2010 Dodge Journey complaints

SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 1 1/2 MONTHS MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART IT WITH NO PROBLEM. MOST TIMES I AM DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING AWHILE. THIS LAST TIME I HAD DRIVEN IT SEVERAL MILES BEFORE IT SHUT OFF. I WAS GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN IT HAPPENED THEN HAD TO MAKE A TURN WITH NO STEERING AND PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS BECAUSE THERE WERE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS SINCE THEY ARE NOT GETTING AN ERROR CODE THEY CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING. THEY TELL ME TO COME BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM BECOMES MORE FREQUENT AND THEY WILL TRY TO GET A CODE THEN. ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THE SAME ISSUE HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE ARTICLE SAYS IT IS THE WIN MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE WOULD HEAR A HARD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

I REPLACED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS PADS TWICE, I REPLACE A ROTOR AND WHEEL BEARING, THIS COST ME OVER $450.00, DID NOT KNOW THAT WARRANT HAD BEEN EXTENDED FOR MY CAR. AFTER DOING ALL THIS AFTER A FEW MONTHS STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TOOK IT INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO THE SAME THING AND I NEEDED TO PAY A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE, HOPEFUL MY CAR WILL BE DONE TODAY. *TR

OUR 2010 DODGE JOURNEY HAS A KEY ISSUE. IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT WOULD ALWAYS WORK AFTER A FEW TRIES. WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN AND TURN IT, IT SAYS, "BAD KEY." SOMETIMES YOU COULD FLIP THE KEY AROUND AND IT WOULD WORK. TODAY IT WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. NOW I HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR A NEW KEY. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT COMES TO KEY ISSUES. *TR

WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES DONE TWO TIMES NOW. *TR

PURCHASED USED DODGE 2010 JOURNEY FROM DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2012, RETURNED VEHICLE ABOUT 2WEEKS LATER TO HAVE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK FOR TICKING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN DRIVING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED VEHICLE AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND IT JUST MAY BE WIND NOISE WHEN I DRIVE AT A CERTAIN SPEED. ONE MONTH LATER, I NEEDED BRAKES-FRONT ROTORS THAT WERE BAD. I HAD MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE AND HE DID APOLOGIZE THAT I HAD PURCHASED A LEMON AND HAD TO SPEND OUT MONEY FOR BRAKES ALREADY. NEEDED 2 REAR TIRES BY JULY 2012, THEY HAD NEVER BEEN ROTATED BUT I ACCEPTED FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH HOMEWORK ON PURCHASE. NOW AT 50,000 MILES, CAR JUST CUTS OFF, WONT START UNTIL HOURS LATER, AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODES OR PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2010 DODGE JOURNEY SINCE MAY 2012 AND NEEDED TO TAKE CAR TO DEALERLSHIP FOR ATLEAST 4 DIFFERENT ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURED ON FEBRUARY 28, 2013 HAS ME BEWILDERED AND VERY UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY AND EVER EVER PURCHASING A DODGE OR CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN-AND THE U.S.A. WANTS US TO BUY AND SUPPORT AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS. ON 02/28/12, I WAS RUSHING TO GET MY SON TO A MEETING AND WHEN WE GOT OUT OF CAR, LOCKED THE DOOR AND WENT IN BUILDING. WHEN WE RETURNED, PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION AND JUST CLICKING NOISE WITH EVERYTHING WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE CAR CRANKING. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND THEN TRIED TO CRANK BUT NO SUCH LUCK. IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING, AND HERE I AM WITH MY BABIES IN THE CAR, ON A SCHOOL NIGHT, AND TRYING TO CALL A TOW. MY COUSIN DID COME OUT, WE ATTEMPTED JUMPER CABLES AND THEN WENT TO GET GAS AND IT STARTED. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP JUST IN CASE, IGNITION STILL ON AND THE CAR CUTS OFF AND DOESNT RESTART. I CONTACTED A TOW AGAIN AND AN HOUR AND HALF LATER WHEN TOW ARRIVED; IT CRANKED FOR THE TOW DRIVER. ONCE I GOT HOME AND PARKED, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT HOME ABOUT 4HOURS LATER, IT STILL WOULD NOT CRANK. ON 3/1/13 ATTEMPTED TO TAKE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND CAR WOULD NOT START. IT DID FINALLY CRANK AFTER IT WAS TOO LATE AND WE TOOK TO A LICENSED MECHANIC TO COMPLETE A DIAGNOSTIC. HE KEPT ALL DAY TESTING AND TO NO AVAIL, NO CODES OR PROBLEMS APPEARED. IT DID CRANK BUT I'M VERY FEARFUL OF DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TWICE TODAY, MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY SHUT OFF AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. LUCKILY, I WASN'T IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND NO ONE WAS TURNING BEHIND ME. OTHERWISE, MY KIDS AND MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM AN ACCIDENT. I CHECKED ON-LINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS OF THAT NATURE. WHAT IF I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME? *TR

STARTED IN FEB OF 2012 HAD PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR DODGE DEAL CHECK IT SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND SAID OK SUMMER CAME CAR WORK NOW FEB AGAIN CAR TAKING 2 HOURS TO START TOOK IT BACK FOUND NOTHING HAD TO SIT IN COLD WITH KIDS FOR 2 HOUR WAITING ON CAR TO START IT STARTED GOT HOME TURNED CAR OFF WENT BACK TO START CAR WOULD NOT START HAD TO WAIT 2 MORE HOUR THEN CAR STARTED. IM A YOUNG WOMAN WORK AT NIGHT AND BOUGHT A NEWER CAR TO DEPEND ON AND GOT TRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WHEELS VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE REPLACED THE TIRES AND ROTORS HIMSELF IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,605.

THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITH A LOUD CLANG AND JERK. THIS OCCURS WHEN YOU PULL UP AND STOP, TURN MOTOR OFF, RESTART AND PUT INTO DRIVE. THEN AT OTHER TIMES HESITATES TO SHIFT. BRAKES WILL PUSH THEMSELVES DOWN WITH NO PRESSURE GIVEN BY DRIVER. FRONT END ON UNEVEN PATCHES OF ROADWAY WILL THUMP AS THOUGHT IT IS LOOSE AND WOBBLE. *TR

I AM VERY CONCERN ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAD THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. IN THE SECOND YEAR PADS AND ROTORS TURNED, THREE MONTHS LATER ONE OF THE PADS NEED REPLACED. I HAVE FILED TWO COMPLAINTS WITH DODGE AND AM WAITING BACK FROM THEIR CASE MANAGER. I AM ABOUT TO TAKE A TRIP FROM GEORGIA TO IOWA AND LUCKILY THE PLACE I DO OIL CHANGES, ALWAYS WILL DO A COURTESY CHECK OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE INCLUDING BRAKES. IT IS IN WITH THE DEALER NOW, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT TO BAND AID FIX IT AGAIN. I AM LEARY WHEN DRIVING AND SEEING OTHER DODGE JOURNEYS ON THE ROAD NOW AS IF THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES HAD HEATED UP SO BAD NEAR CHATTANOOGA THAT IT WARPED THE ROTORS AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHOOK SO BAD COMING OFF THE MOUNTAIN. SCARED ME TO DEATH, ALONG WITH MY PASSENGERS. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE IT WOULDN'T CRANK ON THE FIRST TRY BUT ALWAYS ON THE SECOND TRY. THIS TIME WE WERE OUT TO DINNER AND IT WOULDN'T CRANK AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES SO WE TRIED JUMPING IT OFF BUT ALL THE ELECTRICAL WAS WORKING SO IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, AFTER WAITING ABOUT 30 MINUTES WE TRIED IT AND IT CRANKED SO WE ASSUMED IT WAS THE STARTER. HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE I GLAD I DIDN'T GO PUTTING A STARTER AND BATTERY ON IT AS IT APPEARS TO BE A RAMP-ID PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERS AREN'T ACKNOWLEDGING AND CAN LEAVE FAMILIES STRANDED WITH NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. THERE ARE CHRYSLER MECHANICS ON THESE FORUM SITES THAT ADMIT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND SAY THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BUT CHRYSLER WON'T DO IT. *TR

