2009 DODGE JOURNEY Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY CAR FAILS TO STAY STARTED WHEN STICKING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION.

MY DODGE JOURNEY IS STARTING SOMETIMES..AND WILL NOT START AT OTHER TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF DRIVER COMPLAINTS .DODGE IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. DRIVING FINE..PARK IT..GET IN AND IT WILL NOT START. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONICS...COMPUTER ISSUE. DODGE SHOULD KNOW. DUE TO ALL THE SAME COMPLAINS THEY ARE RECEIVING. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY LAST TIME 3/25/19. .

BATTERY GOES DEAD ALL THE TIME, CHECK ENJINE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT, LOSES POWER GOING UP SMALL HILLS, WON'T SHIFT, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, TESTING SAYS IT HAS A BATTERY DRAIN, CAM SHAT SENSOR LIGHT CHANGED BUT STILL SAYS BAD, WE PUT A NEW BATTERY IN BUT DOESNT HELP.

RECALL THE STARTERS! I AM SICK OF BWING SYRANDED BECAUSE OUR CAR WON'T START!!!! THIS IS AN ISSUES FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE OUTSIDE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BLACKED OUT; HOWEVER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM BROWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM TAMPA BAY AT 813-452-5499 (LOCATED AT 10909 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

NOT RIGHT,, TRANSMISSION STOPPED ON ME DRIVING, K & M DODGE MECHANIC SAYS IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED ON ME WHILE DRIVING, HE SAID THE 2 GEAR ISN'T THERE, THIS IS 2 TIMES NOW I ALMOST GOT KILLED, TO TOP THAT OFF I PURCHASED THIS MUSED VEHICLE ON 2/16/2018 & PAID CASH OF $4,263.00 I ASKED IF THIS CAR HAD ANY PROBLEMS BC I DO NOT WANT TO PUT ANY MONEY INTO IT.. HE TOLD ME & MY PARENTS ONLY NEEDED REAR TIRES, I ASKED IF IT'S NEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT, HE SAID NO.. HE SAID I WILL BE THE 2ND OWNER,, SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT, SO I TOOK IT IN ON 2/17/2018 TO GET 2 NEW REAR TIRES & OMG, ARE YOU KIDDING ME,, THIS CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY AIRBAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS MESSED UP, HAD TO HAVE A OIL CHANGE ON 2/22/2018, THEN IT...

THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL TO START. SOMETIMES THE BATTERY WOULD COMPLETELY DRAIN. PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL WOULD SOMETIMES WORK BUT NOT ALWAYS.

JOURNEY WOULD NOT START DESPITE HEALTHY BATTERY & OTHER COMPONENTS WHILE STATIONARY. HAD HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 30 MILES OR AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. HUNDREDS OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS COMPLAIN IN ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. PROBLEM DIDN'T START UNTIL WE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE FOR THE IGNITION AND AIRBAGS.

BOUGHT A USED 2009 DODGE JOURNEY IN FEBRUARY, HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STARTER IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. SOMETIMES WE CAN START THE CAR NORMALLY, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO JUMP THE CAR OFF. YESTERDAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OR START, TRIED THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH WHICH ENABLED ME TO PUSH THE JOURNEY BUT STILL WOULD NOT CRANK. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE OR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIGURE OUT WHY THESE VEHICLES ARE MALFUNCTIONING. IT'S COSTING US MONEY AND TIME WE DO NOT HAVE TRYING TO CHASE DOWN AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I EVEN HAD THE PCM CHECKED OUT AND IT TOO WAS IN A GOOD BILL OF HEALTH

CAR DOES NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED - SOMETIMES WHEN TURNED OFF FOR A SHORT TIME (LIKE GETTING GASOLINE), SOMETIMES AT THE END OF A WORK DAY OR OVERNIGHT. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES START ON ITS OWN AFTER LEAVING IT ALONE FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. CAR HAS BEEN INTO SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING DONE: CHANGED TO NEW BATTERY 2X, CHECKED ALTERNATOR, RAN COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEARS. THE CAR "CLICKS" ONE TIME, POWER WINDOWS AND RADIO STILL WORK. WE ARE AFRAID THIS WILL KEEP HAPPENING.

