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I've been a Dodge Journey Forum member for two years and have enjoyed it very much!  As the holidays approach all of us, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and a Very Merry Christmas!  I wish all, members and family, safe travels, as we go from each of our families, and friends, to spread the cheer as we again celebrate the Birth of Christ!  
 
Ray Morrow
Harvest, Alabama
Retired Chrysler, Huntsville Electronics Division
Huntsville, Alabama

I'm not sure why you needed to replace ANY tires at 20K miles short of a bad hole or some such - you suggested that this was the case.
 
Your relatively low mileage (I get about ~21 MPG in a 50/50 city/highway environment), so depending on your environment, your mileage could be reasonable, or not - this is not a light vehicle we drive and yours is heavier (by virtue of the AWD and perhaps more if you carry things in it and keep your tank full, for example) coupled to hard/erratic shift sounds to me like you may not be as gentle on the pedal as you could be.

Your 'Service Now' started when you replaced the pair of tires - AWD requires that all four be close to each other wear-wise - that's an issue with the style of AWD that many vehicles use today.  You can't just change one tire, two or three unless they are all almost new, but you get hit for 4 at a time when you get a non-repairable flat or wear out some, but not all of them.  However OEM tires don't come with road hazard warranties and even if they did, you'd get replacements only for the defective tires and not for the others.

Your transmission?  Mine doesn't shift hard or erratically - period.  You mentioned having to 'auto-stick' the vehicle (actually you were 'slap-shifting' or 'stick shifting' because you were not letting it 'auto-shift') and realise that it learns nothing when you manually shift the transmission.  And  that the algorithms they shoot for are 'best mileage' which has them try to keep the engine RPMs in the 1-2K rpm range and the shifts quick.  Again, could you have be being tough on the vehicle?  Or perhaps your expectations are unreasonable?

The radio:

Bad news:  The issue with your radio is likely to recur.  You will probably get the 'can't unlock maps' issue again at some point since the radio they stuck in when you had it the first time was one that had the problem, was returned to FCA and simply reloaded with maps and firmware and shipped back out without addressing the underlying issue that caused the failure.

Be happy they included a year of SiriusXM radio (you get FIVE years of traffic for the nav in the US, by the way).  My brother's $60K Lincoln came with 90 days of service.

Mapping?  I am not aware of ANY of the auto manufacturers that include map updates for any amount of time for their in-dash navigators.
 

well my 2011 was a little off when full and my 2014 reads okay, it can be a little irritating when you think hey i paid 25k and  the fuel tank reading is a little off but i learned a long time ago not to sweat the little things in life now if you are running out of gas and having to walk then yes it is bad but never happened to me so i dont consider it a problem worth worrying about myself. as i love my journey and of course i dont get below 3/4 empty without looking for a gas station. just saying good luck all

Purchased in June of 2015, now at 20K miles
2.5L 4cyl 4 speed auto FWD
 
Repairs: NONE
Oil Changes: 3000,8000,14,000 and 20,000
Oil: Pennzoil Synthetic Blend
Oil filter: Mopar
Tire wear: Normal
Open recalls: 1---I refuse to have the engine beauty cover recall done. The Incredible Hulk couldn't take that cover off, much less it fall off. And FCA's solution is ugly and unwarranted. Just my opinion.
Avg Fuel Economy: 23 city/ 28-30 hwy
 
I have no regrets whatever on the purchase of my Journey. It is more than adequate for everything I do.
I love my Journey!
 
 
 
 
 

And the best part is,  8 years later,  I still own my Journey with about 165k on the clock, no major problems. 
 
The can of Great Stuff did a nice job of filling  the area between the floor pan and bin,  and did make a big difference.   Still not as good as a Yeti cooler,  though . 

A new record . . . . more than 8 years to get an answer . . . .

well with people buying these fancy cars that will drive themselves and then read a book or watch a dvd while the car is doing its thing, its crazy.when i am a passenger in a car on a long trip i end up taking a snooze. and sure,it works great at first so did my computer but after a while i have to reboot it after it freezes up i dont want to have to reboot my car when my life depends on it....

I find this absolutely scary. I hear so many people complaining about identity theft, computer hacking, dropped cell phone calls and many other nightmarish scenarios. I like driving and even though I have a GPS, I still like to keep a map handy. I'm not ready to gamble with my life or those of my loved ones just yet!

I find this absolutely scary. I hear so many people complaining about identity theft, computer hacking, dropped cell phone calls and many other nightmarish scenarios. I like driving and even though I have a GPS, I still like to keep a map handy. I'm not ready to gamble with my life or those of my loved ones just yet!

Never for me. Though I have a friend that just bought a new Chevy something or other. The thing parks itself. 

If we could get the idiots to put their friggen phones away when they drive I would say leave it in our hands, but because people are ignorant, stupid, and more important then everyone else let the computers do it.  It will end up being safer and quicker for everyone.  Next dumbass on the phone when the light turns green and sits there gonna get a push instead of the horn.  How about the ass coming into my lane because they are so busy texting or reading their phone? Sick of it.