I STOPPED AT MCDONALD'S ON MY WAY TO WORK, CAME OUT OF MCDONALD'S WENT TO START MY CAR, HAD NO POWER AT ALL. MY HUSBAND CAME AND HE TRIED TO JUMP START IT, AND THAT DID NOT WORK, HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER, THEY TRIED TO JUMP START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. THEY PUSHED THE CAR INTO THE BUILDING AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND FOR SOME REASON THEY LEFT THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION, AND ABOUT 4 HOURS LATER WITH NO ONE AROUND THE CAR, THE CAR STARTED ALL BY ITSELF. THAT PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AFTER THAT, MY CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. NOW 3 TIMES THIS WEEK MY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND IT IS IN THE DEALERSHIP, AND I AM 487 MILE OUT OF WARRANTY AND DON'T KNOW IF CHRYSLER IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT. HAD TO AGREE TO PAY $100.00 FEE FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. WE HAVE 3 2010 JOURNEY'S IN OUR FAMILY, AND ALL ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. AFTER GREAT RESEARCH, WE FOUND THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW COME THERE IS NO RECALL? LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON? WIN MODULE!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO TIRES, SIZE 225/55/R19. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DOT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANNUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY THAT HAS BRAKES AND ROTORS CHANGED TWICE IN 24,000 MILES DUE TO WARPING CAUSING SHAKING TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DODGE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEMS AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 36,000 MILES BUT HAS NOT FOUND AND/OR OFFERED A ROOT CAUSE AND PERMANENT REPAIR TO THE PROBLEM. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 36,000 MILES? SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT PRESSURE ON CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS DESIGN FLAW THAT WILL ULTIMATELY CAUSE ACCIDENTS FROM THIS ISSUE. AN INTERNET SEARCH "DODGE JOURNEY BRAKE PROBLEM" WILL SHOW YOU THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH DODGE JOURNEYS. *TR

SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT IS THE REAR BRAKES. THEY ARE AT 10% AND THE ROTORS ARE TOO THIN TO BE MACHINED. CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE THEY ARE ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12,000 MILES AND THEY WILL NOT HELP OUT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE NEED REAR BRAKES BEFORE 80,000 MILES AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO MACHINE THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO THIN...I ONLY HAVE 35000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AT 21000 MILES BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED ( CHRYSLER COVERED THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY JOURNEYS AND THE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 36000 MILES. MY BRAKES ARE AGAIN PULSATING BUT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE REARS BEFORE THEY WILL CHECK THE FRONTS). *TR

I HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACE AND BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE AN ONLY HAVE 37,300 MILES ON MY CAR I AM SCARED THAT MY BRAKES WOULD FAILS TRANSPORTING MY 3 KIDS HOW THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WEAR THIS QUICK. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING. AIR-CONDITIONING, RADIO, AND ELECTRICAL PANELS ALL WENT OUT. WE STOPPED THE CAR IN THE PARK LOT NEARBY AND RESTARTED THE CAR. EVERYTHING CAME BACK AFTER THE CAR IS RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50MPH. SAME THING. IT CAME BACK AFTER THE CAR RESTARTS. *TR

VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 RECALLS REPLACED THROUGH TIME. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. I HAVE BROUGHT IN FOR STEERING WHEEL SHAKING, TO WHEELS SOUNDING LIKE METAL GRINDING TO NOW A SCREECHING HIGH PITCHED NOISE. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD ALL WAS WELL. AGAIN LOUDER SCREECHING AND THE NOISE ISN'T A CONSISTENT NOISE ALL THE TIME SO ITS HARD FOR ME TO SHOW THE PROBLEM LET ALONE PIN POINT WHAT'S GOING ON. A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL INSIDE THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE. IT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. AND EVEN NOW WITH MY LITTLE GIRL AND I IN THE CAR I AM SCARED AT TIMES TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT OR WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

A CONTINUING FAILURE TO START. FOLLOWING A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL MY 2010 JOURNEY HAS FAILED TO START ON OCCASION AND BECAME A PROBLEM, CREATING AT TIMES A RISK OF BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE. WE HAVE SO LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE, WE NO LONGER DRIVE AFTER DARK. WHEN REFUELING, I DON'T SHUT THE CAR OFF. (SAFETY ISSUE) HOWEVER; IT SHOULD BE KNOWN THAT SETTING THE ALARM SYSTEM, THEN TRIGGERING THE SYSTEM AND PUTTING THE FOB INTO THE IGNITION TO CLEAR ALARM, VEHICLE HAS STARTED EACH TIME. THE DEALER THINKS I SHOULD PAY TO HAVE A COMPUTER CHECK THE SYSTEM. BASED ON OTHER STORIES POSTED BOTH HERE AND ON, JUST ANSWER WEB SIGHT A COMPUTER WOULD BE OF NO VALUE. *TR

