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well went to use the air a little bit today cold on the drivers side and hot on the passenger side no matter when moving from the reg vents to the floor or into the def mode still cold on drivers side and hot on passenger side, so I let down the glove box and then also moved the padded panel under the glove box so I could see better and the blend door wasn't moving at all so I wiggled the electrical connector a bit and also tapped on the blend door with a long screwdriver and then it started working again,,now this was the small blend door on the left side of the glove box and towards the back NOT the big vanilla color wheel attached to a different blend door,, the one I was working on controls JUST the heat or ac for the passenger side and the controls for the vents do NOT make it move,so don't get that confused in your mind I added a small video that I found on the web...............

thanks for replying back on what solved your problem for others to learn from

the Mopar upper links are non adj,,,I went with 2 upper lateral links adj and a 4 wheel alignment and this was yrs ago and cost me between 350-400

I didn't grind any paint off the studs but I did cleaned it real good with a wire brush and I live in Alabama with almost no salt problems like most experience ,I even ran a separate ground from the negative battery jump points to the wires and ground stud and that didn't make any difference as well, It turned off cold again today around 55 degrees so I didn't mess with it but I did take it to my most trusted mechanic one that I only will use and showed and explained everything that has went on and what I had done and was asking if it would be worth cutting off the 2 ground lugs connectors and maybe a couple of inches of wire off the wires and reattach new ones, and,his advise to me was to leave it alone, as he said most times when it has the internal problem failure code then it is the unit going bad even if it is just intermittent and since it will be covered under my warranty if we start messing with it they might try to deny my warranty claim on the repair that is IF they ever get a replacement part,so the only thing I don't like is the cruise control not working it isn't a serious problem to me, just frustrating...........BUT I still have that nagging feeling that it is due to the ground wires are involved....

well after taking another look at your picture you are showing the ground points of the passenger side so I went and moved mine over to that stud as you did still no difference and as you had said about the recall on those wires there I had mine done as well so I flipped the wires so they went on backwards from the original position of them and then checked my warning lights and they were out, so I took it for a drive and then about 1 mile down the road the lights came on again, hmm so I went back home and took them off and wiggle the wires and such and then re-tightened them down and after doing this a couple of times the lights were off again but then came on after driving a mile or two.it makes me want to strip the wires back as each as 2 wires coming together and maybe they might have some corrosion in there causing intermittent connection plus the coating from the recall looks kind of sketchy as well.

Have the same code and have been waiting on the abs unit to come back in stock at the dealership for over a yr, ( waiting on them as I have the max warranty) they say they may get them in Feb 2024 anyways it started working again this summer but when it turned off cold this fall it the lights came back on and the abs still not working ,, really didn't expect this to work but is easy to get to so I tried it and nope its still not working and the warning lights are still on, my stepson has a scanner and I'll have him bring it over this weekend and clear the codes to see if that helps but I don't have any real hope it will,but will repost if it does

check your return hose from the coolant jug to the rad to see if any small cracks/loose connections that might not leak but wont keep suction action of coolant back to the rad

check out you tube for the quick and easy way to replace the heater core from the drivers side,,,sounds like you have a blend door problem and there are at least 3 of them checkout YouTube as well on them, since you are getting good heat at times then it has to be the blend doors giving you the problem..good luck and please report back on what you find to be your answer to your problem for others to learn from

thanks for coming back and posting your experience/solution... that is what makes a forum work

yes it could be possible after all it's a 12 yr old car,,, do a complete flush of the system then add new coolant and I would change out the thermostat as well,,which eng do you have? 3.6 is real easy and make sure you bleed the air out of the system as well. good luck

any codes that you know of,, you can check by pushing the start button 3 full cycles from off to on for any codes there are videos on YouTube to show how to do it of courses it doesn't show all the codes that could be there.Please report back on what you find out

well I see the whole assy listed on eBay kind of pricey ,might want to check there or check with your local dealership for the correct answer

which eng would be helpful?

so what is the journey doing as of now? , we need a lot more info?,,overheating? what is ity doing?

you will need a magnetic spark plug socket OR use any deep well socket and then a telescopic magnet to lift the plug out of the hole and then use a piece of plastic tuning to attach to the tip of the plug to lower it into the opining, or I did see a video on sticking the plug into the coil and then use that to lower it into the opening or just splurge on buying the proper magnetic socket, easy to do good luck

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this is so true my daughter had a jeep with the 2.4 eng and I always changed her plugs every 30 k and then one time amazon sent me the iridium plugs instead of the normal OEM ones and I installed them and they were the correct number plug as well but in less than a week she was saying dad the patriot is hesitating and not acting right, so I remembered about the plugs and went to the local part store and bought another set of the correct ones,installed them and hey no more problems

also only used the oem plugs that are the copper ones they are cheap and easy to change on the 2.4 ,,,about $5, each

looks like 16 mpg in city and 21 interstate depends on how you drive not to far off i get around 18- 20 in city and 23=26 interstate which engine and how it is being driven? and have you changed the spark plugs? 165 k =103 k in miles 3.6 change at 100 k and 2,4 eng every 30 k also you are due for the transmission service as well

also check your grounds at the starter and at the remote access for the battery/jump start connection since your in the northwest area

150 k for me on my 2014 still waiting on the abs module from the dealership (on backorder for over a yr+ as of know) just the 3 lights with the cruise control inop is the worst part of this...LOL,,, like you still loving my journey shame they discontinued it....

your clip I couldn't get it to open,BUT if this a new noise and you have had your journey for a couple of yrs then I would have the front end checked out and the struts and other suspension parts checked with the brake parts as well, journeys are prone to make noise when go over bumps in the pavement and no real solution other than the reported upper strut bearing being most of the problems reported,,,I have had 2 journeys and both of them have had the noise as well and it always seems to be louder during cold weather,,,hope you found the problem and pleas report back on your answer to it

since the4y only posted 2 times and then never came back and posted the fix for their problem we will never know, if they would reply back on the situation then others can learn from their problem,,you could do the hard reset they talked about doing but never came back to say if it helped or not you could check on doing that from videos on you tube for more info ,, it might work,,, its just like resetting your computer to fix a simple glitch

schalid when you replaced your struts did you use the complete strut or just the cartage that goes inside the spring,,,,journeys have been said that the upper strut bushing /bearings have been found to be the problem of the noise/clunks that mostly journeys owners complain about,,( me as well)

LOL join a group and then start complaining about the quirks of said journey as if no other car has their short comings,,, oh well welcome to the group any ways and hope you have better luck in the future on the vehicle,,,just wondering if you have the 2.4 eng or the 3.6 eng?