THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS OTHER VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE JUST NOT MY VIN. THE ENGINE HAS HAD A KNOCK ON IT EVEN AFTER BEING SERVICED.
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 NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN PARK. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD THE WIN MODULE WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT MY VEHICLE'S VIN DID NOT SHOW A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.
THE 2010 DODGE JOURNEY WILL RANDOMLY START HONKING, EVEN WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC. IT MAY BE A LONG HONK OR SEVERAL SHORT BEEPS. AFTER PARKING IT WILL NOT START, THERE IS POWER GOING TO THE VEHICLE, IT JUST WON'T START. HAVE HAD BATTERY CHANGED, STARTER CHECKED AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED...ALL IN GOOD CONDITION. IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE MECHANICS STUMPED AS TO WHAT TO DO IN ORDER TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND AFTER RESEARCHING OTHER 2010 DODGE JOURNEY PROBLEMS, IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE WITH HONKING AND NOT STARTING IS A HUGE ISSUE. THERE ARE VIDEOS ALL OVER YOUTUBE AND COMMENTS IN CAR FORUMS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS AND DODGE MECHANICS HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT TO DO, WHILE THE DODGE COMPANY SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE THAT THESE CARS NOT AS RELIABLE AS THEY SHOULD BE.
WHEN U TURN KEY IN IGNITION IT DOESN'T ALWAYS START YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING,,, WINDOWS COME DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHEN VEHICLE NOT RUNNING WHEN U GO TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WON'T MOVE OUT OF PARK UNLESS YOU TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART VEHICLE HORN GOES OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS TOO CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN YOU USE REMOTE OR RELOCK ITSELF ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN NOT IN MOTION THIS ALL HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE PAID TO GET IT REPROGRAMMED.
THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON TRIED TO JUMP START IT NO NOISE WHEN TURNING THE KEY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONTACT HAD TO UNDO THE BATTERY CABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
HORN WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT ON AND JUST SITTING WOULD ALSO SOUND RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. HORN WOULD BEEP FOR A FEW SECONDS OR JUST BE FULL ON.
WATER GETS IN THE REAR DOORS DURING RAIN STORMS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING BOTH BACK DOORS YOU CAN HEAR WATER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR PANEL ONLY THE REAR DOORS ARE AFFECTED
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT LOCK SECURE IN PLACE SEATBELT WILL POP OUT AND NEED TO RE INSERT THE SEAT BELT INTO THE BUCKLE DRIVER SIDE
AS I WAS DRIVING I TIRED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GO AROUND A SMALL CURVE ON A CITY STREET AND IT WOULDN'T TURN. I COULD FEEL THE CAR STARING TO DIE. AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF THE BREAK PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. LATER MY HORN STARTED HONKING ON ITS OWN. AND CONTINUES TO HONK RANDOMLY. ALSO THE ALARM RANDOMLY WENT OFF ONCE YESTERDAY. TODAY IT HAS RANDOMLY HONKED ALL AFTERNOON.
CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES. CANT PUT IT IN GEAR AT TIMES. EAP LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. SEEMS ALL ELECTRICALLY ISSUES MUST REPAIR BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS EVERY OTHER MONTH
THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE HORN GOES OFF CRAZILY SOMETIMES WHILE PARKED. AND, RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE CAR OVER HEATED. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OFF , AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE BEFORE I CAN GET THE CAR TO START. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HE'S UNSURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND QUESTIONS RECALL. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND IT'S BEEN A FRUSTRATING JOURNEY WITH THIS JOURNEY.
HORN STARTS BEEPING WHEN PARKED. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING ALL THE TIME BUT OCCASIONALLY AT NIGHT WHEN PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE WHEN WE ARE SLEEPING AND THE HORN CHIRPING WAKES US UP. WHEN I CHECK ON IT IT IS SILENT. WHEN PARKED IN PARKING LOT I WAS TOLD MY HORN WAS GOING OFF AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO CHECK IT WAS NO LONGER MAKING ANY NOISE. THIS PAST WEEK WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, IT STARTED HONKING CONSTANTLY TO THE POINT I HAD TO REMOVE THE 2 FUSES FOR IT TO STOP.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT THEN LOCKED INTO PARK AND I HAD TO OPEN THE ACCESS AREA TO RELEASE THE LOCKING MECHANISM. I TOOK IT TO MY INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR EXPERT AND HAD TO REPLACE THE CABLE TO THE GEAR BOX. THERE IS A LOT OF LABOR INVOLVED IN REPLACEMENT AND WAS A $484.70 REPAIR. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $600-$700 TO REPLACE THE CABLE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF LABOR, SO I HAD MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACE IT. IT IS NOW IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. MY REPAIR SHOP SAID THIS ISSUE SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, AND THAT THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY WHERE THE CABLE IS PLACED AND NOT PROTECTED WELL.
