2012 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS FILLED WITH WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,527.

THE UCONNECT TOUCH SCREEN SYSTEM WENT BLANK AND THE UCONNECT TOUCH HAND CONTROLS ALONG WITH THE SWITCH BANK CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING. THIS MEANS NO HEAT OR AC CONTROL AND NO RADIO/VOLUME CONTROL. EVEN THOUGH THIS HAPPENED IN MID SUMMER, IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN WINTER, THERE IS NO CONTROL OF DEFROST SYSTEM AND A POTENTIAL DRIVING HAZARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY TELEMATICS GATEWAY MODULE AND THE WHOLE RADIO SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE IT. COST $800 TO FIX!

CAR HAS PERIODICALLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING 10+ TIMES OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ATTEMPTED FIXING A COUPLE OF ITEMS...ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND ONE COST OVER $200 TO REPAIR. YET, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN TWO TIMES A MONTH AFTER THE LAST REPAIR. STALLING USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE.

WHILE STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY I COMPLAINED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE SCORED. REAR BRAKE PADS ARE TOTALLY WORN OUT, AFTERMARKET PADS WERE SUGGESTED, AND PUT ON AT MY EXPENSE OF $270.00. CAR HAS 30,076 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD ON 29SEP14 THAT ONCE WARN AND SCORED REAR ROTORS SCORING AGAIN WAS NORMAL. CAR HAS 41,124 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK CAR WAS AGAIN BROUGHT IN, THE REAR RIGHT REAR BRAKE PAD WAS GONE.I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MARTINS DODGE IN UNION GROVE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AGAIN. I DID NOT WANT THE FIRST DEALER TO WORK ON THE CAR ANYMORE. CHRYSLER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FIRST AT MY EXPENSE. THEN THEY WILL REIMBURSE FOR WHAT THEY THINK IS CORRECT. ESTIMATED REPAIRS ARE OVER $900. SINCE LAST TIME I ONLY DROVE THE CAR 8,000 MILES. WILL THIS HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN IN ANOTHER FEW MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TWICE NOW WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CAR GOES FROM THE SPEED I AM DOING TO EVERYTHING IN MY CAR SHUTTING DOWN WITH NO WARNING. I HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY RADIO NOT WORKING(TOUCH SCREEN) AND MY CAR CHARGER IN THE CAR DOESN'T WORK, IREALLY THING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL ROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I PURCHASED A USED 2012 DODGE JOURNEY IN SEPTEMBER 2015 FROM LAKESHORE CHRYSLER DODGE AND JEEP OF SLIDELL, LOUISIANA. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DRIVING OFF THE LOT. FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHASE THAT THE CAR WAS NOT INSPECTED PRIOR TO DEALERSHIP RESELLING IT. BEFORE I EVEN GOT HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED ISSUES. THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE IT WAS "NORMAL NOISES" HOWEVER AFTER COMPLAINING AND COMPLAINING THE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE AND FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTING NOISES AND JOLTING. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE "NORMAL NOISE" OF THREE CLICKS WHEN THE ENGINE TURNS OFF. WE HAVE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUES. THE AIR, RADIO, TOUCH SCREEN, LIGHTS, ALL GOT OFF RANDOMLY. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RESPOND EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. WE HAVE ISSUES WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATES FASTER ON ITS OWN HAVE TO BREAK WHILE CAR STILL TRIES TO ACCELERATE. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE AND THEY "CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE" SO THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. I HAVE PROVIDED NUMEROUS VIDEOS SHOWING AND PROVING THE ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUES WE ARE HAVING. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE SITUATION. EVERYTHING IS AT OUR EXPENSE. WANTS US TO PAY 150 DIAGNOSTIC FEE ON TOP OF HAVING TO GET RENT-A-CAR FOR THE DURATION OF TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ONE TIME THEY HAD IT FOR OVER 18 DAYS AND SAID "NORMAL NOISE" AND "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" HOWEVER OUT OF THE 18 DAYS THEY ONLY DROVE THE CAR 35 MILES. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. IT SCARES ME JUST TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL GROCERY WHICH WE GOTTEN STUCK AND HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I AM SO SCARED & TRAPPED IN THIS CAR WITH NO WAY OUT. CONTACTING A LAWYER THIS CAN NOT BE LEGAL TO SELL DEFECTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD GRINDING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE CODES WERE CLEARED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPEED SENSOR MODULE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS SLIPPED AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 11V550000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2012 DODGE JOURNEY CREW // VIN: [XXX] // STYLE / BODY: SUV 4D // ENGINE: 3.6L V6 MPI // COUNTRY OF ASSEMBLY: MEXICO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY ISSUE: ?THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT FROM THE VEHICLE STARTING OFF BY ITSELF WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING?? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFER TO ATTACHED 2012_DJC-H90-HONDA_PRINTOUT.PDF - AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WARMED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MILES OF DRIVING, THERE IS A VALVE THAT IS POTENTIALLY STICKING [NOT DISENGAGING] CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START OFF BY ITSELF WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING [WHILE IN GEAR]. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MULTIPLE (15+) INSTANCES OF THE SAME EVENT. OVER THE LAST APPROXIMATE 6 - 10 MONTHS MY JOURNEY HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUE ARISE: DRIVE FROM MY HOME IN SEASIDE, CA EN ROUTE TO ANY DESTINATION IN SALINAS, CA [TRAVELED THE SAME ROUTE EACH TIME] I WILL ARRIVE AT A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION [36.667084,-121.684921] OF BLANCO RD & DAVIS RD WHERE MY JOURNEY (STATIONARY) RPM'S WILL FLUCTUATE DRAMATICALLY AND 99% OF THE TIME THE ENGINE WILL STALL. AT LEAST 7-10 OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE ALSO RESULTED IN THE JOURNEY ENGINE BUCKING & LUNGING FORWARD PRIOR TO STALLING. THE ENGINE WILL IMMEDIATE RESTART, HOWEVER IT WILL 95% OF THE TIME RE-STALL. IN ORDER TO MITIGATE/PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STALLING/RE-STALLING THE GEAR SHIFT MUST EITHER BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL OR PLACE INTO 1ST GEAR AND ABSOLUTELY CONFIRM YOUR FOOT IS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, IN CASE IT SHOULD LUNGE OR BUCK FORWARD. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPLAINT EVIDENCE/SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN ATTACHED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR