2017 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

WE PURCHASED A LEASE 2017 DODGE JOURNEY GT ON 1/10/2018. I CURRENTLY HAVE APPROX. 4300 MILES ON IT. WE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL TAKEN CARE OF, AT A DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 11, 2018. THE FIRST TIME I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER GETTING THE RECALL DONE, I WAS GOING 72MPH ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO RADIO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ON, BUT NOTHING ELSE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR APPROX. 2-3 MIN, AFTER THAT AMOUNT OF TIME, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN, BUT DID NOT DRIVE IT. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO BRING ME HIS VEHICLE SO I COULD GO TO WORK. HE DROVE IT HOME AND SAID THERE WERE NO ISSUES, BUT HE DIDN'T USE THE CRUISE. ON JUNE 18, 2018, THE DAY AFTER IT HAPPENED. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 HRS, DROVE 27 MILES AND FOUND NOTHING. ON JULY 5,2018 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AT APPROX 11PM, I WAS DRIVING ON OUR LOCAL TURNPIKE AND HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 72. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT KEEP SPEED, IT KEPT GOING DOWN TO 65MPH THEN WOULD REV 6-7RPM AND GET BACK UP TO 72. ONCE I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF, THE VEHICLE KEPT TRYING TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT FROM SPEEDING UP BY APPLYING THE BRAKE AS I WAS DRIVING. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SO, WE TRY AND USE OUR OTHER VEHICLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BUT, WE BOTH WORK 50-56HRS A WEEK. THIS VEHICLE IS AND HAS A SAFETY ISSUE THE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY DRIVING, THE HEAT, THE COLD OR ANYTHING, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE MAKES A TICKING NOISE WHILE PLAYING THE RADIO AND OR DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND GOING OVER 60 MPH. THERE IS ALSO LOUD BANGING NOISE ON THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEAT AS IF AIR OR SOMETHING IS HITTING THE VEHICLE. TIRED DON'T HOLD PRESSURE AND DRIVING AT TIMES SEEMS UNEVEN OR OFF TRACK AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE PUSH TO STAR FUNCTION WAS USED. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER (GOLDY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 187 KINETIC DR., HUNTINGTON, WV 25701) STATED THAT THEY WOULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR ON JUNE 27, 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT DECELERATED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE BEGANTO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES AND, UPON APPROACHING ANOTHER RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TELEGRAPH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (12000 TELEGRAPH ROAD, TAYLOR, MICHIGAN 48180) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FREON WAS NOT ADDED TO THE ENGINE AT THE ASSEMBLY LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK SCOTT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (684 W ANN ARBOR ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN 48170) FOR A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND MISSING GASKETS IN THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING TO SHIFT. IT SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD AND THE REVERSE TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO KICK IN OR IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. THERE IS A STRANGE BURNING SMELL AFTER GOING UP A HILL. MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR IS ALREADY ON AND THERE IS ONLY 13000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY AND IT'S ONLY MAY. I HAVE THE SHIFTING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT IT'S A SHARP JERK. IT'S A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I NO LONGER WANT THE VEHICLE.

SITTING OR DRIVING AC NOT COOLING SITTING OR DRIVING GAS LEVEL DRASTICALLY DROPPING TO ZERO THEN SPIKE MTE, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOT DUPLICATED. DROVE THIS MORNING AND MTE SPIKED AND ZEROED OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD AND GRINDING NOISES OVERALL ELECTRICAL ISSUES BASED ON DEALERSHIP EXPLANATION AND ISSUES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CAR STILL EXPERIENCING ISSUES OF THE FOLLOWING EVEN AFTER UPDATE PER DEALERSHIP: TRANSMISSION FUEL ELECTRICAL AIR CONDITIONING ONGOING ISSUES, NO RESOUTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE'S BLUETOOTH FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. UPON REACHING HIS DESTINATION, THE CONTACT PARKED, TURNED OFF, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE SEVERAL HOURS LATER, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED USING BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STERLING HEIGHTS DODGE (40111 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER RECEIVING DEFECTIVE BATTERIES FROM CHINA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE 2 CARS AHEAD OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AT A GREEN LIGHT. I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH HEAD ON, CAUSING MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR FROM AVIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 70MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES, ALL DIAL INSTRUMENTS WENT TO ZERO AND ALL THE ELECTRONIC ALERTS (OIL, OVER HEAT, TIRE PRESSURE, ETC) ANNUNCIATED. THE THROTTLE REMAINED LOCKED AT THE CRUISE SETTING AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WITH ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKES OR CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. I WAS ABLE TO OVER POWER THE ENGINE WITH THE BRAKES AND GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS STILL RUNNING AT AN ENGINE SPEED TO SUPPORT 70MPH AND FIGHTING THE BRAKES. THE PUSH TO START/STOP ENGINE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. I EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR INTO JUST RAP AND THEN PARK. AT THIS TIME, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. A WEAKER PERSON WOULD MOST CERTAINLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT. I WAS CONCERNED THE CAR WOULD CATCH ON FIRE AS THE BRAKES SMOKED SIGNIFICANTLY. [XXX] [XXX]. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *CN

I NOTICED A VIBRATION/HESITATION AROUND 40MPH AND TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL PISCHKE SHOP AND THEY PERFORMED A REPROGRAMMING OF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE TO THE LATEST SOFTWARE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT REPROGRAMMING DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD TO REACH OUT TO CHRYSLER DIRECTLY. *TT *TR