THIS 2010 DODGE JOURNEY SXT WHICH WAS DELIVERED TO ME ON 18 MARCH 2010. ON 19 JULY 2010 I HAD TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO TUCSON DODGE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO SHUDDER. EXAMINATION BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT THE # 1 CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING AND THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES WERE NOT SEALING PROPERLY.ALSO, THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD PLUG WAS SEEPING COOLANT. THE EXPANSION COOLANT TANK WAS LEAKING AT THE SEAM. THESE PROBLEMS NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD,AND EXPANSION COOLANT TANK. AFTER REPAIR AND RETURN OF THE VEHICLE TO ME, 26 JULY 2012 , UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A DISTINCT CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD . WHICH I REPORTED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO WERE QUITE DISMISSIVE ABOUT IT . ON OR ABOUT 27 AUGUST I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CLICKING WAS GETTING LOUDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHUDDERING AGAIN. THIS NECESSITATED A SECOND ENGINE REPAIR. "THE ROCKER ARMS ARE WALKING DUE TO WORN BLOCKS AND ROCKERS". ERGO THE LEFT AND RIGHT BANK ROCKER ARMS/SHAFTS/TAPPETS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER HAS FAILED.NEGLECTED AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN ITS ENTIRETY DESPITE MY DEMAND THAT THEY DO BECAUSE OF REPEATED DOCUMENTED DEFECTS THEREWITH. THIS ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BROKEN DOWN AND REPAIRED. EVIDENCE THE SECOND ENGINE PARTS FAILURE. ALSO, WHY SHOULD THE BLOCKS BE WORN AT 32K MILES? I AM THINKING THAT THEY WERE WORN WHEN THEY WERE PUT IN AT THE FACTORY AND AN INSPECTOR MISS

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE AT A HUGE EXPENSE AND THE POOR STOPPING ABILITY CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF MY TIRES WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A LARGE EXPENSE. ALSO, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED. THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AND WINDOWS CONTINUE TO WORK, RULING OUT THE BATTERY AS THE CAUSE. YOU CAN HEAR A "CLICK" WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED BUT THE CAR REMAINS DEAD. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SERVICE, NO REMEDY IS MADE AS I AM TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN FOR REPAIR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ASKED TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED BECAUSE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MULTIPLE BULBS BLOWING OUT, (ALL AT THE SAME TIME), ONE WINDOW NOT RAISING OR LOWERING FROM THE PASSENGER BUTTON ONLY AND A MULTITUDE OF OTHER QUIRKY, ELECTRICAL ITEMS. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE . *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE KEEPS ON COMING ON AND STAYING ON. I HAVE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LOSING POWER WHILE I AM DRIVING OR ACCELERATING; THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS; IT DRIVES HORRIBLY EVERY TIME I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR WOULD TREMBLE. I EXPECTED THE CAR TO NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AS IT IS FAIRLY NEW AND I DO NOT CONSIDER IT TO HAVE ALOT OF MILEAGE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AS I DRIVE MY CAR WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP TAKING IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC EACH TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON; IF THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM; THEY SHOULDN'T CHARGE PEOPLE SO MUCH TO CHECK THE CODES OR THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THE ONGOING PROBLEMS. *TR

CAR WONT START WHEN KEY IS TURNED ON HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE IT WILL START. THIS HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH SINCE I BROUGHT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED UPON ENGAGING WITH A LOUD NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THE FRONT BRAKES AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

