NHTSA Complaint #11165440 — 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11165440 |
| Vehicle | 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | LA |
Consumer Description
HORN CONSISTENTLY BLOWING WHILE CAR IS TURN OFF SITTING STATIONARY,WHILE DRIVING ALL HOURS OF DAY AND NIGHT. TOOK HORN FUSES OUT TO STOP HORN FROM BLOWING. AS SOON AS WE PUT FUSES BACK IN HORN STARTS BLOWING AS IF THE CAR IS POSSESSED. HORN BLOWING ON OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS,HIGHWAYS AND STATIONARY.NOTICED HEAD LIGHTS FLASHING AS IF ALARM GOING OFF. CLICKING NOISE AS IF ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE TOUCHING COMING FROM FUSE BOX AREA. DRAINING BATTERY HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. CHANGED THE CAR ENGINE COMPUTER CAUSE THAT WENT OUT,NOT SURE IF THAT'S A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE.THERE ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS IF YOU GOOGLE IT. TOOK TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS NO ONE CAN DETECT THE ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS CAN'T DETECT PROBLEM EITHER ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ON GOOGLE. PLEASE HELP US THIS PROBLEM IS ANNOYING! TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE CAN DETECT THE PROBLEM! THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL! I'M AFRAID MY CAR IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE! PROBLEM STARTED IN 2017 AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2-3 YRS NOW OFF AND ON. HORN BLEW ON ITS OWN WHEN PUT FUSES BACK IN AS LATE AS TODAY. 01/05\19
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