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Holy craaaap!! How in the world could someone have that much time to strip a vehicle???? Plus they left all the high dollar parts.....That would cool to stick a DJ body on though. They want $18,000 for that?

Do not know. There are 6 different transmissions that have been used since 2009 according to Wikipedia. 4-speed Ultradrive 41TE automatic 5-speed Magna T355 manual 6-speed Aisin BG6 manual 6-speed Fiat C635 manual 6-speed Getrag Mps6 DCT automatic 6-speed Ultradrive 62TE automatic I would assume you would have to use the exact same one. As far as the engine goes, I cant imagine a hemi would be interchangeable with a V6. But, with enough money, anything is possible. You wanting to hemi your DJ???

Been about a year since we purchased our beloved 2013 DJ SXT. Bought it used at Carmax, had just shy of 9,000 miles and we got it for less than $18,000. Balance of factory warranty (of course) and also purchased an extended 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty (bumper to bumper). She now has 24,500 miles on her. I've done 2 oil changes, full synthetic, Wix extended mileage filter (due for another, I dont wait for the indicator, every 5000 miles is all I'm comfortable with, getting ready to do another this weekend). I just rotated the tires again. Brakes still have tons of life (over 3/8" on all, cudos to Chrysler or Fiat for addressing the brake issue). We have taken her on a trip to Chicago last spring (1500 miles round trip) and to Florida this past summer (1200 mile round trip) and I must say, she took it all i stride. Averaging 25-26 mpg. Not great, but she was fully loaded with 4-5 passengers each time. Never missed a beat. Comfortable, smooth, etc. The DJ is my wifes daily driver. If there was something wrong, she would tell me, you know how that goes...... : ) Have made one dealer visit, just before the Chicago trip, to make sure everything was A-OK. They did a couple of software updates and that has been the extent of dealer interaction (we have a great dealer here, always take care of us). Pros: Comfortable both to drive and to ride. Love the reclining second row seats and the ability to control my own HVAC when in the front. (separate driver/passenger settings) Style. Everywhere we go, people we interact with comment on how pretty she is, how much room is inside, etc. Power. Enough for me in stock form. Gets up and goes when I want her to. No problem merging, overtaking grandma on that one stretch of two lane road when we get stuck behind her, or powering past a semi on the interstate when doing 70 and you just want to get past. Brakes!!! After replacing the rotors and pads on our 09 twice before 20,000 miles, it is so nice to have them work like they are supposed to and last longer. Tires. Stock Kuhmos still have plenty of life. I keep the pressures checked and rotate every 5000 miles. No problems at all, even in the snow we had last winter (not much by Canadian standards, but plenty for around here). I just know what the limitations are and I drive according to the conditions, never had a problem. HVAC: Works good. No problems with front or rear systems. Audio: No problems to report. Love the bass from the stock system. Have no plans to upgrade anything. It sounds great as is. No problems with starting, running or turning off. FOB's work fine. Love being able to just pull on the door handle without having to push any buttons to gain entry. DRL's: Turned them on using the touch screen. No problems. Lighting: Upgraded all interior to LED's. No problem using normal LED (CANBUS not required). Headlights and fogs plenty bright enough for me. Am not considering upgrading to HID's like I did with the 09 (which had horrid headlights) Cons: Transmission is still clunky. Upshifts too soon for my style. Shudders on downshifts sometimes. Clanks now and then. I've done some research on these issues and I'm not too concerned. I just accept it and drive on. If something does go wrong, we have a warranty, and a free rental (made sure of that upon purchase and have it in writing). Drivers seat back right side will sometimes move if I shift my position. Kinda like one side "clicks" back and the other side stays put. Keeping an eye on this as it might turn out to be a mechanical issue with the ratcheting system for the seat back. (warranty issue if it gets too bad). Oil filters: Too dang expensive. Don't know why they figure doing away with an actual metal filter and only have a paper one will end up costing more money...lol. Washing: So many crevices and nooks/crannies. Makes washing her almost twice as long as washing my Eclipse. Brake dust!! Can't wait till the OEM pad wear out so I can replace with ceramic. The car will remain in pristine clean condition but the wheels get dirty so fast!!! Bugs the crap out of me. No roof rack cross bars. Why in the world they would do that is beyond me. I should have snagged them off the 09 when we traded it in. As you can see, I dont have many complaints at all. I can live with each and every one because the pros far outweigh the cons. And the cons are more cosmetic (aside from the transmission or drivers seat). In heartbeat, I would buy another. I am currently looking for another DD for myself, and am solely looking at Chrysler products. I had a 1999 Sebring convertible last year that leaked oil something awful (common problem on the 2.7L V6), so I sold it and bought a 2005 Eclipse spyder convertible (still Chrysler made for the most part). I'm now looking at a newer Sebring, 200 or PT Cruiser convertible (love convertibles). Anyhoo,,,,happy motoring my DJ friends. Though I'd bring you up to date. Cheers!

