Psyke

Hi folks, Has anyone been told that the secondary dimmer switch in their Journey (2011 or 2012), which is supposed to control the door/map pocket lights (according to the manual), is actually a dummy switch? I have lighting in the map/bottle holder area, and it's dimmed by the main dimmer switch. The secondary switch doesn't do anything at all. (door panel lights don't dim with either switch). thanks! Steph S.

I've always refused extra's like that as they are useless in most cases; I have kids (3 year old and 11 year old) and they've dropped plenty of things on the cloth seats (melted chocolate..ugh...)and all have come out with a simple wet cloth. the only thing I had a problem with was blood in the headliner from mosquito I killed...but then again, I don't believe they protect the headliner For the rust protections, while some people swear by it, out of the factory should be more than sufficient if you take care of rinsing/cleaning off the salt from your car over the winter months. 2 years ago, my old Caliber had the paint cracked on the rear passenger door due to some shmuck running into it and it never rusted. The metals and factory treatment of them have come a long way over the last 15-20 years... Cheers! Steph S.

We just picked up a new '12 Crew this past Monday to replace our 4 year old Caliber, and love it. The interior is gorgeous/spacious and having the flexibility of the 3rd row seatin is fantastic. We had test driven both the Journey and the Caravan, and while they shared the same engine and other mechanicals, the journey won hands down. Like you, the one thing I didn't really care for were the Chrome 19's. I also tried to get them to drop that option, particularly when trying to find tires for them were like a treasure hunt (and an expensive one at that). I'm going to drop down to 17's when I get winter tires, and then start looking at 17's rims for the following spring. Cheers! Steph S.