Journeyman425

Which engine please?

Thank you Debra and Addicted to Dodge for your kind words. I am passionate about our Journey and 300M and enjoy swapping stories and advice with other good people who feel the same about their cars. I also have easy access to lots of information about our cars that can be beneficial to everyone. Reading stories like yours, Debra, just eats me up because I know that your problem is repairable. To add insult to injury, some of the parties involved in trying to solve your problem have only created additional ones, which really kills me. You deserve to enjoy your beautiful, brand new Journey. A new car is a big thing for folks like all of us who work hard for what we have. The last thing you should have to deal with is a problem that not only is not in any way normal, but one that affects your health as well. And to have even the slightest hint of indifference directed towards your request for assistance is completely unacceptable. I look forward to the next update on the 27th!

How did you make out today, Debra?

Yours is a cool driveway for sure! A Challenger R/T and a Journey - you've got it all.

The Pentastar engine is a masterpiece of engineering for the masses. I too love the acceleration - but honestly, it's hard to take advantage of all that power in a FWD platform. That is my only regret about skipping AWD. It's fine when you are rolling and nail it, but from a standing start the torque steer can be significant. My 300M has more evenly sized halfshafts and a taller first gear, so torque steer is hardly felt, even though its only missing 5 lb-ft of torque and 30 hp compared to the 3.6. This engine really shines in a Challenger, which is RWD and in that application it makes 305 HP. Incredible when you think of it. In 1984, the C4 Corvette debuted with the 5.7 V8 and "cross-fire" throttle body fuel injection and it made 205 HP - 100HP less than a 3.6 in a Challenger with 2.1 liters less displacement and two fewer cylinders!

Access to the battery is indeed a pain in the ass. It's the same way on my 300M - buried in the passenger front fender under the air filter housing. But the oil filter is a neat design. I thought it was so easy to replace and I like the simplicity of it. What I cannot get used to is the oil change reminder coming on at 9500 miles. No way will I let it go that long, even on synthetic oil. Old school for sure!

Right on about that - LOVE that feature. Kills me to get back in my 300M and lay my hands on that cold, wood rimmed wheel which I used to love so much...

Welcome to the forum! I too went from a 2000 300M (also which I still own and cherish) to a 2013 Journey and like you, sat in it in my driveway for days just learning all the new features. My 300M was close to cutting edge when it was new, but the Journey has the tech content in spades over the Chrysler.

It's not your imagination. The Journey underwent an extensive makeover in 2011 and a significant number of refinements and upgrades were made to the suspension, steering and brake systems, not to mention the interior redesign, and Dodge has continued to make minor improvements wherever possible in subsequent years since.

Happy to hear this news! I forwarded a link to this thread on your behalf to one of the customer service case managers that monitors this forum but not sure if he received it yet. Please keep us posted and I sincerely hope that you have resolution once and for all!

Nice car and welcome to the forum!

Thanks for the update. I've seen those C/V joints go bad in other vehicles - usually on the front driveshafts on older Durango, Dakota and Grand Cherokee models; they are not serviced separately like universal joints are, and require the replacement of the entire shaft. At least it is way less expensive than a torque converter!

Welcome to the forum! Lots of great info and people here. Quite a daunting task to read all of the previous topics in the forum; credit is due to you there. It's an interesting read for sure! Just remember to maintain objectivity in the face of subjectivity when reading some of these posts, but I get the feeling that you know this already! Just about to hit 12,000 miles on our 2013 Journey that we have owned now for just over seven months. I love that yours has such low mileage; it is probably immaculate and certainly sounds like it is meticulously maintained. Now, how about swapping weather with us up here in the North? It's a balmy nine degrees outside my house right now and the wind is relentless.

Mine made a short bark too, for the first time ever on Saturday morning when the temp was about 2 degrees. Made the same sound this morning, temp was about 9-10 degrees F. Lasted less than a second and was gone. My guess is power steering pump but it didn't last long enough to pinpoint. Everything is working normally. Right now, as long as the heated steering wheel is working then I don't give a damn about much else!

Ha! Yes,actually I do...I knocked that post out quick just before getting my kids up for school

Yes - there is a rev-limiter built in which prevents overspeeding the engine when in park or neutral.

One of the conditions that must be met for the remote starter to work is "battery at an acceptable charge level". Make sure all doors, liftgate and hood are closed. Low fuel light or "check engine" light illuminated will also prevent remote starting.

