NHTSA Complaint #11157079 — 2009 DODGE JOURNEY

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11157079
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

TAKATA RECALL I PURCHASED THIS CAR & WAS TOLD ONLY NEEDED TO REPLACE BACK TIRES.. I TOLD THE SAKES GUY I DO NOT WANT TO PUT ANY MONEY IN ANY CARS, I TOLD HIM I OWN A 2004 DODGE INTREPRID SE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW ON 7/27/2004, LAST YR IN END OF SEPT IT STARTED TO NICKEL & DIME ME. THIS CAR I BOUGHT FROM THIS GUY SAID NOTHING WRONG , I SAID THIS CAR LOOKS LIKE IT'S NEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT, HE SAID NOTHING WRONG, SAID I WILL BE 2ND OWNER & A CLEAR TITLE... WRONG, I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A CAR LOT ON 2/16/2018, ON 2/17/2018 HAD TO BUY 3 TIRES & FOUND OUT THE TIE ROD & BALL JOINT WERE HANGING BY A THREAD, MECHANIC SAID THE SALES GUY WOULD HAVE SEEN ALL THIS WHEN HE TOLD ME THEY MOVED THE GOOD TIRES TO THE FRONT & PUT BAD TIRES TO BACK, I HAD TO GET NEW BRAKES FRONT & BACK/ NEW BATTERY, THE AIRBAGS WERE MISSING & I ALMOST GOT HIT BC THE TRANSMISSION STALLED ON ME, THE HISTORY THAT I FOUND OUT WITH THIS 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT WAS ALREADY IN A ACCIDENT ON 10/18/2017 BC THE TRANSMISSION STALLED, I HAD TO HA TO PUT LOTS OF $$$ INTO THIS VEHICLE THAT I DID NOT WANT TO DO, TO TOP THAT OFF, I HAD TO CALL CANADA & THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ME AS THE NEW OWNER, I FOUND OUT THE CASH I PAID THE GUY HAD TO PAY OFF A LEON THAT WAS ON THIS CAR, THEN AFTER HE PAID IT, I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL LEON WAS PAID OFF IN FULL,THE COMPANY THAT HAD A LEIN DIDN'T KNOW I BOUGHT THIS CAR & I HAD TO CALL CANADA TO GIVE THEM UPDATED INFO THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR IF &4,263 CASH BC GUY WOULDN'T TAKE A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER/ NOR CASHIERS CHECK, THE LEMON LAW LAWYER I CALLED ON 2/17/2018 I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STOP PAYMENT BC THE SALES GUY LIED TO ME & SOLD ME A BAD CAR, THE CAR IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP SINCE SEPT 12,2018BC OF THE TRANSMISSION, MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH, MY SISTER OPENED A GOFUNDME ME PAGE TO RAISE $$. I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THIS TRANSMISSION..

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