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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 →

Electrical System
Filed Jun 14, 201898,000 milesFL

CAR CONTINUOUSLY HONKS ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE OFF

Electrical System
Filed Jun 13, 2018131,976 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,976.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 11, 201872,300 milesNM

1ST THING WAS THE HORN, RANDOMLY HONKING AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY OF NIGHT. IT HAD STOPPED.... FOR NOW.... BUT NOW MY CAR IS NOT STARTING. FOR SOME REASON IT WON'T TURN OVER, I CAN TURN KEY TO LET IT DO IT'S EMISSION TEST BEFORE STARTING THEN TURNING KEY TO START, IT JUST CLICKS AND DOESN'T START. CAR HAS DONE IT AT GROCERY STORE, DAYCARE, WORK, EVEN SHUT OFF BY ITSELF WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 10, 2018100,000 milesMI

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHUTTING OFF ON ME OR WONT START FOR OVER 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME ITS DIFFERENT ISSUES WHEN I HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING IT BACK TO THEM FOR THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN I HAVE SPENT OVER 1000 EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO FIX MY CAR AND THEY ARE NOT STILL FIXING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL SHUTTING OFF OR WONT START AT ALL

Air Bags
Filed Jun 5, 2018130,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A WHILE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE, THE ALARM WOULD SOUND UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed May 31, 201878,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD INADVERTENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUSE WAS REMOVED TO DISABLE THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUMTER CHRYSLER (2662 BROAD STREET, SUMTER, SC 29150), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

Engine
Filed May 31, 2018144,000 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE 30 DAYS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE A DAY FOR THE PAST 30 DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Electrical System
Filed May 30, 2018140,500 milesTN

TAKATA RECALL- I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM FOR AWHILE WITH MY VEHICLE. THE BATTERY WILL JUST RANDOMLY GO DEAD. I CAN JUMP IT OFF AND WILL IMMEDIATELY START UP. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AN ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND THEY ARE FINE. IT WILL RUN JUST FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE IT WILL GO DEAD AGAIN. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CAN NOT DIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE I FIND MYSELF STRANDED QUITE OFTEN. I HAVE MADE ANOTHER APPT. WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM HOPING THAT THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM THIS TIME.

Electrical System
Filed May 25, 201870,000 milesWI

HORN/ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. NO PATTERN TO THE BEEPING. NOTHING CAUSES IT- HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS LOCKED, UNLOCKED, PARKED, DRIVING. CANNOT BE REPLICATED AT THE DEALER. HAD TO PULL THE FUSES, NOW I HAVE NO HORN. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESOLUTION.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › CablesFire
Filed May 23, 201884,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BATTERY CABLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE BECAME SO HOT THAT IT BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Electrical System
Filed May 23, 2018CA

TAKATA RECALL RANDOMLY HONKS WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. ISSUE HAS BEEN EVERYDAY FOR A WEEK NOW. VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 49,000 MILES. IT HAS RANDOMLY HONKED ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 19, 2018112,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE AND NOW I'M SITTING ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AND EVERYTHING TO THIS CAR

Electrical System
Filed May 11, 2018200,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE IGNITION SWITCH DELAYED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 4, 201856,723 milesMA

MY HORN BEEPS WHEN EVER IT WANTS TOO, IN THE DRIVEWAY, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ANYTIME IT WANTS TOO. NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT YET I AM GOING TO GET KILLED ONE DAY WHEN IT BEEPS AT THE WRONG PERSON IN TRAFFIC.

Air Bags
Filed May 2, 2018FL

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM SOMEONE AND THEN I SEEN THERE WAS RECALL ON SOME OF THESE MODELS I DID REALIZE THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK WHEN SOMEONE IS IN PASSENGER SEAT IT DOES NOT REGISTER SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE AND IT DOES NOT DING FOR THEM TO PUT ON SEAT BELT I AM CONCERNED MY AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. I PUT THE DATE FOR AROUND WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 30, 2018MI

CAR WILL NOT START MAKES CLICKING SOUND HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL

Electrical System
Filed Apr 30, 2018110,000 milesTX

HORN BEGAN TO RANDOMLY HONK WHILE OFF, UNOCCUPIED. CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY HONK WHEN DRIVEN ALSO.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 20, 201848,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LIGHTING, HORN, AND ALARM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO UNKNOWN DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE CODE WAS UNABLE TO BE PRODUCED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY HIMSELF IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE STEERING WHEEL IGNITION AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 17, 201846,002 milesPA

