2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

2009 DODGE JOURNEY SUV BRAKES AND ROTORS PREMATURE WEAR, LEAKING ROOF, AND MORE... BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ON THE FRONT AT LESS THAN 34,000 MILES AND ONCE ON THE BACK AT LESS THAN 39, 000 MILES; THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL AND CAN CAUSE SOME ONE THERE LIFE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE NOT BEING ACCOUNTABLE. CHRYSLER-DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND MAKE THE RECALL ON THE 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AND STOP BLAMING THIS PROBLEM ON THE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED IT. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT 6 CYL. 3.5 L ENGINE. 2WD. FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL AND GOUGE THE ROTOR ON THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) AFTER ONLY 20K MILES. REPLACED PADS AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO TURN ROTOR ALSO. 58 COMPLAINTS ON AUTOBEEF.COM AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME VEHICLE, SAME YEAR, SAME RESULTS FROM DODGE AND DEALERS. 'IT'S NORMAL" AND OVER 12K OR 12 MONTHS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TO CHRYSLER/DODGE AND NHTSA HAVE HAPPENED BETWEEN 7K MILES AND 24K MILES... NO RECALL OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS PROBLEM BY DODGE. THEY REFUSE TO RECALL AND STATE THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM FROM ANYONE ELSE. READ THE COMPLAINTS ON AUTOBEEF AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE CALLED DODGE ABOUT THIS. IN MOST CASES, THE PADS WERE REPLACED AND NEW ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. IN ALOT OF CASES, THE DEALERS TOLD THE OWNERS THAT IF THEY TURNED THE ROTORS, THEY WOULD BE TOO THIN AND HAD TO GET NEW ROTORS. KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE ARE CARS UNDER 25K MILES. THE CALIPER HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ONLY ANOTHER 10K MILES. I THINK IT MAY BE THE CALIPERS. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL BASED ON THIS PROBLEM. AS A RESULT OF THE PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR THE FRONT TIRES HAVE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE TREADS. IT IS THE BRAKES AND TIRES!!! SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE SEAMS ON THE GAS TANK WAS SPLITTING IN HALF AND LEAKING FUEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD ABOUT THE CRACK IN THE GASOLINE TANK. WHEN THE DEALER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE SYSTEM THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THE FUMES COMING FROM THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40000.

I CURRENTLY OWE A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY IT HAS 27000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE BUYS THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE OTHER DAY I HEARD A SLIGHT SQUEAKING AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT (CAN'T BE THE BRAKES, ITS A 2009 WITH 40K MILES??). THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, UNTIL YESTERDAY I HEARD METAL SCRAPING, AND I'M SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW IT WAS MY REAR BRAKES. AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS ONLINE ABOUT THE 'NEW' DODGE JOURNEYS, I'M FEARING MY APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. *TR

MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY BRAKES EXTREMELY PREMATURELY WORN OUT. BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED REPLACED AT 20000 MILES. MANY OTHERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT GO TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR PREMATURE BRAKES REPLACING OR REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR COST. MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND MY 16 YEAR OLD SON ALSO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR DANGER TO ALL THAT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS SNEAKS UP ON YOU, IT IS NOT A GRADUAL THING; THEY JUST START GRINDING ALL AT ONCE. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

1) NOISE FOR THE TIRES. UNDER WARRANTY NO PROBLEM. 2) 19000 MILES AND NEED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES. OK NOW THE BRAKES ARE OUT AGAIN AND THE MILEAGE IS ON 34,000 AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3) NOTHING WAS DONE I HAD TO BUY NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES NOW I HAVE TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN . *TR

THE BRAKES ON 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT NEED NEW PADS AT 14,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO OTHER REVIEWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS BOTH FRONT AND BACK HAVE TO BE REPLACE EVERY 14,000 TO 15,000 MILES AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ON EDMUNS.COM CONSUMERS ARE BEGGING OTHER DODGE JOURNEY OWNERS TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED. *TR

BRAKE PADS FAILED PREMATURELY AT 19529 MILES (20% REMAINING). ROTORS NEEDED MACHINED. BRAKES SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM WEAR WARRANTY REQUIREMENT. ALSO THE FRONT STRUTS, TIE RODS AND WATERPUMP NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM MY HOUSE TO A DESTINATION APPROX 100 MILES AWAY. DURING THE DRIVE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING WITHOUT WARNING. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A COST OF 370.00. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 19000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE RIVETS. I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM AND "EVERYBODY" WHO OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ARE TELLING THE CUSTOMERS THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *TR