2012 DODGE JOURNEY Electrical System Problems

H20 SENSOR WHEN TURNING BUTTON TO HEAT UP CAR IT DOESNT WORK

I HAVE CHANGED MY KEY FOB 3 TIMES AND GOT A NEW BATTERY AND IT STILL SAY KEY IS NOT DETECTED. I HAVE TO GET A JOB EVERY 3 MONTHS TO GET MY CAR STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TIM SHORT CHRYSLER (LOCATED AT 270 FITZ GILBERT RD, HAZARD, KY 41701, (606) 436-2277) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MYSELF AND MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN WERE DRIVING DOWN A PRETTY DARK HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 10 PM. 3 HOURS FROM HOME. IN A STORM AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WHEN I GAVE IT GAS THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND POWER STEERING I QUICKLY DROPPED FROM 75 TO 40 WITH SEMIS BARRELING UP BEHIND ME AS I WAS TRYING TO GET TO A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 5 HOURS WITH NO HEAT AND NO POWER TO THE CAR. EVEN CALLLED ROADSIDE AND THEY TRIED TO JUMP IT. IT WOULD START BUT THEN GO HAYWIRE AGAIN. BATTERY LIGHT AND ETC AS WELL AS ALL OTHERS LIGHTS COME ON. IT HAS LEFT ME AND MY KIDS IN THE COLD MORE THAN ONCE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW...

LIFT GATE WIRING HARNESS BECOMES WEAK AND BRITTLE CAUSING WIRING TO FAIL. THIS WIRING FEEDS ALL LIGHTS AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE READ LIFT GATE. DEALERS WILL REPAIR WHICH LAST A SHORT WHILE UNTIL FAILURE AGAIN.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER 2015-2016 I HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR DUE TO A SMALL CRACK THAT DEVELOPED. MY HEAT STARTED TO MALFUNCTION THE FOLLOWING WINTER 2016-2017 IT ONLY WORKED PART OF THE TIME. STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2017 MY HEAT WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE HEATER CORE, COME TO FIND OUT THAT SINCE THE HEATER CORE IS INSTALLED AT AN ANGLE IT DOESN'T DRAIN THE SLUDGE PROPERLY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT MY AIR CONDITIONING WILL TURN ON AT RANDOM. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THIS STARTED, BUT IT WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF. JUST THIS MORNING 8/13/18 MY AIR TURNED ON 15 TIMES, AFTER BEING SHUT OFF EVERY TIME. I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS SOMETHING WRONG ELECTRONICALLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON MY 2012 DODGE JOURNEY.

WHILE IN MOTION ON 7/25/18 THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, RADIO TURNED OFF, WIPERS STARTED GOING ON, AND LIGHTS DIMMED. TRIED TO RESTART AND WOULDN'T SHOWING BATTERY LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, SYMBOL WITH LIGHTNING BOLT, AND SAID IT COULD NOT DETECT KEY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DIAGNOSED WITH CODE P0622, AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ON 7/28/18. ON 7/29/18, THE CAR WAS RUNNING GOOD, AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWLY STARTED TO SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY. AFTER DRIVING 2 MILES THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV HIGH AND GO LOW, OTHER DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE A/C TURNED HOT AND THE CAR STARTED TO COME TO A CRAWL.

WOW!!!!!!!!!! IS ALL I CAN SAY, I CAN'T BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS. WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M HOPING THAT SINCE I FINANCED THIS VEHICLE, THAT THE FINANCE COMPANY WILL HELP ME BECAUSE THIS DEALERSHIP "CLEARLY" SOLD ME A LEMON AND I'M SURE THEY KNOW IT IS. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IN MY 2012 JOURNEY STARTED SURGING TO THE POINT WHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING DIE ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY HERE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND B.C. CANADA. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START ( SOMETIMES 4 ATTEMPTS TO START IT ARE NEEDED ) . I REALLY LOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE COST TO REPAIR MODERN DAYS CARS, I THINK I WANT TO FIND A WAY TO RETURN IT ( IT'S ONLY BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE I'VE HAD IT ) . THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S PROBABLY THE BATTERY AND OFFERED TO REPLACE IT SO ON...

