2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY DODGE JOURNEY HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SOME INSTANCES OCCURRED WHILE TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A LOCAL CITY ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION EQUALIZER WARNING AND AIR BAG LIGHTS ALL COME ON JUST PRIOR TO THE CAR SHUTTING OFF MOST TIMES. OTHER TIMES THERE IS NO WARNING UNTIL MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCK UP INDICATED THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF. I'VE HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR THE ENGINE AMONGST OTHER REPAIRS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND THE CODES CLEAR ONLY TEMPORARILY. THE CAR LIGHTS DIM OR FLICKER AND THE CAR SHAKES SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING UP INDICATING THAT THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD POWER TO DRIVE. THE BATTERY IS GOOD AND THE MECHANIC HAS STATED THAT THE ISSUE IS ELECTRICAL.

I BOUGHT THIS DODGE JOURNEY SXT LAST YR 2/16/2018, I ASKED THE SALESMAN IF THERE'S ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR.. HE SAID ONLY NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR TIRES.. I CONTACTED A LEMON LAW LAWYER THE NEXT DAY AFTER GETTING THE TIRES REPLACED BC HE LIED TO ME, THE TIE ROD & BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED, ON TOP OF THAT I FOUND OUT THERE ARE (4) RECALLS ON MY CAR THAT WERE NEVER TAKEN CARE OF, SO DODGE CHYRSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT/BACK AIRBAGS IN (MAR/APRIL)OF YEAR 2018.. I RECEIVED THE RECALLS TO MY PHONE, TO TOP THAT OFF I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN CASH OVER ($4,263.00), THE LEMON LAW LAWYER TOLD ME TO GO TO A WEBSITE TO GET THE HISTORY ON MY CAR I BOUGHT, IT WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON PASSENGER SIDE ON (10/18/2017).. I WAS LIED TO TOTALLY, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BC THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ON ME, MY SISTER RAISED $$ TO GET TRANSMISSION REPLACED, NOW HAD TO PUT NEW BRAKES/NEW BATTERY/NEW STARTER/ANOTHER NEW TIRE/ THEN THE HUB ASSEMBLY BROKE ALONG WITH THE SWAY BAR ARM, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FAULTY & CAR STARTS BUT THEN IF I GO ANYWHERE & THEN TRY TO START TO GO HOME, IT WON'T START & THE FOB KEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL.. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD, TOO MANY PROBLEMS THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING..IT HAS STOPPED ON ME TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT, I'M AT THEE POINT I AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.. THIS VEHICLE HAS (2 RECALLS) THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF YET, I HAD TO CALL CANADA TO TELL THEM I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BC THEY DIDN'T HAVE ME AS THE NEW OWNER, I DIDN'T GET ANY RECALL NOTICES IN THE MAIL BC I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YR & IT WAS AT A DEALERSHIP, THEY NEVER TOOK CARE OF THE RECALLS,, I WAS SENT A NOTICE TO MY CREDIT KARMA ACCT TELLING ME THERE'S 4 RECALLS BUT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISMISSED BC THEY WERE TAKEN CARE OF,. I HAVE 2 RECALLS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED.MY IGNITION SWITCH HASN'T WORKED FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THIS CAR,IT'S LOOSE.

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE FOR DODGE JOURNEY 2009 TO 2016 . WHEN SUBJECTED TO COLD WEATHER THE POWER STEERING LINE CAN RUPTURE AT START UP. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR 2009 DODGE JOURNEY THIS PAST WINTER AND THE LINE SPLIT OPEN. DODGE IS TELLING US THAT OUR VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. *DT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL OR MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE EPS AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF THE INDICATORS AND GET THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO ATLANTA WEST DODGE JEEP (1251 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122, (770) 942-1102) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW STARTER, TRANSMISSION SENSORS, AND PCM MODULE, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

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

MY POWER STEERING LINE BREAKS IN THE COLD. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE IT. DONE IT WHILE PARKED AND OFF AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

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

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

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

TAKARA RECALL: WHEN LEAVING WORK I STARTED MY CAR AND BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN I WENT TO PUSH ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY CAR MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AS IF I HAD NOTHING BUT AIR. I CALLED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP 4 DIFFERENT MASTER CYLINDERS PUT ON THE CAR TWO NEW CALIPERS ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND BACK REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW ABS MODULE AND BRAKE LINE HOSE ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE 2500.00 LATER AND I STILL HAVE NO FRONT LEFT BRAKES!!!! COMPLETE NIGHTMARE AND IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE NOT ONE PERSON CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OH I SHALL ADD WE ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS!