2012 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

I HAVE HAD 5 ENGINE FIRES ,IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS, THE FOAM INSIDE THE ENGINE COVER MELTS ,CAUSING TOXIC FUMES TO COME IN SIDE THE DODGE JOURNEY,YOU CAN NOT USE THE HEATER OR A/C BECAUSE YOU WILL LOOSE YOU BREATH, I LMOST HAD A DEATH OCTOBER 23,2016 IN THIS 2012 DODGE JOURNEY, DUE TO TOXIC MELTING FOAM, .. DODGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ALSO PLEASE REFER TO COMPLIANT #10915935 NHTSA,PLEASE HAVE SOME ONE CALL OR E MAIL ME , IKNOW THST I WILL LOSE MY JOURNEY SOON DUE TO FIRE.....

ENGINE COVER CHATCHES FIRE, I HAVE TAKEN THIS 2012 DODGE JOURNEY TO THE DEALERSHIP 23 TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE COVER , NOW THE NEW COVER HAS BEEN ON FIRE, I WAS TOLD THAT ,THEY -THE DEALER SEVICE DEPT DON'T KNOW WHY THE COVER KEEPS TRYING TO BURN,THIS IS A 2.4 LITER 4CYL ENG, I NEED HELP, BEFORE THIS JOURNEY TOTALLY BURNS..........

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND LIQUID COMING FROM THE UPPER RADIATOR, WHICH MELTED THE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V487000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE REPLACEMENT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

IN AN ACCIDENT ON ACCESS RD OF IH 35 AND A CAR ON A SIDE STREET DID NOT STOP AT THE STOP SIGN THEY WENT THROUGH IT AND T BONED ME . THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND NEITHER OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.

WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL, UPDATES NEEDED AND DODGE HAS NO CLUE. BUT NOW THIS...WE HAVE A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY THAT IS ACTING VERY STRANGE. IT STARTED WITH THE HEADLIGHTS BEING ON, EVEN WHEN THEY WERE OFF (WE DO NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS)...THEN AFTER THE CAR WAS OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF EVERY 10-30 SECONDS, WE WOULD HAVE TO UNDO THE BATTERY TO KEEP IT FROM DIEING. WE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH AND IT STILL DOES AND ADDED A SYMPTOM. WHEN MY HUSBAND WOULD MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS, IT WOULD UNLOCK BY ITSELF. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE TIPM WHICH HAS TO BE DONE BY DODGE. NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL DO NEXT!

MY VEHICLE STARTED KNOCKING AFTER MY SECOND OIL CHANGE. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I ASKED THEM MORE THAN ONCE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WHEN I GOT REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEN IN 2016 MY VEHICLE STARTED WITH A KNOCKING AND RANDOM MISFIRES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAMS WERE BLOWN, MY PISTONS WERE NOT WORKING AND MY LIFTERS WERE BAD. MY CAR IS FOUR YEARS OLD. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS CULMINATE IN NO POWER TO MY ENGINE AND A POSSIBLE SEIZURE OF MY ENGINE. I AM REQUESTING THIS BE LOOKED INTO.

CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND 2 CAMSHAFT SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GOING UPHILL ON A BRIDGE THAT I TRAVEL 2X A DAY FOR 365/YEAR, IT DECIDED TO CUT OFF WHILE GOING UP THE BRIDGE, I WENT FROM 52 MPH TO 0 MPH AND COASTED TO THE FOOT OF THE BRIDGE, IT WOULD SPUTTER WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON AND THEN AFTER 20 - 30 MINS, IT TURNED ON AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED AND I DROVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY TRIED TO DRIVE OVER THE BRIDGE AND IT DID THE SAME THING GOING UP HILL. IT JUST STOPPED. MECHANIC SAYS I HAD 2 BAD CAMSHAFT SENSORS AND 1 BAD CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE CAR STILL HICCUPS AND SHUTTERS AND ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF AGAIN AS I GO UPHILL WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. I REALLY BELIEVE IN MY HEART THE AIR CONDITIONING IS DRAINING THE POWER AND SOMEHOW CAUSING ADVERSE AFFECTS ELSEWHERE, I JUST DONT KNOW HOW I CAN PROVE THE CORRELATION. I DON'T FEEL LIKE REPLACING THOSE SENSORS IS THE END ALL TO THE STORY. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE RADIATOR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO OVERHEAT AND THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL INTO THE RADIATOR. IN TURN, THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE ENGINE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS MOVED FORWARD AND/OR BACKWARDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE "B1C4E PASSENGER POSITIONER OPEN CIRCUIT "DID NOT SEND THE SIGNAL TO INFLATE OR TO ACTIVATE IN CASE OF A CRASH". THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 10/11/16 *BF *TR