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY R/T AWD. FIRST THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR WIRING HARNESS HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT WANT TO START LIKE IT SHOULD. I'VE BEEN THROUGH 2 GOOD INTERSTATE BATTERIES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS THAT HAVE NOT SEEMED TO WORK. NEXT AND THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH IS TO SMALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THEY USED A BRAKING SYSTEM FROM A DODGE MAGNUM(IN THE SERIES 1 FROM 2008-2012) WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FROM AN SUV. THE ROTORS WHERE OUT AFTER 9000 MILES WHILE THE FRONT PADS GO AFTER 3000-4000 MILES. LEAVING THE BACK BRAKE PADS WITH THE LONGEST LIFE OF AROUND 5000 MILES THIS IS WITH AGGRESSIVE OR NON-AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IT DOESN'T MATTER. THIS KIND OF BRAKE AND ROTOR WEAR AND TEAR IS NOWADAYS UNHEARD OF. THIS KIND...

I ALREADY FILED A REPORT ON HOW THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MESSING UP. ALSO HOW THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS TO SMALL FOR THIS VEHICLE ,AND HOW THEY WERE OUT EXTREMELY TO FAST. THIS TIME I AM TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER FORM IN WHICH I CAN THROUGH THE MAIL SYSTEM TRY AND GET HOLD OF NHTSA TO TRY AND RECEIVE A RECALL . DUE TO ME AND THE OTHER TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO ALSO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JS

HORN RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF WHILE PARKED, WHILE DRIVING. STARTED JULY 2018. AUGUST 2018 TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. ALSO, WROTE TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION NOTING THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER KEPT REFERRING ME TO DEALERSHIP. NO HELP FROM EITHER. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE TIPM AND CAN CAUSE THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING. AS OF SEPTEMBER 15,2018, NEITHER DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER CORP WILL LISTEN TO ME ABOUT THE TIPM ISSUE. I NOW DRIVE WITH NO HORN (FOUND OUT HOW TO REMOVE THE FUSES), CAUSING A HUGE SAFETY RISK. I NEED HELP AND NO ONE WILL HELP WITH THIS PROLEM. HORN HAS SOUNDED IN PARKING LOTS CAUSING PEOPLE TO GET ANGRY AS THEY THINK I AM HONKING AT THEM OR PEOPLE HAVE COME RUNNING OUT FROM BUILDINGS TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING, ONE TIME HORN SOUNDED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT PLACED A BAG ON THE WINDOW; HOWEVER, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE OTHER REMAINING DOORS FAILED TO LOCK, AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE OF BUYING THIS CAR. INTERMITTENTLY LAGS OR DOES NOT START FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. RADIO GOES IN AND OUT LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES THEY DONT NO ONE KNOWS WHY. GOT STUCK IN A PARKING GARAGE FOR NINE HOURS ONE DAY BECAUSE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER COULD NOT PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND I COULD NOT FIND A TOW TRUCK SMALL ENOUGH TO TOW ME OUT. THEN 9 HOURS LATER IT STARTED. NOW I SMELL BURNING UNDER THE DASH AND MY AC ONLY WORKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS OUT HOT. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WIRING OF THIS CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 20 TIME UNDER WARRANTY FOR ALMOST ALL THE SAME PROBLEM WITH JO RESOLVE. THEY CANT RECREATION THE...

I BOUGHT A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY IN APRIL OF 2017. A WEEK AFTER HAVING IT THE PROBLEMS STARTED. FIRST IT WAS A BACKING PLATE...NO BIG DEAL...THEN IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE...THEN MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND A FEW LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. I WAS THANKFUL THAT THEY TRIED FIXING IT OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THEN THEY SAID WE WILL GIVE YOU 6,000 FOR IT....WHEN I PAID A LITTLE OVER 10,000 FOR IT...NO WAY! THEN SEPTEMBER CAME AROUND FOR INSPECTION AND I TOLD THEM IT SOUNDS LOUD COULD YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE EXHAUST. WELL THEY PASSED THE INSPECTION....I TOOK IT BACK A WEEK LATER AND SAID IT STILL SOUNDS LOUD...WELL YOU NEED A WHOLE NEW EXHAUST! WHY DID YOU PASS IT KNOWING IT NEEDED THIS? I WAS TOLD WELL AT LEAST YOU CAN STILL DRIVE IT. HERE I AM A YEAR LATER FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION AND IT WON'T PASS...