I WAS DRIVING ON VERY BUSY HIGHWAY I-270 IN COLUMBUS OHIO MY CAR STOP ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY THAT HAPPENS BACK IN 2/14/2018 I STARTED IT BACK KEEP GOING LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED THROUGH THAT WEEK CONTINUE DOING IT I TAKE TO SHOP GET IT FIXED.ON 7/3/2018 HE STARTED IT'S AGAIN AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR THAT AM PAYING FOR I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO HE COST MUCH LAST TIME I FIXED IT. HIS MAKING STRANGE NOISE FROM THE DASHBOARD OFTEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM AM REALLY SCARED TO PUT MY FAMILY IN ITS BECAUSE THAT OUR FAMILY CAR

MY DODGE WHILE RIDING RADIO COME ON GO OFF THE HEATER TURN ALL THE WAY UP AND IT WANT CRANK MOST TIME YOU GET READY TO GO IT JUST GOES HAYWIRE NOT DEPENDABLE BROUGHT A BATTERY THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT NOT

LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AT A STOP SIGN. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NO BRAKES, OR STEERING. I HAD 3 KIDS IN THE CAR 2 BEING TODDLERS. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND START IT AGAIN TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. AS FOR ELECTRICAL MY CAR RANDOMLY SOMETIMES JUST CHANGES RADIO STATIONS, U CONNECT DOESN'T WORK. WHEN DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY IT WORKS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND YOU CAN NOT USE IT ANYMORE.

I TOOK MY CAR FOR RECALL FEW DAYS AGO FOR STEERING AND COVER FOR THE ENGINE NOW MY CAR WONT START THE COMPUTER AND EVERYTHING IS NOT WORKING EVERYTHING IS LOCKED I HAVE NO ISSUES BOFOREE THE RECALL.ITS SITTING THERE NOT ABLE TO START WHEEL IS LOCKED AND BRAKES I EVERYTHING IS GOING OFF WIPERS AND OTHER STUFF GOING CRAZY ....... I DROVE ONE TIME AFTER THE RECALL I DONT KNOW WHATS GOING ON... I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR UNTIL I TOOK THE CAR FOR RECALL.. ITS NOT THE SAME THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR RECALL APPT ON THURSDAY APRIL 12 2018 SOON AS I LEFT THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON FRI THE FOLLOWING DAY AND ITS GOING CRAZY WHAT DO I NEED TO DO THEY DID SOMETHING TO IT MAKING THE CAR NOT START IT WONT LET ME CHOOSE WHAT IS WRONG WITH...

.... TAKATA INFLATORS.... I WROTE A COMPLAIN TODAY I WROTE A WRONG DATES IT WAS LAST THURSDAY APRIL 5TH THAT I TOOK MY CAR FOR RECALL APPT APRIL 5TH AND THEY DID STEERING WIRING AND COVER FOR ENGINE AND UMM I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL ON LATE FRIDAY ON THE 6TH OF APRIL WHICH IS FRIDAY MY CAR WONT START ALL WEEK I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE NO ONE WAS HOME AND IT WAS LATE BECCAUSE EVERYBODY MY FAMILY DONT GET OFF AT 5 SO I AM WAITING FOR DENNIS DILLION TO CALL ME MONDAY I HAD NO PROBLEMS BOFORE THE RECALL NONE ITS NOT WORKING IT WONT START AT ALL CCOMPUTER SEEMS SO SCREWED UP THE STEERNG IS LOCKED AND BRAKE IS LOCKED LIGHTS BLINKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS COMING ON FOR NO REASON AND GOES OFF AND ON AND I DONT KNOW WHAT THEY...

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING HOME WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT I SMELT A BURN ODOR. I WAS JUST A 1/4 OF A MILE FROM HOME SO I DROVE IT HOME. UPON PARKING I NOTICED THERE WAS A SMALL SPOT UNDER MY CAR FORMING. ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. CHECK ALL MY FLUIDS AND AND NOTHING WAS LOW. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED AND RAN OK UNTIL IT WAS RAN FOR ABOUT 15 THEN ONCE AGAIN THE SMELL AND NOW A LOW GROWLING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED AT A GAS STATION. I HAD A LOCAL SHOP LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEY DETERMINED MY TRANSFER CASE IS BROKEN. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR WHEN ACCELERATING IT WOULD PULL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN IT SHIFTED GEARS. WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. IT SHOULDN'T TRY AND CHANGE LANES WHEN YOU...

MY VEHICLE ODOMETER WOULD JUMP FROM 0 TO 30 WHILE IN MOTION(FOOT ON PEDAL) AND VICE VERSA. WIPERBLADES STARTED ALL ON IT'S ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. NO CURRENT IS BEING BROUGHT TO WHOLE ENTIRE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WON'T TURN OVER OR LOCK WITHOUT BEING HOOKED TO ANOTHER BATTERY. CAN JUMP START BUT ONCE CONNECTION IS OFF THE VEHICLE SHUTS BACK OFF. ALL LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF ON DASH BOARD WHEN THEY NEVER CAME ON THE 2 YEARS I HAD THE VEHICLE.

