a battery power unit to save your settings? never have used one and didnt have no problem when i did my 2011 journey. also i see they say in the future if you have the start stop feature on your car you will have to take it to the dealer to replace your battery as it will have to be flashed or something done to it so the car will accept the new battery......
  6. had a 2011 mainstreet had 70k on it when i traded it in. had the dealer work on the brakes at 11k they turned the rotors and then they redid them at 28k last time for a goodwill gesture had just a check engine light come on at 70k something with the trans. they reset it and said nothing wrong just a glitch with the trans. would have kept it but seen a 2014 crossroad that caught my eye and they were real generous with the trade in value i ended up trading in. have 51k on it right now plan on driving the wheels off this one so i bought the mopar max lifetime miles and yrs extended on this one. glad i did as at about 42k they oil sensor went bad while on a trip so took it to a dealership where i was and they gave me a free rental car and 5 hrs later called and said everything was fixed ,cost me $107. ded and i was on my way...
  7. i've had two journeys a 2011 and now a 2014 crossroad and both had acted a little strange when i traveled from alabama to las vegas which is a much drier climate and higher elevation and first time the locks and remotes acted up and the air conditioning would only come out the floor vents but then straightened out before i got back home and the last time my compass lost its sense of which way was east or west ,had to get my book out and found there is a way to reset it... oh well strange things happen when you put so many electronics and computers chips in these new fangled cars.also my key fobs are hard on the batteries so i would do like fred said and replace, them less than about $6. here in the U.S. good luck and keep us posted with updates great to see and hear from members so far away.....
  8. sounds like a great dealership, congrats...
  9. i guess you just like paying a high price for a hitch going thur your dealership. but hope everything turns out great for you.....
  10. my daughters 2007 caravan when i do her front pads when i removed both caliper pins to clean and grease, one of them also has a rubber sleeve on it and if i remove that one it will not go back in because the sleeve has swelled up i've been told by a couple of mechanics its because of the pin grease.i have always used, the stuff you buy in the little packet that the stores sells so i replaced that piece and when ever i have to. i have since bought some better grease that is supposed not to do that to rubber parts. but i dont remove that pin anymore and barely grease it and as long as i have done that it still slides smooth so dont remove the pins unless they are hanging up or wont slide easy. and no you need that rubber boot on the pin. cant say which pin you are having problems with as its a different vehicle...
  11. use to work for chrysler and all the bezels i've ever seen were all made one piece with the plastic lens you will probable have to replace the whole lens if you can get one.....would be cheaper to get one from a salvage yard i would guess....
  12. check the dodge website it will show them all....
  13. i would ride with the service tech in your journey and point out what it is doing then go back to the lot and pick out one of the other NEW journey and both of you go for a drive and see if it is shifting different. i have never really felt what you describe, i have had the bang or jolt going into forward or reverse a few times or a few times were the trans was trying to decide which gear it wanted but no big deal or very often. 70 k on my 2011 and now have a 2014 with 52k on it. love my journey.....
  14. just installed a curt hitch on my 2014 crossroad , no big problem took about 2 hrs and i am an old fat man so would be easier for you young bucks....lol also had plenty of room between the hitch and the bottom of the rear facial and spare tire
  15. just installed a curt hitch on my 2014 crossroad , no big problem took about 2 hrs and i am an old fat man so would be easier for you young bucks....lol also had plenty of room between the hitch and the bottom of the rear facial and spare tire so easy to google or go to amazon and enter 2015 journey class 3 tow hitch comes up with 13201 curt hitch $117.97 U.S. price same one i installed ......so much for this shitty subject.......
  16. well my 2011 was a little off when full and my 2014 reads okay, it can be a little irritating when you think hey i paid 25k and the fuel tank reading is a little off but i learned a long time ago not to sweat the little things in life now if you are running out of gas and having to walk then yes it is bad but never happened to me so i dont consider it a problem worth worrying about myself. as i love my journey and of course i dont get below 3/4 empty without looking for a gas station. just saying good luck all
  17. what ever meets mopar standards,
  18. thanks fred that's about what i think also
  19. well just turned about 51k on my 2014 and i have the max lifetime mopar warranty and i have always had my trans fluid changed in the past vech. at about 30-40k so i was reading in our manual with reg driving change it at 100k so i asked my dealership and they recommend to do it sooner then what the book says and yea i know they just want to make money, as they try to push oil changes every 3k . but it does make sense to do it a little earlier than 100k ,as i do my oil changes at about 6k with syn. oil so why not do the trans early at least i would be covered with warranty..... what do you all think? also i hate not having the dip stick to check the fluid color and level.....i believe they get about 150 -175 to do the trans service......
  20. look up 4 post for brams suggestion. his suggestion works just brought up my build sheet...
  21. did you read the whole blog? if your sales person told you it came with dlr then go back to the dealership and complain to the general manager about your problem! remember they only work with the car in gear and running. good luck
  22. well installed a curt hitch a while back with the intentions of buying a scooter cargo carrier for the back of the journey so got to checking them out and decided to go with discount ramps to buy from. well decide to talk to a handicapped store in town and they told me that with the journeys tongue weight of 200 lbs that they wouldn't recommend that i use one as i would be over what is recommended from dodge. so i checked the book and dodge says journeys have a 200 lbs tongue weight limit and since the carrier i bought weighs in at 65 lbs and her scooter weighs in at 160 lbs for a total of 225 lbs of tongue weight, the hitch is rated at up to 400 lbs tongue weight doesn't count. well even tho i will be over by 5 lbs i dont think we will have any problems but i sure didnt anticipate all this when i started out looking for something for her scooter. all that time we were out in Vegas and i had to lift it up and slide it into the hatchback which kind of got my back to hurting...anyway the scooter rides up the ramp on this carrier real easy and just tie it down with some straps and lift the ramp back up and off we go,also when not in use the carrier lifts up and is about 5 inches from the back of the hatchback only bad thing about that it kind of blocks my rear back up cam, but when the scooter is loaded on in it the camera still gets pretty good vision back there. just ordered a cover for the scooter from discount ramps, they are a little pricey but they are always offering 10-15 discount with free shipping so kind of evens out.one other hting of course all these carriers are made in china so there was one bracket that was bent but my sledge hammer fixed that and then had to touch up some scrapped parts with some black paint... used it this afternoon and went to my daughter's, house to pick up her pressure washer to clean the concrete drive in the morning so it's doing double duty since i sold my truck and i am now kind of regretting doing that...
  23. like jkeaton said get it checked. Most auto stores auto zone , advance auto. will check them both for free. has the battery been changed or is it the org one? check all your connections and wires for any problems or as dusty265 says it could be the alt. either way good luck
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