2010 DODGE JOURNEY WILL NOT START. BATTERY TESTED GOOD AND ALL CONNECTIONS ARE GOOD AND WILL START SOMETIMES AND WILL NOT START SOMETIMES HAVE TO CYCLE THROUGH GEARS AND THEN SOMETIMES WILL START
MY VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON, BUT IT ONLY CLICKS AND DOESN'T START. THEN I ATTEMPT TO START IT AGAIN AND IT WILL MAGICALLY START. THIS INTERMITTENT STARTING HAS NO RHYME OR REASON AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED WITH MY LITTLE GIRL. NO MECHANIC OR REPAIR SHOP CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG.
AT TIMES MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 35-40 MPH. ONCE IT REACHED THIS SPEED THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY UNSAFE WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TWO BRAND NEW BATTERIES PLACED IN HER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED TO DRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE USB OUTLET REMAINED POWERED ON AND THE CD PLAYER WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND MADE AN UNKNOWN NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO JUMPSTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO O'DANIEL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5611 ILLINOIS RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46804, (844) 391-1759) DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE NOT PROVIDING THE ACCURATE READING. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY, BUT COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 59642545. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. IN ADDITION, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HORN WAS BEEPING INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
UNCONTROLLABLE CONSTANT HORN HONKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING, WHILE ON OR OFF, ALSO KEY FOB DOES NOT START OR STOP THE NOISE. BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NON STOP SINCE GETTING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER SHOPS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETELY FIX THE ISSUE IT HAS CONTINUED TO RETURN. EVERY TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS FINE, ERASE ANY SENSORS THAT APPEAR ON THE DASH, AND SEND ME HOME UNTIL THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. REMOVED THE FUSE TO SILENCE THE HORN NOISE BUT HAS CONTINUED TO DRAIN THE NEW BATTERY. HAVE HAD NO LUCK WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT KEEPS DYING. THERE IS A LOT WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE.
SYMPTOMS OF 14V373000 EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING. DEPOWERED CAR WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET (35 MPH) AS IF KEY HAD BEEN SWITCHED OUT OF RUN POSITION, CAUSING SEVERE LOSS OF CONTROL (POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.).
24/7 CONSTANT HORN AND ANTI THEFT ALARM GOES OFF. AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING AN HORN/ALARM BLARE. DRIVING ON THE I10 HIGHWAY IN ARIZONA WEST BOUND HORN BEGAN GOING OFF AT TWO SEMI TRUCK DRIVERS WHO HIT THEIR BREAKS TO AVOID A WARNING HONK. HAD TO PULL OVER WITH POLICE OFFICERS TO REMOVE HORN FUSES TO STOP. DRIVING ON STREETS, SITTING AT A RED LIGHT GOES OFF. SITTING AT A STOP SIGN TURNED ON, TURNED OFF. CAR ARMED FOR SECURITY AN NO ONE AROUND. VEHICLE NOT LOCKED DOORS SHUT ALARM AN HORN GO OFF LIGHTS FLASHING. DIRT ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 8:47PM SEPT 2018 HORN BLARES OFF CAUSING CYCLIST TO VERGE OFF PATH AN DIRECTLY ONTO ROAD CAR STRUCK BICYCLE TRAPPING IT UNDER VEHICLE AN DRAGGING IT 14FEET BICYCLIST WAS ABLE TO JUMP OFF IN TIME. POLICE REPORT WAS GIVEN INSURANCE WAS NOTIFIED. JOB ONSITE SECURITY NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 11MONTHS HAS NOTIFIED MYSELF OF THE CONSTANT BLARING.
2010 DODGE JOURNEY - ON JULY 8, 2019 MY WIFE STOPPED AT A LOCAL STATION FOR GAS BUT WHEN SHE PULLED OUT OF THE STATION SHE LOST ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE RADIO WAS PLAYING BUT THE CONTROLS WERE NOT WORKING TO TURN THE RADIO DOWN OR OFF. SHE DECIDED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING OKAY SHE WOULD CONTINUE TO HER NEXT STOP. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER NEXT STOP SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT. ALL DASH LIGHTS ETC WERE STILL OFF. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK THE RPM'S INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AND SHE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT DAMAGED. HOWEVER GIVE THE DAMAGED CASED BY THE FALLEN DEBRIS AND SOME UNDER CARRIAGE DAMAGE THE CAR WAS DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS. SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM THERE SEEM TO BE NO INTEREST ON THE PART OF THE CHRYSLER DEALER OR MY INSURANCE AGENT TO INVESTIGATE THE CRASH ANY FURTHER.
