buffy340

Ive been getting factory parts as Chrysler has been covering them. I say "three sets" because Im including the set the vehicle came with .

I will be having my third set of rotors and pads installed next week. Definitely a problem on my 2011 LUX.

I am pleased to report as I also did in my radiator thread that my local dealer and Chrysler have stepped up on my braking issue. I just got back from the dealer and all is going to be taken care of. Bravo Chrysler, Buffy

I had my rotors replaced around 20k miles and the dealer supposedly did some kind of caliper "fix" I am now brake pulsing again at 46K miles. This is the first vehicle Ive owned since my 1974 Dodge Power Wagon and my ex wifes 2008 Caliber (that I didnt drive) that Ive had to replace rotors.

Thus far both Dodge and the dealer has been pretty decent to me. Regardless though, the number of things that have needed to be fixed in under 50K miles is excessive.

Well the answer to the question is in. Needless to say Im disgusted as the smell has been there from time to time over the last year and a half, with the fluid noises being more recent. I thought nothing of it as theres a large puddle often at the end of driveway which causes hot wet smells regularly. Where Im disgusted is that now the vehicle is out of warranty and apparently the radiator is cracked to the tune of $600 for a new one. Had I taken it in at the first "smell" which was when the vehicle was practically new this would have been taken care of along with one of the other dozen or so repairs over numerous visits. Honestly this LUX has been in the shop more in two years and 40,000 miles than my last three vehicles combined.

Now that Ive realized a mistake in reading coolant levels (oops) it was pretty low and (I believe) sucking coolant from the heater core hence the noise. So the new question is if there are any known leaks, problems that would be a good place to start looking. I can smell the leak when the vehicle is warm after a long drive, not while its cold.

Heat was great all winter. I just checked it this afternoon and coolant was a little low but never has there been any puddles under the vehicle.

So Im not sure if this is the right forum but since coolant does go through the engine I thought Id start here. Since ownership my particular Journey has been a joy to drive but not necessarily to own. That said, Chrysler has been very easy to deal with and I have zero complaints with them or my dealer. The problem began a few months ago while the vehicle was still under warrranty. Due to a clerical error I now realize I should have taken it in then as this is not considered powertrain of which I have the 100K mile warranty. All that aside, heres the situation. A few months ago I noticed a smell of coolant occasionally when exiting the vehicle but thought it was how i parked or something. Lately I notice the smell a bit more but the coolant doesnt seem low. Now and Im not sure if its something I just never noticed but when I start it up I can hear a lot of coolant "running, sloshing" what ever type of pumped through noises upon start up? I also can hear some "sloshing" noises at low speed while swinging wide in parking lots etc. Any ideas?

After a little reading, i did find that. Thanks for mentioning though. To update after many months, the new electronics seem to be working fine with only (twice) a small glitch but only on very humid, wet, cold days. The glitch also went away immediately after restarting the vehicle.

To ad to the mix, now the remote start menu is not functioning in terms of the heated seats setting. Regardless of setting it to have them turn on, they dont.

I now notice that the remote start isnt functioning properly. Even though I have the heated seats set to turn on, they dont. The horn is set to honk and it does. So far I havent noticed any problems with the cruise other than its a little slower to respond with added throttle on hills than my past vehicles. The LUX goes to the dealer tomorrow for a transmission column bezel (broken and wont allow auto stick). They are going to play with it some more as (according to them) Chrysler is now involved. Again, the dealer and Chrysler have been great thus far. Stay tuned, Buffy

We hav reflashed and replaced the "clock spring" it appears some serious warranty issues are now rearing their ugly heads. The system is just not responding and doing what it did when the vehicle was purchased less than 12 months ago. I will say that to this point that both the dealer and Chrysler have been fantastic to deal with. Irritated but optimistic, Buffy

We run snow and ice tires with a different set for summer on my wife's Caliber, I just hate to have to stack, store, flip, and flop with two cars. My local guy is giving me a phenomenal price on the Optimos so Im really leaning (at least for this year) that way. Looking at the tread pattern, I have to believe they will be (at least) an improvement, which is really all im looking for right now. Optimistic on the Optimos; Buffy

I bought some in the interest of having a "fix it" ticket dismissd. However once mounted I realized that they didnt give me much better view than without them.