Martin Pablo Cristia Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Hi, first post here: In my last trip, after 400 miles, running at 70mph in the night the car suddenly resets, all lights off, then on. Engine lost power then restarts and keeps fixed on 2nd or 3rd gear until I side park by the road. I was in total panic as I was travelling with my wife ans kids. Thanks God there was no one around so I just kept driving straight before slowing down and park. I had 100 miles more to home so after shutting down and restart I could put Direct and drive as normal. This is the 2nd time , last one was 3 months ago, almost the same setup. Any ideas? Journey R/T 60.000 miles all services in the local authorized dealer (Corrientes, Argentina) Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Mother Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Buy another car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Ignore him. His mother dropped him on his head when he was a baby and he's never been right since . . . . . So, just cruising along and shutdown? The weird part is that it restarted by itself . . . . I'd have expected it to have required a manual restart.This is not an easy one to diagnose . . . . when it restarted was the check engine light on? If it was, then if you'd been able to read the code you may have gotten a clue. Code readers can be bought in the orient for little money and if the light was on it might prove to be a good investment. Journey_SeXT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted May 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 (sorry my bad english) Thanks for the response (to both I can't remember if the check-engine light was on, as I kept eyes on the road. All I know is that engine powered off (all lights off, including front ones) and instantly on. When parked and before powering off the car, tried to set to manual transmission, but panel kept the D on, and 2nd gear fixed. Finally, after off and on, all went back to normal. Maybe its the transmission as I recall the guy at the service shop telling that it was time to re-something the screws/springs of the automatic transmission. I love the car, kids do too because of the DVD player. Also I don’t want to pass this potential risk to the next owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) I had a similar instance with my Jeep Commander, except that the engine did not go off/on. It may have been an electronic hiccup with the TIPM. Try disconnecting the negative terminal on your battery for a half hour or so to reset the entire system. Something needing to be reset in the transmission would not cause the engine to shut down and then come back on by itself. Your English is fine. Edited June 1, 2016 by dhh3 jkeaton and Journey_SeXT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 I agree with dhh3 - I can't hurt to reset the vehicle with a battery disconnect - but I personally have my doubts that the transmission controller (rather than the transmission itself) caused the problem, though, being a computer it probably locked up with the power glitch, which is why it worked after the restart. dhh3, jkeaton, Journey_SeXT and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted May 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 I will try that.... Could it be the battery? I replaced after 4 years with a non orginal with same amperage as the original was not available. That was 2 1/2 years ago. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 While I've seen batteries do all sorts of strange things, usually they don't cause the car to shut down - the battery may be getting old and may (or may not) be due for replacement, but if it caused the problem I'd have to say that it was due to the voltage being too low during the engine cranking - ad that low voltage would have glitched the computer . . . . Start by resetting the vehicle by disconnecting the battery wire at the jump terminal and leaving it off for 30 minutes. If the problem recurs, the usual best way to begin is with the cheap and obvious . . . . like the battery - you're going to need a new one at some point anyway.Note, of course that these are just my impressions from a long distance from where you are, based only on your quick explanation and without having done any formal diagnostics.. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfurth Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Have you had the R03 (WIN module) recall completed yet? dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 WOW, no clue!!! Doubt it ever reached the shop here. My Journey is made in USA (last year I was told) Thanks man, I'll call them now. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 I get this on Mopar website: VIN:3d4pg6fd5at209930No Outstanding Recalls or Customer Satisfaction Notifications Exist. Called the shop, they say the same. Made an appointment to check. jkeaton and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 If I your DJ is a 2010 how could it have been made last year? It was made in either the latter half of 09 or in 2010.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 He said it was the last year they made it in the US before transferring manufacture to Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 He lied. DJ have benn assembled in Mexico since day 1. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted June 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 WOW, no clue!!! Doubt it ever reached the shop here. My Journey is made in USA (last year I was told) Thanks man, I'll call them now. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted June 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 one of the many lies car salesman's tell they costumers jkeaton, OhareFred and dhh3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Don't want a misunderstanding Martin. I meant the car salesman lied to you when he told you that, NOT that you were lieing. Sorry if you thought I was calling YOU a lier! dhh3 and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 sorry, I got it wrong dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Its all good bud! No worries! Did you get it figured out yet? dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 No, I have an appointment to check the problem at the shop this thursday. It is possible that the Recall haven't reached my car as they say ???????????? dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silenze Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 The recall laws in your country are probably not as strict. Fca only recalls the car if Your government requires it dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Went to the shop today. Recall was suspended on 2015 and back a bit later to cars up to jan/2010 (mine is jun/07/2010). WTF , I claimed that I DO have the issue. Right now they're checking if I will receive it for free. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Pablo Cristia Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 back from the shop: -they couldnt reproduce the failure -the computer has no records of anything -the recall didnt apply, but they will try to make it anyway dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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