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My '14 has "blacked" rims done by previous owner on Blue body color. I'm not fond of the look, but like the spoke pattern. MY '13 has the "basket weave"spoke 19" rims is silver, and I love the look on the Grey body color. In my area rims are hard to come across at a decent price.....and only ONE of the FOUR DJ's I have has an extra winter set. The other 3 are running "all season" tires and do OK, but there are times full snows would do much better!

We Journey owners in the North American market did not get the 2.0 Diesel option, so many of us have very little knowledge of them. BUT yes the earlier diesels were from the VW /Audi and timing belt driven. They had a habit of breaking if not replaced by scheduled maint. and would destroy the motor. Good luck to you.

Howdy ! Since you have had the vans, then you know about the "quirks" of the 3.6 and the 62te trannie, that's a great start in transitioning to the DJ! Remote start is "doable" but will need some special equipment du to SGM {thanks to the Kia/Hyundai theft problem} or dealer flash to enter BCM and add the feature. AUTO START is add on is not a function commonly found in the DJ's, and has some with the feature in other Stellantis cousins not too well received Get SNOW TIRES and if your rims you have from one of the vans are 17", they will bolt up and work nicely on the DJ. I take it you don't care for the Silver look? SAFETY should take precedence over looks ENJOY your "new to you" ride !

I also had NO reservations doing the "cut and hose splice" the the heater core on our '11. NO WAY that I wanted to do it "by the book" on a DJ, I did do a '04 Neon almost "by the book"{dash removal}, but cut the HVAC case to get the heater core out. This was on my son's first car and it almost made me not want to do any dashboard related work on any Dodge models! Yes paying dealer rates is a KILLER and I think as a way to make people trade in and buy a new{er} vehicle from them.....MORE MONEY!

Very high labor rate and that to do the heater core replacement "by the book" requires the a/c to be evacuated and disconnected and the WHOLE dashboard and steering column to be removed to replace the heater core. A "monster size" job. Find an independent shop for a quote and to do the job. Some states do not permit a registered dealer or shop to replace the heater core by the "cut and hose splice" method due to potential hot coolant leak spraying inside the drivers side footwell area as member 2late4u replied to you. Biggest SAFETY concern would be lack of windshield defrosting ability for vision.

Labor rates are exorbitantly high in some areas, all we know of this member is that is located in the northeast US. IF they are in a big city area, then I would believe their "quote", but I would be looking for a HIGHLY RATED INDEPENDENT SHOP. VERY FEW DEALERS actually care about the customer, just want the MONEY.

I don't know what that cable is for and I have FOUR Dodge Journeys ranging from '11 - '14 and NONE of them have that cable. Sorry to have given an incorrect response earlier!

It is the string cable that slows down the glove box door from fast opening when the latch is released to open the glove box. Many times when underneath dash work{replace cabin air filter,blend door actuator, access to interior fuse panel} the string breaks at the plastic end that goes to the door OR somebody forgot to hook it back up.

Sorry to hear of this. It is a BIG JOB to replace the flex plate, I know as my '14 cracked the flex plate due to a faulty torque converter and both had to be replaced. Definitely NOT a DIY job unless you have full shop capability as the trans has to come out. I do NOT recommend continued driving with it until repaired as the flex plate can further crack and separate which can damage engine and trans. My shop owner friend has had a few DJ's and vans towed in and found this "worst case" scenario. Good luck!

As with GM, Ford MOPAR and any other vehicle make.... CLEAN the GROUNDS{-} at the drivers side strut tower nice and clean along with the wire eyelet ends, and then coat with DIELECTRIC GREASE on reassembly. Next step would be to remove the TIPM and check the condition of all those wires underneath it. Yes you will have to remove the base that the TIPM mounts to in order to do this. Keep us posted as to any progress.

Must have been just a "glitch"! I went out on errands a couple hours later and all was working fine. MAYBE the cold and some ice got into the handle and had the handle not fully retracted flush as normal???? IF it was a broken wire, either in the door jamb or in the handle, it would have given the service keyless entry message on the EVIC screen between the gages. it did NOT do that. Gotta love these COLD snowy winters ! Supposed to go down to 10^f or even a bit lower tonight !☹️

Sorry to hear of your recurring "camera" problem. MAYBE that's why I have not pushed hard to retrofit a camera system to any of our rides. The wife and I are by age trained longtime well to use our mirrors and turn our heads to back up......LOL !😁

Well it's 20*f and light snow here. I went out to my '14 after remote starting it and the drivers door did not unlock upon grasping the handle, FOB unlock works . The button to LOCK the door {in the handle} works, along with all other door functions. This is NOT a big deal for meas my FOB is always in my pocket to use, and it's too cold out to work on the door panel and check things out right now....maybe when winter ends sometime in JULY it will be warm enough to dig into it. It has been a few years since repairing the door handle on our '11 for broken wires inside the door handle, but for my current '14's "glitch" I don't think that's the problem. I think it may be the sensor itself.

I have the alphaobd program, but have not used it much other than to program fobs and add remote start function on '11 - '14 DJ's. I did not notice any setting to disarm door lock requirements on the menus that I used for remote start. ALL cars with factory remote start AND 3 aftermarket units I've installed in the past on older and other make cars have the protocol to have the doors lock as part of remote start function. Sorry but my vote for your wish is a NO vote.

First of all, what was the outcome of the electrical problem you previously posted of? And now, with all pulleys disconnected from the crankshaft this would indicate possible heat shield rattling on exhaust parts{cat converters, underbody shields} OR a possible bad crank pulley OR even {and I hope not} a cracked flex plate {flywheel}. The latter is rather difficult to fully inspect due to limited viewing area . Time to have a GOOD and REPUTABLE SHOP check it out.