MY HORN DOES NOT STOP HONKING HAD TO REMOVE LEFT AND RIGHT FUSES TO KEEP FROM HONKING. VEHICLE HONKS WHILE STOPPED NOBODY IN IT AND WHILE DRIVING AS WELL. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION ONLINE WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE?

THE HEATER WORKS GREAT ON THE DRIVERSIDE AND BLOWS COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.AUTOSTART DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT'S COLD OUT, THOUGHT THAT WAS THE POINT OF IT BUT GUESS NOT.MAKES A REALLY LOUD WINDING NOISE WHEN I STARTING IT,ALSO GOES INTO GEARS HARD MOST OF THE TIME. GOT THE HARD TO FIND 225/55/19 TIRES ON IT AND MY BRAKES MAKE A LOT OF NOISES. MY FRONT END MAKES A BUNCH OF POPPING AND GRINDING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, HEATSHEILD IS FALLING OFF AROUND THE DRIVESHAFT. SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN, THE PARK ASSIST STOPPED WORKING ,TAILLIGHTS FLICKERING OFTEN, ONE OF MY FOBS WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY.DRIVER SEAT IS ALSO STARTING TO ACT UP TO HAVING TO WIGGLE THE SWITCH AROUND TO MAKE IT WORK. NO ONE WANTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DISPLAYED INACCURATE INFORMATION AND INDICATED THAT LESS FUEL WAS IN THE TANK THAN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

THE POWER IN MY VEHICLE WENT OUT AND MY BREAKS LOCKED UP, THE CAR JUST DIES. NO HAZARDS OR ANYTHING. MY CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HEAVY TRAFFIC STREET. TWO CARS ALMOST HIT MY KIDS AND I. THE CAR DOES COME BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER OR SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE LONGEST TIME PERIOD WAS WHEN I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP SATURDAY. ONCE, WE ARRIVED AT THE SHOP IT HAD COME BACK ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME AND I FEAR EVEN AFTER WE GET IT FROM THE SHOP IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NO INDICATION/WARNING OF ITS SHUT OFF. I HAD MY CHILD IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL REQUIRED/RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. VEHICLE HAS 140000 MILES. UNKNOWN OF THE CAUSE OF THE SHUT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LIGHTING SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (SIMI VALLEY DODGE LOCATED IN SIMI VALLEY, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF UPDATED 9/7/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STALLED, STEERING LOCKED AND HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. 1ST TIME MARCH 2016 MILEAGE 94470, 2ND TIME END OF OCTOBER 2016, CURRENT TIME AUGUST 2017. EACH TIME THE COMPUTER TELLS THE DEALERSHIP IT IS THE CRANK SENSOR WHICH WE REPLACE. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND MY DAUGHTER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SO FAR, BUT ARE AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. WONDERING IF DODGE IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SINCE I SEE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS POSTED.

MY JOURNEY DOESN'T WANT TO START. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC IT'S THE MODULE THAT DOESN'T READ THE KEY. WE HAD OUR FAMILY VACATION IN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND WE WERE STRANDED THERE BECAUSE MY 2012 DODGE JOURNEY WOULDN'T START.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSSES POWER AND THE STABILITY LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS ALL FLASH. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND TURNING. THE SHOP SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THERE ARE LOTS OF CUSTOMERS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE SITTING STILL ONLY IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WHEN WE CHECK FOR CODES ALL IT SAYS IF ENGINE MISFIRE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE STABILITY LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ON.

AM DRIVING DODGE JOURNEY 2012.INITIALLY THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT BUT IT IS PERMANENT NOW. ALL FOUR SWITCHES ARE NOT WORKING. WHEN I PRESS THE SWITCH IT GENERATES CONTINUOUS CLICKING SOUND.

TAMARA RECALL- MY VEHICLE ISN'T LISTED ON THE RECALL, HOWEVER, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND DINGS CONSTANTLY. IT IS WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR WHEN BACKING UP. ALSO, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MESSED UP AS WELL. SOMETIMES MY CHARGING OUTLETS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THIS BEGAN TO OCCUR AFTER MY MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES BY THE DODGE DEALER BECAUSE IT HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE WERE HOLES IN THE METAL OF THE MOTOR AND OIL WAS SEEPING OUT OF IT. NOW I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE RADIO, ALL CHARGING PORTS, THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON RANDOMLY. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER ALWAYS SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE WHEN I TAKE IT IN, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE...

