OhareFred

Our Journey was taken to the dealership this morning for the 3rd time for the leaky roof...........

They claimed they fixed it twice before only for it to storm and find out the seats are still wet and see drips coming from the roof heating/ cooling vents.

My wife is absolutely ticked off; wishing she had never got'n it....

It has been 9 months and this Journey has been in the shop for over 30 days for problems.

Start looking at your lemon law in your state!

Ordered the bulbs, but one 4210-cwhp12 went DOA when I installed it. Puff of smoke, burning smell, thats all folks! One worked fine. Superbrightleds sending another and will give me a credit when I send the bad one back. Plate bulbs look great! The one 4210-cwhp that works looks pretty good by itself!

You won't believe this, but the bulb they sent as a replacement was bad as well. Now I am sending them all back for a refund. Not very impressed with their quality control, but maybe I was juat lucky enough to get bad bulbs!

I don't know about the UK models, but in the US you cannot use front seat covers because of the front seat airbags. Not the ones in the dash, the ones in the seats. You could put covers on the second and third row seats, just not the fronts. Check before you spend that kind of money on something you can't use.

If you can use them, or don't care about the front seats, I like the second option better, but thats just me!

Ordered the bulbs, but one 4210-cwhp12 went DOA when I installed it. Puff of smoke, burning smell, thats all folks! One worked fine. Superbrightleds sending another and will give me a credit when I send the bad one back. Plate bulbs look great! The one 4210-cwhp that works looks pretty good by itself!

I have the RT and get about 21 on average. I do a lot of HWY driving. I am curious. What gas are you folks using? I have been using 87 since 87 or 89 is allowed. Every once in a while it will idle a little rough. Wondering if I will get better milage using 89.

Hey all.

At first I used 87 and got about 14 mpg (in Chicago traffic in the city) and about 21 on the highway. On a road trip I used 89 just to see and got 25 mpg on the highway doing 72-75 mph. Now I use 89 all the time and am seeing my city milage to be about 17 and highway about 24. I plan to switch to synthetic oil and use a K & N airfilter and see what happens then. BTW, these numbers are not with me babying the Journey, just my normal driving, and I've got a big foot!

3.5 V6 HO w/FWD and 6 speed autostick. has about 10,000 miles and is just over a year old

For those of you with warped rotors and a shimmy, I had a 2000 Durango that constantly had the same problems UNTILL I started doing my own brake jobs and tire rotations. I put cermanic pads and new rotors (from Murrays Auto Parts, now O'Riellys) and used a torque wrench to tighten the front lugnuts. Once I did that I went 3 years before the brakes needed to be worked on and the rotors stayed true the entire time (granted only about 36000 miles)! I was told Dodge/Chrysler use really thin crappy rotors and using a airgun to install the nuts wraps the rotors. Can't say thats the absolute facts but it seemed to be that way with the Durango. I was changing rotors every 10-12 months before I started using the torque wrench. Also, most of the time the rotors are so warped that by the time you cut them, they are too thin to use. I guess I'll be doing the same with my Journey! Hope this info helps someone! Stay safe.

Hi there - just had the Journey delivered and want to know if there is a tonneau cover available for when the back seats are down - to cover the stuff in the back?

As far as I've heard, only for the 5 seat models (2009) but I don't know if that changed for 2010

I finally was able to open the lid! I removed the square latch (It pops right out with a knife) and spring and I could see the bottle laying in there, so I tried to move it up but instead punctured a hole in it. Well you can imagine what happened next! However, it emptied enough weight to allow the latch to raise and voila, it opened. I cleaned up the mess, put the latch back on and now I will not be using this thing for anything but cans if that.

The latch raises up to unlock the box, so make sure whatever you put in here does not sit on that latch. Thanks for all the help.

If you want to use bottles, the rubber/plasic insert that holds the cans is rmoveable. If you take it out, you can put a bottle in there. It will roll around alittle, but it can be done.

I placed two 16 oz bottles of soda in my chill zone yesterday and I can not get the box to open! I'm afraid the bottles are going to get overheated now. I am 35 miles away from the nearest Dodge dealer and can not take off work just to have someone open a lid for me. Has this happened to anyone else and if so were you able to open it?

