BigCountry Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 All, I was just curious how the FWD handles in the snow. They had 0 AWD models when we picked ours out (Arizona go figure). The manual says no chains, but the low profile diamonoid chains they have out now should have plenty of clearance and do the trick for the real hairy stuff. BTW I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the journey. The dealer has been super cool about giving us a rental on the dodge oil changes that came with the Journey and I have had the opportunity to drive everything from the caravan to the liberty and the Journey is hands down the favorite!!! Thanks, BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 With good snow tires, no problems at all. The ESP and the traction control (wich work a lot on the start) do a great job. I assume (and is sure) it is not as good as AWD, but it is a lot better than a car without traction control and ESP. I had absolutely no problem of traction last winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCountry Posted August 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Thanks for the info!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynerb66 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I survived an Ottawa,Ontario,Canada winter with no problems at all. The ESP and traction control worked perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STK Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 My Mexican Journey survived in Russian winter! But we don't have a lot of snow in my region and temperature goes below -25 C (-13 F) no more than approximately 5 days a winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmie956 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I also have a FWD Journey. It handles very well in the snow. I had a Jeep Liberty with 4 wheel drive before and I think the Journey handles better than my Jeep with it in 4 wheel. We get snow and ice. There are lots of hills that have bad accidents and my journey survived them last winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04redmach1 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I think the weight of the vehicle along with ESP is a good combination for FWD handling well in snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZardoZ Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hello, I am a newby here and will get my Journey R/T in a couple of weeks. I am planning to go to the mountains this winter (French Alps) and I am looking for snow chains that would fit the 225/55/19 tires (mounted on R/Ts) but could not find any. Would anyone have any clue where I could find such snow chains ? Thanks, Zardoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wejourney Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hello,I am a newby here and will get my Journey R/T in a couple of weeks. I am planning to go to the mountains this winter (French Alps) and I am looking for snow chains that would fit the 225/55/19 tires (mounted on R/Ts) but could not find any. Would anyone have any clue where I could find such snow chains ? Thanks, Zardoz I have no insight about these but I saw someone else posted them on the board and said he was going to give them a shot. Do your research first before buying. http://www.scc-chain.com/Traction%20Pages/Trac_SZ6.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandonb Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 We live in Minnesota and have a 09 SXT Journey with FWD. I am convinced that the car can do fine in the winter, but the Kumho tires that came on our car are complete junk in the snow. I found this out the hard way over Christmas when we got around 15 inches of snow over 3 days. We only got stuck once, but I firmly believe that my 98 Ford Escort with regular all season tires would not have gotten stuck where the Journey did. The tires get absolutely zero grip when the car is on a snow pack (welcome to any residential street in Minnesota for most of the winter). So I am in the process of pricing out snow tires right now, hoping this will make as much of a difference as everyone says they will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymista Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I agree with you. I went to Michelin snow tires and I ended up having to buy them from my Dodge dealer. I have 17" tires and they were very difficult to find. Even Wal-mart couldn't supply them in the proper size for a Journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wejourney Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Yeah the OEM Kumho's suck. We have had a few snow storms and the Kumhos get zero traction. Once you get going they seem o.k. but getting started is rough. Going to try and make it through this winter because we plan on buying new rims this spring, then we'll use the stock rims with dedicated snow tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcp27 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 so far so good! Will give review in spring after i complete my first winter season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkeller70 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 We live in Minnesota and have a 09 SXT Journey with FWD. I am convinced that the car can do fine in the winter, but the Kumho tires that came on our car are complete junk in the snow. I found this out the hard way over Christmas when we got around 15 inches of snow over 3 days. We only got stuck once, but I firmly believe that my 98 Ford Escort with regular all season tires would not have gotten stuck where the Journey did. The tires get absolutely zero grip when the car is on a snow pack (welcome to any residential street in Minnesota for most of the winter). So I am in the process of pricing out snow tires right now, hoping this will make as much of a difference as everyone says they will. I just found out the other morning, and i agree with you on the Kumho tires have got to be the worse tires i ever owned, they would not dig into the snow causing my wife to get stuck, i have a 2001 ford focus with cheap all seasons on it and i got out just fine......let us know what kind of winter tire you found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I've never tried the Kumho on snow, but in water, they are horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymista Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Just an update on my snow tire experience this past winter. I have never had snow tires on any vehicle before but I can say they do have better traction than all seasons. I feel a little safer with them but if a guy drives on all seasons with care, he should be ok. Although in deep snow, it is great to have the snow tires. Most of the time I would be driving on bare pavement so I did wonder about wearing the tires out. They say you should travel a bit slower on the snow tires or else they might wear out too fast. I have the Kuhmos on now for the 3rd summer and they will have to be replaced for sure at the end of this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUGS Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 The OEM Kumhohos are not snow tires. They barely make it a summer tire let alone all season(except winter) Do yourselves a favour and buy four good snow tires and put the kumhohos in the shed. Better still leave them out and maybe someone who does not know about them well will steal them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremanFrach Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 I bought all weather Yokahamas and am keeping my fingers crossed they will do good in the snow on my FWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsxt Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 So far my FWD SXT with stock all-season Kumho Tires is doing very well. We had 3 days straight with over 3 ft of snowfall, followed by several days of zero to half a foot to one footish of snow fall. My city plows both the sidewalks and street resulting in having to shovel 3 mounds everyday after snow fall. With just over 20,000km our Journey has only gotten stuck in the driveway once. Handles well, nice to have defeatable stability/traction control for when you need to spin your tires. Will probably get winter tires for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatrus Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 We had quite a bit of snow in Quebec, and my FWD SXT was just great. It feels solid good traction, just awesome!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's NOT a van! Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 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 Have you attempted to replace those all season 19" tires yet? Good luck, you can't! Only one company offers 225/55R19 and they aren't the best tires (per another member) ! I'm in europe and I have a 2009 SXT NOT fwd and I had to buy full winter tires because the all season manufatured tires couldn't climb the smallest hills. Ended up getting 215/65R16 rims and tires because 19" don't exist! Now my Journey handles very well in snow but I'm desperately looking for another company that sells 19" summer tires before the season's over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremanFrach Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 I was visiting in NY when the blizzard hit. worked like a charm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgeservice Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) OWN A 2010 R/T FWD: KUHMOS ARE VERY POOR TIRES FOR SNOW. GOT STUCK AT THE BOTTOM OF MY DRIVEWAY IN 3 INCHES OF SNOW. TOOK ME 25 MINUTES TO DIG OUT OF IT. MY 03 NEON MADE IT IN AND OUT OF MY DRIVEWY TWICE THAT DAY WITH BFG ALL SEASONS. WILL REPLACE THESE TIRES ASAP. SO FAR THE ONLY THING DODGE MISSED ON THIS CAR WAS THE RUBBER. KUHMO REP MUST HAVE BEEN A GREAT SALESMAN. Edited March 3, 2011 by dodgeservice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windancer Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 I was just curious how the FWD handles in the snow. So far it has been very good, I really can't complain too much. We have had an abnormally large amount of snow and VERY cold weather out here in Western Canada. I have a 2010 Journey R/T and so far the 19" Kumo Tires haven't been an issue with me or my car. I have checked this size of tire is now more readily available here. I do agree the Kumo rep must have been a hell of a salesman. :D Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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