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER IT WAS RUNNING FOR 20 MIN. HAD INTERIOR LIGHTS, HORN, WIPERS BUT NO START. ALSO HAPPENED WHEN OUT FOR 1/2 DAY AND BACKED INTO DRIVEWAY TO EMPTY CAR, WENT TO START CAR TO MOVE IT, WOULDN'T START. OUTSIDE TEMPS WERE IN THE 80'S. CALLED FOR JUMP FROM STATEWIDE ROAD SERVICE (DID NOT START) CALLED AAA SERVICE (GOT TO START AFTER 5 TRIES) COOL TEMPS ON SUNDAY CAR STARTED. TOOK TO ROBIN FORD WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 13, 201881,000 milesSC

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY 81,000 MILES & HAD IT ABOUT 1 YEAR. OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE BOUGHT 6 BATTERIES BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD FAIL TO START. MY FRONT WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY MOVE WHEN THE CARE WAS PARKED AND NO ONE IN IT THEN MY BACK WIPERS WOULD DO THE SAME. THE DODGE RAM LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN THE CARE WAS PARKED AND KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN FEB, THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY, KEPT THE CARE FOR OVER A WEEK, CALLED ME AND STATED THAT THE CAR HAD A BATTERY DRAINAGE PROBLEM BUT WHEN ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE PROBLEM WOULDN'T SHOW ITS FACE LONG ENOUGH FOR THE MECHANIC TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATED THE REASON MY HORN DIDN'T WORK WAS BECAUSE SOMEONE TOOK OUT THE FUSE. WHEN THEY PUT THE FUSE BACK IN, MY HORN WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF NO MATTER IF IT WAS PARKED OR IF I WAS DRIVING IT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK HOME AND SURE ENOUGH, LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, SAME ISSUE. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS, SAME OUTCOME! COULD NOT TRACK DOWN THE ISSUE. A WEEK AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK, I WAS DRIVING AND AS I PRESSED THE GAS, MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE!! I WAS IN 5PM TRAFFIC WITH 2 KIDS, ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK TRYING TO GET OVER TO A PARKING LOT. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD HARDLY MOVE! HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AGAIN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ASKED AGAIN AND AGAIN IF IT WAS THE TIPM BUT I GET NOWHERE!!!! THIS CAR IS POSSESSED AND DODGE SEEMS TO NOT CARE ENOUGH TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR FIND IT FOR THAT MATT

Electrical System
Filed Apr 11, 2018OH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CADILLAC (8470 TYLER BLVD, MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DODGE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 10, 201870,000 milesFL

THE HORN IS GOING OFF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT IS ALSO GOING OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP GOING OFF, MY HUSBAND HAD TO TAKE OUT THE HORN FUSE. I NOW HAVE NO HORN, ALSO THAT MEANS I HAVE NO ALARM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 9, 201892,000 milesMO

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY CAR HORN STARTED GOING OFF AT RANDOM. I COULD BE DRIVING OR IT COULD BE SITTING STATIONARY/NOT RUNNING AND THE HORN WOULD BLOW INTERMITTENTLY OR CONSTANTLY. I HAVE ALMOST CAUSE A FEW ACCIDENTS BEING STOPPED BEHIND SOMEONE AND THEN THE HORN BLOWS AND THEY START TO GO ON A RED LIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC OVER 25 TIMES AND EVEN TOOK IT TO THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. OF COURSE WHEN IT WAS THERE IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I EVEN HAVE IT ON VIDEO SHOWING WHAT IT DOES. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND AM APPALLED THAT CHRYSLER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS PROBLEM IS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FOR OVER A YEAR WITHOUT MY HORN.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 5, 201898,400 milesMN

THE HORN HONKS ON IT'S OWN AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE HORN WILL START TO HONK WHILE DRIVING.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 5, 2018NY

THE KEY FOB WAS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED,IT WOULDN'T LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR, HANGED THE BATTERY,NOTHING CHANGED. MONTHS LATER I CANNOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR ON THE DOOR PANEL.THE CAR STAYS UNLOCKED ALL THE TIME (NOT GOOD) ALSO THE BACK WIPER NO LONGER WORKS..NOW, THE HORN...THE HORN DOES NOT STOP HONKING!!! DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE DRIVING OR THE CAR IS OFF AN PARKED..... ALSO UNSAFE. I HAD TO DISCONNECT IT AND BEEN WITHOUT FOR OVER A YR. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE..SEEMS TO BE THE SAME STORY I SEE ONLINE,THEY ARE SURPRISED AND NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING AN ISSUE🤔🤔 SEEMS FISHY. AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE ENGINE,IT SOMETIMES STARTS ..SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO KICK IN. I USED TO NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO TURN IT ON AT ALL AND HAVE TO SHIFT IT IN DIFF. GEARS TO GET IT TO GO. I AM HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP.IM FED UP WITH DODGE.

