NHTSA Complaint #10434109 — 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AWD

MY COMPLAINT CONSISTS OF THE TIRES, STARTER, AND PRESSURE SENSORS ON MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. FIRST, THE CHEAPEST TIRES MY DEALER CAN FIND FOR MY VEHICLE ARE PRICED AT $225/TIRE. THUS, A $1000.00 COST FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT. THIS WOULD BE REASONABLE IF THE VEHICLE WAS A LUXURY VEHICLE I.E.: AUDI, BMW, CADILLAC, MERCEDES, ETC... HOWEVER, IT IS A DODGE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY DODGE'S TIRES EVERY WINTER SINCE PURCHASE. THEREFORE, THESE PERFORMANCE TIRES ARE ONLY LASTING APPROXIMATELY 20,000/MILES A PIECE. AFFORDABLE, IS WHY I PURCHASED DODGE. I AM NOT RECEIVING THIS, NOT EVEN IN THE BASIC MAINTENANCE OF TIRES. NEXT, MY STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED RECENTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT MANY DODGE JOURNEY STARTERS ARE "GOING." HOWEVER, WITH NO RECALL ON THE PART, I ENDED UP PAYING A $100.00 TOWARDS A DEDUCTIBLE THAT IS PART OF MY WARRANTY. FINALLY, I HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRE SENSORS AS WELL ON MY VEHICLE THIS YEAR. AGAIN, NO RECALL ON THE PART. THEREFORE, A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE WAS REQUIRED. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT DESPITE MY WARRANTY I AM PAYING DEDUCTIBLES AND DESPITE OTHER NUMEROUS JOURNEYS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THE PARTS AREN'T BEING RECALLED. I AM FORCED TO SPEND $1000.00 ON TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES ON TOP OF MY ACTUAL MONTHLY CAR PAYMENT >$500.00. THE ABOVE EXPENSES SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE REQUIRED ON A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR