bramfrank

There is no recall and the radios are certainly not pieces of sh*t. They are what they are and for the vast majority even the troublesome RB5 works well. Sounds to me more like you have loose connectors than anything else. Popping the module out to check is simple indeed. Bear in mind that most cables have two ends, each with connectors, and the one plugged into the radio might not be the end with the problems. Changing channels . . . there are three places where channels get changed; the touchscreen, the rotary knob and the steering wheel buttons. It could be any of these. Bluetooth . . . that's a module under the dash separate from the TGM (what the radio module is actually called). You might want to simply buy a new radio and plug it in (depending on the year of the vehicle that sources the replacement and it's firmware level you might need an unlock code). Good luck

It certainly isn't FCA's problem, and I tend to agree with the dealer than it was something that was in the vehicle when you bought it, making it Carmax's issue. Carmax might argue that it wasn't a problem with the vehicle itself, but a judge in small claims court would side with you since it was something in the vehicle they sold to you, therefore part of the vehicle and covered. If you make no headway don't push it on the phone, but file a written claim and remand for re-imbursement giving them days to pay you back failing which you will file in Small Claims . . . . then, if they don't pay, file the claim.

There's no latch on my Journey.

Up here in the land of snow and salt we do an annual protective spray, generally using some form of dripless mineral oil - they drill holes in the sheet metal (which they cap with plastic plugs when done) and spray a coating on the inner sheet metal and also the entire underbody - annual is too often in my opinion, but is a requirement for their guarantees - what they don't spray on the Journey, apparently are the rear quarter panels - something to do with access issues - they also don't do the roof pillars and the roof itself or the interior side of the floors. For this I pay about $90 Canadian per year (that works out to about $70 US) and to give you an idea, an old MY2000 LHS which I bought new ran for 13 years before my son killed the engine - there was just a bit of rust starting at the point where the roof meets the front pillar on the driver's side after all that time. At 2late4u pointed out, you guys in the US can get a lifetime factory warranty extension - we can only get 7 years in Canada - those electronics cost a fortune and coverage for engines and transmissions can pay for those plans after a while, though FCA is pretty particular about what constitutes normal wear and tear, if it was available to me in Canada and I was keeping my vehicle long enough to justify the cost I would buy it in a flash. Note that it needs to be a factory OEM warranty; and that in the US you can buy them online at substantial discounts.

You want the REB radio module - there are a whole series of radio modules out there - Dodge Chargers, Chrysler 300s and other Journeys can be donors (not Dodge Darts). But you'll either have to change the antenna and add the cable that goes to it as well or connect a separate satellite antenna that you can stick on the windshield, perhaps behind the mirror. Ebay pricing for the module should be in the $100 range.

If you still have warranty just take it to the dealer. If you don't you can roll by a local car stereo place and discuss buying a new radio or speakers, as required - They'll tell you which you need. If it turns out to be the stereo itself you can buy a new one on ebay for $100 or so. It takes about 10 minutes to swap. RHA=no Sirius, REB=with Sirius. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X(chrysler%2C+dodge)+(reb%2C+rha).TRS0&_nkw=(chrysler%2C+dodge)+(reb%2C+rha)&_sacat=0

Did they charge you for the battery? If so, go back and get your money back. I changed dealers when mine told me to pay for diagnostics. They wouldn't even credit the charge if they found a covered problem. That was 4 cars ago and I spread the word liberally about them here in the Montreal area.

Are you jumping it properly? Because it sure seems like a dead battery. It could be due to a bad alternator or alternator control unit, but even so I'd expect to see something happen when you try to jump the vehicle. What does the voltage read for the outlet at the rear of the center console (the cigarette lighter socket for the 2nd row)? That has unswitched power.

Interesting . . . . 'Canada Mode'. This is a sales code, not a region specifier. And since there is a menu item in settings that allows you to select US or Metric units, so if your vehicle switched over, you simply go and switch it back.

Technically it is simple: Look at the connector at the rear of the TGM (radio module) and if the 3 pins assigned for the video have wires in them then you are prewired. Mine had those wires, but for the life of me I was unable to find the connection out back and so I ran the cable that came in my 2011 kit and the dealer inserted the pins, replacing the connections that were there previously

Does the radio work? If it does then you at least can get it into accessory mode. Could this be as simple as a bad park position sensor? Have you tried the emergency backup procedure for the FOB (which is to press the plastic end of the FOB against the starter button instead of your finger)? It uses a secondary proximity tag and reader. Have you tried disconnecting the battery for a half hour to see if resetting the computers will bring it back to life? If you're out of ideas it is time to let the dealer have a go at it.

