NHTSA Complaint #10819484 — 2013 DODGE JOURNEY

CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS FOR THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES. ALL 5 TIMES CAR HAS HAD A DEAD BATTERY IN THE MORNING, SOMETIMES ENOUGH TO HAVE DOOR LIGHTING/RADIO COME ON (BUT CAN'T START CAR) BUT USUALLY NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AT ALL. DIAGNOSED AS A "BAD BATTERY" TWICE, A BAD ALTERNATOR ONCE, AND AN ISSUE WITH THE GLOVEBOX LIGHT THE 4TH TIME. CAR BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN 1 WEEK LATER AFTER THE GLOVEBOX "FIX". CAR IS KEPT INSIDE THE GARAGE AT HOME AT ALL TIMES. THE FIRST DEAD BATTERY HAPPENED IN APRIL OF '15, THEN AGAIN JUNE '15, OCTOBER '15, AND TWICE AGAIN JAN '16. SOMETIMES THE CAR WAS DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES THE DAY BEFORE, AND SOMETIMES IT'S SAT IN THE GARAGE SINCE FRIDAY.