2009 DODGE JOURNEY Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,389.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE AND PCM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,557.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD WEAR EXCESSIVELY AFTER BEING REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, A SMOKE ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE CRASH SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THERE IS A ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THIS VEHICLE FUSES GO OUT EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, DUAL CONTROL HEAT RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT HEAT, ALSO WHEN DRIVING BURNING SMELL COMING OUT OF HEAT WENT, HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ISSUES, THEIR REPLY WAS " WE ARE SORRY THAT YOU HAVE ISSUES BUT WE CANNOT HELP YOU", PURCHASED AFTER MARKET WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE HEAT ISSUE.

THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED ON FEB 12,2016. PUT THE LIFE OF MY CHILD AND MYSELF IN EMINENT DANGER. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE, WITH MODERATE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDEN SHUT OFF. THE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CAR BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. NOT ONE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WORKED, I REACHED FOR HAZARD LIGHTS THAT DID NOT RESPOND, THE GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE STEERING WAS SLOW AND HARD TO USE- POWER STEERING WAS NOT AVAILABLE. BRAKES SEEMED SLOW TO RESPOND. I KNOW FOR CERTAIN HAD I COLLIDED WITH ANY ITEM THE AIRBAGS WOULD ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT A DOUBT NOT DEPLOYED. THE CAR HAD SIMPLY DECIDED TO "SHUT OFF", I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL HOPING TO CONTINUE ROLLING FORWARD DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO...

THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE CUTS OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,400. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

CAR HAS OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED HOSES AND COOLANT RESERVE TANK TWICE TEMP GOT SO HOT THAT IT MELTED HOLES IN IT, BRAKES ON FRONT HASH BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES SINCE 2014 ALSO REPLACED ROTORS TWICE REPLACE BRAKES ON REAR TWICE. *DT

FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY; AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WHEN SLOWING TO USE AN EXIT RAMP, WHEN TRYING TO PULL OVER FOR AN AMBULANCE, ETC... . ALSO IT INTERMITTENTLY INCREASES TO A HIGH RPM FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS OR SO, THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS CAN OCCUR AT A CONSTANT SPEED ON A LEVEL ROAD. DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE ISSUE SINCE NO 'TROUBLE' LIGHT IS ON. I SEE WHAT SEEMS TO BE A SIMILAR ISSUE ON AN INTERNET SEARCH, BUT HAVE NOT FOUND ANY CAUSE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS PAID TO CHRYSLER DEALERS, NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND AND NOTHING HAS BEEN SUGGESTED. THE STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS VERY TROUBLESOME AS IT MAY CAUSE INJURY TO MY FAMILY. FOR THIS REASON, THE RECOMMENDATION TO DRIVE IT TILL SOMETHING BREAKS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS IT MAY BE THE OCCUPANTS THAT 'BREAK'! THE LAST TIME IT...

WE ARE VERY CONCERNED, MY WIFE NOTHING IN THE CAR WITH THE CHILD EVERY DAY, AND THE DODGE HOMESTEAD IN FLORIDA DOES NOT ANSWER, NOT FORBIK YOU RUN THE AIR BAG, OR, NOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, YOU WILL BLOCK PLACED, GOD FORBID PASS AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. ON JANUARY 4, 2013, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, BECAME AIRBORNE, AND LANDED UPRIGHT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO LEFT SHOULDER AND HAD TO WEAR A BRACE. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ; UPDATED 04/06/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. MA 10/19/15 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,693.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY WILL NOT START. THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT'S BECOME A GAMBLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AND RISK GETTING STRANDED SOMEWHERE. THE VEHICLE WILL JUST CLICK WHEN I TURN THE KEYFOB AND SOUNDS LIKE A DEAD BATTERY, BUT ALL LIGHTS, RADIO, WINDOWS ETC WORK FINE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3X AS SUGGESTED BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY FAIL TO IDENTIFY WHY THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST A YEAR FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO RECALLS THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT SINCE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF THE PANIC ALARM GOING OFF WHEN PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON THE KEYFOB (I'VE MADE SURE THE PANIC WAS NOT HIT BY ACCIDENT - THIS IS NOT OPERATOR ERROR). ONCE THE PANIC ALARM IS SOUNDING THE KEYFOB BECOMES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. UPON STARTING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

