2009 Dodge Journey complaints

MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY HAS BEEN HAVING A NO START ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST WHEN IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE OR THE CAR WAS HOT AFTER DRIVING AN HOUR OR MORE, NOW IT HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, EVEN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I CAN USUALLY GET IT STARTED AFTER 5-10 TRIES, BUT NEVER ON THE FIRST TRY. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019 WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE 5TH TIME THIS YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM.

WHEN USING RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOME LIGHTS TURN ON, IF CRUISE CONTRAIL IS ON CANNOT USE BRIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF CRUISE BY ITSELF, CAR STALLS, AND WILL NOT ALWAYS START, WHEN IT DOES START MANY TIMES WILL STALL RIGHT AWAY, AND WHEN DRIVING STALLS. AIR BAG LIGHT ON WHICH HAVE READ CAN MEAN AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY.

CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY START AND THEN WON'T START. BATTERY IS FINE. CHECKED NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. STILL NOTHING. HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIME.

I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH NO PROBLEMS. I SHOPPED, CAME BACK OUT AND TRIED TO START IT. LIGHTS, RADIO, WINDOWS, LOCKS... ALL WORKED. WHEN TRYING TO START, YOU HEAR A SINGLE CLICK EACH TIME YOU TRY. WE TRIED TO JUMPSTART IT; THERE WERE NO CHANGES. IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD THE DEALER TOW IT. THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY ENDED UP GETTING IT TO START WITH NO ANSWERS FOR ME. THEY JUST SAID THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT OR WHY IT ACTED THE WAY IT DID. I DID SOME RESEARCH. ITS COMMON IN DODGE JOURNEYS; THEREFORE DODGE SHOULD ADRESS THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) FOR YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE PCM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE RPMS REVVED TO 40 MPH WITHOUT ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAITED BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND REACHED APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE RPMS WOULD REV UP AGAIN. THE DEALER (SMOLICH MOTORS, 1865 NE HWY 20, BEND, OR 97701, (541) 389-1177) STATED THAT THE COOLER LINE WAS LEAKING AND THE TRANSMISSION PAD NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH FORCE HOWEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK PAINS, BODY PAINS, MUSCLE SPASMS IN THE LEFT ARM AND SCARRING TO THE LEFT ARM. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, MOUTH AND FACE INJURY DUE TO NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. BOTH RECEIVED FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED FROM A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND THE CRASH TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HENDRICK DODGE (7630 HENDRICK AUTO PLAZA NW, CONCORD, NC) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATING REQUESTING A REFUND DUE TO MASSIVE REPAIRS. THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY HAS ISSUES STARTING INTERMITTENTLY. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE MANY PEOPLE POST ABOUT. IF YOU LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR AWHILE IT WILL SOMETIMES START BACK UP. INSERTING KEY WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO TURN ON LIGHTS, RADIO, ROLL DOWN WINDOWS, ETC, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, ONLY CLICK.

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

TAKATA RECALL THERE'S A RECALL ON DODGE JOURNEYS 2009 AND THE SXT IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE PCM IS DRAINING BATTERIES AND CAUSING MY TRUCK TO SHIFT HARD OR SHIFTS TO THE SECOND GEAR AND WON'T POWER PAST THAT. VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND SHE OFTEN HAS TO PRESS ON THE CONTROL BOARD FROM WORK TO GET THE TRUCK CRUNK. ONCE A WEEK SHE GETS A JUMP OFF BECAUSE THE MODULE DRAINS HER BATTERY. BECAUSE OUR VIN DOESN'T FIT THE RECALL NUMBERS IT WON'T GET FIXED BUT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL.

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. .

WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY BACK HOME WITH MY 4 KIDS WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER. PUT KEY FOB IN IGNITION AND WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE THEN IT JUST STOPPED MAKING NOISE. GOT CAR TOWED AND HAD BATTERY CHECKED AND THE BATTERY HAD FULL CHARGE AND ONLY 2 YEARS OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS INADVERTENTLY HIT AND SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK SCOTT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (684 ANN ARBOR RD W, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170, (734) 451-2110) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE CHARGED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERSIDE AUTO & TRUCK SALES (N3696 US-2, IRON MOUNTAIN, MI 49801, (906) 774-2120) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID, IT LEAKED OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SOUTH STREET (1710 WI-164, WAUKESHA, WI 53186, (262) 544-5400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COOLER AND RETURN HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I HAD A BIG ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *DT VIN IS INVALID. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE LOUD ABNORMAL NOISES AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ESSIG MOTORS (2204 SE 3RD ST, ALEDO, IL 61231, (309) 582-5336) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER TRAIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COME ON IN A DASHBOARD. WHEN I START AND TURN THE KEY THE AIRBAG SIGN COME ON, THE CAR IS PARK.

I HAVE A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY, WHEN THE HEAT IS ON IN THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE I'VE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING, AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE CHARGING $600-$1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHEN THIS IS A CAR DEFECT, PERIOD.....

POWER STEERING LEAKING FROM EXTREME COLD WEATHER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V273000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NO START NO CRANK. SINCE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIPS TO FIX THE RECALLS MY CAR WONT EVEN GO OUT OF PARK UNLESS THE CAR IS ON AND RUNNING.

I OWN A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY THAT I PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2018. BEGINNING IN AUGUST I STARTED EXPERIENCING A NO CRANK NO START PROBLEM. THERE WERE 3 TIMES MY CAR WOULDN'T START WHILE I WAS AT HOME. MY CAR HAS BEEN TOWED APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER INCLUDING 2 TIMES TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM IN OCTOBER. INITIALLY THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A DEAD CELL IN THE BATTERY. I PAID APPROXIMATELY $232.00 FOR A NEW BATTERY AND 2 1/2 WEEKS LATER I WAS STRANDED AGAIN DUE TO MY CAR NOT STARTING IN NOVEMBER, SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM 8 TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE MY HOME. ALL OF MY MAJOR PARTS ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND NOTHING IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. CAN CHRYSLER PLEASE ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM? IT'S UNSAFE AND VERY INCONVENIENT THIS UNKNOWN ISSUE IS EXPENSIVE TO CONSTANTLY ATTEMPT TO FIX AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.

TAKATA RECALL ON MY VEHICLE IS POSSIBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION. WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AND IN DRIVE MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV AND NOT GAIN ANY SPEED. TAKATA RECALL, MY CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT COME ON WHEN IN PARK BUT DOES NOT WORK WHILE I AM DRIVING.

DRIVERS SIDE HAS SEMI WARM AIR WHEN HEAT IS ON VENT, PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD. THE DEFROSTER BLOWS FREEZING COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE. DOES NOT ALWAYS SWITCH OVER TO DEFROSTER CAUSING IT VERY HARD TO SEE WHEN WINDSHIELD IS FOGGED OVER. ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED OUT. REAR HEAT WORKS GREAT.

''TAMARA RECALL ''THE PCM IT'S BEEN GETTING VERY HOT AND MESSING UP MY COMPUTER SYSTEM. I'VE BOUGHT 3 TIMES AND KEEPS ON MESSING UP MY COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND CANNOT EVEN TRANSFER POWER TO THE ALTERNATOR. THIS THEREFORE MAKE THE CAR BATTERY DIE ON ME WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND ONE WAS IN HE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE.

TAKATA RECALL I PURCHASED THIS CAR & WAS TOLD ONLY NEEDED TO REPLACE BACK TIRES.. I TOLD THE SAKES GUY I DO NOT WANT TO PUT ANY MONEY IN ANY CARS, I TOLD HIM I OWN A 2004 DODGE INTREPRID SE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW ON 7/27/2004, LAST YR IN END OF SEPT IT STARTED TO NICKEL & DIME ME. THIS CAR I BOUGHT FROM THIS GUY SAID NOTHING WRONG , I SAID THIS CAR LOOKS LIKE IT'S NEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT, HE SAID NOTHING WRONG, SAID I WILL BE 2ND OWNER & A CLEAR TITLE... WRONG, I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A CAR LOT ON 2/16/2018, ON 2/17/2018 HAD TO BUY 3 TIRES & FOUND OUT THE TIE ROD & BALL JOINT WERE HANGING BY A THREAD, MECHANIC SAID THE SALES GUY WOULD HAVE SEEN ALL THIS WHEN HE TOLD ME THEY MOVED THE GOOD TIRES TO THE FRONT & PUT BAD TIRES TO BACK, I HAD TO GET NEW BRAKES FRONT & BACK/ NEW BATTERY, THE AIRBAGS WERE MISSING & I ALMOST GOT HIT BC THE TRANSMISSION STALLED ON ME, THE HISTORY THAT I FOUND OUT WITH THIS 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT WAS ALREADY IN A ACCIDENT ON 10/18/2017 BC THE TRANSMISSION STALLED, I HAD TO HA TO PUT LOTS OF $$$ INTO THIS VEHICLE THAT I DID NOT WANT TO DO, TO TOP THAT OFF, I HAD TO CALL CANADA & THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ME AS THE NEW OWNER, I FOUND OUT THE CASH I PAID THE GUY HAD TO PAY OFF A LEON THAT WAS ON THIS CAR, THEN AFTER HE PAID IT, I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL LEON WAS PAID OFF IN FULL,THE COMPANY THAT HAD A LEIN DIDN'T KNOW I BOUGHT THIS CAR & I HAD TO CALL CANADA TO GIVE THEM UPDATED INFO THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR IF &4,263 CASH BC GUY WOULDN'T TAKE A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT LATER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND GAVE THE CONTACT A FORM TO COMPLETE, BUT NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SHERIFF ALLOWED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED BENNY BOYD LOCKHART CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (512-227-2266, LOCATED AT 2000 S COLORADO ST, LOCKHART, TX 78644) WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

