Paul Froats Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Have a 2010 journey r/t awd and while I haven't had a ton of major issues with it I find that many of the topics I am reading about are issues that I experience. Have had nothing but Chrysler products the 40 years that I have been driving and have had three vehicles with the 3.5 litre in it. This is the first one that burns oil at all and the engine sounds continually like it is low on oil. Hate (absolutely hate) the kumho 19 inch tires as they are garbage and don't last worth a tinker's damn. Have had more flats with these than i had the entire time I have been driving but what can you do when the only manufacturers that make tires to fit apparently are kumho and toyo. Anyway to get to the point of the post with a little over 77000 km on this vehicle daughter is driving down a dry road and all of a sudden starts to smoke and sounds like a flat tire. Tires are fine and no warning lights on dash. Tows it home. I put the code reader on and everything is fine which obviously it isn't. Try to drive it the 5 km to the dealers and got about 50 feet before determining that wasn't going to work. Towed it in and was talking to mechanic at work..he diagnosed transfer case without evening looking at vehicle. Stupid me not even thinking that awd had a transfer case.....I have had two 4 wheel drive rams before. Anyway new transfer case and labour (under warranty) but will not let the vehicle leave the dealership without 4 new tires on it (2 front were replaced last jan and have 9/32 of tread still on them vs the 11/32 of new tires. Say that mismatch of tires caused transfer case to fail and will do so again so if i want to sign a waiver for the remaining 23000 of warranty I can replace just the two back (which need replacing anyway). While this hasn't been a bad vehicle, the nickel and diming at the dealer, the really crappy brakes, hostage to one tire manufacturer, absolutely crappy fuel mileage (nowhere near what the estimates were), noisy engine are making me think that it is time to divest myself of this vehicle. As one car salesman said to me the other day (he was a chrysler salesman) you want to look out at the driveway and see that the vehicle you are making payments on is something that you WANT to make payments on not something that is going to cost you over and above those payments continually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Welcome to the forum and sorry for your troubles. We loved our 09 DJ so much we traded it in on a 2013. Obsolutely love it. Addicted to Dodge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to Dodge Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 The newer Journey's are light years ahead of the older Journey's. Mine has been a real pleasure to own and I hope to buy another some day. Good Luck!! Journey_SeXT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yeah, the reviews on that first generation Journey are mixed, but most are bad... Also, AWD does require you to rotate tires religiously and replace all 4 when the time comes, but that goes for all manufacturers. Though you should get a light and the AWD should disengage if they are mismatched... Journey_SeXT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 You are not hostage to one tire manufacturer Journey_SeXT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2013R/T Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 What other tire man, are there, anyone for the 19" factory wheels/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 What other tire man, are there, anyone for the 19" factory wheels/? Yokohama, Hankook, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Dunlop, Continental, to name a few. (235/55-19 size sold by Disciount tire, which it looks like as close as you can get to the stock 225/55-19 size) Journey_SeXT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Yokohama, Hankook, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Dunlop, Continental, to name a few. (235/55-19 size sold by Disciount tire, which it looks like as close as you can get to the stock 225/55-19 size) Yeah, that's only about 1/2" bigger in diameter and width. MPH changes from to 61mph when the stockers would have been 60mph and at 90mph the new tires would only be off by 1.6mph (91.6mph)... For your reference: http://tire-size-conversion.com/tire-size-comparison/ Edited March 28, 2014 by Lobitz68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yep. I use this one. https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1276 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 When time comes for me to change my tires i probably go to 235/55/19 i like the look of a bit bigger tires! Thicker if possible but i guess it will affect mph if i go that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Yeah, the reviews on that first generation Journey are mixed, but most are bad... When were the reviews for the 2nd gen Journey's any better? I always thought so called "experts" who do the reviews for American vehicles just copy and paste every year.....it wouldn't be considered trendy if they were to give any praise to a Chrysler product. Addicted to Dodge, jkeaton and rolly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Yokohama, Hankook, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Dunlop, Continental, to name a few. (235/55-19 size sold by Disciount tire, which it looks like as close as you can get to the stock 225/55-19 size) Even though my kumhos are doing pretty good still, I have been looking at replacements. I saw a 245/50/19 from a few different manufacturers on tire rack. That size is almost dead on for diameter and speedometer calibration. Not sure if the 245 width would result in any rubbing in the wheel wells. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 When were the reviews for the 2nd gen Journey's any better? I always thought so called "experts" who do the reviews for American vehicles just copy and paste every year.....it wouldn't be considered trendy if they were to give any praise to a Chrysler product. I meant by actual owners... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windancer Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 What other tire man, are there, anyone for the 19" factory wheels/? I put 19" Michelin HP Latitudes on my 2010 Journey, they were 235/55/19 tires. No problems whatsoever. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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