Yes, use the search function. Lots of threads. http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/5574-fog-lights-before-and-after-leds/?hl=%2Blight+%2Bbulbs#entry36209

Rear end seals are a pretty good thing........ Gotta love how you can interpret things here....

Whats that got to do with chroming??

Best advice ever.

Usually those features are found on more upscale (read: more expensive) vehicles. I've not become complacent enough to absolutely have to have the mirrors and seats move by themselves for me. Remember there was a day when power windows and air conditioning were options......

Welcome to the forum!

As stated, the DRL's are the high beam lights on reduced voltage. Turn your headlights and flick the high beams on, the ones that are on when the high beams are on are the DRL's. They only operate in drive, when the headlight switch is in the off position.

Year? Mileage? Removed the wheels yet to see if anything obvious? CV joints make a ticking/clicking noise when going bad, but that is usually on high mileage.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome!

Yes. http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/5818-removed-rear-resonators/?hl=exhaust#entry38322 Moved to the correct section. Welcome to the forum.

I've owned numerous Chrysler/Dodge products over the years as well as other manufacturers both foreign and domestic. From my experience, Chrysler products have been no better/no worse from a maintenance or problem/issue/reliability standpoint. I fully understand no vehicle is perfect and accept that every vehicle will have some flaw or component failure somewhere, sometime. The Journey did change my opinion about that particular segment as there is NOTHING else out there that compares to the features, style, engine, performance, etc in a similar price range. There is more bang for the buck in the DJ than any other similar 7 person CUV/SUV out there. This is our second Journey, and I've said this before, it won't be the last. The first vehicle I ever owned was a Dodge (1969 Charger), and I plan on making a Dodge the last vehicle I ever own as well. Agree with bigstr: MOPAR or NO CAR!

Code P0406 is "EGR SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH" , Code C121C is "TORQUE REQUEST SIGNAL DENIED". Could be a PCM problem or other electricall gremlin. I have not heard of these on the DJ, so I would think the dealer would be the best bet. Good luck and post back the results.

This ^^. Should also be a description in your owners manual.

This is how we discovered ours is a "Hero".

Good luck to you.

Took ours to the dealer for a "checkup" after we bought it. They performed a couple of updates to some modules, but the shifting is still not as I'd like. I just shift manually. It clunks, shudders, upshifts too soon, etc. But, I just figure it's part of the package, so I learn to workk around it. I just keep driving it until I can duplicate the issues before I take it in again.

Ask the dealer. My guess is it is normal. This has been discussed before. Mine does the same thing. I just keep my foot on the brake till I need to go.

"TPMS": Accronym for "I never remember to periodically check my tire pressures"....

Welcome to the forum!

Subject has been beat to death. There are tons of threads on here regarding oil change intervals. Search for them. As stated somewhere else, change it whenever you want. http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/6028-oil-change-interval/?hl=change http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/5998-stupid-oil-question/?hl=change http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/5968-why-doesnt-my-dj-want-new-oil-yet/?hl=change http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/5918-typical-oil-monitoring-system-ocis/?hl=change http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/5831-3k-miles-or-computer/?hl=change

Welcome! I'll take the chrom rims off your hands.....