FOR THE MILLENTH TIME SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR IN 2014 IT FAILED TO START AGAIN!!! I HAVE HAD EVER MECHANIC UNDER THE SUN CHECK ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, BATTERIES, STARTERS, ALTERNATORS, FUSES ETC. THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO SIMPLEY NOT START. I'VE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. DID ANYONE EVER FIGURE OUT WHY AND WHAT DODGE IS DOING ABOUT IT? SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN MY CAR IS PARKED ANGLED. SOMETIMES ON FLAT PAVEMENT. I GOT STUCK WITH MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WENT BACK TO DEPAULA DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM IN ALBANY NY AND THEY APOLOGIZED AND SAID THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M SCARED TO BE STUCK WITH MY KIDS SOMEWHERE AND HONESTLY TIRED OF SENDING IT TO THE MECHANIC ONLY TO HEAR THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ANY...

I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE JOURNEY MY RPM RAMP UP TO 4-5 WHENEVER I ATTEMPT TO GO 40-45MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK IT TO BUTTON DODGE AND THEY FIXED SOMETHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH MY TRANSMISSION. LESS THEN A MONTH LATER IT STARTS DOING IT AGAIN. SO CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME ADVICE ON WHY. ALSO MY LOCKS AND WINDOWS AND TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK RIGHT.

FAULTY TIPM . CAR STARTS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIPS AND ALL MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE. THERE ARE DODGE FORUMS EVERYWHERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHY WONT DODGE RECALL IT ALREADY? MY ANTITHEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND DISABLES THE CAR. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, SOME DAYS IT STARTS AND SOME DAYS IT DOESN'T. NO ERROR CODES COMING UP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, AND STARTER.

CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES, HAVE TO LET SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE IT WILL START. HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE FOR MONTHS. CHANGED BATTERY BUT THAT HAS NOT HELPED. I HAVE POWER TO THE CAR BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. SENSOR IN STEERING WHEEL FOR AIRBAG IS ALSO LOOSE, LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF

CAR WILL NOT START, ONLY CLICKS. SOUNDS COME FROM THE STEREO. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS (I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN DECEMBER 2009). I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, AS IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND AGAIN TODAY. IT JUMPS EASILY.

REAR PARKING, BACKUP AND LICENSED PLATE LIGHTS STOP WORKING DUE TO WIRES BROKEN INSIDE THE HARNESS COMING FROM VEHICLE TO REAR DOOR, ALL THE WIRES WERE BROKEN INSIDE THE WIRE LOOM AT TOP OF THE REAR DOOR TO THE VEHICLE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE WIRES BREAK DEPENDING HOW MANY TIMES THE REAR DOOR IS OPEN/CLOSE. STRANDED CABLE WIRES USE IN THIS PLACE ARE BAD QUALITY, LIKE 7 WIRES INSIDE THE CABLE.

CAR EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT IGNITION FAILURE. WHILE STATIONARY WITH KEY IN IGNITION, IT WILL CLICK BUT NOT START. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES STARTING OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT WILL START FINE, BUT OTHER TIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES OVER A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES. THE MECHANICS CANNOT FIND THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM EVEN WHEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG CONECTOR BURNED OUT CAUSING AIRBAG TO ERROR AND NOT DEPLOY. AIRBAG LIGHT ACTIVATED WHILE PARKED.

THE CAR SOMETIME DOES NOT START AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE. IN ORDER TO RESTART I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURN KEY TO RUN WITH OUT STARTING, THEN SHIFT LEVER TO NEUTRAL, THEN TURN KEY TO CRANK MOTOR TO START. MOST OF THE TIMES THE CAR STARTS AS NORMAL, BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO START MOTOR. MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER AROUND SEEMS TO DO THE TRICK.

DO SOMETHING THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY AND INCONVENIENCE PROBLEM FOR YEARS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND YOU HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS

VEHICLE WILL NOT START. REPLACED BATTERY, REPLACED STARTER, REPLACED RELAYS AND FUSES, CLEANED CONNECTIONS. 100'S OF REPORTS WITH THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL DOES NOT HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE RADIO AND BRAKES NOT TO WORK. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (TRANSITOWNE JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM OF WEST SENECA, 2989 TRANSIT RD, ELMA, NY 14059, (716) 674-6400) DIAGNOSED THAT THE RETURN POWER STEERING HOSE, COOLER, AND ABS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE UNKNOWN ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM RECALLS AND HAD NOT PROVIDED AN ELECTRICAL SOLUTION TO THE DEALER. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