PERIODICALLY CAR WILL NOT START. TURN THE IGNITION KEY AND WOULD CLICK. WOULD TRY SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER WAITING FOR SOMETIMES AN HOUR OR MORE, CAR WOULD START. THOUGHT RELATED TO IGNITION RECALL. FINALLY HAD IGNITION REPLACED. WITHIN NEXT DAY, DIDN'T START AGAIN. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER. THEY REPLACED IGNITION AGAIN. STILL PERIODICALLY NOT STARTING. TURN KEY AND IT WILL CLICK BUT NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL TRYS, IT WILL START. ALSO, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK BACK TO DEALER. DODGE DEALER HAD FOR A WEEK. FINALLY SAID ITS A FAULTY TIPM. SAW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS.

I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START AGAIN, THE STARTER KEPT TRYING TO START BY CLICKING THE BATTERY TERMINAL THEN BEGAN SMOKING AND CAUSE THE CASING TO MELT, 3RD BATTERY IN 3 YEARS. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY FOB FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION, WHILE DRIVING, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPDATED 09/16/15

HAVING UNEXPLAINED STARTING ISSUES WITH MY DODGE JOURNEY -- I AM BEING TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TIPM TO MAKE MY CAR WORK. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT ANY DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I OWN THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION AND HAVE ON SEVERAL OCASIONS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP NEILSON DODGE IN EAST HANOVER, NJ WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM TO FIX THE SYSTEMS INVOLVLED IN THIS RECALL, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES AND HAS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONCE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN A FEW TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED, BUT NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE WORKED EXECPT FOR THE ENGINE. I DRIVE 60 MILES TO WORK PER DAY ON ROADS WITH SPEEDS OF 45-50 MPH WHICH CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE TO SHUT DOWN. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO PROCEED AND HOW THAT NHTSA CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT, THE ENGINE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD IT HOOKED UP TO A FIND OUT WHAT THE CODE WAS. CAME BACK THE TIPM WAS DEFECTED. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR BACK IN 2010 I HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING AT WILL. SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING FOR AN UNDISCLOSED TIME IT WILL RESTART ONLY TO SHUT IT OFF AND HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE TIPM MAY VERY WELL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER THEY STATED THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE

FOR ALMOST A YEAR THE DOESN'T START WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO I GET IN THE CAR AND EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP AND THE ENGINE JUST CLICKS I'VE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED THE BATTERY THE SOME MODULE WITH NEW KEYS THE SHIFTER AND NOTHING HAS HELPED IM AT A LOSS THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT I'VE BEEN STUCK WITH MY CHILDREN IN DARK PARKING LOTS FAR FROM HOME IT HAPPENS WAY TO MUCH AND THE FACT THAT THEY CANT FIX THIS PROBLEM IS RIDICULOUS NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS I HAVE NOW BEEN IN A RENTAL FOR 3 WEEKS IM SICK OVER THIS I LOST MY CAR IN SANDY AND BOUGHT THIS STUPID ONE TO REPLACE THAT AND NOW IM TRYING TO FIX MY HOME AND A CAR I PAY CASH FOR. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY VEHICLE BACK IN 2013 OR 2014 REGARDING THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE (WIN) MODULE. CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER IS: L25 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER IS: 11V-139. RECALL DATE IS: MARCH 1, 2011. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHICH HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME IN A WRECK. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC BUT THE LAST TWO TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A TOLL ROAD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS AND GOING OVER A BRIDGE AND HAD TO PULL AS CLOSE TO THE CENTER CEMENT WALL AS POSSIBLE AND RESTART MY VEHICLE AND HURRY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE I WAS HIT. THIS LAST TIME THAT IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK ON AGAIN A BUSY...

