William Burke Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 We recently bought a 2010 Dodge Journey R/T. Very nice car, but when we bought it the horn didn't work. After taking back to the dealer who worked in tandem with the Dodge dealer they fixed the horn. It took 6 weeks for them to try everything under the sun. According to the dealer there were 2 wires missing from the wiring harness that made the horn work. The reason unknown. The car came from Canada. Now we have new issues: after turning the car off, 3 instrument panel lights stay on for 15 minutes. Odometer, clock and exterior thermometer. Then they shut off. As for the dome lights, when opening the door the dome lights should go on, but only the front passenger side door and drivers side rear door work. Other 2 doors no go! Anyone know what is going on here?? We are very frustrated!! Any ideas welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Solstice Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 There are so many possibilities here. The doors could be individual switches or you may have a bad ground. The horn story is suspect and makes one wonder if someone has down some alterations. If that is true, who knows what else has been done. Either a trusted garage or a wiring diagram to troubleshoot your self. jkeaton, 2late4u and William Burke 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) agree with the above post,if wires are missing its because of someone removing them ,as from the factory they would have been there and the horn would have worked, did you get a car fax or anything on this journey? the rear door lights would be a switch not being activated or possible wiring messed up .sounds like your car has been involved in an accident or something for wires being missing and being repaired maybe by a fly by night repair shop so it might not show up in paperwork somewhere....good luck P.S. nice looking car for its age.... Edited July 29, 2019 by 2late4u OhareFred, William Burke and jkeaton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Yes guys thanks! I have it in with a auto electric pro right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 P.S. We did get the Carfax. No accidents were showed there. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Only 83,000 miles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, William Burke said: Yes guys thanks! I have it in with a auto electric pro right now! make sure post back what they find for others esp about the doors jkeaton and William Burke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rswick Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Yea please let us know. I'm starting to just wonder if this year is just prone to electrical issues. Ive been having electrical issues in my 2010 forever. Horn going off randomly and sometimes car just wont start. Hear one click and never tried to turn over. I've been through 3 starters thinking they kept going bad. New alternator and battery. Starting to think this connection to the fuse box may be the problem... Summer Solstice, William Burke and jkeaton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Solstice Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Given the amount of corrosion that you have there you likely have it elsewhere as well. 2late4u and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) The starting thing happened to me once too. I tried with both key fobs, no go. Came back a couple hours later and double clicked the unlock button and it started right up! I don't get it! The electric guy got the instrument panel lights solved, but still working on the door issues. Edited July 30, 2019 by William Burke jkeaton, Summer Solstice and 2late4u 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted August 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 After a lot of diagnostics, looks like we're back to the TiPM! $1000 plus labor! We did purchase an expensive warranty. Insurance adjuster along with dealer seeing where we go next! Summer Solstice and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 hour ago, William Burke said: After a lot of diagnostics, looks like we're back to the TiPM! $1000 plus labor! We did purchase an expensive warranty. Insurance adjuster along with dealer seeing where we go next! good luck jkeaton and William Burke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted August 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 Warranty company declined to pay for the TiPM again. Good thing I spent $3k on the warranty! Ya right! They are blaming the dealer for these "new" problems. Dealer said no more from them. They said they already put over a grand in time and trying different parts. At least this electric guy fixed everything except the drivers side door doesn't turn the dome lights on or off. I guess we can live with that. If we click the unlock button all the dome lights go on anyway. All other doors work correctly and the instrument panel lights work properly now. He re-programmed the body module. jkeaton and 2late4u 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 third party warranties usually are not the best, kind of like HMO always trying to deny your coverage jkeaton, Summer Solstice and William Burke 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 I’d dump it now while everything’s working. Get something else with a factory extended warranty. Once you have electrical issues, you’ll always have electrical issues..., but that’s just my opinion. 2late4u, William Burke and jkeaton 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted August 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 18 hours ago, OhareFred said: I’d dump it now while everything’s working. Get something else with a factory extended warranty. Once you have electrical issues, you’ll always have electrical issues..., but that’s just my opinion. You're probably right, but we really like the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted August 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 20 hours ago, 2late4u said: third party warranties usually are not the best, kind of like HMO always trying to deny your coverage We're finding that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 I find it strange that its a Canadian car when there are so many winter free and salt free states to get a vehicle from..... 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Burke Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 4 hours ago, larryl said: I find it strange that its a Canadian car when there are so many winter free and salt free states to get a vehicle from..... Portland Oregon is pretty close to Canada I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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