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For those of you that didn't upgrade their iPhones to the new software version yet: I was brave and already did the switch.

I have the 2011 RHA unit (4.3" screen) and everything that used to work under iOS 6 works under iOS 7; in particular I tested Bluetooth Audio and hands free calling. I did not have to re-pair my iPhone 5 with the radio unit, everything worked right from the start after the software update.

Hope that information is helpful for somebody else. B)

For all of you complaining about your Journey's brakes: Models built from ca. 03/2012 and later have new, bigger brake discs. I guess they finally understood that the original ones were undersized.

As a quick follow-up on my Bluetooth-USB issue I want to say that after having it for almost two years the issue suddenly went away and I can now use Bluetooth Audio and USB simultaneously!

My setup in the past was an iPod Video permanently connected via USB and an iPhone 4 that I wanted to play music from occasionally via Bluetooth. This is what it looked like on the display.

The issue persisted with an iPhone 5 so that I finally gave up on using the iPod and connected the iPhone via USB instead. It was then some day that I realized that the U-Connect would sometimes play music from the iPhone via USB and sometimes via Bluetooth. So I connected my iPod again and there you go – no more error messages! I can now switch from USB (iPod) to Bluetooth (iPhone), back and forth, and the error is gone!

I do not know why or what exactly did the trick, but maybe someone else will find this helpful anyway.

Can anyone check this behavior on their 4.3 radio please? My dealer and Fiat Germany say they can't do anything about it - that these are not bugs but features that I have to live with ... And my car is still under warranty!

Welcome to the forum. How long does it usually take in North America from order to delivery of a BTO Journey? Over here in Europe it's usually between 4 to 6 months, but of course there is a long cruise across the Atlantic ...

Welcome and no headaches in the future!

Mine is in Progressive Grey. Although I think I'd love Pearl White as well.

Wow, the DJ seems to be really popular in Canada.

Thanks for your welcome. BTW I love the car because it's a family car but doesn't look like a typical minivan. B)

Over here in Europe Toyo is the only alternative if you want to go with the standard 19" size (for summer). For winter tires you can choose between Toyo, Yokohama and Pirelli for 225/55 R19.

With the Multijet Diesel engine I have had a total average mileage of 29.4 MPG so far (after 40.000 km). That is 60% autobahn, 20% contry roads and 20% city. On long road trips (50-60 mph, no autobahn) mileages of 33-34 MPG are easily achievable.

But I'm sure the Pentastar engine has a better sound.

Hey Ricky, I've got the same combination (2011 model and 4.3 radio) and the same symptoms. The radio even gives me an error message stating "No Bluetooth Audio available when USB port in use." Did you get your problem resolved?

Yes, I have the same problem. 4.3 RHA radio on my 2011 Freemont (Journey). Tested with iPod 5G (80 GB) and iPod nano (6th gen.) and no resolution so far. I even put up a Youtube video to document all the weird iPod control bugs that I have with my unit, but my dealer couldn't help me so far.

To give an answer on the SD card size question: It is limited to SDHC cards, max. 32 GB. As far as I know SDXC cards with bigger capacity are not recognized.

As far as I know, the manufacturer of the 2011 and newer models' radio units (both 4.3 and 8.4) is Magneti Marelli in Italy.

Hi,

I live in the Frankfurt area in Germany. My vehicle is the european version of the Journey, better known as Fiat Freemont (2011 model), with the 2.0 liter Diesel engine and 170 bhp. The car is a much greater success than the first version of the Journey under the Dodge brand (which may not only be due to the stronger Fiat brand in Europe) and has, for instance, been Germany's #1 AWD minivan in 2012 and 2013 in the import cars category.

In my spare time, I am a mod at the popular www.freemont.de forum and envying the direct connection of your forum with Dodge - I would love to have some Fiat reps officially support our members in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. :-D

Sven