Dcarroll1002 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 I have a 2015 journey with around 70k miles. The gauges intermittently drop to zero when drive and bounces right back to their previous speed. Also the door chimes go off and randomly when I come to a stop it shuts off. The last time it shut off the heat came on, I could not turn it off of heat back to cool, disconnects Bluetooth and reset the clock. I don’t know where to begin. Any advice is appreciated! IMG_3506.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 Definitely have your battery load checked and also the alt ,local parts store will do this for free, journeys are bad to act crazy with a low battery charge also make sure the battery clamps are clean and tight. NavalLacrosse, larryl and OhareFred 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcarroll1002 Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 6 hours ago, 2late4u said: Definitely have your battery load checked and also the alt ,local parts store will do this for free, journeys are bad to act crazy with a low battery charge also make sure the battery clamps are clean and tight. Apparently my 8 month old battery is bad. Hopefully a new one fixes it. Thanks!!! 2late4u, NavalLacrosse and OhareFred 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcarroll1002 Posted May 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 Changing the battery didn’t help. Also the car completely died a few days ago causing my daughter to rear end someone. Any other ideas? Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 your postings indicate happenings that stem from intermittent loss of electrical power OR ground. A few more specifics, such as engine size and AWD/FWD would be helpful. OhareFred and 2late4u 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 Also, If you're not big into repairing vehicles, you may want to consider having a reputable shop do a full systems scan(and not just OBD11 engine/trans codes). This will give you stronger "footing" on how to proceed in finding the problem. Summer Solstice, 2late4u and OhareFred 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcarroll1002 Posted May 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Its fwd and 2.4. After running a scan and getting stored errors for crank position sensor, we changed that yesterday. New battery and grounds are nice and tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) I hope the damage was not too great to the front end. thanks for the updated info. At the miles posted, it is due for spark plugs( they seem to do this with all FCA models with the 2.4 motor). I hope you used an OEM brand crank sensor, as aftermarket ones seem a hit or miss in working properly with these motors. Keep us posted as to how things work out thru the next couple uses, as I'm not sure by your posting if your problem is now "squared away". Edited May 4, 2021 by 5rebel9 2late4u and larryl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcarroll1002 Posted May 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 I was able to get it back together nicely. Almost can’t tell a receiver hitch went thru the radiator. So far no problems after changing the crankshaft position sensor. Will update again in about a week for a final summary. Thanks for the info!! 5rebel9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 CPS failure is pretty common on the 2.4. But happens on lots of models of other vehicles too.They are cheap enough that I change the in the 100k range to avoid any hazels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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