stefan Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Good afternoon everyone. First off Im new here so please forgive me before I start. Also thanks in advance for any or all assistance for this posting. Vehicle Information: 2009 Dodge Journey SXT 176000 km I own a 2009 Dodge Journey SXT (Seven Seater) The issue I have now.... (not that there hasn't been enough).... is that when I'm driving I have no issues with my vehicle. 0-60 km/h or even 100-140 km/h but when I stop at a red light the engine rumbles and shuts off, or if i'm parking in a spot and shift from reverse to drive (With foot on brake) it shuts off. No issues of rumbling when I'm in (P) park, (N) neutral only when I'm in (D) Drive with my foot on the brake it rumbles then occasionally shuts off. Last night I was parking in a tight spot so I had to shift from (D) Drive to ® Reverse and back and everytime I shifted to (D) Drive my engine cut off, approximately 4 times. I use my vehicle to drive to work and deal with other properties so I'm always driving. This is driving me nuts and I hope someone can help. Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 It sounds as if the intake system dirty/carboned up. Try buying a can of SEAFOAM at Cantire/PartsSource/NAPA and follow the instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 So when you say it rumbles, you mean that the idle speed is low? In older vehicles I would say replace your IAC valve, but I'm guessing the DJ doesn't have one... You could start by cleaning the throttle body and see if the idle improves. You may have enough build up in the throttle body that it is affecting the idle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 So when you say it rumbles, you mean that the idle speed is low? In older vehicles I would say replace your IAC valve, but I'm guessing the DJ doesn't have one... You could start by cleaning the throttle body and see if the idle improves. You may have enough build up in the throttle body that it is affecting the idle. So thats exactly what we did...... I spoke to my mechanic and he advised me that the rumbling is actually pertaining to another problem such as my tensioner maybe loose. The throttle body has been cleaned yesterday and after He cleaned it. I took it for a spin and it shut off...again. He did say that there was a bit of build up but he cleaned it and yet to no positive reaction. I will how ever be taking a video and learn how to post it so it may give a better understand of the situation. Thank you soo much for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Official Dodge Support DodgeCACares Posted October 30, 2014 Official Dodge Support Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Good afternoon everyone. First off Im new here so please forgive me before I start. Also thanks in advance for any or all assistance for this posting. Vehicle Information: 2009 Dodge Journey SXT 176000 km I own a 2009 Dodge Journey SXT (Seven Seater) The issue I have now.... (not that there hasn't been enough).... is that when I'm driving I have no issues with my vehicle. 0-60 km/h or even 100-140 km/h but when I stop at a red light the engine rumbles and shuts off, or if i'm parking in a spot and shift from reverse to drive (With foot on brake) it shuts off. No issues of rumbling when I'm in (P) park, (N) neutral only when I'm in (D) Drive with my foot on the brake it rumbles then occasionally shuts off. Last night I was parking in a tight spot so I had to shift from (D) Drive to ® Reverse and back and everytime I shifted to (D) Drive my engine cut off, approximately 4 times. I use my vehicle to drive to work and deal with other properties so I'm always driving. This is driving me nuts and I hope someone can help. Thank you in advance. stefan, Welcome to the forum! There are a number for Powertrain Control Module flash updates to address similar complaints. I cannot confirm these are related however it is worth bringing your DJ to your local Dodge Service facility to verify if the software is at the most up to date level. Keep us posted if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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