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LBD-CT

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  • Birthday 04/27/1961

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  1. The car spent an extra night in the shop because a bolt was "over torqued" and had to be replaced. But we have the car now & so far everything looks good. Will update in a few days once the car has been driven for a bit
  2. Got a call from the dealer today. They are not replacing the PTO. They are replacing all of the seals on the PTO. That's fine, I guess because we should get the car back tomorrow and if the PTO goes bad, we've still got the warranty... Time will tell, but I'm not completely optimistic that this issue will be over with the replacement of the seals.
  3. We noticed the gear oil smell on the ride home from a long weekend. After going highway speed we could smell the oil through the vent as we came to a top. A quick look under the car it was clear enough to see the PTO rear seal was leaking. It did spray on the exhaust and down the frame rails. Stopped at the dealership and have been given an appt for Monday morning. Here's to hoping all goes well. We do have the Chrysler super duper extended warranty, so hopefully they cover all costs and a rental if needed.
  4. The company that makes the hidden hitch for the Journey also manufactures the same hitch for Curtiss. We paid about $150 for a 2 inch Hidden Hitch reciever. It fit nicely and wasn't horrible to install. You do have to drop the mufflers which means popping a bunch of rubber holding grommets. The install took two of us about two hours to install. Unless you have a way to support the mufflers and the hitch while installing, you need at least one helper. There is no drilling with the hidden hitch. everything bolts to existing frame holes. I believe the OEM product was about $200 and it's my understanding that Hidden Hitch/Curtiss makes that unit as well.
  5. We ordered the trailer prep package. You get a Transmission cooler and a wiring harness. There is no hitch included. You can purchase a Hidden hitch brand 2 inch receiver for Less than $150. It takes a couple hours to install as you have to drop the mufflers. I didn't connect the wiring harness as All I needed the receiver for was a bike rack, but the harness is not installed unless you set it up with the dealer and there is probably a fee for installing the harness.
  6. Bird, We installed the parking sensors when we bought our Journey. A couple weeks after the install, my wife backed in to another car. The sensors went off after contact. A new bumper is about $600 to replace. I'm not sure if the metallic paint reduces the sensor sensitivity, but I wouldn't install the sensors if I had the chance to do it again. The sensors on our last car were much more sensitive than on the Journey. These were factory MOPAR sensors. Maybe 3rd party sensors will work better for you. Just an FYI
  7. Gave my Dodge service guys a copy of the star bulletin. They hadn't seen it before. They overfilled the power steering reservoir (raising the level a few mm) and the noise seems gone for me as well. It's only been a week, but so far, so good
  8. LOL is there enough room back there for a floormat? maybe a couple of color coordinated washcloths? sorry...
  9. the only time you'll get a light is when it's not working properly. Otherwise it's transparent and happens behind the scenes
  10. For now, mine is hanging in the garage. If I need it I'll install it. Or better yet, my 5 star service tech, A.k.a my brother will install it and I'll pay him with beer
  11. I wish the dropouts in my area weren't as bad. They'll likely cause me to not re-up when my free year is up. Since my reception is fine in open areas like highways, I'm fairly certain it's not the antenna, but the signal that's marginal. That's too bad, I like many of the Sirius channels. They are a good complement to XM. Not better per se, just different.
  12. I have an SXT. The Factory installed roof rack is all black. There are 2 sets of arrows on the fore/aft bars and they point to the rear of the car. The cross bars when not in use are positioned at those arrows for noise reduction. Hope this helps
  13. Yeah, what he said...lol. Except I have the cool picture!!! ;-)
  14. Drop outs are a regular problem with either satellite radio company and are especially prevalent in rural areas without ground repeaters. The drop outs tend to happen most frequently under heavy tree cover or bridges or while in some valleys or close to hill sides. The Sirius Satellites rotate around the earth so that at any given time, 2 Satellites are overhead north America, That gives you good reception in some places and not so ggod with others. XM satellites broadcast from a fixed point over the equator and it's much easier to figure out where the dropouts will happen. As a subscriber to both services, I've found, for my location, with no ground repeaters nearby, that Sirius drops out about 5 times more frequently than XM. The one thing that won't affect your satellite radio reception, unlike Satellite TV is clouds. The signal has no trouble penetrating clouds, rain and snow. here is a site that discusses Sirius, XM and their satellites.
  15. Have them check the drivers window controller plug. My Journey had the connector fall off the drivers side window controller. The tech was able to see the error when the diagnostic machine was plugged in to the odbII connector. He then popped up the drivers window controller assembly and firmly locked in the connector and my window issues went away.
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