POWER STEERING RETURN LINE RUPTURES IN COLD WEATHER. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL. RECALL #S08. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2013. EVERY YEAR WHEN IT GETS COLD OUT I START THE VEHICLE AND THE LINE BURST LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID EVERYWHERE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE LINES AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPING FOR 5 YEARS NOW. THIS HAS NOW CREATED A SEAL ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO LEAK AS WELL. NOW I HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER MY ENTIRE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE PUMP LEAKING EVERYWHERE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL TOLD ME IT'S A VIN SPECIFIC ISSUE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT WHEN I'M CLEARLY HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!!

SINCE SEPTEMBER 2018 CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD GONE TO THE DOCTOR AND PARKED IN THE LOT, WHEN I CAME OUT MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND I WAS STRANDED IN THE PARKING LOT UNTIL DARK AFTER THE CLINIC HAD CLOSED. TRIED STARTING IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND ONLY GOT A ʻCLICKʻ THEN NOTHING. HAD TO GET TOWED HOME. IʻM A 59 Y/O FEMALE WITH HEALTH ISSUES. BATTERY WAS NEW SO I HAD THE STARTER REPLACED THINKING MAYBE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. MY CAR STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WOULD RANDOMLY START. SO ONCE I COULD GET IT STARTED, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT ISOLATE THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT WOULD STILL RANDOMLY START AND RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I DID AND THE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE BUT RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED AS WELL AS THE EGR SYSTEM AND HE QUOTED ME OVER $1200. I CANʻT AFFORD THAT. I HAD ALREADY PAID TO HAVE MY BATTERY TESTED AT SEARS WHERE I BOUGHT MY DIEHARD AND HAD BOUGHT A NEW STARTER THAT MY BROTHER INSTALLED. INSTEAD, I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER STARTED AND EGR SYSTEM FOR $300 LESS. IT ONLY WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS. I ONLY GET A CLICK THEN NOTHING. TODAY, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TRAVEL 30 MILES EACH WAY TO GET TO WORK AND THIS IS FRUSTRATING. I TRIED THE ʻBRAKE, ON, NEUTRALʻ AND IT DIDNʻT WORK. I FINALLY GOT IT TO START THIS MORNING WHEN I DID THE ʻBRAKE, ON, MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SIDE TO SIDE IN THE PARK POSITIONʻ BUT WHEN I GOT OFF WORK THIS AFTERNOON, T

THE POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING FAILED STEERING CONTROL ALMOST LEADING TO THE VEHICLE HITTING THE HOUSE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE THE HOSE HAS RUPTURED. THE TWO OTHER OCCURRENCES WAS WINTER 2017-2018. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE IN COLD WEATHER. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE INVOLVING THIS MODEL IF IT CONTAINS A ENGINE OIL COOLER. SEEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DESCRIBING THIS SAME ISSUE ON LINE IN THE US AND CANADA.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE DRIVESHAFT MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,000.

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 WENT IN REPAIR SHOP ON 2/26/2018 FOR RECALL ON AIRBAGS, THEN GOT IT BACK ON 3/26/2018, JUST FOR IT TO GO BACK IN ON 4/1/2018 FOR A BALL JOINT/TIE RODS/ROTORS/BRAKES FRONT & BACK/ WHEEL ALIGNMENT/NEW BATTERY YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME,, I AM PISSED AS HECK, FOUND OUT I'M THE 4TH/5TH OWNER,, IT WAS IN S CAR ACCIDENT PASSENGER SIDE IN OCT 2017 CAR STALLED ON PPL, MINOR FRAME WORK, CAR IS MISSING LOTS OF PARTS, THEN I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER TIRE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, KEY FOB DOESN'T WANT TO START CAR,,THEN I ALMOST GOT HIT DRIVING BC IGNITION STOPPED ON ME DRIVING,, THEN HAD STARTER REPLACED NEW ON 8/26/2018 TO TOP THAT OFF ON AUG 28 CAR STALLS AGAIN, FRIEND COMES OVER WITH METER TO CHECK OUT CAR STATISTICS & SAYS CAR NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULAR RES

