Francesco Vigotti

Hi to all,

i have a question.All the Dodge Journey and the Fiat Freemont have a Optima Redtop Battery, that is 25,4 cm (10 inches) in lenght.
Can i install a battery that is almost long 11 inches (27, 8cm)?It's the battery tray big enough?
Anyone (Dodge care ie) knows the battery tray dimensions?
ThankYou!

Thank you!

Hi to all,

i have a little question.I would like to switch from 19" to 17" for winter tyres, but i don't know if is necessary to change some settings for the automatic transmission.I have a Fiat Freemont , but the automatic transmission is the same, it's the first time i drive a car without a stickshift.

Any suggestion?

Thnaks

Francesco

I'm from Italy and i have a 2012 Fiat Freemont AWD, the same of the Journey except for the diesel engine.Even if is quite heavy, brakes ,suspensions , steering are working very .

well.I have only 40000 km on it but i've drove my Freemont on highway but also on bendy road and i was very impressed.

I'm wondering if the large brake size for the 2012 R/Ts will cause any problems when I want to purchase snow tires on 17" rims later this year.

I have been doing my research since Februray when I ordered my Journey, so I imagine that the tire shops where I have done my research would be using data for 2011 models. Not sure what they look at other then what smaller rim and tire size so as minimize the affect of the speedometer readout. I not one of those mechanically inclined people, so I am worried that a smaller rim size may not be an option if clearance is a problem. Or am I off base here and I don't have to be concerned.

There is absolutly no problem with the 17" rims and the new calipers/rotors.In Europe all the 17" and 19" rims have bigger brakes.With the 17" rims the clearence between the rim and the caliper is quite little but there are non problems.I think that with tne new caliper it's impossible to mount the. 16" rims.

Welcome!Ciao! What model is your Freemont? Awd ?

My Freemont is an AWD with a 2 litres turbo diesel engine, 170 hp.

Thank you!

My Freemont awd has bigger brakes.Assembled on 02/2012.

Moparman, the new style vent it's better?It's more relaible? Thanks!

Thank you Toy4ever!During the last 4 days i've driven for 850 km , very satisfied for the awd (it rained for the most part) and for the uconnect Nav.

There's no problem for the 16 inch tyre, i've seen that there are a lot of excellent snow tyre for the 17".

The new brakes are very good but i 'can't compare with the older, i've never drove a Freemont before.

Bye bye (from Italy!)

Francesco

Finally my Freemont Awd is arrived! 170 hp, diesel engine and 8,4"uconnect with Navigation System.First time with automatic gerashift,it was the only way to have the awd.

I've noticed that my Freemont has bigger rotor and caliper, like the latest Journey AWD.Mine was built in 02/2012.

Very happy so far!

In Europe all the Fiat Freemont (same of DJ) assembled from January/February are arriving with bigger brakes, both AWDs and FWDs.

Thanks!

Hi Moparman! In which month was produced your Journey?Thank you, i'm waiting for my Freemont AWD and i 'hope it has been produced with bigger brakes.

Thank you for yours answers.I'm still waiting for my brand new Fiat Freemont AWD, it will arrives in April/May!

Bye!

Thank you for yours answers!The page 274 is of the pdf manual, of course. Thanks.

Hi to all,

i would like to know if anyone has activated the FUEL SAVER MODE. When you are driving in a fuel efficient manner , the ECO message will appears on the EVIC.( page 274 of the manual)

Thank you

Francesco

Thanks!

Thank you Jonathan!

Thank you for your answer Dodge Cares.Fiat send the software's file to the dealers, then the makes a cd (ISO ) to update the uconnect.

A lot of Freemont owner can't fix the problems. The Volume problem is fixed with the last update, but a lot of owner had their park assistance work slowly, it's difficult to pair the iphone, and cd or music skip if you are in Af mode (before and after update).

I'm confident that Dodge and Fiat will solve all the issues.I like this car!!

Thanks DogeCAre.

Update me if you know somenthing about new softare update!

Hi all,

i'm a new member and i'm from Italy.I'm waiting for my new Fiat Freemont AWD , the same of a Dodge Journey but with a diesel engine.Fiat Freemont is having a great success in Europe , the car is great!

I'm a member of a Fiat Freemont community, and a lot of people are having a recall from Fiat to fix 4,3" uonnect problem.

1)High radio volume when you start the car.

2)Rear park assist crash with a contiuos "beeeppppppp"

3)When AF function (auto frequency) is activated you can't listen your cd, mp3 without radio interference.

4)When you are using the phone with uconnect bluetooth you can't turn off heated seats.

There were 2 recall but when they don't fix all the problems.For example, the last recall, fix the problem of the volume , but now the park assist does not work well.

DodgeCares any suggestion?There are hardware differences between 4,3" uconnect.Only few uconnect are working perfectly.

Thank you in advance

Hi everybody,

i'm Francesco from Italy and my family is waiting for a brand new Fiat Freemont, the Dodge Journey 's brother! it's equipped with 8,4" monitor with navigation system and many other features.The engine is a Fiat 2,0 lt with 170 hp and automatic transmission.