2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 MECHANICS, REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD 2 TIMES AND THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON. THERE'S A RECALL ON VEHICLES FOR 2011, BUT NOT FOR 2009. PER ALEX AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.

I HAVE A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY THAT PERIODICALLY WILL NOT START. ALTERNATOR, STARTER, AND BATTERY ALL FINE. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH AND I AM APPARENTLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS IS HAPPENING TOO. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED ON 7/1/17 AND 7/3/17. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLT DODGE AND JEEP DEALER TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRED. UPON TAKING APART THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT THE CORRECT ONES. THE VEHICLE WAS REASSEMBLED AND THE PARTS WERE ORDERED. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ *CN

MY DODGE JOURNEY HAS RUN GREAT FOR A FEW YEARS NOW IT IS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SEVERAL FUSES WITH NO LUCK. IT ALSO SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER AND HAVE A LOUD TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN IT IS COLD. I HAVE TAKEN IN THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO GET THE TAPPING CHECKED WE CHANGE OIL (EVEN WHEN IT DOES NOT NEED IT) AND THE NOISE WILL GO A WAY. SO IN A SUMMARY, I AHVE A NO STARTING, PHANTOM TAPPING NOISE DODGE JOIRNEY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEALER WAS CALLED (SNETHKAMP CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 11600 TELEGRAPH RD REDFORD, MI 48239 313-255-2700) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR FREQUENTLY DOESN'T START FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME! NEXT TIME I GET IT STARTED, I'M TAKING IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL (I THINK)! BUT THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM MAINLY FOR THE 2009 AND 2010 MODELS! THEY HAVEN'T PINPOINTED EXACTLY WHERE THAT PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE THE INTEGRITY OF THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL AND STARTING SYSTEM IN THESE MODELS IS UNDER QUESTION! UNRELIABLE STARTING SYSTEMS COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH IN THE WINTER, OUT IN THE COUNTRY, WHEN IT'S -35 C!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEALER (NORTH POINT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 7726 NORTH POINT BLVD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 336-773-9185) STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN OVER IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO MANEUVER THE KEY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START AND, AT TIMES, WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, DODGE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A BAD DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. THE COST TO REPAIR $730.00!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE PARKED VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING SOUND. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES IN THE PAST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH FAILURE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.