NHTSA Complaint #10649472 — 2010 DODGE JOURNEY

MY FIRST COMPLAINT IS THAT IF MY HUSBAND OR MYSELF ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION IF THIS HAPPENS BEFORE WE START DRIVING THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND THE DASH BOARD, THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE AC WILL ALL SHUT OFF. I HAVE INFORMED DODGE OF THIS PROBLEM TWICE AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY CORRESPONDANCE IN RETURN. DURING THE SECOND CALL I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE A RECALL NOTICE SENT TO ME THAT MY CAR IS NOT APART OF ANY ACTIVE RECALLS AND THEREFORE THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. SECONDALLY, JUST RECENTLY ON 10/16/2014 WHILE I WAS TRYING TO TAKE MY 7 YEAR OLD SON TO THE ER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE BATTERY, BUT THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND AFTER ME TAPPING THE IGNITION SWITCH THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. EVERYTHING IN THE CAR COMES ON HOWEVER, THE CAR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND DOES NOTHING ELSE. A WEEK LATER IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING ON 10/22/14. I LOOKED ONLINE AND ALL BEHOLD THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS GOING BACK TO 2009 THERE ARE ALSO YOUTUBE VIDEOS. MY QUESTION IS WHY IS DODGE NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE NEGLIGENCE, CLEARY THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE. WHAT TRAGEDY HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE DODGE DOES SOMETHING TO RESOLVES THESE ISSUES FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THE DODGE JOURNEY IS BY FAR THE WORST CAR THAT DODGE HAS EVER PRODUCED! *TR