OhareFred Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hi all. Just taking delivery of a 2018 Jeep Cherokee Latitude Plus. The car comes with the new 8.4 C3 radio, no nav. What I discovered is ALL C3 radios come equipped with nav, the dealer just has to unlock the feature. Prices range between $500-600 dollars, so Im going to wait till I get a 20/25% off service cupon and have it done, then my cost will be between $400-480. Hopefully its the same for Dodge! Sure is going to make that upgrade easier! Just wanted to give some info out! Merry Christmas everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 $500 to “unlock” a feature? You gotta be kidding me. larryl and OhareFred 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 I more than strongly suspect that the discount won't apply to activating the feature, but you can always try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted December 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Applies to any parts or service. Am also finding out it can be as low as $300. Ill let you know when I do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Still. Pay that much for a feature that is Prone to failure issues? I’ll stick to waze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 Just now, jkeaton said: Still. Pay that much for a feature that is Prone to failure issues? I’ll stick to waze. As far as anyone knows, the 8.4A (which is what he was referring to) is reliable - even the one in the DJ isn't 'bad'. They do have a small number (relative to the total number in circulation) of units that exhibit issues; likely a manufacturing defect; but considering that the 8.4N is/was used over 4 product lines over an 8 year period, it isn't as serious an issue as *we* might think. though if I owned one of the affected units and had to suffer through FCA's rather idiotic protocols for dealing with the matter I'd be mightily pi**ed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesjasonk Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 I know this is a really dumb question... How do you find out if you have a C3 radio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted December 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) I am not sure, but from what I have seen they all are 8.4 inch touch screens with UConnect Access on 2017 & newer cars. Might be earlier, but I don’t know. Maybe Bamfrank knows, he’s big on the radios..... my build sheet even says “nav activation available, see your dealer..... Edited December 21, 2017 by OhareFred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 The RB5 is as good as it gets for the Journey. While I've not looked at any of the 2018s, but the 2017s I've driven have the usual RE2 or B5 (without nav or with respectively). And given the short remaining lifespan for the model, FCA isn't likely to have engineered anything new into the platform. There's nothing on the 2017 or 2018 build sheets I've looked at to suggest the 8.4A is in the Journey and I saw no reference to 'nav activation available'. If you message me with your VIN I'll see what FCA has to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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