bramfrank

There is no longer a user accessible engineering menu in the RE2/RB5. They now only make the dealer menu available.

As to the comment about centrifugal force being hogwash . . . . THAT is hogwash. The reason you got the update as quickly as you did was either because the sensor was sending it's once per hour transmission, or the act of changing tire pressure ALSO wakes up the sensor. Tire pressure doesn't change fast enough (or reliably enough) in the minute or so after starting to roll to wake up the sensor.

It can figure out whether you are accelerating (outward force increasing) or decelerating (outward force decreasing) and whether you are going one way or the other, based on rotational force vectors - they can imply whether it is forward or backward based on how large the outward forces are and in what rotational direction the acceleration was . . . of course they can get all of that and a lot more right from the speedometer circuit. Pressure is a no-brainer and the temperature value could be used to compensate for the pressure reading based on a Boyle's Law calculation which in turn suggests you'd always be displaying the 'cold tire pressure value' as calculated, based on the real value. But the one in the DJ is just a dumb sensor and it outputs in 1 psi steps - it isn't particularly accurate, either.

The simple fact is that the sensor has no idea which direction it is spinning - acceleration and deceleration impact on perceived direction, but the sensor could only tell which by integrating it with change in outward force, but to what purpose?. It is only centrifugal force that activates these devices and at fixed speeds the entire moment of force is directly outward from the hub of the wheel.

The concern was that if they were on the outside, not only would they be 'backwards', which is ridiculous, but that they might be too far from the pickup.

Does your tire shop believe that if you do a four wheel cross rotation, that they'd have to remove the tires that changed sides, rotate the sensors, remount the tires and rebalance them? Makes you wonder. As to which wheel is sensed where? In the olden days of 10 and more years ago you used to have a 'learning magnet' to teach the car which wheel was where. On modern Chrysler vehicles there are three antennas - they are used to determine which sensor is closest to each of three wheels and the last is the one that isn't as close.

The best you can hope for is that they integrate the 8.2A system into the vehicle before the redesign, but they are not at all likely to do any major changes to the current system.

It's actually neat - the system reads the message to you. You can respond with a canned message - if your phone can handle it you can also dictate a reply.

If you really want text message support maybe you should consider getting a different phone . . . . . when the 6P I bought turned out not to support the feature, I went back to my carrier and got an S7. The S7 was more expensive than the 6P but they ate the difference and now my message button is lit.

This topic is only about messaging support on the DJ infotainment system.

Not shutting off has never been an issue for these radios as far as I know. Ever. So that implies that the revision of the firmware is not a likely culprit. I suppose that something might have glitched some code somewhere in the vehicle - it might not even be in the radio, however. In any case reloading the radio firmware - even the same version - won't hurt and might solve the problem. But when you say 'won't shut off', do you mean that the radio stays on overnight? Does it shut off with the battery rundown protection? Is it the radio? Or is it that everything in the accessory power system (lights on the start button stay lit)?

Samsung S5 and S7, Blackberry Bold 9700, Lumia 520, 635, 640, 920 - all work. Strangely Nexus 6P does not.

If you don't have leather inserts you get plastic ones, which makes it very obvious. From year-to-year little trim bits and feature combinations change for reasons known only to the bean counters at FCA. In 2011 you didn't get to choose your engine, for example - You bought a base model and got he 2.4, but if I recall correctly the 3.6 was standard in everything else. Your Mainstreet was the equivalent of an SXT, I believe.

I think there's a missing link. Here's one to a video on the changing procedure for a Caravan - possibly the same as the previous poster intended to include:

You can get a brand new leftover 2015 Journey for that also - it depends on inventory where you live. But the Kia will get better gas mileage than anything she'd consider from FCA and there is the warranty. A 23 year-old without children doesn't usually need anything like the Journey, let alone anything in the Caravan class. On top of this, with the reduced warranties on the '16 FCA models in the US I think they've done a disservice to the marketability of the product.

Why would you buy a car 'as is' without having it checked out.

