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reminds me of my 2001 dodge truck i had that was only month or two old i took it down and had the muffler and converter cut off ( i know was supposed to be illegal to do that)and 2 flow masters put on and on my way home i stopped and filled it with gas and then went by where my wife worked and dropped it off and got her caravan to go fill it up and went home with it,,,,well when she came in the house after work ( she was late getting home) she was hollering there is something bad wrong with the truck so i only drove 25mph to get home LOL a 10 minute drive took her almost an hour,,, she didnt think was as funny as i did tho.....

i would be more interested how it sounds from the inside during accereating and also during normal cruising mode to hear if it was an annoying loud hum inside the journey,,,usually it sounds nice when you are young and enjoy the sound but can get annoying when on a long trip or wanting to listen to your music or talking

For many years the caravans all had roof rails and the crossbars and then they just started installing just the rails but no bars (as many drivers never used it and also probally saved them a ton of $$$$$) and then they started not even putting the rails on the top.... just another way of saving $$ if they dont have to install them.

GLAD you took the time to post this for other journey owners,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,most posters after they get it fixed fail to report back on what they did

my grandson gmc truck it was an old the brake light part went bad about 2 yrs ago but i google it. and that is how i found the problem and also found out gm had a recall done on his type of truck but his had never been done so we were able to get it fixed for free from the dealership, i dont know if there is a recall on the journeys for this as this is the first ive ever heard that it was a common problem, oh well just thought you might want to check with a dealer to see if it would have been covered and maybe get reimbursed

i would take it take to a garage that specializes on electrical problems, give them as much info on problem and what you have done and also tell them about the flickering that you have seen

there are lots of places that can get you a fob now locally other than dealerships ask about it on F B or check with your better grade key shops in town

someone once mentioned about tracking devices used by dealerships that get forgotten about after it is sold causing a drain long shot and have no idea on how to find it, hope you get it figured out

welcome to the group

first off Welcome to the group,second i am sure some will chime in maybe with some help as i know nothing about this stuff. and also in the states we dont have diesel but with this problem that shouldnt matter, hope you will be able to resolve your problem without to much trouble and hope you get yrs of service from your journey as well,stay safe and well

worn out brake pads as well can cause the brake light to come on,at least it did for my daughters caravan a few yrs ago, was the rear brakes causing low brake fluid due to the brake shoes wore out

have no idea

sorry if we offended you as we dont know all what has been done or where it has been done, sounds like you need a different repair place this isn't fixable over the internet, yes Dodge dealership cost more but they give a better warranty and also they take better care of the problem, sorry you are finding this out the hard way, i hear jasper transmissions are one of the better repair shops , google them and look for one of their repair shops and they do offer longer warranties as well, good luck

My dealership ( in Alabama) tells me oem repairs at the dealership come with a 2 yr unlimited mileage on each repair

dont sit in the rear then...LOL just kidding probally the rear heater core is going bad

most scrap yards can order them for you from wrecks , dealership, or go online most oem can be ordered new as well.craigslist, and also F.B marketplace

Might be a wheel bearing,,,,my daughters patriot that she uses for her mail route and it was making a noise and it was the loudest at around 30 mph, her reg mech had replaced both front cv axles as they were both bad and clicking and around the same time replaced both front and the left rear wheel bearing but their was still a loud noise and he said the right rear wheel bearing was okay and he was saying the noise was her diff bearing going bad BIG $$$$ on a patriot and i asked him about the last wheel bearing being bad and he said no it was good,well a long story being made short i put in the dealership to be checked and it was the rear bearing was bad, cost us about twice what her reg mech would have charged but was a hell of a lot cheaper than the differential being replaced, also her regular mech didnt want to replace the diff so he wasn't trying to drive up business for himself.

I actually miss the rear windows in the caravans that would tilt out with a flip of a switch, I used that quite a bit,and yes if you had read your car manual you would have read about this problem when using the rear windows....

Just get use to it all journeys do it most of the time

actually hope your battery is up to snuff,did you have the alt checked to see if it is charging correctly? be sure to report back on what you find for others to use the info, good luck

i have to admit the dealership i use is a great one, not quite as good as they use to be ,as they have all new service people there but still leaps and bounds better than the dealership that is closer to me,takes me about extra 20 minutes to get to the cullman dodge dealership but it is worth it. have been dealing with them for around 15 yrs now

i have mentioned it before but would be good to mention it again, BEFORE buying or having any service work done check your dealership close to you, before having work done or buying parts as they all charge different prices and it could cost you quite a bit more if you dont,,, that said i was going to have my daughters jeep patriot trans fluid changed and after watching a you tube video on it i am not going to do it myself,so i called 3 different dodge dealerships and one was 230. one said it would between 200-300 wouldn't even give me a firm price and the one i am going with was 179 and also by the way it is the same dealership i have used for the last 15 yrs and they do great work, but such a difference in price... also this just a fluid dump and refill as the filter is actually inside the trans so it is not serviceable without removing the trans... the fluid is $25. a quart and takes 7 quarts according to the specs so actually the 179 is almost just the cost of the fluid.. and us journey people complain about having to changer a battery in a fender location.

would run it by a local transmission shop for their advice, if its dripping it will run out sooner or later doing a lot ,ore damage, probally just a seal but get it checked

The water comes in when spraying the top of the door with water just like if you were washing the car.................Are you saying the top edge of the door where it meets the roof or the top edge on the door of the window...sounds like your door rubber seal (weather striping) has a gap or small area that it leaks, if water is getting in thur the window area of the door then your drains on the door are plugged.