The power steering hose blew on our 2010 Dodge Journey this winter in extreme cold weather. Warranty was expired so we had to pay to get it fixed. I have the receipt somewhere, it was around $1,000 I think. The dealer said to keep it in case there is a recall up here in Canada, then they would be able to re-imburse the cost. This is a part that fails almoast always in very cold weather... and they only do a recall in the US?? We contacted Dodge Canada and they said they would look into why this recall is not in Canada. This part fails so often on Dodge Journeys (and other models) that every time there is really cold weather the dealer runs out of stock. We were going to have to wait 2 to 3 weeks until we got Dodge Canada involved. Then they said that we would be better off to get the existing hose fixed by a local shop. It would be faster, cheaper and better! What they do is seal the hose and put a rubber sleeve around it. This makes it stronger than the original. This problem has been going on for over 4 years, enough already!