I'VE ALREADY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT LEAST 3 TIMES. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR IT WILL NOT START. NOTHING HAPPENS. THE ONLY WAYS TO GET THE CAR STARTED AT THAT POINT IS: MOVING THE BATTERY AROUND, REMOVING AND PUTTING THE BATTERY CABLES ON THE BATTERY (TO RESET IT), AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY. SO YOU TELL ME, DOES THIS CAR NEED TO BE RECALLED??? I'M STILL PAYING ON THIS POS (PIECE OF [XXX]) WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. I NEED THIS CAR RECALLED AND MONEY BE RETURNED. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS CAR SINCE 2009, WILL I EVER GET ASSISTANCE??? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO AND INFORMATION DISPLAY WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS THEN SHUT OFF THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN RATHER QUICKLY( WITHIN 8 HOURS) AND KILL THE BATTERY. IF THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED AND THEN RECONNECTED THE RADIO AND DISPLAY WILL THEN WORK. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY DEPENDING ON HOW MANY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND STOPPED.MY MECHANIC HAS TRACED IT TO THE TIPM ,TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TOP SPEED OBTAINED WAS 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE THAN TEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. DJR

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL COSTLY REPAIRS THE ISSUE PERSISTS AND THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM OR REPORT THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. THIS SEEMS DISINGENUOUS SINCE ALL CAR SITES I EVALUATED PRIOR TO THIS COMPLAINT LIST THIS SAME ISSUE IN ABUNDANCE. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEMS AND AM CURRENTLY RECEIVING WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ESP AND BAS. THE MODEL YEAR IS POORLY MANUFACTURED AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. IT HAS ALSO BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS (MULTIPLE INCIDENCE OF STRANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER WITHOUT HEAT UP TO 2 HOURS WITH SMALL CHILDREN AFTER WHICH THE CAR WILL MIRACULOUSLY START.) *TR

VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT ANY SPEED. ON OCT 3, 2014 I WAS TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO THE INTERSECTION AND STALLED UPON ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART WITHIN ~10 SECONDS. THIS ISSUE REPEATED ITSELF AT LEAST TWICE WHILE EN ROUTE FROM MY HOME TO A NEARBY SERVICE SHOP (FOLTZ AUTO) WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS NO ISSUE THE BATTERY OR IGNITION. ON 10/5/14 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERITAGE CHRYSLER (21234) AND HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR TWO REASONS: THE MAIN REASON WAS THE ABOVE ISSUE AND A SECONDARY ISSUE WAS THE MAIN ODOMETER (NOT THE TRIP ODOMETER) AT SOME POINT HAD RESET ITSELF LEAVING A DISPLAY OF AN INCORRECT MILEAGE MUCH LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL MILEAGE. THE DEALER COULD NOT...

I'M WRITING TO COMPLAIN THAT MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH.THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. DESPITE THE FACT THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS RECALL WAS INITIATED ALMOST 7 MONTHS AGO, CHRYSLER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION OR CAN OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVING THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WE DON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO STOP USING THE JOURNEY. WHAT RESPONSIBILITY DOES CHRYSLER HAVE TO MAKE THESE IGNITION PARTS AVAILABLE IN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER? I WOULD ASSUME THERE MUST BE A TIME LIMIT TO MAKE THESE RECALL REPAIRS. EVERY DAY I DRIVE THE JOURNEY IS LIKE DRIVING A BOMB-YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE, AND CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND IF ANY INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. ON A SECOND OCCASION WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

