NHTSA Complaint #11133031 — 2009 DODGE JOURNEY

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11133031
Vehicle 2009 DODGE JOURNEY
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MI

Consumer Description

THIS(2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT),IT HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES, I TOLD THE SALES GUY I DO NOT WANT TO PUT ANY MONEY INTO A VEHICLE, BOUGHT IT ON 2/16/2018, GOT NEW REAR TIRES ON 2/17/2018, I WAS TOLD CAR NEEDS A BALL JOINT/TIE ROD ASAP, NOW I WAS MAD, I GOT HOLD OF A LEMON LAW LAWYER TO GET MY MONEY BACK, HE CAN'T HELP ME BC THE CAR IS A 2009, HE GAVE ME INFO TO CALL & FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 10/8/2017 PASSENGER SIDE, FOUND OUT THE CAR HAD SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, SO CAR WENT INTO SHOP ON 2/26/2018 & I GOT IT BACK ON 3/27/2018. I HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY/NEW BRAKES FRONT/BACK/ROTORS/BALL JOINT/ NUT/SNAP RING/THEN CAR JUST QUIT ON ME WHILE DRIVING, FREAKED ME OUT, THEN I HAD TO HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED, ON 8/26/2018, NOW CAR WENT BACK IN SHOP ON 9/12/2018 BC THE TRANSMISSION STALLED ON ME & I ALMOST GOT REARED END, THE METER MACHINE SAYS IT NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE RESET, WRONG, THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION & BEEN HEARING ALL KINDS OF NASTY THINGS TO DO WITH THE CHYRSLER DODGE IGNITION/ TRANSMISSION / STARTER, THIS CAR HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY THAT I WAS LIED TOO.. SAFETY ISSUE IS TRANSMISSION I WAS TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BC THE GEAR BROKE, NOTHING I DID, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR NEW ONE PUT IN, I PAID $4,263 PLUS NOW FOR EVERYTHING ELSE I WAS NOT PLANNING ON DOING.. I BEEN HEARING BAD STORIES ABOUT THIS CAR TRANSMISSION/STARTER/IGNITION/ELECTRICAL.. PLZ HELP ME OUT HERE, I ALMOST GOT KILLED BC CAR STOPPED ON ME WHILE DRIVING.. . I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 2/16/2018 , MILAGE WAS (124,627) & IT'S BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP MORE THAN ME DRIVING, IT'S BACK IN ON 9/12/2018,, PLZ HELP, I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS, I BELIEVE DODGE/CHYRSLER SHOULD COMPENSATE SOMETHING BC THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE JUST QUIT ON ME DRIVING & TOLD GEAR BROKE, NOT MY FAULT,HELP PLZ

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