Well, the chill zone is for cans, but my guess is the bottles may have expanded a bit. Try turning the AC on high for awhile, the GENTLY push the door itself down to take the pressure off the latch. Then press the latch, you might get lucky. This happened on my Journey as well (my wife didn't realize that it was only for cans, only had 1 bottle in there) and that worked for me. Just be careful! Good luck!

Hello all, I just found this fourm and am glad I did! Anyway, wanted to throw this out there. I want to install a cabin air filter in my 09 Journey. I found where it goes (it's marked "cabin air filter" above the blower motor on the passenger side, behind the glove box) but there is no filter in there now. MY question is do I only need the filter (which is not an easy find I might add) or some other parts? Anyone know? The part number for the filter I found is 5058693AA. This is the Dodge part number. If anyone has an aftermarker number they could share, that would be great. No parts stores around here seem to stock one. Thanks in advance!

Hey all. If you are interested, I found the filter at rockauto.com for about $16.00 including shipping. Its WIX part number 24578. Just slip it right in and your done. All you need is the filter. Make sure you put it in with the arrows facing the correct way (down)!

I've got a Garmin 340C which fits nicely in the upper storage bin (the one at the top of the radio stack). Open it up, place the Garmin in and your done. Picks up the sats just fine, and the popup cover for the bin shades it nicely. No telltail suction cup marks on the windshield! I just put it in the passenger seat storage bin and close the popup cover. You never know it was there!

The only thing I can tell you is that my Journey was built in May '08 and I have that same option. I have two overhead aimable LED's and there is one that shines on the feet of the drive and the passenger. I haven't crawled under to locate them, but you can see them at night when the headlights are on, I couldn't tell you if they come on any other time.

Thanks for the reply. Mine was built in 08 as well. I'm going to the dealer for an oil change, so I'll have them check also. I tried with the headlits on, in auto mode, at nite, and in the garage. I'll let you know what they tell me.

Yes I have. In the front, I have the two overhead LED, one LED under the dashboard on the passenger side and one DEL under the dashboard on the driver side. The ones under the dashboard are really small bulb and you can't see them if you don't know what it looks like. Also, they come on only when you turn on the headlights. if you want to know if they work, wait at night and turn on your headlights. Look under the dashboard and you should see them.

Ok, I'm still looking for them! I have an 09 Journry R/T w/ "front & rear aimable LED lamps" (per the window sticker) as a standard item. I got the car in July of 08. Was there a change? There are no lamps of any kind on the passenger side (there is a cover below the glove box) and I looked everywhere, in the dark, for an LED on the drivers side. Any ideas????

I think it can only be done with the EVIC (R/T model)... unfortunatly!

R/T has nothing to do with it. You must have the advanced dashboard to make these changes. I have an R/T and can"t make any changes like that. If you can see each tire pressure, then you have the advanced dashboard (EVIC).

Hello all!

Got a question for anyone. I used to change my own oil, using Mobil 1. I had a 00 Durango that turned into an 09 Journey (which I love!) that I always did my own maintenence on, from oil changes to brakes to belts. Now I have my Journey with a LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRENTY. Now if I have a problem and lets say the engine blows and I have done my own oil changes using Mobil 1 or Royal Purple and have my reciepts, does that prove I did the proper maintenece? All it really proves is I purchased oil and filters, right? Will Dodge/Chrysler give me a hassel? I've had the Journey about 1 year and have taken it to the dealer for the 2 oil changes I needed (only have 9,500 miles on it). I am due for a third shortly and would do my own oil change and use synthetic but am a little worried. If I go to the dealer and use synthetic, they want $70! I can do it at home for $30. Any thoughts?

$21.95 in the Chicago area, but still not bad!

Hello all, I just found this fourm and am glad I did! Anyway, wanted to throw this out there. I want to install a cabin air filter in my 09 Journey. I found where it goes (it's marked "cabin air filter" above the blower motor on the passenger side, behind the glove box) but there is no filter in there now. MY question is do I only need the filter (which is not an easy find I might add) or some other parts? Anyone know? The part number for the filter I found is 5058693AA. This is the Dodge part number. If anyone has an aftermarker number they could share, that would be great. No parts stores around here seem to stock one. Thanks in advance!

Made it through a Chicago winter with no trouble at all. My Journey replaced a 00 Durango and I was a little worried, but it sailed right through. I used the 19" all season tires that came with the car. It has the 6 with FWD