While there is no technical barrier to installing automatic headlights it requires the appropriate switch and replacement of the ambient sensor (assuming you have one at all - the sensor is the little ball thing peeking through the dash up front in the middle) with one that has a photocell. There *may* be a wire required to carry the signal from that photocell and then you'd need to have the dealer enable the sales code. What can't presently be done is to activate Daytime Running Lights, which is a damned shame.

Nope. Same bumper as the R/T, just with a metallic silver trim. My '14 has the same bumper. No issues. My bumper lines up on both sides.

My '14 Crossroad has suffered exactly none of your issues. Not one. And the fuel tank capacity is not related to what YOU can pump in and you can't drain it completely (and you wouldn't want to, because of sediment and water that collects at the bottom) ad you don't want to run it too far below empty, because that fuel is used to cool the fuel pump - expose it too many times and it will burn up (not a Dodge thing, MOST cars use the fuel in the tank as coolant for the fuel pump). I have the extra cost silver paint and it sure looks like the colors differ from panel to panel, but the reality is that it is an optical illusion on my vehicle - testing the color with a meter shows that they are exactly the same. I managed to mildly warp the disks on my '11, which were a lot smaller and thinner than the ones on my '14. It would take a fair amount of hard braking to kill those. There is an annoying vibration/rattle-sort-of-sound from the passenger seat back, but there isn't anything I can do about that. All in all, and especially considering their price point, the Journeys (plural) I've owned have been great vehicles.

I was going to extol the virtues of an extended warranty because the fact that your vehicle is out of warranty didn't show on the 'unread topics' page. About the only thing I might suggest is that your unit may not actually be broken, but MIGHT simply have corrupt maps and that updating the firmware in that case will do nothing to fix it. You would need to reload the maps to try and that is something of a job to organise from scratch - the thread about fixing the 'can't unlock maps' problem does not work for the older radios like yours. Maybe there's someone here who purchased a map update for their 2012 who would let you have their DVD (or a copy of their DVD) to try a reload, because buying the disk ($160) is not going to be pleasant if it doesn't fix the problem. Your dealer will be even more expensive and he knows about as much about the system as you do.

My understanding is that there is no 'engineer mode' in the later (2012 and onward) 8.4 uconnect TGMs and in any case the link you provided is for a different product altogether.

It can be done, but your dealer will deny all knowledge and there are strategic limitations as to what you can do which depend on what options you have for your vehicle now. In my opinion if you really wanted the 8.4" display you probably should have bought a vehicle with it already installed.

Well, since the design of the body hasn't changed since 2009 and yours is a 2015 it isn't an 'early production' issue and since the R/T has always had the crossbar, it isn't going to be related to the Crossroad, which has been in production since the 2014 model year (i.e. 2013). I'm on my second Journey and I've been here since 2011 and have never heard of a issue with the physical bumper mount, so I don't know how common this issue may be, but with the bombed out roads we have here in Montreal if anything was going o break because it wasn't strong enough it would probably happen here. If your bumper is drooping from a broken mount of some sort then I wonder if it isn't because someone 'bumped your bumper'?

Assuming he could add the sales code it would certainly not void the warranty. I don't believe (but I could be wrong) that they have any clue of vehicle's home state (beyond Cali emission compliance requirements) though they do know the country of delivery.

They seem to survive anywhere from 2 weeks to forever and for the record, the current software does not solve the problem, which is more than likely a hardware design issue with the navigator board in the TGM.

Too bad about the operating frequencies. I would presume the extreme cost and lack of available 3rd party product for the Aussie version is tied to the very low demand for it. Check these out: https://www.moparpartsoverstock.com/p/DODGE__/TRANSMITTER-Export-Integrated-Key-FOB-GXM--GXR/6747692/05026377AG.html https://keyfobbob.com/products/2009-2012-oem-refurbished-dodge-journey-fobik-smart-key-remote-05026377ag?variant=32937941508 http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X05026377AG.TRS0&_nkw=05026377AG&_sacat=0

Easy enough to watermark them with a very obvious tag AND to copyright them. Our company once got hit for about $30K when the advertising agency used stock photos on our web site without getting a license . . . . . .

Please take a night photo of the light patterns (both high and low beams) against a garage door from about 30 or so feet away . . . . . . Thanks

Anyone in the Montreal area interested in 3 good OEM 19" Kuhmo tires for the DJ with about 75% (8/32") of their tread left? I'm in the West Island. I split a sidewall on one tire and decided to replace all four tires. If you want them let me know, then come and get them. Otherwise they get recycled. A contribution wouldn't be inappropriate and would be appreciated, but is not mandatory.

3 hours? What did they do for 3 hours? If you have the message on screen they order a new radio. By now it is SOP and should be in the computer.