MASTER WINDOW SWITCH QUIT WORKING, BOUGHT A NEW SWITCH THAT DIDNT FIX IT AND SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THE COPYRIGHT 2011, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FEBRUARY 2011 DEALER SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR: SAFETY RECALL K07 FRONT DOOR WIRING HARNESSES 2009 (JC) DODGE JOURNEY NOTE: THIS RECALL APPLIES ONLY TO THE ABOVE VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 01, 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 07, 2008 (MDH 110122 THROUGH 110723) WHICH ALSO EFFECTS MY LIGHTING AND POSSIBLY AIRBAGS . I HAVE CHILDREN THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE .

HOW CAN YOU TAKE YOUR CAR TO A DODGE DEALER AND STILL CAN'T GET HELP! WHY DOES MY CAR READ 37 CODES? WHY IS MY ABS TRACKING LIGHT ON CAUSING ME NOT TO SWITCH GEARS? WHY IS MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON AT ALL TIMES? WHY DOES MY BACK UP CAMERA NOT COME ON WHEN NEEDED? WHY HAVEN'T THEY RECALLED THIS PIECE OF TRASH THEY CALL A CAR? I CAN'T GO ANYWHWER WITH OUT IT NOT STARTING AND NEEDING A JUMP. I'M OUT OF ABOUT 2000 AND STILL NO ANSWERS! WHY HAVEN'T I RECEIVED ANY RECALLS?

AFTER BUYING THE CAR FROM THE DEALER WE DROVE HOME AND STOPPED TO GET GAS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY AFTER LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS IT STARTED. SINCE THEN EVERY DAY I DRIVE IT I CONTINUALLY HAVE ISSUES WITH IT STARTING. ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT SHUT OFF AND STOPPED. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NOW I CAN NOT EVEN GET IT STARTED. I HAVE A BABY AND RHOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT VECHILE. I CAN NIT TRUST IT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD AND MYSELF. I CAN NOT BE STRANDED IN THE ARKANSAS HEAT WITH A VECHILE THAT REPEATEDLY HAS ISSUES WITH STARTING OR KEEP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND NO ONE XAN FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. VERY CONCERNED WITH SAFETY OF CAR. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE HORN STARTED BLOWING ALL BY ITSELF. THE RADIO VOLUME ALSO DECREASED BY ITSELF. THIS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THERE WERE SQUEALING NOISES AND A VIBRATION FROM THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHAMPION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER TRAIN UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT LEAST THIRTY TIMES BY VARIOUS DEALERS SINCE 2013. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL WENT CRAZY AND THE HORN WOULDN'T STOP BLARING. I COULDN'T PULL OVER OR ANYTHING BECAUSE MY STEERING AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT. THE CAR FINALLY TURNED BACK ON BY ITSELF AND NOW THE WINDOW WIPERS, BLINKERS, AND DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK.

FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO, I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I PURCHASED IT. FIRST THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THEN THE IGNITION SWITCH, NOW POWER STEERING TWICE. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT. I TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO STAY AWAY FROM DODGE

ISSUES I HAVE HAD SO FAR: 'CAR WAS ON AND RUNNING, IN PARK, COULDN'T MOVE IT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO 'RESTART' THE MAIN COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS ALL THAT 'THE HEADLIGHTS, VISOR MIRROR LIGHTS, DASHBOARD MAIN LIGHT FLICKERED WORSE THAN ANY OTHER TIMES (THIS HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY) 'THE FOLLOWING DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE: BRAKE, EAP BAS, ABS AND THE ONE THAT SHOWS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS 'ODOMETER WOULD GO FROM 0 TO 100 AND BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED MANY, MANY TIMES 'DINGS AND WHATEVER NOISE IS MADE WHEN ALL THE ABOVE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF 'RANDOM LOCK/UNLOCK OF DOORS 'RADIO WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND COME BACK ON * HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED 3 TIMES AS MY 13 MONTH BATTERY WAS DRAINED TO NOTHING TOOK TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER, ALL THEY DID WAS...

THE PCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. THE DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PCM.

