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Update: Called the parts department at dealer to order new stuff for my new truck that I traded the journey in for, I asked if they sold the journey yet, they said "no it has a confirmed cracked head".So I feel better that I was right about something being wrong with it.I knew if the head gasket was ok then something was cracked. Their should not be any rust in the cylinders of a new running engine. thanks to NAPA machine shop for giving me some good advice. somebody else's problem now.

My journey started smoking last week. I pulled out to pass a car and poof white smoke,got home smelled a little coolant other than that ran fine. So called the dealership took it in they had it for a over a week. First they said it was a head gasket , then they said it wasn't and they didn't know what it was. It held pressure for over 24 hours. but , it has rust in the cylinders. So after 8 days finally a diagnose, Chrysler's "star" mechanics said this is a problem with the pentastar engine and is common to have excess water vapor. So nothing can be done so it smokes everytime in passing gear. So this is normal. Yea right. So I traded the journey in on a new vehicle. We loved our journey ,we bought brand new and have always had something wrong with it (brakes, electrical,and tranny). Has any body else had this problem or heard of it? sorry for bad grammer .

Update: After many calls and I'm sure my blood pressure going through the roof, the chrome TPMS was exchanged with a black one to match the rest on the car. And there was no charge to us for the replacement as was first mentioned.

We just had to have one of the TPMS sensors in the valve stem replaced on our 2011 Journey Mainstreet. When it was finished we had come to notice that instead of the standard black valve stem, it was a chrome valve stem. Had complained to the dealership and got know where. So I called Dodge and was told that they could not replace the miss matched valve stem since it was not defective. DUH! It was brand new! And that we would have to pay out of pocket and send the receipt to Dodge and get partial reimbursement. Why is this problem my fault? When we weren't the ones that sent the wrong freakin valve stem in the first place! Just wanted to know if anybody else had experienced this type of problem. Any feed back or suggestions would be helpful.