Red G8R

Sorry for the inconvenience. It’s my Samsung phone’s fault. Problem solved. 

Sorry for the inconvenience. It’s my Samsung phone’s fault. Problem solved. 

Thanks for the advice. I will look and see if that connector is present. I would prefer to go the OEM route unless it's too costly.
As for aftermarket installation of the hitch, I couldn't be more pleased on how mine went. I had a Curt Hitch installed at Perine Hitch in south Miami which is a small shop run by the owner. He did the installation himself, gave me a chair to sit and watch him use a custom rig to support and lift the hitch in place. He was done in 25 minutes and then invited me to come up close to inspect the job done. I was very impressed.

I see that my car has the connector by the spare tire. I also know it has the oil cooler because it's standard with the 3.6 L.
So I guess I would need to buy the OEM connector and have the car flashed. Any idea what that would cost?
Alternatively, the Curt harness is cheap and I read on another thread that the power wire could be spliced onto the red wire of the connector near the spare tire instead of running it to the engine bay. But is that connector "hot" without being flashed?

I had mine activated for free because I told them I've been trying since delivery. I also went through the dealer's GM.
Thanks again to Journeyman 425.

I had mine activated for free because I told them I've been trying since delivery. I also went through the dealer's GM.
Thanks again to Journeyman 425.

I had mine activated for free because I told them I've been trying since delivery. I also went through the dealer's GM.
Thanks again to Journeyman 425.

Thanks JM425. I got your PM. You're the best.

Thanks JM425. I got your PM. You're the best.

Luckily I returned my aftermarket Phillips LED DRL. I've been monitoring this thread/forum for some time and I can't wait to contact my dealer to have them activate my DRL.
My alternate plan was to cover the auto headlights sensor on the dash which then keeps the full lighting system on all the time.

This happened to me with my 2014 Journey but it corrected itself once it was hooked up to a tow truck (3 hrs later). The car suddenly recognized the key when the steering wheel was locked for towing. I then read another thread that a Durango owner felt it was also related to an unlocked steering wheel when the car is parked and off.
Then a few weeks ago it happened to my 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It's 4 years old and I never experienced this with the Jeep. Again, I had just parked, turned off the car, got out, but the door lock would not work. Going back into the car I saw the "key fob not detected". Learning from my Journey experience, I rocked the steering wheel and immediately the key was recognized.
Hope this helps.