WHILE DRIVING THE HORN STARTED HONKING ON IT'S OWN. STOPPED FOR A FEW HOURS THEN STARTED BLARING ON IT'S OWN WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF FOR A SOLID HOUR. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP UNTIL I CAN FIND THE FUSES. REMOVE THE FUSES FOR A WHILE AND IT STOPS. REPLACE FUSES AND IT STARTS DOING IT AGAIN. BATTERY WENT DEAD BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR THE ALARM GOING OFF WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE WAS PULLED WHILE CAR WAS LOCKED.
I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY HOT DAY (107 DEGREES), AND THE PASSENGER HEADREST EXPLODED. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT, SO I ASSUME IT WAS DUE TO DRIVING IN HIGH HEAT. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WENT OFF IN MY CAR AND I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE HEADREST IS COMPLETELY BROKEN.
WIN CONTROL MODULE FOR KEYLESS ENTRY ISSUE- I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON GOOGLE AND THEIR HAVE BEEN MAMY REPORT OF WIN CONTROL MODULE GOING OUT ON DODGE JOURNEY OUT OF THE BLUE. I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW IN 2011 AND WITH NO WARNING STOP WORKING TO THE POINT I CAN EVEN START MY CAR BECAUSE THE ANTITHEFT LIGHT KEEPS ACTIVATING DUE TO THE COMPUTER MODULE.
MY JOURNEY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THEN VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND I LOSE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. BUT VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP.
WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT START . IT JUST CLICKS AND THE LIGHTS A AND EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS, IT JUST WILL NOT TURN OVER AND START
THE HORN BLOWS ON ITS OWN AT ANY TIME. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DRIVING OR IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT DOES THIS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY/NIGHT. PUSHING THE CAR ALARM BUTTON OR PANIC BUTTON DOES NOT STOP IT FROM BLOWING. I HAVE MY LOCAL MECHANIC CHECK AND HE STATES THE WIRING IS FINE SO THE PROBLEM MUST BE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA WHERE YOU PUSH TO BLOW THE HORN. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP WAS TO REMOVE THE TWO FUSES FOR THE HORN.
TAKATA RECALL I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT ON MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY MY HORN GOES OFF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE 2 ACTUATORS WITHIN 6 MONTHS AND NOW ITS MAKING THE SAME CLICKING NOISE AS BEFORE. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED.
REMOTE STARTER DOESN'T WORK KEYPAD WILL NOT OPEN DOORS ALARM KEEPS GOING OFF WHEN OPENING DOORS WHEN OPENING DOORS ANYTIME
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY ITSELF, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. THE COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN. DURING THIS TIME, YOU CANNOT USE YOUR POWER WINDOWS. EVERY WARNING WILL COME ON. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE.
ALARM KEEPS GOING OFF
IGNITION MODULE WENT OUT IN DRIVEWAY. WOULD TURN THE CAR TO OFF, TAKE THE KEY OUT, BUT THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE AND REPLACE TWO OF MY CAR KEYS. DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION.
CAR WAS DRIVEN 180 MILES,THEN TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINUTES, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR. POWER WENT TO THE GAUGES, BUT ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER (NO STARTING NOISE). JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY DID NOT WORK. ENGINE TURNED OVER AFTER TURNING THE FOB KEY A 7TH TIME. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY - IT'S AN APPARENT RANDOM ABILITY TO START ENGINE. MECHANIC IS STUMPED. INTERNET COMMENTS STATE THAT CHRYSLER-BRAND CARS HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN DOGGED WITH POWER MODULE FAILURES FOR YEARS, WHICH CAN CAUSE AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT, FIRES, STALLING, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, HEADLAMP PROBLEMS, AND DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS. IN PARTICULAR, 2007 TO 2014 MODEL YEAR CARS ARE SAID TO BE AFFECTED. A CALIFORNIA LAWSUIT SUCCEEDED IN OBTAINING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIPM (FUSE BOX) REPLACEMENTS, DIAGNOSIS, RENTAL CAR EXPENSES, AND UNNECESSARY REPAIRS DONE TO FIX A NON-START OR STALL CONDITION AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE'S TIPM FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILURE. ODDLY ENOUGH, BEFORE THE NON-START PROBLEM OCCURRED THE VEHICLE'S HORN WOULD ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED (AND NOT ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON VIA WIRELESS FOB). MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND REASON FOR THAT, EITHER.