THIS VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START (USUALLY ONCE EVERY 3-6 WEEKS). AFTER SITTING FOR 15-45 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND ONE OF THOSE DEALERSHIPS EVEN REPLACED THE IGNITION (AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $700) AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER. ONE DEALERSHIP EVEN KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE OR FIND THE CAUSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE LATEST EPISODE WAS DECEMBER 8, 2017, BUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BASICALLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 2013. I ALSO CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY AND THEY OPENED A CASE (#32993255).

HAVE LOST MOST CONTROLS FROM DRIVERS DOOR SWITCH, ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS REAR WINDOWS. ALL OTHER 3 DOORS WORK FINE INDEPENDENTLY. VEHICLE HAD THE K07 RECALL DONE IN FEB 2011. SINCE THEN, THERE WAS INTERMITTENT AUTO/UP-DOWN ON BOTH FRONT DOORS. NOW I HAVE LOST FUNCTION AS MENTIONED BEFORE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT LOCAL DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SINCE 14 NOVEMBER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THEY CANT FIGURE OUR PROBLEM. CHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS CONTACTED BY ME FOR ASSISTANCE ON 19 NOV. AS OF THIS MESSAGE, STILL NO FINAL DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. ALL THEY DO IS KEEP CHANGING PARTS AS DIRECTED BY CHRYSLER. WE ARE EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS SITUATION AND MY GUT FEELINGS TELL ME THERE IS A FAILURE WITH THE K07 RECALL AND/OR KEY FOB RECALL NUMBER R03. ALL THESE COMPONENTS ARE RELATED ELECTRONICALLY. SINCERELY THINK ITS TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO RELOOK THESE 2 RECALLS WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WINDOW SWITCH FOR FRONT WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS AND MIRROR CONTROLS DOES NOT WORK, ONLY BACK WINDOWS ROLL UP AND DOWN, GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JOURNEYS

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD. DEALERSHIPS SAY IT WAS "RELEASED TOO EARLY AND IT HAS A LOT OF BUGS IN THE SYSTEM" I HAVE HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED!!! WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK THIS TIME AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL. ALSO, CAR WILL NOT START SOMETIMES UNLESS I PUT IT IN GEAR AND "TRICK" IT. I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER NUMEROUS TIMES THINKING THAT WAS IT....HAS CUT OFF WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY, RESIDENTIAL STREET, PARKING LOTS, IN MOTION AND STATIONARY...HAPPENS OFTEN.

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE WHEN GOING TO SLOW DOWN THE DODGE JOURNEY WILL STALL OUT. EVERYTHING WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES WILL HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING BACK UP.

FRONT PASSENGER "NO SEAT BELT" LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN SEAT OCCUPIED. LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND NOW REAR DOOR NO LONGER OPERATES ELECTRICALLY. REAR PASSENGER WILL WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR.

EVERY FOUR ROTATIONS OF THE IGNITION RESULTS IN MY VEHICLE BEING UNABLE TO START. I GET 3 CLICKS WITH NO START. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF AFFECT. I HAVE BEEN RENDERED STRANDED AT DOCTOR'S OFFICES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. DODGE REFUSES TO LOOK AT IT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE ISSUES. EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WANT $125 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE.

BATTERY HAS DIED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN MONTHS OF REPLACING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. DURING AN OIL CHANGE AT GLENBROOK HYUNDAI (4801 COLDWATER, RD, FT. WAYNE, IN, 260-484-9531) THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V37300 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE RECALLS WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FEE; THEREFORE, THE TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

DODGE HAS NEVER SOLVED THE NO START PROBLEM THE DODGE JOURNEY HAS HAD. WE AND ALL THE OTHER OWNERS ARE UPSET THAT WE ARE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON TRYING TO FIX IT AND DODGE ISN'T. DODGE SAID THAT THEY WILL ONLY DO SOMETHING IF A RECALL IS ISSUED BY YOU PLEASE HELP US . NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD A NEW CAR WITH TODAY'S PRICES. IF YOU LOOK UP THE INTERNET AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUES THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FAILURE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE KEY FOB AND THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,441.

THE CAR POWER WILL FLUCTUATE WITH THE RPM GOING UP AND DOWN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. NEW TRHOTTLE BODY WITH TPS SENSOR, INTAKE AIR SENSOR AND GAS PEDAL SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE ENGINE PROBLEM LIGHT IS ON ALSO THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 83000 MILES. ACTIVE CODES ARE P0642, P2138, P0335 & P0113. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO SPEED FLUCTUATION.