September 2013
Went to start my car and it was dead. Had dodge roadside jump my battery. When it turned over the awd light and battery light came on. The check engine light came on with codes of cylinder 5 misfiring and low voltage. While driving to the dealership there was a significant loss of power. When the mechanic turned the car back on, once it was there, all the warning lights were gone. Having the car for 5 days they couldn't figure the problem out or replicate it. I got annoyed with having to pay 60 bucks a day for a rental and took my car back.
December 2013
Driving to work in the snow one morning the awd light comes on and feels like I'm in fwd the whole way there. I park the car turn the car off, turn it was on and the light is gone. I didn't take it to the dealer.
Yesterday April 1st
Driving to work on the highway, the car lunges forward like a hard downshift. The transmission won't change out of the gear I in. So if I let off the gas there's heavy engine braking and if I touch the gas it shoots up to 5-6k to make power. I get to work and start to park and when I change gears to D or P or R there's a loud and violent thud. I turn the car off, turn it back on and the problem is gone again.
I think my ecu is screwed up or maybe there's a short somewhere. My GPS jut randomly turns off sometimes too. I'm going to try to take it to the dealer soon and get this straightened out. I hope its not an ongoing problem as my wife and I both really like our Journey. I'll let you guys know how it goes, just have to find some time to the dealership.
