NHTSA Complaint #10681606 — 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY SXT AWD. I FINANCED THE VEHICLE IN NOV 2011. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN 19,000 MILES. ALMOST 4 YEARS LATER, I NOW HAVE 96,000 MILES DUE TO MY CONSTANT TRAVEL IN MY CITY OF RESIDENCE AND OUT OF STATE. THE FIRST INCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTED IN LATE 2012 WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN IT ON. YOU WOULD HEAR A CLICK BUT IT WOULD NOT START HOWEVER THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS ON AND OFF UNTIL MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AND RECALL ISSUE FIXED OR SO WE THOUGHT. VEHICLE STARTED SAME ISSUE OF NOT STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO FURTHER RECALLS WERE ON THIS VEHICLE. JUMP FORWARD TO OCT 2014. I MOVE TO VA AND I'M OUT ONE DAY SHOPPING AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN DOES NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THAT TIME OFF AND ON. AND NOW AS OF FEB 2015 I STARTED HAVING A BAD KEY MESSAGE COME UP WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN ON MY CAR. HAPPENED TWICE WHILE OUT ON FEB 4TH AND AGAIN TODAY ON FEB 5TH. ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON CAR 4 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START, EACH TIME GIVING ME THE MESSAGE BAD KEY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF CRAP AND DODGE/CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. I HAVE READ SEVERAL STORIES ON LINE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES AND MORE IN ADDITION TO THIS. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WHEN START SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING NEXT. IT IS THE MOST UNRELIABLE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I CANNOT TRADE IT IN BECAUSE I OWE MORE MONEY THAT THIS VEHICLE IS WORTH. I TRULY REGRET EVER BUYING IT. SO NOW INSTEAD OF THE CAR NOT TURNING ON AT ALL ONE WAY, IT NOW DOES THE SAME THING BY WAY OF THE KEY. THE OTHER KEY I HAVE STOPPED WORKING IN EARLY 2013 SO I ONLY HAVE ONE KEY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $300 FOR A NEW KEY. *TR