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2late4u

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  1. wouldn"t the cost of all new rims offset what very little gain you would get in MPG, i would think anything you might gain would be so small to be notice. but that would be my opinon, and of course you know what they say about...LOL
  2. well not alot i assume. if you can do it yourself it will still be quite expensive to do. just redoing front pads and rotors with quality parts will cost about $150 to $170 at least but will prob last a lot longer than the oem dealer parts. when the dealer did my fronts on a good will gesture i had 28 k and i have 65k on the same pads and rotors and still running good. when it comes time i will do my own with aftermarket pads and rotors. p.s. just changed out my rear pads and they could have gone abother 10-15k i guess but the pads were on sale and it was good weather.....
  3. had my journey one time about a yr ago showed me a message to check the gas cap. i did that then shut the cart off then back on and the message had went away..
  4. try removing the fuse and reinsertering again to see if that helps (like rebooting your computer) good luck.....
  5. has been talked about before check with your dealer for more info, also there are after market parts that can be inserted under the seat fabric try googling after market seat warmers... good luck
  6. why not buy wagner rotors they are warrented for life against warping and around $52. for the fronts from advance auto and if you go to retailmenot.com and get coupon code for $40 off for any purchase over $110 just order from advance auto and they will ship them free or if in stock go down and pick them up at the store. they also have the thermoquite brake pads right now with a rebate of $15 per set pads are about $62. make 2 different orders and you would get 20 +40 off plus the rebate of $15. and if you buy from advance auto when the thermoquites wear out they will replace them one time for free most other auto part stores dont give thermos warrenty on their pads.so for about $175. minus $75 discounts and rebate new rotors and pads for about$100.00... cant beat that ANY WHERE....
  7. well if the clicking is coming from the front when you are turning a tight turn it would prob. be a cvc joint but from the rear dont know, i would try a different dealer the next time you take it in.
  8. just replaced the rear pads on my 2011 mainstreet they had about 65k miles on them still had some pad left maybee another 10-15 k. i used wagner thermoQuite pads they were cermanic on the rears and reg pads on the front. my fronts had been changed out at the dealership because of warped rotors at 28k miles and was a good will gesture to try to keep me happy, havent had any problems with the front rotors as of yet. fingers crossed
  9. take it back to the dealer that sold it to you and make them do their job to turn them on.
  10. well yesterday i changed out my rear pads,first time ever doing rear pads and it was a little harder than doing the fronts but after doing the one side the other side was a little easier.I used one of thoes $4.99 dice cubes to turn back the piston and as i read for it to fit a journey you have to grind off 2 of the 4. of the pegs to make it fit the face of the piston it wasnt as hard to turn it back as i thought it would be but it was a little difffcute. As i dont expect to have to do to many more brake changes it worked out ok.But if i was alot younger i would have spent the $39. plus tax for a big kit for rewinding the pistons one thiught was the kit from harbor freight didnt say it fit dodge vech. seems like it fit every vech. except them.oh my mainstreet has 65k miles on it and the inside pad was wore down pretty good probaly had about another 5k on them but wanted to put some on so we wouldnt have any brake problems while on a trip somewhere.If you watch that u tube vidieo on the 2009 brake change i couldnt get the caliper to come off withe the bracket like he showed i had to remove the 2 little caliper bolts from the carrier before getting them to come loose and you do need to wrenches to remove them as think frogbox was telling us, no big problem,also wagner thermoquite brake pads inst.said if the pads come with the shims come attached as they did not to use any stickey adhesive but to use a certain type of grease, but after removing the factory pads it looked like they used a dad of glue to the back of the pads, so ill find out in time if i should have used it also or done it like the instructions says ill report back later what i find out.....
  11. Take it back to the dealer as you should get 1 year free and maybe there was somthing they did when they activated your subscription. I am like the rest I didn't renew after the first year. I get letters all the time offering half off and or 2 weeks free, but when i called they could never get it set up for the free 2 weeks. So now all letters from them go straight to the round file box....