Seats
Filed Mar 31, 2018120,000 milesDE

ACTIVE HEADREST PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON DRY ROAD. HEADREST INTERNAL MECHANISM IS BROKEN AND UNABLE TO RESET.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 29, 2018IL

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE OAIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON AND BLINKING AND MAKING NOISE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 23, 2018112,000 milesTX

THE HORN KEEPS GOING OFF BY ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED FOR NO REASON.

Steering
Filed Mar 7, 2018LA

MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID, WILL NOT HOLD POWER STEERING FLUID, MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISES WEN I TURN, ACCELERATE ETC. THIS IS A RECALL AND THIS VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER DODGE BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. IF NEED BE I WILL FILE ANY KIND OF SUIT NECESSARY! THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM EXACT MODEL AND YEAR, IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE

Electrical System
Filed Mar 4, 2018108,900 milesTX

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY BOUGHT IT A WEEK AGO WITH 108K MILES AFTER I BROUGHT IT HOME HORN WOULD GO OFF BY ITSELF HAD TO PULL THE FUSES OUT TO GET IT TO STOP AND NOW RECENTLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE RPM WILL GO TO 5000 AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH AND WON'T SHIFT AND IT WILL COST ME A FORTUNE TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED

Electrical System
Filed Feb 14, 201864,000 milesFL

MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT A FIRE FROM THE CIGERATTI LIGHTER WHEN I WAS CHARGING MY CELL PHONE AND ALSO MY HORN GO OFF ON ITS ON FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND THE LIGHTS AS WELL

Electrical System
Filed Feb 2, 201854,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN RANDOMLY SOUNDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VICTORY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (64 GREENSBURG ST, DELMONT, PA 15626, (724) 468-4114) MORE THAN THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Engine
Filed Jan 26, 2018102,000 milesMI

JUST PURCHASED 2010 JOURNEY WITH 102,000 MILES. 3RD DAY OF OWNERSHIP, VEHICLE STALLED 6 TIMES IN A 15 MINUTE DRIVE. STALLED WHILE SLOWING TO STOP AND WHILE ACCELERATING. NO WARNING LIGUYS, JUST LOST POWER STEERING AND REALIZED IT STALLED. 6 TIMES IN 15 MINUTES. ENGINE CODE SAYS O2 SENSOR FAILURE

Electrical System
Filed Jan 25, 2018135,000 milesCA

WHILE PARKED, LOCKED AND UNATTENDED THE HORN KEPT HONKING AND WOULD NOT STOP. HAD TO REMOVE FUSES 22 AND 23. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESOLUTION. A HORN IS REQUIRED TO DRIVE INCASE OF EMERGENCY TO AVOID COLLISIONS. IT IS CRIMINAL THAT DODGE WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. HELP IS NEED HERE, PLEASE. HTTPS://DODGEFORUM.COM/FORUM/DODGE-JOURNEY/375847-2010-JOURNEY-WITH-HONKING-ISSUE-4.HTML

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 23, 201871,287 milesDE

MY CAR IS AT 71000 MILES IT WILL NOT SWITCH INTO GEARS MEANING I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON IN HOPE THAT IT WILL SWITCH GEARS. MANY TIMES THAT DOESN'T WORK. MY BRAKE CALIBER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT STILL IS MESSED UP AGAIN. YESTERDAY I WAS RIDING DOWN ROAD AND CAR JUST POWERED OFF ON ME FOR NO REASON. I COULD NOT START IT BACK UP AFTER HOUR IT RESTARTED.WE CHECKED ENGINE FLUID ETC EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. I WAITED UNTIL END OF MY SHIFT WENT AND GOT CAR TO TAKE HOME. AS I BEGAN TRAVELING HOME A POWER LIGHTING BOLT CAME ON IN MY DASH. CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN WOULD NOT START UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO BARE OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE EVERYTHING LOCKED UP IN CAR. I WISH I NEVER PURCHASED THIS CAR.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 18, 2018IN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO FUNCTION AS WELL AS THE HIGH BEAMS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE RUNNING LIGHTS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

Steering
Filed Jan 18, 2018165,500 milesCA

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE FREEWAY

Electrical System
Filed Jan 15, 2018GA

WHILE AT HOME, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW ON ITS OWN AT 3 AM. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT A GROCERY STORE AND WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT ON A SUNDAY AT CHURCH. IT CONTINUES TO BLOW AT RANDOM, WHILE PARKED, ANYWHERE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jan 9, 201851,284 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE HORN INADVERTENTLY HONKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF GARDEN CITY LOCATED AT 32850 FORD RD, GARDEN CITY, MI 48135 (734) 421-5700 WHERE THE HORN WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND HAD TO BE FORCEFULLY REMOVED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE KEY FOB FAILED TO OPERATE AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,284.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 8, 2018130,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT MALFUNCTIONING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF ALSO AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATE BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HENKEL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 1275 W DICKMAN RD, SPRINGFIELD, MI 49037 (800) 865-6185), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE BATTERY WAS RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 3, 201810,750 milesMI

