2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING I TIRED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GO AROUND A SMALL CURVE ON A CITY STREET AND IT WOULDN'T TURN. I COULD FEEL THE CAR STARING TO DIE. AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF THE BREAK PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. LATER MY HORN STARTED HONKING ON ITS OWN. AND CONTINUES TO HONK RANDOMLY. ALSO THE ALARM RANDOMLY WENT OFF ONCE YESTERDAY. TODAY IT HAS RANDOMLY HONKED ALL AFTERNOON.

CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES. CANT PUT IT IN GEAR AT TIMES. EAP LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. SEEMS ALL ELECTRICALLY ISSUES MUST REPAIR BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS EVERY OTHER MONTH

THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE HORN GOES OFF CRAZILY SOMETIMES WHILE PARKED. AND, RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE CAR OVER HEATED. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OFF , AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE BEFORE I CAN GET THE CAR TO START. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HE'S UNSURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND QUESTIONS RECALL. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND IT'S BEEN A FRUSTRATING JOURNEY WITH THIS JOURNEY.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT THEN LOCKED INTO PARK AND I HAD TO OPEN THE ACCESS AREA TO RELEASE THE LOCKING MECHANISM. I TOOK IT TO MY INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR EXPERT AND HAD TO REPLACE THE CABLE TO THE GEAR BOX. THERE IS A LOT OF LABOR INVOLVED IN REPLACEMENT AND WAS A $484.70 REPAIR. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $600-$700 TO REPLACE THE CABLE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF LABOR, SO I HAD MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACE IT. IT IS NOW IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. MY REPAIR SHOP SAID THIS ISSUE SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, AND THAT THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY WHERE THE CABLE IS PLACED AND NOT PROTECTED WELL.

HORN STARTS BEEPING WHEN PARKED. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING ALL THE TIME BUT OCCASIONALLY AT NIGHT WHEN PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE WHEN WE ARE SLEEPING AND THE HORN CHIRPING WAKES US UP. WHEN I CHECK ON IT IT IS SILENT. WHEN PARKED IN PARKING LOT I WAS TOLD MY HORN WAS GOING OFF AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO CHECK IT WAS NO LONGER MAKING ANY NOISE. THIS PAST WEEK WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, IT STARTED HONKING CONSTANTLY TO THE POINT I HAD TO REMOVE THE 2 FUSES FOR IT TO STOP.

2010 DODGE JOURNEY WILL NOT START. BATTERY TESTED GOOD AND ALL CONNECTIONS ARE GOOD AND WILL START SOMETIMES AND WILL NOT START SOMETIMES HAVE TO CYCLE THROUGH GEARS AND THEN SOMETIMES WILL START

MY VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON, BUT IT ONLY CLICKS AND DOESN'T START. THEN I ATTEMPT TO START IT AGAIN AND IT WILL MAGICALLY START. THIS INTERMITTENT STARTING HAS NO RHYME OR REASON AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED WITH MY LITTLE GIRL. NO MECHANIC OR REPAIR SHOP CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG.

AT TIMES MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 35-40 MPH. ONCE IT REACHED THIS SPEED THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY UNSAFE WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TWO BRAND NEW BATTERIES PLACED IN HER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED TO DRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE USB OUTLET REMAINED POWERED ON AND THE CD PLAYER WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND MADE AN UNKNOWN NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO JUMPSTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO O'DANIEL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5611 ILLINOIS RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46804, (844) 391-1759) DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE NOT PROVIDING THE ACCURATE READING. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY, BUT COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 59642545. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. IN ADDITION, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HORN WAS BEEPING INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.