Forums

Hi. I think the napa one worked for a couple of weeks 1 or 2 then the car just went crazy abut cam sensor bank 1, replaced with mopar and went away. The VVT solenoid were replaced 3 years ago, but I'll take them out and clean them.  The relearn procedure is it the same. The scan tool says I need to drive fro 10km to 60km the coast to 10km and. Repeat.    Thanks.  

I used Stabilus brand off rocka. Lasted about 5 yrs now, still work ok. They were middle price range I think. Have used them on other cars too. Lift struts easy to change so not as much risk with aftermarket brand. 

Was it running properly for a few months with the new napa crank sensor ? The cam sensors also have a relearn procedure that matters. The vvt solenoids have mesh on them that can get plugged up; another potential problem. Especially exhaust vvt solenoid.     

On rockauto under Body&lamp assembly you drop down to lift support and there are a number of offerings for the rear hatch rods.

Hello, update: I brought the battery to a parts store where they told me the battery was definitely no good. The car had a parasitic drain coming from the bluetooth module last year so I suspect that did not do any favors for the "health" of the battery. I deep-cleaned and hit all the connections with dielectric grease, bought a new battery and the car started right up! I did not realize the push to start made it more susceptible to low voltage. Also never had a car freak out on me like that because of a dead battery before. Thanks for all your help everyone, I definitely learned a lot!

A full charged lead acid battery is around 12.3-12.8 depending on temperature it's in.   The remote hood terminals will show slightly lower voltage, if you scratch probes for good contact, should still measure above 12 volts. Like 5rebel9 is saying, it's the amperage that does the work starting the car. Load test at parts store will find that number. Winter needs ar least 3-4 hundred amps.   The push button start makes the journey more sensitive to low voltage battery issues. 

havent really seen much on here about the hatch lift struts, but a neighbor kia I was checking something out for them and the hood almost got me as it slammed shut, but got to wondering about mine on my 2014 and ya after pushing the electric open switch I have to lift it up quite a bit for it to open at least it stays open tho, got me to wondering and after checking we don't have to much in options, either OEM for about 80-100 plus tax for each one or some off amazon only about 2-3 brands  to choose from but one manufacture stands out over the others with a 83% rating with a bunch of journey owners say they have held up for them  price is about $25 for both of them so makes me wonder how good they actually are...didn't see none on rock auto Went ahead and ordered them so we will see i guess,I'll post the results as well got to checking I guess no journeys have the lifts for the hood,oh well the proper rod still works great for me

I did the relearn, i remembered i did that long time ago. Followed the instructions and that didn't help. The car shuts off at an intersection. Then if i press the pedal hard it will trigure limb mode.   I went through my reset. And found that the crank sensor is the only one not OEM Mopar, its NAPA. Could it be causing issues, or the time chain.  

Hi. The cide is "P0017 Crankshaft/Camshaft Timing Misalignment - Bank 1 Sensor 2"   All sensors are OEM. and i have an obd bidirectional scanner, and in special functions i couldn't find the relearn procedure. Is there a special way.   The belt was a challenge when it was tight, not now. And i dont  realy want to do the timing chain, i have had enough unless there is no other option.   Thanks.

What codes are coming up. If the chain is stretched and worn it will set codes. Get it scanned first.   If the drive belt (it's actually called a surpentine belt) was a challenge; don't go near a timing chain replacement. Much more difficult, several hours work for trained mechanic with the proper tools.   Cam and crank sensors usually have a relearn procedure. Not necessarily plug and play, especially if not oem factory parts.