The diagrams always post differently than they appear when I copy and paste! Sorry for any confusion.

I don't think they are interchangeable. Pictured below are two wiring harness connectors. The first one is for the left taillamp on a 2013 Journey SE 2.4 liter w/ 4 speed auto. The second one is for a 2013 Journey R/T 3.6 six speed. Note the different harness part number, gauge size and position of the wires relative to the connector. It might be adaptable if you are adept at wiring, but it does not appear to be plug and play. -ASSEMBLY TAIL-LEFT C3 Harness Family: Body Harness Part Number: 68176387AC Cavities: 3 Color: BLACK Gender: Female Part Description: GT 150 3P SEALED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY Repair Kit Part Number: 68057317AA Seal: Sealed Engineering Name: Assy_Tail_Lamp_LT_All_Markets Connector No: D6641C Available Views: Location View Pin Circuit Wire Color Gauge/Size Function 1 Z923 BK/YL .80 GROUND 2 L71 WT/GY .50 LEFT REAR PARK LAMP DRIVER 3 L52 WT/DB .50 LEFT STOP LAMP DRIVER LAMP-ASSEMBLY TAIL-LEFT C1 Harness Family: Body Harness Part Number: 68176333AC Cavities: 3 Color: Black Gender: Part Description: Repair Kit Part Number: Not Available Seal: Engineering Name: Assy_Tail_Lamp_LT_All_Markets Connector No: D6641A Available Views: Location View Pin Circuit Wire Color Gauge/Size Function A L71 WT/GY .50 LEFT REAR PARK LAMP DRIVER B Z923 BK/YL .50 GROUND C L52 WT/DB .50 LEFT STOP LAMP DRIVER

If your Journey is equipped with any of these radios, this may help: STAR Case Case Number: S1308000363 Release Date: 10/11/2013 Symptom/Vehicle Issue: REB, RHA Radio, Clock Gains Time Discussion: Clock appears to gain time, use the following software update disc to complete. Note: Some radios have a display indicating the radio is at the correct software level as displayed below. Use the disc update to overwrite and reset the radio to correct the clock gain complaints. There is a list of software part numbers which correspond to the appropriate radio sales code which I cannot reprint here - it will not copy and paste from the document. All dealers have access to this STAR case - just provide them with the case number at the top of this document.

Debra - please be sure this correspondence is sent to Chrysler if it has not been already, to the address I provided for you above.

Drive the car until the vibration begins at 2500 RPM. With your foot holding the speed steady on the accelerator, lightly apply the brake with your other foot and see if the vibration stops and then comes back. Please make sure the traffic conditions are safe for you to do this! Repeat the test a couple of times. If the vibration stops when the brake is applied and then comes back shortly after you release the brake, you may have a bad torque converter. Brake application often unlocks the converter; that is the purpose of this test. We had a 2010 3.5 Journey at my shop last week with the same symptoms as you describe, and that is the problem. Parts are currently on order for this customer's car. The problem could be snowpack too, but I would expect that to occur at a particular vehicle speed rather than engine RPM and would not expect it to affect shifting.

Headphones are included with the rear seat video option. In the past, Koss was the supplier of headphones for Chrysler DVD systems; not sure if they still are or not. Congratulations on your purchase and enjoy your new Journey. Welcome to the forum!

The 8.4N will alert you if you are exceeding the posted speed limit of the road you are traveling on if you are navigating on that road. For example, if your navigation system is guiding you, it shows the posted speed limit of the route you are currently on. Your actual speed is shown in red next to the posted speed limit for that road. There is no audible warning. I don't know if it will tell you if there is a red light camera present at a particular intersection. We've only owed the car for seven months and have only used the navigation a few times so I'm not as familiar with it as I'd like to be.

I'm pretty sure that all the 3.6 engines for the Journey are produced in Mexico as the cars are assembled there. The 8th character in the VIN denotes which engine: G=3.6 liter and B=2.4 liter. I checked my Monroney label (window sticker) because I remember seeing something on it about the engine and tranny. If you still have yours, in the lower right corner there is a box which denotes parts content for your Journey. My engine was made in Mexico and the tranny in the US. That could quite possibly be the same for all of them (with the V6) but I'm not sure. The engine itself has a production number on it which denotes where it was made, but it is not visible with the engine installed in the car. Here is a link to the article that you referenced: http://www.pentastars.com/engines/production.php