For many years (at least 8) this SUV has experienced odd, electrical issues (1) on at least 4 occasions I have found all windows lowered halfway when coming out to the car in the morning. (2) on 2 occasions I could not get the interior lights to turn off. It took multiple restarts and stops to stop effect. (3) about 18 months ago, while parked frequently at night, the horn would start honking. It appeared the alarm system was responding. The remote would not turn it off. Car needed key inserted and to be started. Finally it started randomly blowing while I was driving. I removed fuses to stop issue. (4) recently, overnight, the relatively new (less than a year) battery would be dead in morning. No lights left on. Alternator working. On the 2nd occasion I noticed when jumped the turn indicator was blinking despite not being turned on. This was the first time I decided to seek service help as a dead battery every morning is not just a minor problem. Vehicle current at garage.
2010 Dodge Journey complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
I just purchased a 2010 dodge journey. It has not been in an accident. This morning when getting in my car, I noticed the active headrest restraint has been deployed. I was not in an accident. The car with sitting in my driveway overnight.
The car will randomly shut down while driving
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the vehicle would not immediately start-up when turning the ignition key. On several occasions, while driving, the vehicle shut-off without warning. After readjusting the ignition key, the vehicle was able to be restarted. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V373000 (Electrical System). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 60,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the horn would inadvertently sound whether the vehicle was turned on or off. The contact disconnected the horn to keep from disturbing the neighbors. The contact had not contacted the dealer. The vehicle had not been officially diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.
Drove to the park, parked the car. Went for a walk, came back 20 minutes later, car would not start. Turn the key, no sound, all dash light come one, car will not crank, no sound at all. towed the car to my house, and charged battery for a full day. Car same issue, will not crank, no noise. I turn the key to on, press on the brake and move to neutral, and car still no start. I use the remote starter, and car just clicks a few times and does not start. Basically turning the key to start, lights come on as usual, then no noise no crank no start. this is third day of trying to start this car, never had issues with it for over a year, and never with starting car. No warnings at all, no lights on to show anything bad before this, and no warning after it happened, scanner show no faulty codes detected. From the park waited to be towed and got home after 10 PM, safety, it got dark, it rained and unreliable to just not start.
Vehicle loses power while driving. Sometimes it will not start being stranded with kids as this vehicle was produced as a family car. Had battery, alternator, starter replaced. Have read numerous reports from google about vehicle not starting due to safety security features, problems with the fuse box, needing a yellow wire grounded that is located under the hood, and so on. If this is a know issue with these vehicles for over 10yrs why has it not been recalled to be fixed. As I drive the vehicle on the freeway with MY KIDS in it endaragering our lives and the many others who are on the road with me and the countless other dodge journey drivers. FIX THIS ISSUE. MAKE DODGE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MISTAKE AS THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DID.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CARLOCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF TUSCALOOSA (550 SKYLAND BLVD E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405, (205)759-4421) BUT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 249,712.
MY HORN STARTED CHRIPING FOR NO REASON WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE BATTERIES OUT OF BOTH KEY FOBS AND WAS STILL GOING OFF. TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT THE FOB. I HAD TO REMOVE THE HORN FUSE TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
HORN RANDOMLY STARTED GOING OFF WHILE WHILE STATIONARY/OFF. NO ONE TOUCHING KEYS OR VEHICLE.
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ON OUR WAY TO THE COAST MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND HAD TO USE ONLY TO DAY LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHT NO HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON THEY WOULD ONLY FLICKER. I WAS STILL A HOUR FROM THE COAST AND 3 HOURS FROM HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY AND IS ANNOYING SAME WITH THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS. THEY GO AT RANDOM AND ARE NOT NEEDED.THE HORN IS WHEN I AM STATIONARY. THE WIPERS GO AT ANYTIME MOVING OR STOPPED. THE CAR ACTS POSSESSED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONALITY I HAD MY NEPHEW WITH ME WHEN I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING AND I WILL NOT PUT HIM IN DANGER AGAIN. THIS NEEDS FIXED.
