2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. IN 2015, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL INTO A FUEL STATION WHERE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN 2016 AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. IN 2017, THE VEHICLE TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN 2018 AND THE REMOTE START KEY DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN TUCSON, ARIZONA WHERE THE REMOTE START KEY WAS REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, AFTER PUMPING FUEL AT THE FUEL STATION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS OTHER VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE JUST NOT MY VIN. THE ENGINE HAS HAD A KNOCK ON IT EVEN AFTER BEING SERVICED.

I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN PARK. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD THE WIN MODULE WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT MY VEHICLE'S VIN DID NOT SHOW A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.

THE 2010 DODGE JOURNEY WILL RANDOMLY START HONKING, EVEN WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC. IT MAY BE A LONG HONK OR SEVERAL SHORT BEEPS. AFTER PARKING IT WILL NOT START, THERE IS POWER GOING TO THE VEHICLE, IT JUST WON'T START. HAVE HAD BATTERY CHANGED, STARTER CHECKED AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED...ALL IN GOOD CONDITION. IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE MECHANICS STUMPED AS TO WHAT TO DO IN ORDER TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND AFTER RESEARCHING OTHER 2010 DODGE JOURNEY PROBLEMS, IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE WITH HONKING AND NOT STARTING IS A HUGE ISSUE. THERE ARE VIDEOS ALL OVER YOUTUBE AND COMMENTS IN CAR FORUMS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS AND DODGE MECHANICS HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT TO DO, WHILE THE DODGE COMPANY SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE THAT THESE CARS NOT AS RELIABLE AS THEY SHOULD BE.

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON TRIED TO JUMP START IT NO NOISE WHEN TURNING THE KEY

WHEN U TURN KEY IN IGNITION IT DOESN'T ALWAYS START YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING,,, WINDOWS COME DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHEN VEHICLE NOT RUNNING WHEN U GO TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WON'T MOVE OUT OF PARK UNLESS YOU TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART VEHICLE HORN GOES OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS TOO CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN YOU USE REMOTE OR RELOCK ITSELF ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN NOT IN MOTION THIS ALL HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE PAID TO GET IT REPROGRAMMED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONTACT HAD TO UNDO THE BATTERY CABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT LOCK SECURE IN PLACE SEATBELT WILL POP OUT AND NEED TO RE INSERT THE SEAT BELT INTO THE BUCKLE DRIVER SIDE

WATER GETS IN THE REAR DOORS DURING RAIN STORMS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING BOTH BACK DOORS YOU CAN HEAR WATER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR PANEL ONLY THE REAR DOORS ARE AFFECTED

HORN WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT ON AND JUST SITTING WOULD ALSO SOUND RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. HORN WOULD BEEP FOR A FEW SECONDS OR JUST BE FULL ON.