2014 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

DRIVING ALONE A CITY STREET AND PULLED INTO A SHOP AND THE CAR HAD A CLOUD OF SMOKE, AS I WAS PARKING, THEN NOTICED FLUID RUNNING FROM UNDERNEATH. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPEN. A REFUND FOR REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE WOULD HELP. AND EFFORT TO SOMEONE LETTING ME KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED , IS THE QUESTION

SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, BOUGHT BRAND NEW, EVERY SO OFTEN WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO AND ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON. RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THAT POINT IT WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT MY MECHANIC WAS ALREADY CLOSED SO WHEN HE OPENED BACK UP ON TUESDAY I CALLED TO BRING THE CAR IN AND ON MY WAY THERE THE CAR STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD I FELT THE ACCELERATION GIVE AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO ACCELERATE SO I STARTED TO MAKE WAY OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT DIED. THERE WAS NO WATER, ALL THE FLUID LEVELS WERE PERFECT. HE WAS BAFFLED AS TO HOW THE ENGINE COULD JUST DIE. HE SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN FOR NO REASON. FINALLY FOUND AN ENGINE TO REPLACE IT A MONTH LATER, BUT THAT ENGINE HAS 96,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY CHRYSLER DODGE RAM OF SUPERSTITION SPRINGS (6130 E AUTO PARK DR, MESA, AZ 85206, (480) 569-2986) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS, CABIN LIGHTS AND RADIO CONSTANTLY GOING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ON THE STREET.

DRIVER SEAT ACTIVE HEADREST RESTRAINT DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE PLASTIC RETAINING PIN BRACKETS BREAKING.

ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE ABS AND CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, I RESEARCHED RECALLS AND TOOK CAR TO SCHLOSSMANN'S DODGE CITY. I WAS ADVISED THAT DUE TO WEATHER AND WATER LEAKING INTO WIRE HARNESS THAT IT WAS CORRODED. IN WHICH THIS IS THE BASIS OF THE R61 RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE MY ISSUE IS WITH LEFT WHEEL SENSOR AND NOT THE FRONT RIGHT, IT IS NOT COVERED. I AM WONDERING WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS - IF THE RESULT AND CAUSE IS THE SAME - WHY WOULD IT NOT BE COVERED? I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS - IS THIS RELATED?

SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL RECALL WAS FIXED. MY AC CONTROLS NOW TURN THERESELVES ON AND OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO WHEN EVER. ITS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. DODGE STATES THEY FIXED THE ISSED. I CONTINUE TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC.

MY 2014 DODGE JOURNEY HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. ONE DAY I CAME OUT TO MY PARKED JOURNEY AND NOTICED THE HEADREST ON THE PASSENGER SEAT POPPED OUT OF PLACE. THE PLASTIC BRACKETS THAT LATCH TO THE METAL BAR BROKE. I CONTACTED DODGE TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.

I'VE HAD MY THROTTLE BODY FAIL TWICE IN 8 MONTHS. BOTH WHILE DRIVING, IT CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. ALMOST WAS IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IT SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS. IT THROWS MULTIPLE CODES THEN EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TURNING INTO AN OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZZARD TO ALL MOTORISTS.