SERVICE INSPECTION FOUND 3 OF 4 ENGINE MOUNTS HAD FAILED THIS WAS FOUND BEFORE ANY TRAFFIC INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRIED TO START CAR JUST CLICKS WON'T TURN OVER. LIGHTS, RADIO EVERYTHING TURNS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES IF YOU WAIT IT WILL START, SOMETIMES IF YOU MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER AROUND IT WILL START. SOMETIMES MY BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON THEN TURNS OFF AFTER STARTING AGAIN. SAME FOR MY OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS. ALSO MY BACK SEAT DOORS WILL LOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE AND YOU CANT GET THEM TO UNLOCK WITH THE BUTTONS OR THE KEY FOB. ONLY BY CLIMBING IN THE BACKSEAT TO UNLOCK THEM. STARTING PROBLEMS SEEM WORSE AFTER CAR SITS FOR LONGER PERIOD OR DURING COLDER WEATHER. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START WAS JUST MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY . REPLACED THE BATTERY DROVE HOME A WEEK LATER SAME THING HAPPENED VEHICLE WOULDN'T START HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IS RESIDES NOW THEY STATED ITS THE TIPM MODULE THEY WANTED $1,500 FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM THEM IN JULY 2014. THEY ALSO STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD COME IN SINCE ITS ON BACK ORDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE RECALL WAS RELATED TO THE STALLING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THESE ISSUES WITH THIS STUPID CAR, AND ITS CRAZY THAT IM STILL PAYING FOR IT!!! THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND SPANKING NEW AND I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME [XXX] ISSUES SINCE DAY ONE. WHEN I PUT THE KEY FOB IN THE STARTER SWITCH THE CAR GOES DEAD. THE ONLY WAY THE FREAKING CAR WILL START IS BY TRY TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IF THAT DOESN'T WORK THEN I MOVE THE BATTERY AROUND UNTIL I HEAR A CLICK FOR A CONNECTION. IF THESE DON'T WORK I DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ON THE BATTERY. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL START AFTER SPENDING AN HOUR OR SO TRYING TO GET IT STARTED. IM DISABLED AND TRULY HAVE AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME WITH THIS CAR. THIS ENTIRE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE ALARM DOESN'T WORK. ONCE THE ALARM GOES OFF, THE...

THE CAR STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW. ALSO, TWICE NOW THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STARTED, HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE THE OTHER TIME IT WAS AT HOME. IF I WAIT SEVERAL HOURS THE CAR WILL START AGAIN. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE DOING IT WHEN IT IS THERE FOR THEM TO FIGURE IT OUT. WHEN I CALL CHRYSLER, THE LADY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH CAR. I TOLD HER WHEN I WENT ONLINE THAT THE COMPUTER WAS BLOWING UP WITH PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

ROTORS AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT 36,000 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEING TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. OF COURSE THIS WAS JUST OUT SIDE OF WARRANTY. RECALL WAS CALLED AFTER WE REPLACED THEM. WENT OUT AGAIN AT 45,000 AND AGAIN AT 85,000. I HAD A KNOCKING NOISE FROM UNDER NEATH AND TOOK IT IN AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN. HAD TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN AT 40,000 KNOCKING NOISE AGAIN AND LUCKILY IT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN. AT 45,000 MY JOURNEY WOULDN'T START AND JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD START 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE KEY IGNITION CONTROL AND THAT THEY ARE BACK LOGGED AND COULDN'T REPLACE IT BUT CHARGED $100 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AGAIN AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN SINCE. AT 75,000 I WAS LEFT STRANDED DUE TO OVER HEATING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TWO HOURS IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, HIT A BUMP AND THE IGNITION TURN OFF. I WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE AND HAD TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE ACROSS TWO LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK SO I COULD RESTART THE CAR. *TR

CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.35-70 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL. VERY VERY DANGEROUS HAS BEEN HOOKED UP TO CERTIFIED AUTO SHOP DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER ALL CODES COME BACK FINE AND THEY CAN NOT TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENS. I ALREADY REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR TO TEST IF THAT WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I AM NOT GOING TO GO THRU ALL THESE FIXES FOR TESTING. DODGE NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED DODGE DIRECT TO START A RECALL PROCESS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A FATALITY HAPPENS! *TR

I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. *TR