2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

THE CAR ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING ALL PASSENGERS TO BECOME A "SITTING DUCK" PRONE TO INCOMING IMPACTS!

I BOUGHT MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY USED. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT I NOTICED THE HORN AND ALARM SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, STATIONARY AT A STOP OR WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. I, UNFORTUNATELY, HAD TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM BY TAKING OUT THE FUSES FOR MY HORM AND ALARM SYSTEM. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE ALSO HAD ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT HAS COST ME OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT. MY CAR BATTERY WOULD DRAIN OVERNIGHT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I GOT MY CAR. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THEN THE BATTERY STARTED DRAINING AGAIN AND HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED EVERY DAY. I HAD IT HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT MY ALTERNATOR NEEDED CHANGED. WENT AHEAD AND DID THAT AND STILL HAD TO JUMP MY CAR EVERY DAY. I DID THIS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS STRAIGHT NOT BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. FINALLY DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND IT COULD BE THE FUSE BOX MODULE. BOUGHT ONE OF THOSE AND PUT IT IN. ALSO HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY DUE TO HAVING TO JUMP START IT OVER AND OVER FOR 2 MONTHS. COSTING AROUND $900 FOR THE BOTH. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT THEN THE BATTERY STARTED DRAINING AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. THEY RAN TESTS AND HAD MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS. THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT FOR SURE WHAT WAS WRONG BUT THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS IN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WOULD COST $600 FOR THE PART AND $200 FOR INSTALLATION. I DECIDED TO JUST PULL MY MAIN ELECTRICAL FUSE EVERYDAY INSTEAD AND CONTINUE ON WITH MY CRAP CAR. COME TO FIND OUT 5 MONTHS LATER MY FRIEND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SOME OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS THE RADIO DRAINING THE BATTERY. SURE ENOUGH WE UNHOOKED MY RADIO COMPLETELY AND I HAVEN'T HAD AN ISSUE SINCE!!

I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT WAITING FOR MY RIGHT OF WAY THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN I PUSH ON THE GAS AND IT GOES TO THE CENTER OF THE LIGHTS AND LOSES POWER THEN SHUTS OFF. I TRY TO START BUT IT JUST STARTS CLICKING WITH A RED LIGHTNING BOLT ON THE DASH I TR TO MOVE IN N AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME TILL AFTER LIKE 5 TIMES... FINALLY AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND THE OPPOSITE SIDE TURNS GREEN AND IM HAVING TO PUSH THE CAR BY MYSELF WITH 4 KIDS UNDER 4. TILL THIS DAY ITS UNKNOWN SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, AND EVER SINCE IT HAS HAPPEN IT WON'T START ANYMORE. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS TILL THAT DAY ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. AND IT SEEMS LIKE I DRAINS EVERY BATTERY.ALSO A FAMILY MEMBER HAS THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN TO THEM ALSO.

VEHICLES HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY; WHILE DRIVING, STATIONARY, WHILE IT'S ON OR OFF, HOT OR COLD. RELAYS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.

POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE BROKE OFF CAUSING NO STEERING. CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL BROKE CAUSING HORN TO GO OFF BY ITSELF AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO STAY ON.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. I FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE HAD BEEN REPAIRED BUT IT IS STILL HEPENING SO I FEEL THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE REOPENED. IF IT GOES UNFIXED I FEAR IT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AND I HAD TO TAKE THE 2 FUSSES OUT BC THE HORN KEEPED GOING OFF BY ITS SELF

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THREE MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. SECOND TIME. DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN LOSE POWER STEERING. A HOSE UNDER CAR KEEPS BURSTING AT THE PINCH CLAMP AND LOSING ALL POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS WINTER. LAST NIGHT AT START UP WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPS. CAR STARTED HEARD A NOISE LIKE I RAN OVER SOMETHING ( CAR WAS IN PARK) AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID.

I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND UPON IGNITION MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON CONTINUOUSLY. MY BLINKERS WOULD NOT WORK AND MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. ALL FUSES ARE WORKING CORRECTLY AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE VEHICLE WORKS CORRECTLY BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE BLINKERS BRIGHT LIGHTS BACK WINDSHIELD AND ANY OTHER OPTIONS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY ENGINE SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART ENGINE.