Timon

What I wish the Journey did when the key leaves the car with the engine running is to not allow the vehicle to be taken out of park. Sure someone can still use the manual override someone could also tow the vehicle away. When I'm out with one of my dogs and I need to go into a store where they are not allowed I always leave the engine running. I'd prefer to use the remote start but it has a 15 minute timeout. BTW, I'm also installing a remote alarm so I know if the inside temperature goes up as a backup incase the engine quits.

It's been awhile but I thought I'd do an update. The module on the top of the windshield is a humidity sensor. Found that in the online wiring diagrams. Those diagrams have come in quite handy. The other thing I found is the location of the GPS antenna which is located on the dash according to the location drawing on the wiring diagrams.

Update, I found a great site where I can actually look at the wiring diagrams. I found the actual wiring for the harness along with the connector information. Chrysler Wiring Diagrams This is fine when the DJ is towing something but I need to be able to tow the DJ on a dolly behind a motorhome with the rear wheels down. The issue is tail and brake lights. Even on a DJ with LED tail lights the turn signals are standard bulbs so that easy. The brake lights are another story. Normally one would just connect across the stoplight switch but that's not easy on the DJ. The only way I can see to do it is if one can send a signal into pin 18 of the body module which is how the ABS module turns on the brake lights. Need to talk to dodge. Tail lights will require flipping the headlight switch manually but I can live with that. If your wondering why not just stick on external lights, well I really don't want a bunch of scratches from the magnets. The real solution to this would be a CAN bus interface that would command the various lights to turn on and off but that's a lot of work.

I'm looking for a way to control the turn, stop and tail lights from another vehicle while towing our journey on a dolly behind a motor home rather than sticking on extra lights. Out journey is a 2014 with the led tail lights. Sure wish someone made a controller that plugged into the CAN bus but I've not found any. Stop lights are somewhat easy as one can just tap into the switch on the brakes as if you were adding a break controller. You can manually turn on the tail lights but I'd rather allow the tail lights line from the motorhome do that so you don't forget. Turn signals is the hardest one to control.

I'm planing to pay full price at the dealer but I expect them to flash it for free. I figure that will be cheaper than buying at a discount and paying them to flash my Journey.

Just thought I'd update the thread. I just found out, while looking at what license you need to pull a 39' 5th wheel, that in California any trailer over 1,500 lbs is required to have brakes.

Are you sure that the part number was 68080976AA and not 68080976AC? The 68080976AC I can find in many locations but not the 68080976AA.

I had a feeling it might have been fr the fuel system as it looked like a tube might have been going too it. Thanks.

An SRT Journey, you have to be kidding! Still it looks great. Now I'd like to see more interior and external views.

Now is someone can find the ones for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 we'd be in great shape.

I don't want to just start pulling on it so I was wondering if someone know how to correctly remove the front overhead console? I need to mount a couple of devices and I figure if I can mount brackets behind the console I can let them extend out between the console and headliner so I don't have to drill any holes in the console since the replacement cost is almost $200. I also need to route cables from there and down the A pillars. Thanks Should have looked harder, I found it. This is just something I curious about. While I was looking at what I need to do when mounting my hitch I notices a black plastic box, likely made out of ABS, that sits just to the drivers side of the jack storage box. It looks like it has an electrical connection which comes out of the same harness the tow light cable, the backup sensors and the rear crash sensor comes out of. I'd look up the part number on the label but too much of the label is hidden. I've looked through the parts lists and have not yet found it. So does anyone that works on Journeys happen to know what this boxes function is. As I said I'm just curious about its function. Sorry, I just notices I put this in the Exterior section rather than the Interior section, Can one of the Moderators please move it. Could the Moderators change the title to "What this box under the Journey next to the Jack Storage Box? Thanks

It's true and there are several threads that go over this in detail.

I know this is a old thread but just to make it complete by adding one point. The connector always has 12V on the red wire, the fuse is in the cabin fuse block, however the control unit won't drive the relays until the system is flashed.

It is posiable to leave the car running and lock it up and it will run that long but not from a remote start. Now personally I wish you could remote start and have it run that long. Currently if you leave it running someone can break in and drive it away.

I think the word JOURNEY would look better the DODGE accross the front.