DODGE RECALL 2011-2015 2012 DODGE JOURNEY PURCHASED MARCH 25 2017 - TOTAL LOSS AS OF APRIL 24TH 2017 ENGINE BLEW DURING A REVERSE

THE POWER ADAPTERS IN THE CENTER CONSOLE HAVE SHORTED OUT THE AUX PORT WORK THE USB AND OTHER PORTS AND LIGHTS DO NOT. ALSO THE SYNC CLIMATE CONTROL WILL UN-SYNC WITH OUT BEING TOUCHED IN THE REAR OR FRONT OF THE CAR.

ALTERNATOR IS DEFECTIVE RUINING BOTH THE BATTER AND HAVING TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY IN JANUARY 2014 AND APRIL 2015. AND AGAIN NOW MARCH 2017. ON A ROAD TRIP MY WIFE AND KIDS WENT ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ALMOST CONTROL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED. THE DROVE ANOTHER HOUR AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE POWERED OFF AGAIN. SHE THE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY BROUGHT IT HOME. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AS TO NOT GET STRANDED AND ONCE AGAIN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. THE AUTO PARTS GUY INSURED ME THAT...

I WAS DRIVING MY SUV AND WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK STALLED AND I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF FOR SEVERAL MEANS. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MY PUSH START BUTTON WOULD NOT LET ME TURN IT OFF TO RESTART. AFTER 10 MINS IT LET ME RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG . THE FIRST SHOP TOLD ME THAT MY OIL WAS MIXING WITH MY COOLANT AND VISA VERSA . I THEN TOOK IT TO THE MAIN SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAY IT'S NOTHING WRONG. I JUST DROP MY KIDS OFF MOMS BEFORE THIS HAPPEN AND I JUST GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE, THE POSSIBILITY OF IT CUTTING OFF WHILE MY KIDS ARE IN THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE "NO KEY CONNECTION" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

FOR THE LAST FOUR WEEKS MY VEHICLE JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND SHUTS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE CAR IS NOT MOVABLE FOR WELL OVER A FEW MINUTES. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED AND IT CLAIMS TO BE NOTHING BUT YET THE SAME PROBLEM PERSIST PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT I SHOULD DO, THE VEHICLE IS AT 90,000 MILES AND I WANT TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM PLEASE AND TY IN ADVANCE. *TR

WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL, UPDATES NEEDED AND DODGE HAS NO CLUE. BUT NOW THIS...WE HAVE A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY THAT IS ACTING VERY STRANGE. IT STARTED WITH THE HEADLIGHTS BEING ON, EVEN WHEN THEY WERE OFF (WE DO NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS)...THEN AFTER THE CAR WAS OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF EVERY 10-30 SECONDS, WE WOULD HAVE TO UNDO THE BATTERY TO KEEP IT FROM DIEING. WE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH AND IT STILL DOES AND ADDED A SYMPTOM. WHEN MY HUSBAND WOULD MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS, IT WOULD UNLOCK BY ITSELF. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE TIPM WHICH HAS TO BE DONE BY DODGE. NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL DO NEXT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS MOVED FORWARD AND/OR BACKWARDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE "B1C4E PASSENGER POSITIONER OPEN CIRCUIT "DID NOT SEND THE SIGNAL TO INFLATE OR TO ACTIVATE IN CASE OF A CRASH". THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,900.

THE UCONNECT TOUCH SCREEN SYSTEM WENT BLANK AND THE UCONNECT TOUCH HAND CONTROLS ALONG WITH THE SWITCH BANK CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING. THIS MEANS NO HEAT OR AC CONTROL AND NO RADIO/VOLUME CONTROL. EVEN THOUGH THIS HAPPENED IN MID SUMMER, IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN WINTER, THERE IS NO CONTROL OF DEFROST SYSTEM AND A POTENTIAL DRIVING HAZARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY TELEMATICS GATEWAY MODULE AND THE WHOLE RADIO SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE IT. COST $800 TO FIX!

I PURCHASED A USED 2012 DODGE JOURNEY IN SEPTEMBER 2015 FROM LAKESHORE CHRYSLER DODGE AND JEEP OF SLIDELL, LOUISIANA. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DRIVING OFF THE LOT. FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHASE THAT THE CAR WAS NOT INSPECTED PRIOR TO DEALERSHIP RESELLING IT. BEFORE I EVEN GOT HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED ISSUES. THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE IT WAS "NORMAL NOISES" HOWEVER AFTER COMPLAINING AND COMPLAINING THE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE AND FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTING NOISES AND JOLTING. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE "NORMAL NOISE" OF THREE CLICKS WHEN THE ENGINE TURNS OFF. WE HAVE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUES. THE AIR, RADIO, TOUCH SCREEN, LIGHTS, ALL GOT OFF RANDOMLY. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RESPOND EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. IT WORKS WHEN IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE VEHICLE, THE SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND INDICATED THAT THE KEY HAD LEFT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN FROM FOURTH GEAR. EVEN WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN FOURTH GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND RADIO AND HEATER WENT OFF. SHE TOOK IT TO OREILLYS AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTENATOR. I REPLACED THE ALTENATOR AND THE HEATER OR DEFROSTER STILL WILL NOT WORK AND THE BATTERY LIGHT IS STILL ON. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER WITH THIS CAR. THE TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY WHEN YOU TURNED ON THE LEFT SIGNAL THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON. REALLY DISSAPOINTED IN THIS CAR AT THIS TIME AND DODGE