THE HORN IS BEEPING WHEN NOT IN VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING IT RANDOMLY BEEPS.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN SOUNDING OFF ON ITS OWN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING BY THEM SELVES. HEADLIGHTS FLASHING AND PROBLEMS WITH PICKING UP SPEED. I HAVE CHECKED ALL GROUND WIRES AND FUSES AND EVERYTHING IS IN TACK
THE HEADRESTS DEPLOYED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD
BOTH AIR BAGS ON MY HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT IN A ACCIDENTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND SHIFTED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATLANTIC DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (2330 US 1 SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32086, (904)797-4383) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. NOT IN ACCIDENT.VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE BEFORE EVENTUALLY STALLING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,700.
STARTED THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HAD SOME BROKEN LINES REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I LOST CONTROL AND ALMOST LANDED IN A DITCH. TOOK BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THE SAME LINES BUT AGAIN.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING LINES. LAST YEAR THE RETURN LINE BURST WHILE DRIVING. NOW JUST YESTERDAY ( 02/09/2021) A LINE BURST AGAIN WHILE DRIVING.THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS THIS ISSUE IN THE WINTER. IT STARTED TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LOCKING UP.
HEAD-REST ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I WENT OUT TO MY PARKED CAR ONE MORNING AND IT WAS DEPLOYED. I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING!
I'M DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR AND MY HORN GOES OFF SPURRATDICALY. AND THIS WASN'T THE FIRST,SECOND, OR EVEN THIRD TIME. PEOPLE LOOKING AT ME AS IF TO SAY, WHAT? WHY ARE YOU HONKING AT US? THE HORN DOESN'T HAVE A PATTERN. SOMETIME IT SOUNDS LIKE MORSE CODE AND SOMETIMES IT LASTS FOR UP TO 15 SECONDS LIKE I'M HOLDING IT DOWN. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 24 HOURS AND IT GOES OFF DURING THE DAY AND EVEN LATE AT NIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO UPLOAD EXCEPT MY TESTAMONY. PLEASE HELP!
LAST EVENING WHILE SITTING IN HOUSE THE HORN STARTS GOING OFF. THEN WE REALIZED IT WAS OUR CAR. HUSBAND WENT OUT AND SAW THAT IT WAS OUR GRABBED KEY FOB AND FINALLY PUSHED THE PANIC BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STOPPED. THEN TODAY MID-MORNING IT STARTED HONKING AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING IT WE'VE FIGURED IT WASN'T ONLY US AND SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. BOTH TIMES IT WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONE AROUND IT CAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL CAMERAS AND LOOKED AND SAW NO ONE AROUND IT
WHILE DRIVING CAR JUST TURNS OFF FOR NO REASON. WHEN PUSHING THE REMOTE START BUTTON WINDOW ROLL DOWN. HEATED SEATS WILL NOT COME ON BUT FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.
CAR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START. IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. REPLACED STARTER, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, FUSES, CLEANED ALL CONNECTORS, SOLENOID , NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH.. STILL HAS ISSUES. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT STARTED. KEY FOB WON'T START CAR, IT JUST CLICKS. PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WONT START THE CAR. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS AND IT SPENT 1 MONTH WITH THE MECHANIC. NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND DODGE WON'T HELP US.
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR ON A TURNING ROAD ONTO A HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE HARD. HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE REAR AS I LOST LIGHTS AS WELL AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SEEN AS IT WAS DARK AND THE VEHICLE IS BLACK. WHEN PULLED OVER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. AFTER THE 2ND TIME TURNING THE KEY IT STARTED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE PRESENT ON THE CAR OTHER THAN A TPMS SENSOR.