Thanks for being part of the forum and good luck with your new ride!!!

every auto stores or walmart sells them, of course you still need air after you plug the tire, i went to my local gas station and asked if i should have them remove the plug and put in the kind that is a plug with a patch over the back of it and of course you have to remove the tire to do that and he said he wouldn't bother to do that since he heard what kind of plug i used. amazon sells a kit for about $ 35 -40  for the good model with the oversize plugs, they are about 7 inches long instead of the smaller 4 inch ones you buy from walmart or the local auto parts store....i am going to go buy me a small travle air compressor and a good plug kit just in case this happens again out on the road... it sure saved us a lot of time and extra work.

well just got back from our 40 day trip to vegas and back from alabama, 4540 miles round trip used 193.4 gal of gas, for a total of $384.99. avg price of gas was $1.99 gallon with the cheapest in oklahoma city for $1.75 a gallon. avg mpg 23.47 for the whole trip, worst mpg about 17 mpg in vegas due to lights and traffic and best about 30.2 on the way back for 2 tanks of non stop freeway driving with the elevation going down hill all the way.. journey loaded up with luggage and my wife's 3 wheel medical scooter so i was quite happy with the mpg we averaged on the trip. Wife got sick after about a week after we got there with strep throat so we had to find a dr and just about the time she started feeling better my sinuses started acting up so i was messed up for a week or so, but we managed to get thur it till the end. only one small problem after leaving Albuquerque  in New Mexico the temp dropped that nite so the next moring the low air tire pressure start going off showing about 29lbs so i hunt up a gas station for air and fill them up to about 38 psi and off we go heading out on I-40 heading home and so i am keeping an eye on the tire pressure and they increase to about 40 psi after warming up so about after about 30 minutes way out in no mans land i check the pressure and the right front is showing about 33 psi so i starting wondering what was wrong and after about another mile down the road it drops to 32 then a little later 31 so about that time i see the next exit which was Clines Corner so i pull over and pull up to their air pump and i am showing 29 psi and low and behold a big old screw towards the outer edge of the tire. so not wanting to have to unload the rear to get the tools and lower the spare i go inside and ask if they have any tire plugs or boots and she says if  we do they would be hind you on that self and of course their are none, so i head back out and their are about 20 cars and trucks with horse trailers so i start asking everyone if they had any tire plugs and after about 10 vehicles one of the cowboys pulling their horse trailers says sure do here it is.MAN i was so happy so i go over and put some more air in the tire and pull the screw and put in the plug and pump the tire back up to 38 psi and took the kit back to the cowboy and thanked him so much and offered to pay him and he wouldnt take nothing for letting me use the kit. Now i have a plug kit at home but it wasn't nothing like his kit his plugs were golden brown and sticky as hell and looked twice as large as the kits you buy around here. he said that plug wont come out on you. so we thanked him again and wished them well on their travels to their next rodeo, didnt have any more problems with the journey on the way home. boy that 3.6 with the 6 spd trans sure is a pleasure to drive thur the mountains at freeway speeds. sure wouldn't want to go back to the 3.3 engine with the 4 sp trans that i had in my caravans yrs ago. didnt lose that much gambling that we thought we would but didnt win that much either so we still spent less on our trip then we would have if we had went to florida or hawaii for just a week or two.  of course our hotels were all comped so we just had to pay for our meals and gifts for the kids.well done two loads of dirty clothes and cleaned up the car so guess ill call it a night and hit the hay.....

Thanks for the great report. I'm glad you had a good time!!

Welcome!!

My one post wonder radar is going off. 

New Dodge Journey owner! So far so good! Muscular stance, amazing interior room, and I blend into Target! Since the picture, I removed the pinstripe and JOURNEY sticker on the bottom. Looks 1,000% better! Used this forum to do my research and you guys are great! Can't wait for the help throughout owning it! 

We are on our second. First was an 09 4 cylinder SE. Had it 4 years and @80,000 miles. Had to replace the brakes, alternator (@70k) and an Intake runner valve solenoid. All except the brakes were warrantied. Traded it in on our current 2013 V6 and only had to replace the tires and had the front struts replaced under warranty. Currently at 54,000 miles. Still original brakes. These things have been pretty darn dependable for us. 

This for 2010 3.5 L DJ.
It would seem to me it must located at one end or the other of the hose going to the
airbox.Try youtube

Switch, clockspring, or sccm (steering column control module) are the first things to check.
 
Peace.

Anything from Ford will definitely damage your wheels.  Probably make the transmission fail too.  
 
Peace.
 

Hi dave,
Congratulations on your new ride. I can't speak for the others on the forum, but I appreciated your input to the forum. I wish you all the best and will miss you. Drop in and vist like Bigtsr, You guys have so much common sense and experience to contribute. This is one of the best forums because of you and others.

Hi Ray - it was I who tracked your VIN and build/delivery process for you through DealerConnect on your current Crossroad. As I recall you are a retired Chrysler Engineer.
 
There's a new tracking system in place which I haven't used yet. I tried running your VON but it did not return any results. That either means that it's not in their tracking system yet, or I simply don't know how to use it yet. Scenario number two is the most likely...
 
I will try a couple of VONs from my own dealership and see if they work. If yes, then scenario number one begins to exhibit some modicum of validity. I'll keep you posted.

Welcome to the forum. I found this searching the internet, might be worth a try.
 
http://www.ehow.com/how_5597330_stop-car-window-freezing-shut.html