CAR STALLED WHILE TURNING A CORNER. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SOUNDS LIKE RECALL NO.L02.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 29, 2017107,000 milesNY

I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, KNOWING OTHER DODGE JOURNEYS HAD A RECALL, BUT OF COURSE NOT MINE, YET THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY SPECIFIC MODEL I HAVE NO CLUE WHY THEY WERE NOT RECALLED! TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY THIS MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUES I'M HAVING. MY AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AND OFTEN LEAVING MY CAR AND FAMILY VULNERABLE. MY ETC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALONG WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON RANDOMLY AND THROW MY CAR INTO LIMP MODE WHILE IM ON THE HIGHWAY WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. THE LIGHTS CLEAR THEMSELVES OUT WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON... SO IT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO DIAGNOSE BUT HAS MADE ME SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAK DOWNS AND NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THIS CAR HAVE BEEN MANY AND QUITE EXPENSIVE...THE LATEST BILL WAS $750 & MOST LIKELY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT. THOS IS AN UNRELIABLE VEHICLE THAT IS QUITE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!

Electrical System
Filed Dec 18, 201768,000 milesMI

TAKATA RECALL CAR SHUTS DOWN WHEN JARRED OR QUICK STOP. ALSO GAS PEDAL SOMETIMES LAGS FOR POWER.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 6, 2017137,000 milesFL

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AT CERTAIN TIMES, AND THE HORN GOES ON ALL BY IT'S SELF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SITTING WITH OUT RUNNING, AND WHILE DRIVING, I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO STOP THE HORN FROM GOING OFF ON IT'S OWN, BUT NOW I HAVE NO HORN AND THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE

Electrical System
Filed Nov 28, 2017107,300 milesCA

FRONT WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF AND NO TURN SIGNALS HEAD LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF AND HIGH BEAMS DON'T WORK . ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY AND HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY

Electrical System
Filed Nov 20, 2017NY

MY HORN STARTED GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT,CONSTANTLY. IT EVEN GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEN MY LOCKS DON'T PULL DOWN SO ANYONE CAN OPEN MY DOORS AND NO ALARM SINCE I HAD TO DISCONNECT MY HORN. I'VE SEEN MANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND DODGE WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE A HORN ESP. DRIVING IN NY. DON'T EVER BUY DODGE/JEEP/CHRYSLER..HORRIBLE COMPANY.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 16, 201750,000 milesMI

ISSUES WITH STARTING CAR, ERRATIC DASHBOARD LIGHTS, AND FLICKERING POWER DROPS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS RELATED TO THE IGNITION KEY AND THE IGNITION SWITCH (WIN MODULE) IT'S INSERTED TO. WHEN THE CAR WON'T START YOU HAVE TO MOVE THE KEY AROUND IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO GET IT TO FINALLY START THE CAR. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A FEW OCCASIONS AND HAD THEM LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. MOST OF THE TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. ON ONE OCCASION THEY CHANGED OUT THE BATTERY. THAT DID NOT HELP. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED RARELY BACK WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON IT. NOW IT HAS 140,000, AND HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. I'M WORRIED IT MIGHT SHUT OFF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING MY WIFE, CHILD, AND ANYONE ELSE AROUND THE VEHICLE. I'M ALSO WORRIED, ESPECIALLY LATE AT NIGHT AT HER JOBS PARKING LOT, IT WILL LEAVE HER STRANDED DUE TO THE CAR NOT STARTING.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 16, 2017160,000 milesGA

AIRBAG LIGHT ON WITHOUT A CRASH AND WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HORN GOES OF WITHOUT NOTICE

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 14, 2017IN

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BREAK PADS AND ROTORS CHANGED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL?

Electrical System
Filed Nov 13, 201768,000 milesMI

VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING IDLE AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. IN PAST 2 WEEKS CAR WOULD NOT START AT LEAST TWICE, 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. BATTERY, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR HAS ALL BEEN CHANGED AND STILL HAD A SHUTOFF. WHEN TURNING THE KEY A CLICK SOUND WOULD HAPPEN BUT NO TURNOVER. LIGHTS WOULD BE ON AND NO LOW BATTERY WARNING.

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