2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

WAS DRIVING TO ARIZONA WITH APPROXIMATELY 8000MILES ON THE CAR AND TIRES. STOPPED FOR A BREAK AND NOTICED THE THE REAR TIRES GOING FLAT. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES. THE INSIDE WALL ON THE REAR TIRES WERE GONE WITH ONLY 8000MILES ON THEM . DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. PURCHASING DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HONOR REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT LIKE THERE IS NO ISSUE. *CN

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN BRAKING, NEW SUV AND THE FRONT BRAKES HAS WORN OUT AFTER 18,000 MILES, DEALER SAYS THE SHOES ARE SOFT FROM THE FACTORY. BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES WHEN BRAKING. *TR

TIENE PROBLEMAS PARA ENCENDER AUNQUE TENGA BUENA CARGA DE ENERGA SU BATERIA, POR 6 VECES A PRESENTADO EL MISMO PROBLEMA. AL TRATAR DE ENCENDERLA NO ENCIENDE EL MOTOR, LA LUCES INTERNAS TIENEN POCO PODER Y LAS EXTERNAS TIENEN MUCHO PODER . , EL PANEL DE INSTRUMENTO ENCIENDE EL INDICADOR DE FUNCIONAMIENTO INCORRECTO (MIL), EN TODO MOMENTO EN QUE ESTA LA UNIDAD EN MOVIMIENTO. EL DISTRIBUIDOR EN PUERTO RICO NO SABE QUE LE SUCEDE. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY BRAKE ISSUES. CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN JAN 09 AND IN NOV 09 THE BRAKES ARE WORN OUT. BRAKE WARE IS UNEVEN FROM FRONT TO BACK AND SIDE TO SIDE. MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS ABOUT 22,000 MILES. IF YOU LOOK AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/JOURNEY/2009/BRAKES/NOISY_BRAKES.SHTML YOU WILL FIND TWO COMPLAINS OF BRAKES WEARING OUT WAY TO EARLY. IF YOU LOOK AT HTTP://WWW.DODGEJOURNEYFORUM.COM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=463 THERE ARE 6 PAGES OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES WITH BRAKES WEARING OUT AT OR BEFORE 22K MILES. SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME THAT BRAKES DON'T LAST A YEAR. SEEMS THEY ARE WEARING OUT AT ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THEIR LIFE SHOULD BE. SEEMS TO ME THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT SIZED RIGHT OR THE PADS THEY USE ARE NOT FORMULATED TO LAST OR THE ROTORS HAVE ISSUES THAT CAUSE THEM TO RUB THE PAD. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2009, MY WIFE AND I WERE HEADED EAST ON HIGHWAY 19 OUTSIDE CHEROKEE, NC. A DUI DRIVER CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT OUR 2009 DODGE JOURNEY HEADON AND CAUSED US TO ROLL OVER AND COME TO REST UPRIGHT. OUR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. OUR SIDE SEAT AND CEILING CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ROLL OVER. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 45 MPH. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATED AND PHOTOS TAKEN BY CHEROKEE INDIAN POLICE DEPT. MY WIFE AND I WERE MEDEVAC BY HELICOPTER TO ASHVILLE, NC. MY VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. HAVE PHOTOS OF INTERIOR SHOWING AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ROLL OVER. *TR

MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY REQUIRED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AT UNDER 20K MILES - THE BACK BRAKES NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BY 25K MILES. DEALER SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT GIVE A REASON AS TO WHY BOTH SETS OF BRAKES WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED SO SOON. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THIS WAS FOUND TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. BRAKES THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED BEFORE 15K MILES OR YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE ROTORS AS WELL SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT TO ME. I BELIEVED THE SQUEAK WAS DUE TO "DIRT IN THE WHEEL WELLS", AS I WAS TOLD WHEN I TOOK IT IN AT 15K MILES.... THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS COSTLY. I AM NOW AT ALMOST 30K MILES AND THE SQUEAK IS BACK. CHANGING BRAKES EVERY 15K MILES IS LUDICROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE WAS ONLY 25 % LEFT ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,780.

I PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. AT 22,000 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD COMPLETELY WORN TO THE METAL. THE ROTORS WHERE GOUGED TERRIBLY. THE REAR WERE OK?...THE DEALER STATED "THEY MUST BE USING SOFT PADS"????....UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BRAKE FAILURE COULD OCCUR AT ANY MOMENT. THE 19' TIRES DO NOT MATCH THE VERY SMALL BRAKE ASSEMBLY...AND DODGE'S "BUMPER TO BUMPER" WARRANTY IS A LIE. *TR

METAL RAILS FOR THE 2ND ROW SEATS ARE SHARP ON THE ENDS. MY CHILD HAS BUMPED HER FOOT ON THIS NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS CUT OPEN HER TOE ON THIS RAIL. *TR

APRIL 30, 2009 THE "IGNITION NODE MODULE" WENT OUT ON MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. AS OF TODAY I DO NOT HAVE MY CAR. I LIVE IN LOUISIANA AND MY CAR IS IN FT. WALTON, FLORIDA AT A LEE CHRYSLER DODGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO LET ME KNOW THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. ME, MY WIFE, AND TWO CHILDREN WERE LEFT STRANDED IN FLORIDA. THE CAR IS AT THE FLORIDA DEALERSHIP PENDING BEING FIXED. *TR