2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN ADDITION, THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 45 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS WORKED, BUT NOTHING ELSE. IT COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED TO JUMP START, BUT BATTERY WAS GOOD. HE HAD TO DRAG THE FWD VEHICLE INTO A POSITION WHERE HE COULD TOW IT FROM THE FRONT. DEALER SAID CAUSE WAS THE WIN MODULE (OVER $300 AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY). THERE COULD BE MORE ISSUES BUT THEY WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL PART ARRIVES. THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART ON THIS AND OTHER DODGE VEHICLES, BUT NO RECOGNITION OF A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE STARTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED TWICE AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM AND THE IGNITION MODULE WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN DIFFERENT TIMES AND ON ONE OF THE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE SOLENOID PIGTAIL WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V247000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V082000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V658000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER IN MARCH 2011 BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT YET BECOME AVAILABLE AFTER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. FRONT AND BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 17,179 MILES. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. IT IS NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM, AS ALL LIGHTS AND RADIO WORK EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN. IF YOU WAIT LONG ENOUGH IT MAY START AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. *TR