NHTSA Complaint #11242651 — 2010 DODGE JOURNEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. IN ADDITION, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HORN WAS BEEPING INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.