You bought it from a retailer. Have you even bothered to discuss the issue with them? I don't know what the laws are in your state, but I suspect that there is an implied warranty and that you have recourse. Make them fix it or refund your money, noting that HOW you approach them likely affects the ease of getting the matter resolved.

Seems to me that if you paid to have your power steering hose replaced and you were asked to pay for it, this is the time to be asking for a refund. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fiat-chrysler-journey-recall-1.3571152

Nope. Nothing under the seat in my Journey, so I guess not. You could easily call a Dodge dealer and he *should* be able to tell you if your vehicle is up to date . . . why shouldn't he? After all I'm certain he'd be more than happy to charge to apply any outstanding updates.

There was a rundown issue caused by software in the ECU a couple of yeas ago. Also, iIf you have the premium sound package (with the subwoofer) there was a software issue a few years ago with the amplifier that is under the passenger seat in vehicle. Ask the dealer to make certain that your vehicle is up to date.

Actually, what they've done is to recall the vehicles and yours isn't among those that have been recalled, even though what they REALLY were recalling are radios in the build range of the recalled vehicles . . . . . and they ignored vehicles with the right radio that are outside of the build range, I suspect that if you had a quiet, patient chat with someone at Customer Service at FCA and explained that they put a radio from the range of defective radios into your vehicle (and explained how you know that it is in the range of 'bad radios') they might relent If you checked and if the navigator software your radio is running version CTP13, CTP14 or CTP15 then you do have one of the recalled radios. If you'd like to repair it yourself PM me and we can discuss the procedure and you can decide whether you'd like to save the $100 and spend the time to 'do it'.

Recalls are not only for safety issues - mandated recalls (one's ordered my the NHTSA) are, but the manufacturer can recall vehicles for any reason and they clearly felt that they weren't going to win any popularity contests by ignoring the issue . . . . . though they are still obvious screwing around with situations like MSP1330's

Stuff happens, and this is supposedly due to a software bug. They claim to have found the problem and 'the fix' is to update the firmware. To this end recall R65 was issued for vehicles with the latest radio and bad software to update that software and/or replace the radio with one that has the updated software should it be that the radio comes in for the recall with issues. I believe that the issue goes further back (and forward) and I have heard of a couple of owners who suffered the 'can't unlock maps' issue after the recall was supposedly performed (though unless I look at the affected radios I choose to believe that the dealer may not have properly executed the recall. On the other hand, the radios need not actually be swapped. They can be repaired in the field. One serious issue in the text of the R65 document is that it implies that the fix is a one-time thing. If indeed it doesn't correct the situation I'm certain FCA will step up But it may require some coercion. But there IS a recall. That's what R65 is.

THEY had to change it, but IT didn't have to be changed. I've brought these back from the dead and it is relatively simple to do. If you read what I wrote you'll know that I think it is an FCA policy for some reason, perhaps because the fix requires about 2 hours of someone babysitting the vehicle while it processes the data. Supposedly they've got it figured out now (finally). The latest software for the radio and navigator have been incorporated into the R65 recall. The only problem is that if they DON'T have it figured out, the recall implies that this is a one-shot affair - they go at it and then you're on your own. If you have the latest radio, a decent Internet connection, a reasonable 8 gig USB stick and a couple of hours to spend on it I can probably walk you though the repair and you can avoid going back to the dealer. I would need to know what firmware your navigator is running, which you can read as it begins to start up.

We get lots of snow up here. We get lots of rain. I have not noticed the vehicle to be particularly noisy in either environment. I have not needed AWD to get through anything nature has yet to throw at us. My vehicles do get rustproofed, because they toss a lot of grit and salt down on the highways. It also protects the electricals. If it reduces the amount of road noise that's a positive, but I wouldn't know since I've never had them on the road without rustproofing. The 6 is a expensive adder and I have yet to *need* the power that it brings to the vehicle - my last was a 4 and we have some pretty steep hills here - have never had any issues whatsoever with either engine and except for less than face-crushing acceleration at highway speeds, which are not in the 'necessary' column, the things both can do over 100 mph in any configuration. But as I mentioned, the price for the vehicle in question seems to be on the high side when brand new '15s can be had for the same or less money.