DODGE JOURNEY REPAIR SERVICES
JOURNEY
We’re a top rated local Dodge Journey repair services shop in Fremont, CA. We also serve the greater East Bay Area, including Newark, Union City, Milpitas, and Sunol. Families and people who need a little extra space without going too big love the Dodge Journey. During our time in the auto repair business, we at Fremont have seen a few Dodge Journeys mostly because there are many of them on the road. Let’s explore some of the problems you might encounter as the owner of a Dodge Journey.
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Full Synthetic Oil Change
Motor oil and the parts needed for your oil change vary in price from vehicle to vehicle. Please call for an exact price quote for your vehicle make and model. Our technicians are trained to service just about every make and model vehicle, from engine repair to oil changes.
$200.00 Engine Light Diagnostic
Our technicians are highly skilled and experienced with just about every vehicle make and model. If your check engine light is on, you can bring it to our shop and we'll diagnose what's wrong with it. Any authorized diagnostic will be applied toward the cost of your repair, a $200.00 value.
TIMING BELT PROBLEMS
A bad timing belt causes a bad time. As the name suggests, the timing belt ‘times’ when many critical engine functions take place on vehicles like the Dodge Journey. Dodge seems to have installed one which might not last the life of the vehicle. We suggest you bring your Journey into Fremont Automotive to have the timing belt and other crucial parts inspected regularly to avoid costly and inconvenient repairs.
A broken timing belt has the potential to cause pistons and other parts to slam into each other and bend, which s not good.
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
Electrical components control a lot of what happens in your vehicle, so problems with the electricity and wiring make it seem like you have ghosts in your Journey – or just a dead car. The Dodge Journey has been known to have issues with the wiring harness that helps power the vehicle, causing electric windows and locks to do weird things. As you might expect, keep the inside of your vehicle from getting too wet.
If anything weird does happen, get it checked out by our technicians right away.
BRAKE HARDWARE
Owners of the Dodge Journey have reported a variety of issues with the way the brake system works. Some report premature brake wear, which can lead to damaged rotors or pads before you’d expect. Others have said the brake pedal could stay down after some force and make stopping again difficult. Both are not great situations.
Our suggestion here: Bring your Journey into Fremont Automotive when you first notice odd signs. Also, brakes do wear down, especially when you stop hard repeatedly, so be a bit more gentle on those poor Dodge Journey brakes!
OIL CONSUMPTION
Among the silent problems a Dodge Journey or any vehicle develops, oil consumption or leaks are not fun. Without checking the dipstick every time you get gas – or more often, you could see a glaring check engine oil light and it might be too late. Oil is the lifeblood of a gasoline engine and older Dodge Journeys could spring leaks or just have slightly loose parts which let oil our slowly but surely.
We’ll inspect your engine and detect leaks, then help fix what we find. We take oil issues rather seriously and will recommend the next steps.