2012 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (MIKE TOLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT, LOCATED AT 5340 HWY 70 W, MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557; (252) 247-2003) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,465.

WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STALLED, STEERING LOCKED AND HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. 1ST TIME MARCH 2016 MILEAGE 94470, 2ND TIME END OF OCTOBER 2016, CURRENT TIME AUGUST 2017. EACH TIME THE COMPUTER TELLS THE DEALERSHIP IT IS THE CRANK SENSOR WHICH WE REPLACE. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND MY DAUGHTER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SO FAR, BUT ARE AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. WONDERING IF DODGE IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SINCE I SEE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS POSTED.

THE CAR STALLED ON ME A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS WITH CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME FAST. I TOOK IT IN A TOTAL OF TWO TIMES, TO NO AVAIL. THEY STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS AFTER A WEEK OF VERY SKETCHY ENGINE TROUBLE (WHERE IT ALMOST STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES) AND THE LAST 2 TIMES IT HAD STALLED ON ME. WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT DROVE MUCH BETTER, BUT YET THEY STATED THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HAVE A COUSIN WHO HAS A CHRYSLER T&C, SAME YEAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN THEY COULD FIND NOTHING (THEY ARE THE SAME ENGINE.) I HAVE PUT A COMPLAINT INTO DODGE. I HAVE MY PAPERWORK FORM SERVICE AT DODGE, JUST UNABLE TO UPLOAD RIGHT NOW.

MY JOURNEY DOESN'T WANT TO START. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC IT'S THE MODULE THAT DOESN'T READ THE KEY. WE HAD OUR FAMILY VACATION IN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND WE WERE STRANDED THERE BECAUSE MY 2012 DODGE JOURNEY WOULDN'T START.

ON AUGUST 3RD 2017 I PURCHASED A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY WITH 32000 MILES. ON AUGUST 4 2017 I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP. I NOTICED THAT EVENING THAT THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT. ON AUGUST 13, 2017 THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO FILL THE TIRE BUT IT SEEMED FINE. I FIGURED IT WAS JUST A SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. AUGUST 15, 2017 THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE SERVICED. AUGUST 17, 2017 AS I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE PULLING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND THE MAINTENANCE AWD LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE OTHERS. THE CAR WILL HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AND MAKES A KIND OF GRINDING NOISE OFF AND ON. THE LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS STAY ON AND WILL COME OFF THE SCREENS BUT EVENTUALLY THEY DO COME BACK ON AND GRINDING UNDERNEATH THE CAR STARTS AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSSES POWER AND THE STABILITY LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS ALL FLASH. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND TURNING. THE SHOP SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THERE ARE LOTS OF CUSTOMERS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE SITTING STILL ONLY IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WHEN WE CHECK FOR CODES ALL IT SAYS IF ENGINE MISFIRE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE STABILITY LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ON.

AM DRIVING DODGE JOURNEY 2012.INITIALLY THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT BUT IT IS PERMANENT NOW. ALL FOUR SWITCHES ARE NOT WORKING. WHEN I PRESS THE SWITCH IT GENERATES CONTINUOUS CLICKING SOUND.

TAMARA RECALL- MY VEHICLE ISN'T LISTED ON THE RECALL, HOWEVER, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND DINGS CONSTANTLY. IT IS WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR WHEN BACKING UP. ALSO, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MESSED UP AS WELL. SOMETIMES MY CHARGING OUTLETS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THIS BEGAN TO OCCUR AFTER MY MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES BY THE DODGE DEALER BECAUSE IT HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE WERE HOLES IN THE METAL OF THE MOTOR AND OIL WAS SEEPING OUT OF IT. NOW I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE RADIO, ALL CHARGING PORTS, THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON RANDOMLY. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER ALWAYS SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE WHEN I TAKE IT IN, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN IT IS IN THE SHOP.

MY CAR IS EXHIBITING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHER 2012 DODGE JOURNEYS ARE UNDER A RECALL FOR, REGARDING THE ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL, BUT I'M BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY CAR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. I HAVE RESURCHED AND QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, AND BEING DENIED THE RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. MY CAR HAS 110000 MILES ON IT. I HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED LAST YEAR BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISES LIKE A SPINNING RUSTY WHEEL, AND NOW I HAVE LOST MY ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL, WHICH THEN TAKES MY CRUISE CONTROL. CARS SHOULD NOT COME APART JUST BECAUSE THEY REACH THE 100000 MILE MARK. I CAN CLEARLY SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, SO THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS!

DODGE RECALL 2011-2015 2012 DODGE JOURNEY PURCHASED MARCH 25 2017 - TOTAL LOSS AS OF APRIL 24TH 2017 ENGINE BLEW DURING A REVERSE