Anglhrt Posted October 15 Report Share Posted October 15 (edited) Traded in my Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 2010 for 14yrs. I was a breeder/exhibitor of the American Eskimo Dog since 1997 and traveled many miles in that van as well as a 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan. Now I'm retired and also retired from breeding/showing and needed a smaller 'last' car that would be a bit better on fuel and smaller to be able to fit well in my garage. I built a new house 4 yrs ago and found I couldn't fit the Caravan in the attached garage. It was 19 ft long and the garage was 20 ft. The new Journey is much shorter and fits perfectly! It is the first time I've ever had a garage of my own to even park any car in it. I'm so excited to be able to finally do that. I did not buy it from a Dodge dealership and have to take it into one tomorrow to have the backup camera fixed. It's upside down... ??? and some other minor items as well. I did but the extended warrenty so that will be covered. Her name is Indie because she looks almost Indigo Blue in the sun, but her real color is Contusion Blue Pearl, Black interior with Black Leather Seats. I'm not used to a car with color, the last two vans were white... LOL Nice to have found you all, looking forward to meet you all. Lynn & Indie Edited October 15 by Anglhrt misspelled a word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted October 15 Report Share Posted October 15 Welcome to the forum! Anglhrt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Anderson Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 Like the colour. Didn't know the Journeys were shorter then their cousins. Haven't had mine in the garage yet. Daniel Anglhrt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean H Posted October 30 Report Share Posted October 30 (edited) Welcome! First thing, you should do is a correct transmission filter and fluid change. Do not wait. The transmission correct service is often neglected. Dodge recommends 120k miles. Your on borrowed time at that mileage. Here is a post, I put together on everything regarding that. https://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/18151-automatic-transmission-fyi-please-read/ Edited October 30 by Dean H Anglhrt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean H Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 Go here! https://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/18760-journey-maintenance-and-other-fun-facts/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean H Posted November 6 Report Share Posted November 6 Read my posts regarding the battery and the electrical system on the Journey. Things, that you should know and address before any electrical issues start. https://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/18210-electrical-system-fyi-battery/ https://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/18374-electrical-system-fyi-ground-system/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglhrt Posted November 12 Author Report Share Posted November 12 On 10/15/2024 at 4:37 AM, jkeaton said: Welcome to the forum! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglhrt Posted November 12 Author Report Share Posted November 12 On 10/17/2024 at 10:03 PM, Daniel Anderson said: Like the colour. Didn't know the Journeys were shorter then their cousins. Haven't had mine in the garage yet. Daniel Yes, the Journey is 16 ft long and the Caravan is 19 ft long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglhrt Posted November 12 Author Report Share Posted November 12 On 10/30/2024 at 3:52 PM, Dean H said: Welcome! First thing, you should do is a correct transmission filter and fluid change. Do not wait. The transmission correct service is often neglected. Dodge recommends 120k miles. Your on borrowed time at that mileage. Here is a post, I put together on everything regarding that. https://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/18151-automatic-transmission-fyi-please-read/ I'm only at 68,000 miles on my new Journey... little over 1/2 of that 120K miles... Do I still need to change it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean H Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 (edited) Yes. Now is the perfect time to do it. The Dodge spec of 120k miles is just crazy. 60k miles is a safe bet. Too keep it running right and last as long as possible. People let it go too many miles or do not service it at all. It starts to to get expensive after that. Even, if there is any kind of warranty on it. Get it serviced. Edited November 12 by Dean H Anglhrt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 Use Mopar oil and filter also if you want to save yourself some aggravation.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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