ON NOVEMBER 11,2015, WE WERE TRAVELING FROM HOME TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT FOR A SURGICAL PROCEDURE. WE WERE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 65, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, GOING AROUND 70 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AVOID BEING HIT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD IT. THEY WERE ABLE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS WE PUSHED THEM TO CHECK FURTHER AND THEY THEN SAID THERE WERE A COUPLE OF SENSORS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR & CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR). WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THOSE. THE VEHICLE IS A FAMILY VEHICLE THAT IS USED REGULARLY TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. THERE IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, THROTTLE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ *CN

SINCE I PURCHASE MY CAR, THE RADIO HAS GONE OUT OF CONTO ANDCONSTINLEY KEEP CHANGING THE CHANNELS AND WON'T STOP. WHILE DRIVING MY RADIO AND HVAC TURNED OFF AND INTERIOR LIGHT CAME ON. NOW MY GEARS HESITATING TO SHIFT (STICKING) WHEN TURNING MAKING A LOUD THUMP. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, STREET. IF I HIT A BUMP, MY RADIO WOULD CHANGE CHANNELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH CONTROLS YOUR ABILITY TO TURN ON RADIO, TAPE PLAYER, AND HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING HAS GONE OUT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER 2013, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE FOR ME THAT I DID. ANOTHER FAILURE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE IS WHEN IT RAINS HEAVILY, MY BACK DOORS FILL WITH RAIN WATER. YOU CAN HEAR IT INSIDE OF THE DOORS. IT MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THE CAR WAS IN SOME TYPE OF FLOODING CONDITION. MY BACK WHEEL ON THE DRIVE'S SIDE ALSO HAS A BROWNISH-RED TINGE THAT APPEARS TO BE RUST. I AM DISAPPOINTED. DID I SEE THE CORRECT REPORT OF THE RELIABILITY OF THE CAR? WHEN YOU PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND START, OR USE ANY OF THE MODES ON THE IGNITION, THE SCREEN WAS CONSTANTLY STATING, "LOADING," AND IT TURNED BLACK AND IS OUT. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE IN 2014 AND I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS JUST...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

BLUETOOTH / UCONNECT / VOICE RECOGNITION STOPPED WORKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER, DOOR LOCKS, LIGHTS OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY AND AN OVERHEATING STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V082000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING TYPICALLY LESS THAN 25 MPH AND CAR SHUTS DOWN. WHICH MAKES ME HAVE TO BRAKE, PLACE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND START AGAIN THEN SWITCH TO DRIVE. I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SHOW ON THE ELECTRICAL TESTER THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

MY RADIO WILL NOT CHANGE STATIONS OR INPUTS FROM SATELLITE,AM,FM,OR CD. SOMETIMES IT WILL TURN ALL THE WAY UP AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN IT DOWN OR OFF OR ANYTHING. I'VE EVEN PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF BUT, WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE VOLUME REMAINED UP AND I HAD TO DRIVE HOME VERY DISTRACTED. THE WORST PART IS THAT IT WILL JUMP STATIONS AT THIS LOUD VOLUME AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM..

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE ON NOWHERE TWICE WITH 2 YOUNG CHILDREN! STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME. STARTED FINE IN THE AM BEFORE LEAVING FAMILIES HOUSE. AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS I WAS DRIVING THE JOURNEY WHEN IT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING HOME CAUSING RADIO SHUT OFF, LIGHTS ON DASH CONTINUED TO FLASH (ABC, TRACTION CONTROL,AIRBAG) WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AND VEHICLE RPM'S WENT TO 4000 AND SHUT ITSELF COMPLETELY OFF. 3RD INCIDENT WAS ON 4/6/15 DRIVING VEHICLE BACK TO TEXAS TO AUTO SHOP TO BE WORKED ON, COMPLETELY SHUT OFF 4 TIMES WITHIN A 20 MILE DRIVE AND RPM'S CONTINUED TO JUMP EACH TIME BEFORE SHUTTING OFF BETWEEN 4000-5000. *TR