TWO TIMES I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. I WAS PARKED THEN TRIED TO START AN WOULD NOT START. IT HAS A REMOTE START AN STARTS ON ITS OWN AN WINDOWS ROLL DOWN ON THEIR OWN. WHEN I GET NEAR THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FAB THE LIGHTS COME ON AN SOMETIMES WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON ON KEY FAB IT STARTS ON ITS OWN. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AN WENT TO TURN IN DRIVEWAY AN IT SHUT DOWN. STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT AN IT SHUT DOWN. IT HAS ALWAYS STARTED BACK UP EXCEPT FOR ONE TIME I HAD TO MANEUVER THE KEY A CERTAIN WAY IN IGNITION BEFORE IT WOULD START.
2010 JOURNEY SXT FOUND WITH ACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. NO ACCIDENTS - NO BUMPING. THE STEEL PIN WAS STILL IN THE CATCH AND PLASTIC CASING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE STEEL PIN BROKE AWAY.
THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. IT WILL START SEVERAL TIMES. THEN I TRY TO START IT AND IT JUST CLICKS OVER & OVER. I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY FOB SOMETIMES 20 TIMES BEFORE IT CRANKS ON. IT'S WHEN CAR IS OFF & PARKED AND I GO TO START IT.
HEADREST AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING HIT.
MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHEN I GO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I CAN BE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING SPOT AT A STORE AND WOULD HAVE TO TURN KEY TO OFF AND RESTART CAR AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I PUT IT IN DRIVE. PLUS THE HORN GOES OFF OCCASIONALLY.
FOR NO REASON THE CAR BATTERY DISCHARGES THE HORN SOUNDS BY ITSELF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RANDOM AND ERRONEOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDED THE DOORS UNLOCKING, THE WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN, THE HORN ACTIVATING, THE WIPERS RANDOMLY ACTIVATING, AND THE ABS RANDOMLY ACTIVATING INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE LOCKING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE HORN RANDOMLY STARTED HONKING INDEPENDENTLY. THE AIR BAG AND TPMS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,000.
AUTOMATIC GEAR FAILS CAUSING DELAYS ON SHIFTING AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.
THE HORN BEGINS TO SOUND ON ITS OWN AND AT SHORT AND/OR LONG BURTS AND A COMBINATION OF BOTH WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP THIS. THIS CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS!
THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY START WHILE PUT INTO NEUTRAL, WHEN IT DESIRES, THIS DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE DEALER THAT IT IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH IN 2009 AND 2010 DODGE JOURNEYS, BECAUSE THE SWITCH BECOMES LOOSE AND NEEDS ADJUSTMENTS EVERY FEW MONTHS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MYSELF BEING STRANDED SEVERAL MILES FROM HOME IN A HEAT ADVISORY, THAT RESULTED IN HEAT STROKE, FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO A COOL PLACE WITH FLUIDS AS THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AWAITING HELP. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOOK NOTE OF THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL AN KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN PLACED IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP, WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT AND REPORT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE.
MY CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I ALMOST CRASHED LAST NIGHT, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST MONTH. MY DAD IS NOT ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE IT ANY LONGER AND I STILL OWE ON IT SO THAT'S NOT OKAY. I'M A FOSTER PARENT TO 4 CHILDREN AND OUR SAFETY IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT BUT THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN.
