2late4u Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 after reading some of these post i am glad i bought the lifetime max warranty... OhareFred and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 11 hours ago, 2late4u said: after reading some of these post i am glad i bought the lifetime max warranty... Amen to that! OhareFred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111jag Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 01/03/2017 at 7:46 PM, Ghost said: So I have an update to what has transpired since my last post. I contacted the company that sells the external voltage regulator conversion kit and they told me that my 2011 journey would need a Modified Terminal Block for my Alternator which they haven't yet designed or have available. So I scrapped the idea of trying for an external voltage regulator. Based on the $120 diagnostic fee I paid to the independent shop telling me I needed the new PCM I took it to the dealer and had them install and program the new PCM board with the built in voltage regulator. The Dealer put in the new PCM and charged 2 hours of labour to reprogram, then they call me to tell me the battery light is still on the dash and problem is not fixed The dealer then proceeds to charge me another diagnostic fee to discover that I need a new alternator which they quoted me another $700+ to install a new one and they are pretty sure that's what was required all along. So I took back the vehicle to the original shop that told me that I needed the PCM and asked them what's up - they diagnose again for free and tell me yep I need a new alternator and the PCM board was faulty as well as they are now geting power frome the red wire off the new pcm where there was no power from the old pcm. So I'm left wondering if the shop is just covering their butt or if possibly some chain reaction occurred with one bad part causing the other to fail? But what can I do now but spend more time and money to test the old PCM and see if it's really faulty or just grab a used alternator for $100 and pay the two hours labour to have installed (which is what I'm doing). Either way I'm none too happy to have already spent over $1500 at this point and still need to spend more to get my Journey back on the road. I could have almost replaced an entire engine for what I will end up spending. Sorry it’s a bit of a rant but maybe this might help anyone else that experiences the same symptoms. I’ll post again if the replacement alternator and new belt doesn’t finally fix the issue. Did it fix your issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavalLacrosse Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 For me, changing the battery was all I needed. I had Goodyear do it for 135 dollars. Totally worth it. The failed battery was causing the gremlins to come out. The new battery solved my issues.... Good luck OP 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundofff Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 We just experienced the same issues as previously mentioned. 3 days after replacing the altenator the battery light came on and the radio powered off speedometer quit working ac powered on and off and several dash lights came on traction control, brake, abs battery ect.. the battery tested good three times and bad once . Alternator read good . After checking all the connections we found the power supply plug /end to the alternator was not plugged in correctly. A small clip inside the plug was broken and would not allow it to click in place. After replacing the plug the problems seem to be solved . jkeaton, Summer Solstice and 2late4u 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 as it happens that a lot of times simple things can be missed and expensive parts end up getting replaced before they find the real problem.glad you responded and gave your fix Soundofff, Summer Solstice and jkeaton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benelli50@yahoo.com Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Ya my battery light keeps coming on but just keep reseting pcm with what was all ready said here ignition on/ offf 3 time.resets alternator charge comes right back up. and yes alt needs power wire to open and close the feilds in the altornator from pcm /ecm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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