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thanks have never had the opp yet to do rear disk brakes yet, just the fronts.as a safety note always use jack stands under the car even if you feel it is okay to use just the jack as they can fail, better safe than sorry.......

i agree with redtomatoman my 2011 mainstreet has 31k on it and my tires look and ride great i have rotated them twice and they still look like they will go an other 31k dont know if i will buy more of them or not but i dont have no complaints about them. i have always like bridgestone tires as i do alot of interstate driving so my tires might last longer than someone doing alot of stop and go.also i always replace my tires way before the tread bars get close to showing as i like deep tread on my tires for better water hydroplaning so if i get 60 k out of a tire i feel like i have got my moneys worth.. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY but thats how i feel about using the tires down to the tread bars drive safe my friends

dont know about 2012 but the 2011 have semi-metalic. because i was just talking to the dealer about them. guess its who you ask about the ceramic pads they dont have the dust problem from what i hear, but are rough on the rotors. oh well who knows

if you buy from advance auto and buy the wagner thermo-quite pads they will replace them 1 timr for free auot zone and rileys auto wont. i really like the wagners thermo never tried the ceramic pads and the parts man says they are rougher on the rotors then normal as they build up more heat

just got back from my last oil change my 2011 has 31k on the speedo the dealership turned my rotors at 10k and they are starting to mess up again so had the delaership take a look at them.they said they were to far to turn and said i would have to pay for new ones as i had 31k, i argued with them and asked them to call chrysler and ask for a goodwill event as they should have been replaced instead of turning them before and they called me back and said if i would pay for the new rotors <after market rotors as they dont have none in stock>they would do the labor for free. i asked how much for the rotors and they told me $195.00 i laughed at them and told them i could buy them alot cheaper then that at advance auto and do it my self. then they called me back and said they would do the job for free as soon as the rotors come in as the are on back order and it might be 2 weeks or 2 months before they get the parts. i said okay since they will do the whole job for free. My wife said i sould just go ahead and do them myself since i can buy new rotors and new pads<thermo-Quiet > for about $130.00 at least i would know they would be done right and using quality parts. havent decided which route to go.If i let the dealer do them ill have new rotors but used pads that are about half wore out or do them myself and not have to worry about them for a long time. also i use website retailmenot.com to get coupon codes for advance auto that saves you a good chuck of change off of the retail price. you use the code and order on line and pay on line than go down and pick up the parts at your local store works really good give it a try.

i always use some bumper sticker remover that you buy from any auto parts store just spray it on and let it set a little spray some more on and start lifting the edge of the letters or badges that you want removed you might use a plastic stick or scraper to help get under the edge. have never used any heat source to help remove them. done my 2011 right after i got it.

yea my wife gets upset with me when we are on a trip and stop for gas and i leave the car running (since its like 100 degrees) and get out to pump the gas and the bells keep going off, found out leave the door open a litttle and it doesnt chime.. happy wife and happy me

good luck on getting any car company to give you a life time warranty. unless you can go back in time. dont think any will ever do it again.. but i do love my 2011 mainstreet have had to the brakes worked on once but have 27k on them now and they might need to be turned again but i dont think they are bad enough for them to agree to it. other than that i would rec. this car the 3.7 engine will really get up and go.

next thing ill be doing is walking up to the house door and expecting it to open without using my keys.

that is what your manual says,but the dealer i use bugs the hell out of me sending me emails and when i take it in for the free oil changes they put the little sticker on the windshield with the next oil change listed at 3500 miles. its up to you to decide when you want to take it in your choice. ive just switched over to syn. oil so ill be going longer between the changes now. happy trails

other than my self who has went to their journey to go some where and try to open the door only to find out you left the keys in the house, LOL i have got so use to not haveing to have the keys in your hand to start it that i dont pay any attention to where they are.or you set them down in the car and then try to lock it only to have the car beep at you to let you know you have left your keys inside. oh well thats progress i guess

are you still in warranty,guess not if your trying to fix it yourself. good luck and let us know if you get it fixed..

check your manual, it should tell you how to lock your car without the horn beeping once.on my 2011 you have to use the on board instruction thur the 8.4 screen to turn it on or off. act i like to hear it beep so i know i did it, but then thats my own thing. also if you had to ask the dealer they wouldnt charge you as the service rep would or should show you how to do it since it is still within warranty. good luck

just got back from a trip out to vegas from al about 2k each way. at home in al i can put in as much as i can and the trip est. says that i can go about 480 miles or so when i was out in new mexico and las vegas and would show as high as 560 miles before empty. wonder if it has something to do with the elavation or the pressure inside the tank. well not enough of a problem to lose sleep over but it is wierd as this seems to be the only car that ive ever had problem with. my daughter had a 2008 wrangler x that she had problem filling with gas and just before she got rid of it jeep did a recall and replaced the tank or filler tube not sure which they did but it fixed the problem.

