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Another update on my car...the dealership told me that the PTO is being released on March 26th and they should have it shortly after that. If they get the part on time, it will be a total of 7 weeks off the road.

well, I got my car back yesterday, so it was a week earlier than Chrysler last estimate. So far so good.

My local mechanic replaced a TPMS sensor for me. There is a way to force the computer to reset communication with the TPMS sensors, but since my local guy was able to do this, I'm pretty sure it's not a dealer only thing.

It is a pain to get out. If I remember correctly, there is a notch in the plastic base. I used a sharp tool to lift the battery up, then used a needlenose pliers to pull it out.

Another update on my car...the dealership told me that the PTO is being released on March 26th and they should have it shortly after that. If they get the part on time, it will be a total of 7 weeks off the road.

Since you both have AWD, check the PTO and the rear axle. AWD is engaged during hard acceleration.

Just an update...my Journey is still sitting at the dealer waiting for the PTO. It is almost a month now.

Chrysler told the service manager last week they have 109 vehicles off the road for this part.

So......you buy a 3 yr old used car, last year. Notice a vibration, and a BURNING smell, and don't think, gee, maybe lets get this looked at?????? Who sevices the car, they don't notice an oil leak from it???

Ordinarily, I would agree with this sentiment, but the random burning smell without noticeable oil leak is well documented throughout this forum and elsewhere online. I wonder if in many of these cases, a slow leak from the PTO is dripping onto the exhaust and burning off before anybody notices spots on the ground.

I can't speak for the other poster, but when I brought my Journey into the second dealer, they noticed the PTO leak while looking for the O2 sensor problem. My driveway was snow covered and there were no spots anywhere, so unless the leak developed during the 10 mile drive to the dealer, it wasn't leaving any noticeable spots.

Not yet. I'm waiting for the job to be done and see how they write it up on the invoice before I go back there about the misdiagnosis.

Also, just so anybody else who may have an O2 sensor warning after some major work, the code was P0133 which is slow response on bank1 sensor1. From my understanding, the Journey has 4 O2 sensors, 2 upstream and 2 downstream.

Well, add me to the list. My PTO went right around thanksgiving. That time, I got it back within 3 days. 30 miles later, my check engine light came on, so I brought it back to the dealer, who then charged me $100 for a diagnostic to tell me it was an O2 sensor. Went to a local shop and he replaced the sensor twice and it was still a problem, so I brought my Journey to another dealer who found that problem in under 30 minutes, the original dealer put in the wiring harness wrong and the upstream and downstream O2 sensors were plugged in backwards. But, they also found that the new PTO, with just over 2,000 miles on it was leaking bad. That was Thursday and I was told that the PTO was on national backorder and I was told I am 109 on the list with no ETA.

i am having the same problem with my master door switch. i have control of the rear windows only. no power mirrors, door locks, or front windows. i just came across your post and was wondering what corrected the problem?

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I also got the notice and it was right after I started having the control problems. When they did the recall, it fixed all of the problems with the door and window controls.

I've had both front wheel bearings replaced. Passenger side at 53,000 and covered under the drivetrain warranty. The driver side was at 81,000 and the dealer refused to cover it under the warranty. They said they were wrong when they covered the first wheel bearing under warranty and that it definitely was not covered. That came from the Service Manager.

I see this at some gas stations, but not others. I don't know whether it's due to the speed of the pumps or what.

My 2009 has been doing this since the beginning. Dealership said there was nothing that could be done and all Journey's do that.

I just got Toyo 235/55/19 installed on my 2009. It's close but clears. The Toyos are also a quieter tire.

I just received this notice yesterday. I'm already at 80K miles, so I laughed at it. I am going to pull my records and send in a claim for the brake repair at 19K miles.

Thank you. I'm going to go for the Versados.

Now, it's just a matter of coming up with the money. $215 each mounted and balanced at my local shop.

In my region, nobody has any stock of the Kumho's and I'm at the wear bars on my 2nd set of them at 78K, so I'm not too impressed with treadwear.

My local service shop is recommending 235/50r19 tires with Toyo Versado CUV or 235/55r19 with the Hankook H725.

I'm leaning towards the Toyos based ont he reviews I've read. But, that size would make it slightly shorter and 1 MPH slower at 60 mph.

Has anybody used the Toyo Versado's yet? Also, has anybody used either of these sizes and how is the clearances with the suspension and wheel well?

I purchased my Journey in April 2008 and I believe it was manufactured in March.

I have no major complaints with my early 2009 model. OEM brakes are soft and wear quickly, my experience is under 20K per set. I'm not getting the fuel mileage I expected, but it's still not too bad, around 18 mpg.

The manual states there is a 255 file limit. Is anybody aware if that limit is per folder or per disc?

I haven't tried it yet myself, so just figured I'd put it out there to see if anybody has done this.

I drove all last winter with the OEMs on my AWD through bands of Lake Effect snow in Western NY. No problems at all. This winter, we have had one good snowfall a few days ago and the new Kumho tires were just as good. when I had to replace my OEM tires, I decided to stick with the OEM rims, so I went witht he same Kumho tires (from tire rack, lots cheaper than I could get locally) because of how well they handled last winter. The only thing I don't like about these tires is that I only got 40K miles on the OEM set.

As one poster said, you may get a shimmy after driving in deeper snow. That's where I wish I had regular profile tires instead of these low profile OEM rims and tires. The snow tends to get packed in the rim, but it's an easy fix to knock it loose or hose it out when you get int he garage.

Those numbers sound right. I have the AWD 3.5 and on long highway trips, I can average 23-24. My normal commute averages around 19, but lots of hills.

I personally have had very little in the way of problems. Brakes started squaling around 18K, but they still had some meat on them, so I drove conservatively and held out until about 22k to replace them. I just replaced the tires at 40k. I wound up buying the Kumho's from Tire Rack and had a local shop mount them. Tire Rack had 2 speed ratings available, well, I never exceed either rating, so I went with the cheaper one, $109 each.

Other than that, I have only done regular maintenance, oil changes, etc. So, overall, I'm pleased with my Journey.

I have the same problem. I bent the clips back and was able to snap them in place. But, that will only work so many times.

What does anybody replace for the 19" tires? I'm seriously looking into winter tires cause I'm scared to death of what these kumho's are going to do

The Kumhos handled the snowfall in Western NY this past winter pretty well. The tires had good bite and coupled with the AWD, handled better than I expected. I was actually more worried about the low profile rims rahter than the tires themselves. The only issue I had was a bit of shimmy when ice built up in the rims.

I have just shy of 36,000 miles and i'm just about at the wearbars right now and they are still performing well.

I got the V-6 because I wanted All Wheel Drive (which is only available with the V-6). I live in Western NY where we have Lake Effect snow and I want the extra safety/reliability of AWD for winter driving.