2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY RT. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. WHEN THE BRAKE WERE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS SHE HAD TO PAY THE COST SINCE THERE WERE NO WARRANTIES OR RECALLS ON THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTS AND THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR. NO OTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

PURCHASED 2009 DODGE JOURNEY IN SEPTEMBER. THE FIRST WEEKEND AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I LOADED MY CANOE ONTO THE ROOFRACK. ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP THE ROOF RACK RIPPED OUT OF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. LOST THE CANOE LUCKILY THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND NOBODY WAS HURT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION REALIZED DODGE USED SELF-TAPPING SCREWS INSTEAD OF BOLTS ON THE ROOF RACK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME SELF-TAPPING SCREWS IS STANDARD ON ALL DODGE ROOF RACKS AND THE ROOF RACKS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO CARRY ANYTHING BESIDES LUGGAGE BOXES. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE ABOUT THIS AND THEY CAME BACK WITH THE SAME ANSWER OVER A MONTH LATER. TODAY I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE DAMAGE TOTALING JUST OVER $2700. HOWEVER THAT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WOULD HAVE BROKE 20 MINUTES EARLIER WHILE I WAS DRIVING FASTER ON THE INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH IT STUTTERED AND HESITATED TO PICK UP SPEED. I PROCEEDED TO GET ON AN OFF RAMP I COULD NOT PICK UP SPEED TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS CATCHING UP TO ME!! LUCKILY I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION SAFELY!! THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SHORTLY AFTERWARDS1 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THEY HAVEN'T PROPERLY DIAGNOSED IT RIGHT YET!! THE CAR STILL DIES ON ME WHILE DRIVING!!! BY THE WAY I HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND 50,000 MILES!!! DODGE REALLY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR CREATION OF DEATH!!! HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A CAR CRASH BECAUSE THEIR CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 0 IN 60 SECONDS!!! I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND A DODGE DEALERSHIP THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW COMPUTER THE DEALER SAY IT'S A BAD SOLENOID!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DODGE BAD BUILD OF THIS VEHICLE WITH MONEY OR MY LIFE!!! *TR

AT 11K MILES I HAD TO HAVE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND MY BACK ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD EXCEEDED THE 12K MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING CONSUMER REVIEWS AND HAVING READ OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON BRAKES / ROTORS I SENT A LETTER TO CHRYSLER ALONG WITH COMPLAINTS. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY LETTER, NOT A PHONE CALL, JUST A CHECK FOR REPAYMENT OF BRAKE WORK. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MY CENSOR LIGHT COME ON TWICE FOR THE TIRES AND UP UNTIL NOW, AFTER READING FROM THIS WEBSITE WAS I UNAWARE THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TIRES AS WELL. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. I HAD TAKEN IN TWICE FOR A NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE 2ND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER CHIP THAT NEEDED ADJUSTING AND IT WOULD BE "FINE". IT WASN'T FINE. THE NOISE GOT WORSE. MY POWER LOCKS ON DRIVER DOOR AND MY REMOTE KEY WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR BOTH THE NOISE AND THE POWER LOCKS/KEY NOT WORKING. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE SINCE MONDAY (IT IS FRIDAY) AND IT IS DUE TO HAVING TO REPLACE A WIRING SYSTEM AND ALTERNATOR. AN ALTERNATOR? MY VEHICLE HAS 25K MILES!! PLEASE HELP.....THERE ARE ALMOST 200 COMPLAINTS FOR ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY TIRES AND TIRE CENSORS BOISE,ID LARRY MILLER DODGE. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH TIRES AIR PRESSURE AND CENSOR EVERY MONTH SINCE BUYING 2009 DODGE JOURNEY IN 2008. I HAVE ONLY TAKEN MY JOURNEY TO THE DEALER SHIP FOR ALL REPAIRS ON MY JOURNEY EVERY TIME I TAKE MY VEHICLE I TELL THEM I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY TIRES. THEY DEFLATE OFTEN AND THE CENSOR TURNS ON AFTER I LEAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 48HRS UP TO 2 WEEKS. LIKE I SAID THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUE SINCE I DROVE MY CAR OFF THE LOT IN 2008 AND STILL HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I SHOULD JUST BUY NEW TIRES. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR NEW TIRES BUT I FEEL THAT CENSOR AND DEFLATION IN MY TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED A LONG TIME AGO. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I HAVE SPENT MANY HRS IN THE REPAIR WAITING FOR THEM TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE 3-5 HRS EACH TIME.BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. DODGE HAS GIVEN ME A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH MY FIRST CAR. I WISH THAT I HAD WENT WITH THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE THAT I WANTED TO PURCHASE A SUBARU OUTBACK. *TR

FRONT BRAKE PAD FAILURE @ 19,000 MILES. HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE NOW HAS 26,000 MILES AND BACK BRAKES NOW HAVE TO BE REPLACED. FRONT BRAKES ARE @ 95%. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE OR CHEAP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,428.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FOR 30 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY, IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES ON IT. WE WERE RECENTLY TOLD THAT IT NEEDED NEW BRAKES. THERE WAS SQUEAKING AND THEN GRINDING WITHIN A MATTER OF DAYS. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE ALSO CLOSE TO GOING BAD. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT THE BRAKES LASTED SO LITTLE A LENGTH OF TIME! *TR