THE CAR WILL NOT START ....I CAN JUMP IT ...GET IT RUNNING BUT THEN WITHIN 2 HOURS IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING AND NOTHING IS WORKING FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE DODGE JOURNEY AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY DODGE ....THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD....PLEASE PLEASE RESEARCH THIS AND MAKE DODGE DO SOMETHING...I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING TESTS OUT FINE WITH IT ....MY 16 YEAR OLD SON DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HIM BECAUSE OF THE CAR MALFUNCTION I WILL SUE THE [XXX]OFF DODGE !!! INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY WHEN THE DRIVER HEAD REST DEPLOYED.....NO EVENT CAUSED THE PAINFUL EJECTION. I ALMOST HIT A SEMI COMING IN MY DIRECTION. THERE ARE MANY TESTAMENTS TO OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FLAW IN THEIR DODGE JOURNEYS. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED......WHO KNOWS IF THIS CAUSES ACCIDENTS AND IT JUST APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WAS A RESULT INSTEAD OF THE CAUSE. THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THIS CAR IS UNABLE TO HELP ME......THE REPAIR IS MY SOLE RESPONSIBILITY. COMPLETELY NEGLIGENT OF CHRYSLER/DODGE,!!! I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND STILL HAVE THE TERRIBLE HEAD PAIN 2 DAYS LATER!!! I FEEL AS THOUGH OTHERS NEED TO KNOW OF THIS DANGER. NOTHING WAS EVEN TOUCHING THE HEAD REST WHEN IT DEPLOYED........MY HEAD WASN?T EVEN TOUCHING IT. THE FORCE WAS SO HARD I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL!*DT*JB*DT CONSUMER STATED SHE PUT METAL CLIPS TO PREVENT THE HEAD REST FROM DEPLOYMENT.*JB
HORN INADVERTENTLY GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, HAD TO PULL THE FUSES. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.
THE HORN KEEPS GOING OFF ON ITS OWN AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED IT AND I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND IT ALSO HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAG DETERIORATING.
THE HORN ON OUR 2010 DODGE JOURNEY JUST STARTED GOING OFF ALL BY ITSELF WHILE MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT.THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF HER PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE AND POINT THEIR FINGER AND USE SOME FOUL LANGUAGE TOWARDS MY WIFE.TO US THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH OUR CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.WE CONTACTED FCA AND THEIR ANSWER WAS IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY.REALLY MY WIFE COULD OF BEEN INJURED OR EVEN SHOT AT.PLEASE HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE AND SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED.RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN THIS CAR WITHOUT A HORN BECAUSE I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSES OUT AND IF THAT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.THIS IS GOING TO BE ABOUT A $500.00 FIX WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 TO 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN APPROACHING A SPEED DUMP. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER BILL SNETHKAMP CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 16400 WOODWARD AVE, HIGHLAND PARK, MI 48203, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
HORN BEGINS HONKING RANDOMLY, MOST OF THE TIME WHILE STATIONARY AND NO ONE WAS IN IT. DID START HONKING WHILE I WAS IN IT BUT NOT DRIVING IT. PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY
CAR HAS A NO START ISSUE, REPLACED BATTERY A FEW TIMES, HAVE TO KEEP A JUMP PACK WITH ME, SOMETIMES THE JUMP PACK WONT START THE CAR. HAD THIS CAR IN TO SHOP AND THE JUST REPLACED THE BATTER AGAIN. STILL HAS A SPERATIC NO START PROBLEM. LAST TIME WAS PARKED ON A BUSY STREET IN FRONT OF A CLOTHS SHOP, WENT SHOPPINGCANE OUT CAR WOULD NOT START. CALLED TOW TRUCK, THEY TRIED A JUMP PACK, THE TRIED THERE PACK AND MINE AT THE SAME TIME, DIDNT START. HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE, $95, BILL AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP, NO PROBLEM AFTER TAKEN OFF THE TOW TRUCK.
MOVED A BAG IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE HEADREST DEPLOYED SMACKING ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
VEHICLE KEEPS RANDOMLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF COMPLETELY THEN LET IT SIT TO RESTART. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO START. HAD BATTERY, FUEL, SPARK PLUGS, ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND THEY ARE WORKING FINE. RANDOM LIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING ON THE DASH. THIS MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!!!! SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR
HEAD RESTS BOTH ARE POPPED OUT. THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THEY HIT MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE LAST WEEK HIT MY COUSIN IN THE HEAD. IT HURT A LOT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING FROM RESEARCH THIS HAPPENS ACROSS MANY YEARS AND MAKES OF DODGE JOURNEY. *TR
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