2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE PCM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK ONE MORNING. I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO JUMP THE VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE CRANKED AND RAN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS. THIRD MORNING, IT HAD TO BE JUMPED AGAIN. HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED. MECHANIC SAID THE BATTERY WAS NOT A HEAVY ENOUGH BATTERY. SO, I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER, SAME SCENARIO. HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR, DODGE, AND EVEN CHECKED ONLINE. DEALER AND DODGE CLAIM THAT NO COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE HAVE BEEN MADE. HOWEVER, MY ONLINE SEARCH TURNED UP SEVERAL OWNERS THAT HAVE/ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SOMEWHERE OR THE BATTERY WOULDN'T BE DRAINING OVERNIGHT, EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS USED LONG ENOUGH FOR THE BATTERY TO STAY CHARGED BY THE VEHICLE'S CHARGING SYSTEM. SOMETIMES THE BATTERY DRAINS AFTER SITTING ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS.

I HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHICH I FILED A COMPLAINT ALREADY AND SINCE THAT THE ESP , ALL WHEEL DRIVE, SKIDDING AND ANOTHER LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF AND MY BRAKES ONLY WORK HALF THE TIME AND NOW MY DRIVER WINDOW WONT GO UP OR DOWN OR MIRROR WORK AND TODAY MY CAR WONT START. MY HUSBAND CHECKED FUSES THEY ARE GOOD BUT HAVE NO POWER TO OVER HALF OF THEM. I CALLED TATE DODGE THEY WANT ANOTHER 1102.00 JUST FOR ME TO BUT THE TIPM PART AND DO THE WORK MYSELF. I CANT BREAK A FUSE BOX AND DO NOT FEEL THIS IS FAIR AND UNLESS I REPLACE THEN MY CAR DONT WORK NOW.

MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP AND DOWN. I BROUGHT INTO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE DRIVER DOOR REPLACED. MY CAR STILL WILL NOT SHUT OFF AND WINDOWS STILL DON'T WORK BUT NOW WON'T GO INTO GEAR AFTER DEALER REPAIRED. I TOOK IT TO A SECOND DEALER AND NOW AFTER 3 WEEK THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A TIPM FOR $1700. BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM? PLUS NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START. MY CAR IS IN WORSE SHAPE THEN WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR? I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

CAR HAS HAD TO HAVE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES FOR EXCESS WEAR AND PROBLEMS WITH CALIPER, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MILES PER HR, CHECKENGINE COMES ON AND FLASHES AND THE GOES SOLID, CODES SHOW UP AS PO202 WITH DEFINITION OF CYLINDER 2 INJECTOR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT UNIT HAD A FAULT LODGED OR WAS DISCONNECTED FOR PREDETERMINED TIME. THIS CAR IS COSTING ME AN ARM AND LEG

I HAVE THE STARTING ISSUE LIKE OTHERS. THE ENGINE DOES NOT START. SOMETIMES IT STARTS BY ITSELF AFTER A WHILE, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUT THE GEAR IN N/D AND BACK TO P AND TRY. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES! I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT AND MAKE IT AS A RECALL!

I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN ANY DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR. THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN AND DODGE DID NOT BUILD A MANUAL KEY ENTRY FOR THIS MODEL. ALSO I HAVE A STARTING PROBLEM THE CAR STALLS AND WON'T START UNLESS I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL OR JIGGLE THE GEAR UP INTO DRIVE AND BACK INTO PARK. THE CAR TURNS VERY SLOWLY WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS AND THE ENGINE REVS UP SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S TRYING TO PICK SPEED BACK UP AFTER A TURN. THE DEALER TOLD US IT WAS THE BATTERY AND WE HAD THEM INSTALL A NEW ONE BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE. I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. CUSTOMERS GETTING THEIR BATTER, STARTERS ALL THE RECALLS UPDATED BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD THOSE WERE THE ISSUES BUT WAS NOT AS THEIR ISSUE STILL EXISTED AS DO MINE. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND A FORTUNE AT THE DEALER UNTIL THEY FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS BEING THE SAME. I EMAILED THEM FOR SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT THEY THINK IT MAY BE AND THEY JUST SAID TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.

DODGE JOURNEY 2009 - HAS TROUBLE STARTING. ORIGINALLY STARTED OCCASIONALLY, NOW MORE FREQUENT. TURNS OVER SOMETIMES USING SPARE KEY OR TURNING OVER ORIGINAL KEY. NOW COMPLETE STALL. CLICKING NOISE BUT NOT STARTING.

HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR EITHER TAKING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START OR NOT EVEN START AT ALL. HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PIN POINT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY DID REPLACE SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDED THE STARTER. STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE!

6 MAJOR BRAKE REPAIR JOBS IN 79,000 MILES. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER PAID FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR OF THE JOURNEY