rfraboni Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 We just picked up our new Journey lastnight and when we stopped after a drive we noticed there was a spot on the roof where a lot of water was condensating and it was very cold to the touch. The Journey has the rear A/C option and I am wonderinf the duct work was not installed correctly or is leaking up there. The cold place is not centered over one one of the vents, but is nearest the passenger side rear vent. I am not thrilled at the tought of having the headliner removed from the vehicle. I also do not want to have water pooling and sitting on the roof all the time it is being driven with the A/C on. Has anyone esle experienced the problem and if so what did they find as the cause. Thank you, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfraboni Posted July 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Well we took the Journey back to the dealership and it has an appointment for tomorrow. The sales manager, service writer and the shop foreman all looked at the area and touched it and said wow that is nice and cold. There is a lot of interest in the shop and sale area as to the cause. I guess if I said and AC leak they would have though I was being smart. Anyways I want to provide a quick update and I will let people know when it has been identified and hopefully corrected. I am do not like the idea of having to remove the headliner on a brand new vehicle. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armendegga Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I haven't noticed this myself yet, however, I haven't really been in the back seat yet either. Is this in the middle row? Or the 3rd row? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfraboni Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I haven't noticed this myself yet, however, I haven't really been in the back seat yet either. Is this in the middle row? Or the 3rd row? The area is towards the third row, but it is showing on the outside of the car. It has not shown itself on the inside yet and i am trying to make sure that it does not do so. It is about 3-4 inches in front of the rear roof rack base, after the AC has been running a while it will get really cold. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfraboni Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 The dealer said that is normal for the vehicle, saying they even checked 2 other units on the lot and they did the same thing. Dealer called Chrysler and they said that is normal operating. I still concerns me that it is doing this at alland what type of moisture is accumulating in between the headliner and the roof. Dealer said they place a little foam in there to help limit the ttransfer of cold at that point, it was not separated or broken they said, but was just transferring the cold. Guess that mean it will also be heating the ducts in there as well if it is hot outside. Thank you for listening to my rambling. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rgwog Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Not to bring up an old issue But noticed the other day that my 2013 was doing the same thing. Didnt worry about it figured that was what was causing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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