NHTSA Complaint #10643449 — 2010 DODGE JOURNEY

DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 THE TEMP OUT SIDE WAS ABOUT 75-80 AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE ALARM FOR THE ENGINE TEMP STARTED GOING OFF AND IT WENT FROM 1/2 TO OVER HEATED INSTANTLY WITH STEAM ROLLING OUT FROM THE HOOD. I'M A FIREFIGHTER SO INSTANTLY PULLED OVER JUMPED OUT LOOKING FOR FLAMES AND GETTING MY KIDS AND WIFE OUT OF THE CAR, NOTICED IT WAS ONLY OVER HEATING AND LET IT COOL DOWN AND DROVE IT TO THE IN-LAWS LET IT SIT FOR 3 HOURS AND TRIED DRIVING IT AGAIN AND LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD SAME THING HAPPENED. HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED IT FIXED IT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I CALLED DODGE THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS OF THAT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO RECALL THEM. JUST BUILD IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. IF THE 2009 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM DON'T USE THE SAME ENGINE OR PARTS FOR THE NEXT YEARS VEHICLES. THAT'S ONLY COMMON SENSE. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT BACK AND HAVE THE CEO OF DODGE TAKE HIS/HER FAMILY FOR A RIDE IN IT AND FEEL SAFE PROBABLY NOT GONNA HAPPEN. *TR