MAY 10, 2011 WITH 25917 KM ON THE VEHICLE AND AT THAT TIME WINDSOR CHRYSLER REPLACED MY FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. ON MARCH 15, 2012 I STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH 45029 KM ON THE VEHICLE AND ONCE AGAIN WINDSOR CHRYSLER REPLACED MY FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN I WAS BRAKING AT SPEED OF 100 KM WHEN AS THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARNING THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDS REPAIR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY BRAKE RECALL FROM DODGE JAN OR FEB 2012. AT THE TIME MY WIFE WAS EXPERIENCING JERKING AND PULLING TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND DODGE WOULD COVER THE COST. THIS WAS AROUND FEB/MAR 2012 WITH APPROXIMATELY 17K ON THE VEHICLE. ON 4 AUG WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DODGE DUE TO THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CAUSED BY A CRACK PISTON HEAD AND DODGE STATED THAT THE PISTON WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WE WERE THEN ADVISED THAT THE JERKING AND PULLING IN THE STEERING WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR BRAKES AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAID $534.00 TO HAVE THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THIS DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT TO ME SO I CHECKED FOR ANY TSB/RECALLS, THE CAS WEBSITE, AND NHTSA WEBSITE I FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEMS (BOTH FRONT AND REAR) HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH DODGE AND REPAIRS AND COSTS HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE BOARD WITH DODGE EXCEPTING NO REAL FIX EXCEPT CHARGING CAR OWNERS ON REPEATED REPAIRS THAT ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR 3-9K. IF THIS IS THE CASE NHTSA SHOULD MANDATE DODGE TO PROPERLY FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH CORRECT PARTS OR FULLY RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES. DODGE IS PUTTING MY WIFE AND SON IN DANGER EVERYTIME THEY SET FOOT IN THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THE AGENCY FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY SHOULD NOT ALLOW TO CONTINUE. WE CONSUMERS NEE

I WAS DRIVING AND MY TIRE BLEW OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS CORRODED, CRACKED AND SPLIT IN HALF. UPON CHECKING OF ALL MY TIRES, ALL OF THEM ARE CRACKED AND CORRODED. ON THE TIRE THAT BLEW THE STEM WAS TOTALLY SPLIT IN HALF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THEY CHANGED TO PLASTIC IN THE 2011 JOURNEY'S. WE BOUGHT THE CAR 1 1/2 MONTHS AGO AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY (USED) IN SEPTEMBER, 2010. MY PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN MAY, 2011. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR LEAVING WORK, AND IT WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS/HORN/LOCKS/RADIO ALL WORKED, BUT ALL I GOT WHEN I TURNED THE KEY WAS A CLICKING SOUND. AT FIRST THOUGHT, I FIGURED THE BATTERY MAY HAVE DIED AND NEEDED A JUMP-START. BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. AFTER TRYING FOR 1.5 HOURS, I FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED FROM THE TOW TRUCK, IT CRANKED RIGHT UP. I HAD THE DEALER RUN A FULL DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON IT, SINCE IT WAS THERE AND PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I DROVE THE CAR HOME, AND THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. IT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, WITH WAIT TIMES VARYING. SOMETIMES IT'LL START AFTER 5 MINUTES. OTHER TIMES, I HAVE WAITED 2-3 HOURS WITHOUT IT STARTING, AND HAVE BEEN FORCED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE DRIVEN (OR TOWED) THIS VEHICLE BACK TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP A 10 TIMES! THE MOST RECENT VISIT WAS ON 7/29/12, WHEN I PAID TO HAVE THE WIN MODULE AND KEY FOB REPLACED, AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN SEVERAL REASONS FOR THE PROBLEM, ALL OF WHICH THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED (EITHER AT THE EXPENSE OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY OR AT MY OWN EXPENSE). OTHER TIMES, I HAVE SIMPLY BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY HAVE IT. I HAVE FILED 2 SEPARATE COMPLAINTS WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION, BUT NO HEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO LOSE AIR RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR VALVE WAS FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC PLACED A TEMPORARY RUBBER VALVE STEM TO THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE STEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THE CAR FIRST WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING LOSING ALL POWER, A PLASTIC PIECE WAS INSTALLED TO HOLD KEY AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LEAVING ME STRANDED THIS HAPPENED FOR ALMOST A YEAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIPS THERE IS NO RECALL AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY TO REPLACE THE IGNITION WHICH I HAD TO FINALLY DO WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START AT ALL IN JANUARY OF 2012, I NOW HAVE A NEW IGNITION WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE STILL BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I REPLACED THE IGNITION AND KEYS WHICH I HAD TO PAY EXTRA FOR A SECOND KEY IT IS GETTING BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE I REPLACED THE IGNITION TAKING ME 30 MINS TO START MY CAR TODAY, ALL THE POWER COMES ON THE ENGINE WILL JUST NOT TURN OVER. THIS CAR IS BECOME VERY UNRELIABLE FOR A WORKING MOTHER, I NEVER KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO JUST GET IN MY CAR AND GO OR IF I'LL HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR SOMEWHERE OVER NIGHT AND COME BACK AND HOPE IT STARTS AGAIN. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEED 50 MPH, ENGINE JUST CUT OFF, LOSING LIGHTS, POWER ETC.. AFTER MONTHS OF COMPLAINTS AND APPOINTMENTS WITH NO HELP, FINALLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A YR. AFTER OUR FIRST COMPLAINTS. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, FOB WAS SLIPPING OUT OF IGNITION. NOW BRAKES ARE ON BACK ORDER, RESURFACED BOTH FRONT AND REAR AT 9406 MILES,ADJUSTED AT 12259, AND AWAITING PARTS FOR OUR THIRD REPAIR ON THE BRAKES FRONT AND REAR AT 20697. DID I MENTION THEY WANT A 100. DEDUCTIBLE TO REPAIR A DEFECT IN THEIR BRAKES. *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR UNEVEN BRAKING AND PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE AFTER 10-12K MILES. WE ARE ON OUR 3RD SET OF BRAKES AND ROTORS IN 35K MILES. VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND BRAKING DISTANCES BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL AFTER A SHORT TIME. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING 3 MPH IN REVERSE, A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE BRAKES. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AS THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25-30 MPH AND THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AS THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FOURTH FAILURE OCCURRED AS THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH AND A BURNING SMELL EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES AND BOTH ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SENSOR, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BRAKES AND REAR CALIPERS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,389 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,550.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN HE NOTICED A FIRE HAD ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY AND WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND TWO WEEKS AGO. I HAD TO HAVE BOTH THE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. DODGE IN MEDINA, OHIO STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHY I HAD PREMATURE WEAR AND WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. I STATED THAT I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE JOURNEYS BREAKS, HOWEVER IT GOT ME NO WHERE. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM TOTALLY OUT OF POCKET COSTING $364.93. *TR

IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING (ABOUT 9AM) AND I AM DRIVING ABOUT 70 MILES TO MY DESTINATION, THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE APPLIED FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS THEN RELEASED WITHOUT MY FOOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS ME BUT I AM ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 5 MORE MILES, AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THIS TIME MORE VIOLENTLY. I WAS DOING THE SAME SPEED AS BEFORE, ABOUT 70 MPH AND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING IN THE SECOND LEFT LANE AND THE LANES WERE VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE BRAKES APPLIED AT A MUCH STRONGER RATE AND AGAIN, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, FEELING AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING ME TO THE LEFT AS IF TO INTEND TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO RE-GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHILCE. I CALLED NORMANDIN AGAIN, THEY TOWED MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HAVING IT AND "DRIVING THE VEHICLE HARD", THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURED TO ME, THEREFORE, UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE BACK ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE SHAKING BUT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE FRONT. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REARAFTER 3 WEEKS, I HAVE MY HUSBAND DRIVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER (THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS TOW'S TO THE DEALERSHIP, NOT FROM THE DEALERSHIP). THE CAR SAT IN THE PARKING GARAGE SINCE THAT DAY AND IT IS NOW JUNE, 2012 AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT ANY MORE. *JS

BRAKE SQUEALING AND SERIOUS MASSIVE VIBRATION. *TR

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: PURCHASED NEW 2/26/11 - ON 5/25/12 THE VEHICLE HAD 11764 ACTUAL MILES. HEARD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES - TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND REAR ROTORS WARPED AND REAR PADS NOISY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED REAR ROTORS AND PADS. PICKED UP VEHICLE AFTERNOON OF 5/25/12. DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND HAVE ONLY DRIVEN VEHICLE YESTERDAY 5/29/12 AND TODAY 5/30/12 TO WORK AND, AGAIN, THE SQUEALING HAS OCCURRED ON MY WAY HOME (5/30/12). CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND REPORTED. AM TAKING INTO DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN MORNING AGAIN (5/31/12). [*ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT ON 01/13/12 I HAD A FLUID LEAK UNDER LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE A LEFT AXLESHAFT SEAL WHICH THEY STATED WAS A DEFECT.] *TR

