NHTSA Complaint #10403182 — 2010 DODGE JOURNEY

STARTED WITH A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AFTER AWHILE WILL STAY ON & ONLY FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER FOUND CODE FOR #1 CYLINDER MISFIRE & A TSB TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. 2 WEEKS LATER IT RETURNED, WHEN THE LIGHT FLASHES THE STEERING WHEEL & FRONT END SHAKES. NO CODES, NO TSBS. IT RETURNED WITHIN 80 MILES OF LAST TRIP TO DEALER, THEY PERFORMED TSB 18-024-10 CRANK SENSOR SHIM, LIGHT RETURNED ALONG WITH THE SHAKING WITHIN DAYS. DEALER REPLACED FLEXPLATE. AGAIN THE LIGHT RETURNED WITHIN DAYS. NEXT THEY DID SOME FORM OF ENGINE CLEANING, LIGHT RETURNED WITHIN 500 MILES OF LAST ATTEMPT TO FIX. CODES ARE ALWAYS#1 CYLINDER MISFIRE & RANDOM CYLINDER MISFIRE. ON MAY 16TH THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT, DID A COMPRESSION CHECK OF THE CYLINDERS, ALL GOOD. CHRYSLER SUPPORT TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE PCM. AS OF MAY 19TH IT WAS 7TH NATION WIDE ON BACK ORDER WHILE I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE LIGHT ON & INTERMITTENT SHAKING HOPING IT DOESN'T LEAVE ME STRANDED BETWEEN NOW & WHEN THE PART COMES IN AS THEY DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE. DEALER CLAIMS NO OTHER REPORTED JOURNEYS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.