2016 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER LARRY H. MILLER DODGE LOCATED AT 1800 W 104TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80234, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL LIGHTS LOCATED ON THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE OR WAS VERY DIM DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE TAIL GATE WIRING HARNESS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TAG LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE AFFECTED BY THE ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES BUT, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

MY CAR STARTED WHINING BAD AND LOSS POWER IT WAS STUCK IN ONE GEAR. NOW I'M HAVING TO GET A NEW TRAINSMISSION I HAVE 113,000MILES ON IT AND ONLY 4 YRS OLD BEFOR THIS HAPPENED I HAVE TO REPLACE 2 ROCKER ARMS AT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES ON 2 DIFFERENT CAMS THE ROCKER ARMS ARE A TERRIBLE DESIGNED IN THIS CAR AND GO BAD EASILY AND COST ALOT OF TIME AND MONEY TO GET THEM REPLACED

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY JEEP STARTED WHINING. THE MORE THE PRESSED THE GAS THE MORE IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I STOPPED AND TRIED GOING AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T GO JUST THE RPM'S WAS GOING UP AND NO MOVEMENT.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND THE RPM'S WERE REALLY HIGH. COULD ONLY DRIVE 40 MPH.

THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF IN THE DEIVEWAY.

WHEN DRIVING, AT ANY SPEED OR UPON ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND GOES TO 1500RPM(APPROX.) WITH A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND BATTERY CHARGING LIGHT ( CAR SWERVING LIGHT AND RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT) ILLUMINATED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS, ON THE STREET ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. WHEN VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A STOP AND COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, THEREBY RESETTING THE ECM, THE VEHICLE STARTS NORMALLY AND DRIVES NORMALLY( SOMETIMES!) ON OTHER OCCASIONS AFTER BEING PUT INTO GEAR AND PROCEEDING THE SAME THING OCCURS AND ENGINE WILL NOT REV OVER 1500-1800 RPMS AND SO LONG AS YOU ARE NOT GOING UP A HILL WILL SHIFT NORMALLY TO GET TO ABOUT 40 MPH TOPS, ON A HILL HOWEVER SPEED WILL DROP TO ABOUT 15-20 DEPENDING ON THE HILL I GUESS. THIS HAPPENED ON 8-15-20 AND CAR RESET AND DROVE NORMALLY AFTER THAT WITH NO ISSUES BUT THE FOLLOWING MORNING AS I LEFT HOME FOR WORK IT OCCURRED 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME AND AFTER RESETTING CAR VIA SHUTTING IT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES THE ISSUE WOULD NOT "SELF CURE". HOPEFULLY, AS THIS IS SUNDAY AT 5 AM WHEN THE MECHANIC TROUBLESHOOTS IT DISPLAYS THE SAME BEHAVIOR AND I WILL UPDATE THIS POST.

THE HEADREST POPPED OUT AND WON'T GO BACK IN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO SUDDEN STOP. JUST DRIVING AS USUAL AND IT POPPED OUT AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FRESNO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (6162 N BLACKSTONE AVE, FRESNO, CA 93710) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ENGINE KEEPS LOSING POWER AND DYING. CRUISE CONTROL REVES ENGINE TO HIGH UP AND DOWN FOR NOW REASON ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF STREET WHEN YOURTURN TO THE LEFT TO SHARP THE ENGINE DIES.

I WENT TO GO TO TOWN, OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR, STARTED WORKING THE LEVER TO RAISE THE SEAT, NEXT THING I KNEW THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE HEADREST EXPLODED. THERE WAS A SMALL PIECE OF BLACK PLASTIC THAT LANDED IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE IGNITION WAS STILL OFF.