  12. check on u tube see if there are any vidieos on it, fronts dont seem to be bad never done any rear
  13. how much did that lifetime warrenty cost. i waws asking a salesman about it while i was picking up some oil filters the last time at the dealership and he acted like their was no such thing and then finnally said his dealership didnt offer it at this time, which i thought was b/s but didnt push it as i dont like that dealer any way. thanks for any info
  14. looks cold , we are down to 50 degrees here in al. looks great
  15. yrs ago i bought a product that covered just your lights it was cut to exact size and shape and it was opital grade plastic and it was guaranted not to turn yellow. it worked great and also it protected the light against stones. remember the plastic lens use to fogg up and or turn hazy, any way I tried to find it for my journey but guess they quit making it . i remember it cost about$50. back then, i remember catching a big stone on the light and it made a big mark in the plastic but saved the lens from cracking. it was well worth the cost just for that reason alone.......................... P.S. the stuff i used was kind of thick it wasnt a thick plastic sheet.
  16. i have a 2011 mainstreet 3.6 and my gas mileage can be as low as 18mpg in my small town with some country driving but on the avg i get around 20 to 21 mpg. now on trips to the beach in gulf shores al. i will avg 22-25 on the interstate driving at 75- 80 mph. gas mileage always dependends on your speed, stops, and elavation of the road. going out to vegas i got 22-25 going out against the wind and going up with elavations of new mexico but coming back i was getting 30-31mpg elavation going down so that makes a huge difference. overall i love my 2011 and i am happy with the mpg for such a big suv. only problems i had with mine were the front brake rotors and the dealer changed them and put on new pads at 28k and i have 64k on it now with no more problems with the front rotors.i am putting rear pads on the next week so 64k on them and about 36k on the front pads and they look great. hope you decided on what to buy and will be happy with it.. p.s. most drivers use the mpg reading that the car tells you as you are driving down the road but that is NOT a true reading of what you get most of the time. i always check my gallons of gas used aginst the miles i have drove and that is the most relible way to get your true mpg.
  17. i went to leeparts.com then clicked dodge then clicked yr then journey then clicked interior then scrolled down to the elec. heat.. as i said these were for 2009 -2010 yrs. they go under the seat cloth and then wires run to the dash switches as i also said you need to go to dealer to see if they have them for your 2011. this is the same site that they odered my backup camera for my 2011. the dealer didnt even know that the back up cam was alavaible till i brought this to his attention.. good luck
  18. i just looked for them and they have a kit but its for 2009 to 2010 journeys it was a mopar site but check your dealership parts store to see if they have more detailed info the kit listed for $260. plus labor.. good luck my 2011 has the heated seats and my wife loves them as she has a bad back....... p.s. as the were options on 2011 they should be able to add them to yours as they have to stock the parts for repair.
  19. alot of new vec. have a decoupler(spelling is wrong) that that is bloted onto the alt that the belt rides on. my daughter just had one go bad on her 2007 van. the decoupler cost about $45. most mech. usually just changes out the alt as they make more money on that then just fixing the decoupler check it out on u tube. could just be that good luck
  20. could be a tire try rotating your fronts to the rear if goes away then it was a tire,how are the tires wearing even or wearing on the inside or outside edge, had my 2011 aligned at about 60k miles they were wearing on both the inside and outside but good tread in middle always kept them rotated and aired up correctly. mech said it was actually one of the rear tires that was out of aligment. but hey i got 60k out of my kumos so not really complaining about them... P.S. my journey wasnt pulling either way
  21. go to leeparts.com then click on journey parts then typ in 82212533 in search box this is a mopar part. msrp price is $305.00 but his price is $262. plus shipping and tax and then my dealer charged $90. for install and code added to car if your dealer is charging more try a different dealer they all charge different amounts on labor and parts discounts... good luck my dealer charged me $220. for the cam but i get a retiree discount from chrysler but you should get it for about 370 to 400 for the parts and labor...
  22. just had the back up cam installed on mine couple of months ago it will cost about $260 for the cam and about 90.to install it and to add the code to your computer. really like mine good luck
  23. well then go back to the dealer they will show you exactly where they are.......
  24. true the battery is not a warrenty item but if the key fob has went bad it would be covered under the warrenty.
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