2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT ON MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY MY HORN GOES OFF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE 2 ACTUATORS WITHIN 6 MONTHS AND NOW ITS MAKING THE SAME CLICKING NOISE AS BEFORE. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY ITSELF, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. THE COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN. DURING THIS TIME, YOU CANNOT USE YOUR POWER WINDOWS. EVERY WARNING WILL COME ON. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE.

REMOTE STARTER DOESN'T WORK KEYPAD WILL NOT OPEN DOORS ALARM KEEPS GOING OFF WHEN OPENING DOORS WHEN OPENING DOORS ANYTIME

IGNITION MODULE WENT OUT IN DRIVEWAY. WOULD TURN THE CAR TO OFF, TAKE THE KEY OUT, BUT THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE AND REPLACE TWO OF MY CAR KEYS. DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION.

THE HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF NO WHERE. I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY ON THE VEHICLE AFTER I HAD ONE COMPLETELY DEAD. IT WAKES UP NEIGHBORS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. MY ALTERNATOR IS GOOD AND PROVIDES THE CORRECT AMPERAGE. IT HONKS WHEN STARTED, SITTING STILL AND OFF AND ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 MONTHS NOW.

CAR WAS DRIVEN 180 MILES,THEN TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINUTES, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR. POWER WENT TO THE GAUGES, BUT ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER (NO STARTING NOISE). JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY DID NOT WORK. ENGINE TURNED OVER AFTER TURNING THE FOB KEY A 7TH TIME. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY - IT'S AN APPARENT RANDOM ABILITY TO START ENGINE. MECHANIC IS STUMPED. INTERNET COMMENTS STATE THAT CHRYSLER-BRAND CARS HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN DOGGED WITH POWER MODULE FAILURES FOR YEARS, WHICH CAN CAUSE AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT, FIRES, STALLING, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, HEADLAMP PROBLEMS, AND DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS. IN PARTICULAR, 2007 TO 2014 MODEL YEAR CARS ARE SAID TO BE AFFECTED. A CALIFORNIA LAWSUIT SUCCEEDED IN OBTAINING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIPM (FUSE BOX) REPLACEMENTS, DIAGNOSIS, RENTAL CAR EXPENSES, AND UNNECESSARY REPAIRS DONE TO FIX A NON-START OR STALL CONDITION AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE'S TIPM FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILURE. ODDLY ENOUGH, BEFORE THE NON-START PROBLEM OCCURRED THE VEHICLE'S HORN WOULD ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED (AND NOT ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON VIA WIRELESS FOB). MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND REASON FOR THAT, EITHER.

THE CAR WILL NOT START SOMETIMES, WITH NO REASONING BEHIND IT. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BOTH BEEN TESTED AS GOOD IN 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I CAN TURN IT AND IT WILL MAKE ONE CLICK BUT NOT TURN OVER AND START. HOWEVER, ALL THE LIGHTS WORKS, I CAN USE POWER LOCKS, RADIO, LIGHTS, CHARGE PORT BUT YET THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND START. I'VE READ ONLINE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT WILL START. I HAVE NOT TRIED IT YET BECAUSE IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE I GOT IT TESTED. EACH TIME IT WILL USUALLY START ON IT'S ON AFTER TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, THE STARTER HAS BEEN TESTED AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. ALL REASONING ANYONE CAN GIVE ME IS AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND GETTING MORE FREQUENT.

THE HORN JUST RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR THE CAR IS ON. IT DOES IT ALL NIGHT LONG. IT WILL BEEP WHILE DRIVING, IN PARK, TURNED OFF, OR ON. NOT JUSTIFICATION REASON AS TO WHY. HAD TO REMOVE FUSES TO SHUT IT OFF. IT STARTED SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD AND HAS CONTINUED DAILY UP UNTIL REMOVING FUSES THIS MORNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS SOUNDING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING, LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND CAR WILL MAKE CLICKING NOISE AFTER THE INITIAL FLICKER. THE CAR COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW MINUTES TO 1 OR 2 HOURS TO START. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL START TO SHAKE AND THEN SHUT OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP (RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN). THE CAR SOMETIMES WON'T START UP OR WILL IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY STREET. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WE HAVE TODDLER AND SOON TO BE NEWBORN WHO WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BE IN THE CAR.