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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

LOL is there enough room back there for a floormat? maybe a couple of color coordinated washcloths? sorry...

the only time you'll get a light is when it's not working properly. Otherwise it's transparent and happens behind the scenes

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

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.

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

Yeah, what he said...lol. Except I have the cool picture!!! ;-)

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.

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.

I don't suppose it would be that difficult. My fog lights turn on when you pull the end signal turn stalk out. Hard to describe. If you don't mind the fog lights being on all the time with the low beams, the all you'd need to do is wire a small relay in between the battery and the low beams to the new fog lamps. That's how many yaftermarket fog lamps are installed. There are also plenty of places in & around the center console that you could install an on/off switch and keep it discreetly hidden. here is an example from eBay

I stand corrected Thanks :-)

From Pages 41-48 of your owners manual: Lap/Shoulder Belts All seating positions in your vehicle are equipped with lap/shoulder belts. The belt webbing retractor is designed to lock during very sudden stops or impacts. This feature allows the shoulder part of the belt to move freely with you under normal conditions. However, in a collision, the belt will lock and reduce your risk of striking the inside of the vehicle or being thrown out. How to Engage the Automatic Locking Mode 1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt. 2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until the entire belt is extracted. 3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will here a clicking sound. This indicates the safety belt is now in the Automatic Locking mode. How to Disengage the Automatic Locking Mode Unbuckle the combination lap and shoulder belt and allow it to retract completely to disengage the Automatic Locking mode and activate the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode

It's discussed several times in the owners manual. Maybe it's an issue with other Chrysler products Page 37 of the owner's manual: Wind Buffeting Wind buffeting can be described as the perception of pressure on the ears or a helicopter type sound in the ears. Your vehicle may exhibit wind buffeting with the windows down, or the sunroof (if equipped) in certain open or partially open positions. This is a normal occurrence and can be minimized. If the buffeting occurs with the rear windows open, then open the front and rear windows together to minimize the buffeting. If the buffeting occurs with the sunroof open, adjust the sunroof opening to minimize the buffeting or open any window.

Fine print said 4-6 weeks for activation on your visa/mastercard. You are not issued a separate gas card

my dealer told us a huge number are going to the tourist meccas in Fla to replace minivan rentals

Yuck! You know, I probably wouldn't have thought twice about it until your post. Thanks for the lesson. You may be the first to post about this, I know you won't be the last, lol

For my Genie Garage door, the homelink programmed per the first set of instructions in the manual. For the liftmaster garage door, I had to use the purple program button on the garage door unit and then program the homelink, per the 2nd set of instructions in the manual. It was a little confusing, but I just spent some time programming some universal keypads for the garage doors, and programming the homelink was about as much of a process.

Keith, I'm with you. I'm sure that some people will find the panoramic mirror useful, I can't think of any usefulness for me. That little door will just stay closed.