THE HORN JUST RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR THE CAR IS ON. IT DOES IT ALL NIGHT LONG. IT WILL BEEP WHILE DRIVING, IN PARK, TURNED OFF, OR ON. NOT JUSTIFICATION REASON AS TO WHY. HAD TO REMOVE FUSES TO SHUT IT OFF. IT STARTED SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD AND HAS CONTINUED DAILY UP UNTIL REMOVING FUSES THIS MORNING.
THE CAR WILL NOT START SOMETIMES, WITH NO REASONING BEHIND IT. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BOTH BEEN TESTED AS GOOD IN 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I CAN TURN IT AND IT WILL MAKE ONE CLICK BUT NOT TURN OVER AND START. HOWEVER, ALL THE LIGHTS WORKS, I CAN USE POWER LOCKS, RADIO, LIGHTS, CHARGE PORT BUT YET THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND START. I'VE READ ONLINE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT WILL START. I HAVE NOT TRIED IT YET BECAUSE IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE I GOT IT TESTED. EACH TIME IT WILL USUALLY START ON IT'S ON AFTER TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, THE STARTER HAS BEEN TESTED AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. ALL REASONING ANYONE CAN GIVE ME IS AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND GETTING MORE FREQUENT.
INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING, LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND CAR WILL MAKE CLICKING NOISE AFTER THE INITIAL FLICKER. THE CAR COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW MINUTES TO 1 OR 2 HOURS TO START. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL START TO SHAKE AND THEN SHUT OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP (RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN). THE CAR SOMETIMES WON'T START UP OR WILL IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY STREET. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WE HAVE TODDLER AND SOON TO BE NEWBORN WHO WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BE IN THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS SOUNDING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING/DRIVEN FOR A WHILE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER IT WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL OR KEY FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,553.
I HAVE A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY THAT WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE DECEMBER WE HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPERS. THE BRAKE CONTINUE TO HEAT UP AND CAUSE ISSUES. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE HOSES.
TROUBLE STARTING. HAS.HAD SEVERAL INTERMITTENT OCCURANCES. HAVVE BEEN ABLE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND START THE VEHICLE. COULD IT BE A POSSIBLE GROUNDING PROBLEM?
MY CAR IS COMPLETELY LOCKING UP. WE WERE LEAVING FOR THE DAY, I PUT MY TODDLER IN HIS CAR SEAT, GOT INTO THE CAR AND SHUT AND LOCKED THE DOORS. I PUT THE KEY IN AND STARTED IT, BUT NOTHING. THEN NONE OF THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK, THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I HAD TO CLIMB INTO THE BACKSEAT AND UNLOCK THE DOOR BY HAND TO GET US OUT. WE TOOK THE BATTERY OUT AND UP TO GET TESTED, AND IT TESTED FINE. AFTER HOOKING THE BATTERY BACK UP, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR ON. NEXT DAY SAME THING HAPPENED AND I GOT STRANDED OUT AND HAD TO CALL FOR HELP. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN 2016. AFTER CALLING A SHOP TO GET IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THESE CARS AND IT SOUNDED EXACTLY HOW I WAS DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED TO CHECK FOR A RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC CAR, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE. BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DID LEARN THAT CHRYSLER DID ISSUE A RECALL ON 2009-2010 DODGE JOURNEYS FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. WHY WAS MY CAR NOT RECALLED IF IT FALLS INTO THAT CATEGORY?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HORN WOULD SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000,000.
THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, WITHOUT WARNING, IT SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET. IT STARTED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM, THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE GAS FUSE TO STOP IT FROM RUNNING.
STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE HAS GONE BAD. DRIVING DOWN RODE AND STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE HARD TO STOP. LOOKED UP RECALL AND SEE IT WAS RECALLED ON 2009 BUT NOT 2010 YET.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE KEY FOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED TAYLOR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AT 573-364-1233 (LOCATED AT 705 S BISHOP AVE, ROLLA, MO 65401) TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,000.
1ST FOR NO REASON THE HORN GOES OFF, I HAD TO PULL THE FUSEES SO I CAN KEEP MY NEIGHBORS I'M DRIVING AROUND WITH NO HORN AT THIS TIME. 2ND HEATER CORE WAS ONLY HEATING ONE SIDE OF THE CAR, 3RD PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP THE MOMENT CAR STARTS.
HAD TO REPLACE HEATER CORE IN 2017. CAR HAD LESS THAN 50000.00 MILES ON IT. COLD AIR BLOWING OUT VENTS WHEN SETTINGS ARE TURNED TO HEAT.
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