biturbo Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Found out through a good friend at the local Dodge dealer that the failing PTO seal on AWD models apparently effects early model 2009's. It's happened to my R/T and his wife's R/T. Mine they only replaced the seal and filled with new fluid. His they replaced the entire transfer case. They also found cross threaded O2 sensors from the factory and had to order new exhaust system. We also had 2 cups of water in our transmission when bought new. Caused the tranny to foam and spit out the vent tube. Dealer said they have no idea how water got inside a "sealed" transmission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biturbo Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Update.....took the vehicle back to the dealer due to continuing noise and rough running off idle. They found cross threaded O2 sensors on the exhaust system, so new parts ordered. Also heard a rumor the problem with these vehicles has to do with a bad design of the A/C system and the transmission vent. When the A/C is on the condensation apparently finds it's way into the tranny vent which means water in the transmission fluid. And since the tranny and transfer case share fluid this is why the PTO seal is failing, probably due to corrosion. I can't confirm and MOPAR hasn't come out and said this is the problem but it makes sense to me. And it explains why my vehicle, purchased brand new, had TWO CUPS OF WATER in the transmission after only 1500 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangus Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 had the entire transfer case replaced once and the seals replaced another time after that.... not sure about the water issue...that is a new one on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeisajourney2009 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) I am having the PTO seal replaced on my 2009 Journey R/T right now. It has 73,000 miles on it, and I just purchased it. Does replacing the whole transfer case fix the problem? Should I be pushing for that with the dealer? (Or will I be dealing with this forever?) Edited June 13, 2012 by lifeisajourney2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgejourney09 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 I had to replace my whole pto unit in mine, i didnt know there was an option to fix just the seals when i took it to the dealer they said whole unit need replaced i did search and didnt really find anything. Dealer wanted almost $2,000 to fix. I had around 90000 miles and no warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeisajourney2009 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 The dealer came back and said that the the bolts were loose in the back of the PTO unit, causing the oil to come out when the unit was under a lot of pressure. The problem is "solved" according to the dealer, but I'm hesitant to take their word for it. So, my takeaway from this incident is that there are multiple ways to address the problem- 1) Replace the entire unit; 2) Replace broken or cracked seals 3) Replaces the transfer case; 4) Check to make sure the bolts on the back of the unit are tight. I will report back if anything else happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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