I HAD MAJOR PULSATING / VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING ON MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AFTER ONLY 16K. I DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND EVEN A FEW CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ALLEGING THE BRAKE WERE UNDER ENGINEERED / UNDER SIZED FOR THIS CAR, AT LEAST ON THE 2009 & 2010 MODELS. I WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY (ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM) ON THE BRAKES FOR THESE VEHICLES, BUT WAS NOT PLEASED TO FIND OUT THAT 1) THEY WANT YOU TO PAY A $50 OR $100 "DEDUCTIBLE" TO FIX THE PROBLEM (THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY) 2) THE WARRANTY IS ONLY EXTENDED TO 36K MILES AND 3) THAT THE WARRANTY ONLY APPLIES TO THE FRONT BRAKES AND MY REAR BRAKES WERE ALSO WARPED, WHICH I ARGUE IS THE RESULT OF THE FRONT BRAKES BEING UNDERSIZED IN THE FIRST PLACE...HOW ELSE DO YOU EXPLAIN WARPED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS ON A VEHICLE ONLY 1 YR OLD AND ONLY 16K MILES? I PAID THE $50 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE FRONT BRAKES, PLUS $199 + TAX (REAR BRAKES) TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD, AND PROMPTLY CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PITCH A FIT AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT I THOUGH ABOUT HAVING TO PAY ONE CENT OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED (BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY). I EVENTUALLY RECEIVED A FULL REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER FOR THE FULL AMOUNT I PAID, INCLUDING THEIR $50 "DEDUCTIBLE". I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS RESOLUTION, BUT STILL DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD TO EVEN PAY OUT OF POCKET AND INITIATE THE COMPLAINT IN THE FIRST PLACE TO G

NTHSA, GOOD MORNING, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING CONCERNS REGARDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL BEGIN TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH AND THIS IS SOMEWHAT ALARMING TO BOTH ME AND MY WIFE. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES IN THE PAST AND I HAVE NOT EVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR SHOULD WE BE ALARMED AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? CONTACT DODGE AND FILE A COMPLAINT OR ASK THEM IF THEIR IS A RECALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM? PLEASE ASSIST? SINCERELY, MR. FREDERICK ROTT MSGT RETIRED USMC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK DYNA PRO TIRES, SIZE 225/70R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDERS AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,850.

WE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS AND/OR ROTORS THREE TIMES IN 70,000 MILES. THE LAST BRAKE JOB REQUIRED REPLACING THE REAR CALIPER, ALONG WITH THE ROTORS AND PADS - WHICH WAS VERY COSTLY. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THIS WAS FAIRLY COMMON, WITH THIS CAR. MY ONLY COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE, IS THE BRAKES. THEY ARE SIMPLY TERRIBLE. DODGE REALLY NEEDS TO FIX THIS MISTAKE. *TR

BRAKES HAVE WORN TO THE POINT OF NEAR FAILURE AT ONLY 17,300 MILES. *JS

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 12,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES ON IT AND AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR WORN OUT PADS AND WARPED ROTORS. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER TO SEE WHY THE BRAKES WORE OUT SO EARLY AND THEY SAID IT HAD NON-MOPAR BRAKE PADS ON IT SO IT VOIDED THE WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS 3 TIMES FOR WORN OUT PADS AND WARPED ROTORS AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ONCE AT 40,000 MILES FOR THE SAME. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE GO THRU BRAKES LIKE THIS ONE. THE BRAKES ARE UNDERSIZED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND DODGE KNOWS IT BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THAT IS NOT RIGHT! WHEN THE BRAKES WEAR OUT THIS QUICKLY WITH NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THERE IS A PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS POORLY DESIGNED BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

I EXPERIENCED SHAKING/PULSATIONS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP (THE FASTER I WAS GOING BEFORE DECLINE IN SPEED, THE LARGER THE SHAKING/PULSATION WOULD BE). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT WHEELS WERE STICKING AND THAT THE PISTONS WERE GETTING HOT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY CRACK. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 15K MILES ON IT. *TR