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

THIS(2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT),IT HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES, I TOLD THE SALES GUY I DO NOT WANT TO PUT ANY MONEY INTO A VEHICLE, BOUGHT IT ON 2/16/2018, GOT NEW REAR TIRES ON 2/17/2018, I WAS TOLD CAR NEEDS A BALL JOINT/TIE ROD ASAP, NOW I WAS MAD, I GOT HOLD OF A LEMON LAW LAWYER TO GET MY MONEY BACK, HE CAN'T HELP ME BC THE CAR IS A 2009, HE GAVE ME INFO TO CALL & FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 10/8/2017 PASSENGER SIDE, FOUND OUT THE CAR HAD SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, SO CAR WENT INTO SHOP ON 2/26/2018 & I GOT IT BACK ON 3/27/2018. I HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY/NEW BRAKES FRONT/BACK/ROTORS/BALL JOINT/ NUT/SNAP RING/THEN CAR JUST QUIT ON ME WHILE DRIVING, FREAKED ME OUT, THEN I HAD TO HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED, ON 8/26/2018, NOW CAR WENT BACK IN SHOP ON 9/12/2018 BC THE TRANSMISSION STALLED ON ME & I ALMOST GOT REARED END, THE METER MACHINE SAYS IT NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE RESET, WRONG, THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION & BEEN HEARING ALL KINDS OF NASTY THINGS TO DO WITH THE CHYRSLER DODGE IGNITION/ TRANSMISSION / STARTER, THIS CAR HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY THAT I WAS LIED TOO.. SAFETY ISSUE IS TRANSMISSION I WAS TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BC THE GEAR BROKE, NOTHING I DID, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR NEW ONE PUT IN, I PAID $4,263 PLUS NOW FOR EVERYTHING ELSE I WAS NOT PLANNING ON DOING.. I BEEN HEARING BAD STORIES ABOUT THIS CAR TRANSMISSION/STARTER/IGNITION/ELECTRICAL.. PLZ HELP ME OUT HERE, I ALM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUD'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (945 S MAIN ST, CELINA, OH 45822, (419) 586-7000), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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 OF VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN VEHICLE OWNER. THESE VEHICLES ARE AS PLAIN AS DAY AS MUCH OF A LEMON AS THEY COME. BETWEEN THE ELECTRICAL OR IGNITION PROBLEMS THAT ARE AS PLAIN AS DAY AND CAN NOT BE FIXED BY YOUR AVERAGE MECHANIC AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ALSO THE BREAKING SYSTEM WHICH IS TO SMALL THAT ALSO CAN'T BE FIXED WITHOUT MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF PARTS AND LABOR. NOT TO MENTION THE THOUSANDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT INTO THESE PROBLEMS THAT DID NOT FIX FOR LONG. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I FEEL THAT CAN HAPPEN IS FOR THERE TO BE A RECALL BY DODGE. TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL-IGNITION PROBLEM AND TO HAVE A BIGGER BREAKING SYSTEM PU

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 AS AN ELDERLY LADY ENTERED A CROSSWALK AND IT SCARED HER HORRIBLY, IT SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO BECOME ANGRY BECAUSE THEY THINK I AM HONKING AT THEM. MY CAR IS UNUSABLE IF I LEAVE FUSES IN...DANGEROUS IF I TAKE FUSES OUT.

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 PROBLEMS SO I PAY DEDUCTABLES AND RENTAL CAR FEES TO GET BACK THE SAME BROKEN CAR.

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 NOW BECAUSE OF THE EXHAUST...I ASKED ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS WE WILL LET THAT SLIDE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE YOU BOUGHT IT. SO IS IT OK FOR THEM TO BE DOING THIS TO ME? NO SPEEDOMETER...MILES ON IT ARE DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT BECAUSE THEY DON'T MOVE...I HAVE 3 CHILDREN I DRIVE AROUND IN THIS CAR...I HAVE TO DRIVE MY SON TO PITTSBURGH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL EVERY SO OFTEN. AM I IN THE WRONG OR ARE THEY? I WAS NEVER ASKING FOR ANY MONEY BACK OR A BRAND NEW CAR...I WAS ONLY ASKING FOR THEM TO MAKE IT RIGHT WITH US AND THEY THINK THEY HAVE.

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 IDEAS OR DIRECTIONS TO GIVE THE MECHANIC WOULD BE GREAT. DOES DODGE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ANSWER AND JUST DON'T WANT TO ISSUE A RECALL. I DON'T CARE IF I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!! THANK YOU