Zabrina

My stepdad, dad, and my dad’s friend all checked out the ways to tell if it was the viscous coupler or cv axel. I don’t remember which one and they said it definitely wasn’t that. I had read the other article from years ago that you had responded to and I even replied to the thread lol. I’m very antisocial and I hate calling new places/people and talking on the phone. I tried calling the dealership earlier and I couldn’t bring myself to leave a voicemail so I will have to try again in the morning.

I found a 2015 Journey on my FB marketplace and he said he only wanted $100 for the rear diff. My stepdad isn’t a legit mechanic but he should be honestly. He told me he could fix it for me as long as I could find one. He told me it shouldn’t be anymore than like $200 at a junkyard if I could find one. This issue has been going on for quite some time and it’s been pretty bad since I started driving January of 2023. I’m sure the ‘front ptu’ as you said, probably needs replaced as well unfortunately. Thank you for explaining it to me. I’m one of those pretty clueless females and I think I have a good understanding to all of it now

I wasn’t sure where to post this but here we are. So I’m pretty sure my rear end is toast or about to be. My aunt bought the car in 2014. My mom bought it from her end of 2020. I wrecked it shortly after and it sat until Christmas of 2022. So, if I come to a stop, and I attempt to make a left or right hand turn, when I press the gas to do so, it clunks/ticks/thuds in the rear. Sometimes it’s light sometimes it’s really bad. It’s so bad sometimes that it literally feels and sounds like someone rear ended me. Sometimes it’s only a couple thuds and sometimes it’s at least 10+ it all depends on if I’m turning at 1mph or 5mph. I have resorted to a different style of driving so it doesn’t clunk. When I’m turning, if I let off the gas, and turn my wheel straight it won’t clunk anymore. But sometimes after doing that, when it goes to shift into the next gear, it will clunk once then. My dad thought once I had some like really delayed shifting issues and the clunking issue with the shifting, that it may be my transmission. Got that checked out, my fluid needed topped off but it wasn’t my transmission. He told me to check the rear diff fluid and my axel seals. Checked the fluid and it was either so low you couldn’t feel it with a finger, or was completely empty. My seal was so bad it literally fell off when the axel was taken out. I’ve heard that those typically go bad. However, it’s been doing this clunking thing since 2014 but now it is getting way worse. I’ve been told by a few people that it’s most likely my rear end since I didn’t have fluid in it… now my other question is, what years of Dodge Journeys are compatible for the rear end? I have a 2013 Dodge Journey AWD SXT 3.6L v6

I saw that was a possible issue with the car but I also read a couple articles saying how you could check if that’s bad. My family friends that work on cars, tested that out and they said it’s not the viscus unit that’s the issue. My stepdad said my best bet, is to redo the entire read end and not play the guessing game part by part.

I realized that it was from 2018/2019 AFTER responding with my issue. But I had the transmission ruled out today. It’s definitely something in the rear end. I’m just wondering if it’s also the viscous unit. Last I checked on the value of this car, it was like $8,000 US for private parties.

I’m having this same issue. I have a 2013 Dodge Journey SXT 3.6L AWD. It started off as barely clunking when I made a left or right hand turn. I had figured out that if I don’t go over 10 miles per hour, it wouldn’t do it. Now, it does it every time I turn not matter how slow or fast I drive. It has also started doing it when I drive straight. I also noticed that if I’m on ANY kind of incline at all, it will not move when I press the gas and it will rev up and then it’ll kick in and the car will clunk/jerk forward HARD. I did have a bad axel seal on the back drivers side and no oil in my Rear Differential. So I got it fixed, and got oil in it, and it made it WORSE. I now, can not press the gas and turn AT ALL without it doing a very hard loud clunk & jerk forward. When I press the gas with my steering wheel turned, it doesn’t move. And if it does, it’s a bunch of little spurts like I’m pressing and releasing the gas. I was in the drive through at a fast food chain, and it made the same squeal sound of someone doing a burnout. But it was almost impossible for me to even drive around the building due to it now not moving forward when I press the gas and turn the steering wheel. It also now clunks/jerks if I put the car in reverse. I don’t see why adding the missing oil, would make it worse. My mothers boyfriend is thinking I may need a new transmission due to him feeling the clunk when taking the car out of the garage after replacing the seal and filling the oil. At this point, im not sure if I would rather have it be the viscous unit or the transmission. But I do know that the dealership near me, doesn’t like me due to me questioning why I was charged $250.00 for an hour of service when they told me the rate was $129.00 for when I had my seatbelt replaced. They were rude to me on the phone call. They said they’d order the wiring harness for the steering wheel since I have a recall and they never called back after I asked why I was charged so much for the seatbelt. *note: if anyone sees this and responds, I’m a 20yo female with very little knowledge about cars so please don’t be mean?*