i am assuming all of you having this problem are all wheel drive vs just front wheel drive versions.

just got back from a 2month,5200 mile trip from alabama to las vegas and took the long way home thur kansas and missouri and kentucky. no problems with the journey and avg. 23-24 going out to vegas due to the wind and elavation and on the way back got about 28-30 till i got into kentucky then started avging about 23-24 again. of course this was driving interstate rds.doing about 75mph. seen alot of great country side and almost got a ticket in texas after stopping in a small town for a dairy queen and started back off and didnt realize i was doing 45mph in a 30 mph zone,with the car rideing so smooth and with the pentastar engine so strong it is easy to get a ticket lucky the city cop took it easy on me and said to slow it down,(WHEW) noticed when you are going into a speed zone and you cut off the cruise control the car just seems to coast along without slowing down like my other vans did,guess that is the 6 speed tranny doing its thing have to be carefull going into small towns that have speed zones from 65 to 30 in a short distance. i did have my brakes rotors checked when the car had about 10k and the dealer turned them and i do seem to notice that with about 27k on the speedo i am starting to notice a slight shuddering again when brakeing from a high speed or going down steep hills so will have to have the dealer take a look at the rotors again think ill tell them that if they need turning again to see if chrysler will replace them as it would be the 2nd time to be turned, other then hat i have been well pleased my my 2011 mainstreet and would recomened this car to anyone that is thinking of getting one.

my 2004 caravan had a similer noise for a long time could never find it and it kept getting louder and i finnally found it was a bar behind the engine that had bushings on both ends and right side i dont think was tightened up tight enough at the factory and the rubber bushing had sliped out of the bolts that held it. of course it was on sunday and i had to drive about 300 miles to get back to work so i was able to lube it up a little and got it baack in and then tightend the hell out of it the other side was fine . solved the problem good luck

i always use Wagner thermo-quiet pads they cost about $60.00 and when replacing rotors have always used advance auto cheapest rotors with all my past 4 grand caravans and never had any problems with the rotors giving me any problems( i would believe the grands and journeys weight about the same or close) and first brake job i would do unless having any problems with rotors i wouldnt even turn or replace the rotors and then the next brake job i replace the rotors. dodge must be using sub standard rotors becuse ive i had to have mine turned by the dealer at about 10k and have 21 k on them now and somtimes i am feeling a slight pluse in the streeing and brake pedal when you have to slow down fast at hwy speeds. i am going on a 5k rd trip and wondering if they will get worse by the time i get back.dont know if i will take it back to the dealer or replace the brakes and rotors my self and see if that takes care of it.

www.retailmenot.com/coupons/auto is the correct web site works real good in the U.S. not sure about Canada but you get the codes than order online .i only use it for advance auto stores and then go pick it up right after ordering online i just got a new battery for my truck for $68. tax inculded was a 3yr free replacement 8 yr battery. store price was $110. man i feel like a shill for them but hey it saves me alot of money, i do my daughters vans brakes for her she delevers the mail and her brakes only last her 5k miles LOL her oil last longer than that so i get alot of parts there.Theauto zone codes dont really save you much. hope this helps

in between waxing i use turtle wax ultra gloss detailer with a micro fiber cloth and man does it help remove dust and leave a real slick finnish i even use it on the windows indside and out . doing the rear hatch i set the bottle up by the attenna while i did the back and then did that area next and then went to set it back in the same spot and ir kept sliding off the top LOL now that is slick.

i had tohave my front rotors turned on my 2011 at about 10 k and have about 21k on it now and i can feel a little shudder when stopping or hitting the brakes at high speed but when reg driving around town i dont feel no shudder at all when stopping,leaving on a trip to vegas and that will add about 5k more and might have to take it back in to the dealer before the warrenty runs out. see what they will do dont want them to be turned again as i think that is part of the problem even being new as they make them to thin now days. if i have a problem and the dealer doesnt want to do anything about it ill just do my own brake job and put on new rotors as i dont have them turned anymore as new ones are usally not that expensive (but that might not be the case on this new of a car). i did my daughters 2007 caravan last week for her and the rotors were only$35. a piece plus brakes and got a $20. discount code off retailme.com for advance auto so her rotors only cost about 25. each and to turn them would have cost at least $10 to 15 each

i was replying to MWG post not yours he says he is adding 3 liters of oil in-between oil changes. yes i read your post also ????

LOL how much are you paying for a quart of oil syn oil is only about $6.25 and buy a 5 quart jug for any where from $ 20. to $26. for mobil 1 3 times $6.25=$18.75 which i do agree you do have a problem as you shouldnt lose no more than a quart at most, hope you can get some help from chrysler about your problem

yes thank you

take a chill pill , and quit looking for something to complain about. GET A LIFE