2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 410,050. UPDATED 03/17/17*LJ *CN

2009 DODGE JOURNEY - TOTAL INTERGRATED POWER MODULE ( FUSE BOX) WENT IN DEFECT MODE. IT IS LOCATED UNDER THE CAR HOOD NEAR FRONT DRIVER SIDE FENDER. THINK OF THE TIPM LIKE A COMMAND CENTER FOR ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS OF YOUR CAR. WANT TO TURN ON YOUR WIPERS? THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE TIPM. NEED THE FUEL PUMP TO TURN ON AFTER YOU TURN THE KEY? YOU'LL HAVE TO RUN IT THROUGH TIPM FIRST. MY CAR ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE ON MY STREET ROAD. I HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF ROAD. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. WHEN I RESTARTED CAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT ON WOULD NOT TURN OFF. LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. NO CLUSTER LIGHTS ( FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, BATTERY, TEMP GAUGE, SPEED GAUGE, DIGITAL READOUTS ETC) NO HEAT OR AC POWER, NO BLINKERS. NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS, NO AC POWER CONVERTER. I COULD DRIVE CAR BUT HAD NO GAUGES THAT WORKED THAT LEFT ME IN THE BLIND. THE FOLLOWING WORKED NORMAL: BRAKE LIGHTS, RADIO AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS. HAD AUTO MECHANIC SCAN IT AND FOUND TIPM WAS DEFECTED. THIS IS DANGEROUS EVERYONE BECAUSE IF THE TIPM JUST DECIDES TO GO DEFECT YOUR CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY STOP AND YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CONTROL BECAUSE THE TIPM SHUTS IT DOWN. I WAS LUCKY AND JUST COASTED OFF THE ROAD, BUT IF ONE IS ON THE ROAD AND HEAVY TRAFFIC YOU WILL CRASH AND YOU AND EVERY ONE'S LIFE, HEALTH AND WELL BEING IS LETHALLY IN DANGER ( DEATH) THIS DODGE JOURNEY DUE TO THIS DEFECT MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. DOES IT TAKE DEATH FOR A RECALL? IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH AND GROUP LAW SUIT? THE TIPM IS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE RECALLED ON 2009 DODGE JOURNEYS AND ALL OTHER AFTER THAT YEAR. THE TIPM IS DEFECTIVE. RECALL OR GROUP LAW SUIT ?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

CAR HAS BEEN RANDOMLY NOT STARTING, MOST TIMES IT WILL START IN NEUTRAL, HAVE HAD CAR IN SHOP REPEATEDLY, CAN'T FIND REASON, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, IGNITION RECALL WAS DONE JUST PRIOR TO START ING ISUES BEGINNING BUT I WAS TOLD BY DEALERT IT WAS NOT A RELATED ISSUE HAD STARTER REPLACED IN JUNE, THEN HAD NEW BATTERY PUT IN, TOOK CAR INTO DEALER IN NOV FOR DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SQUIB THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED BY BY DEALER. SINCE THAT REPAIR CAR CAR HAS DRAINED BATTERY 4 TIMES. FIRST TIME COULD NOT GET IT JUMPED PUT TRICKLE CHARGER ON IT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS STARTED RIGHT UP, IT DIED AGAIN CHARGED IT DROVE IT AROUND NEVER SHUTTING IT OFF ANYWHERE TOOK IT TO MECHANIC, STARTER WAS GOOD BATTERY WAS GOOD BUT LOW, SO IT WAS WARRANTED OUT WITH BRAND NEW ONE. CAR WAS FINE FOR 4 DAYS. DID NOT DRIVE IT FOR 2 DAYS, NOW IT WILL NOT START, AND WHEN I PUT BATTERY CHARGER ON IT, IT CLICKS AND CHATTERS AND TRIES TO START ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. IT IS NEW YEARS DAY SO NOTHING IS OPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AWD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER RAN OVER A 4 INCH DEEP POTHOLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. UPDATED 02/21/17*LJ *CN

TAKATA RECALL - WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. CAR BEGAN TO IDLE HIGH, PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. OPENED THE HOOD, SMELLED BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. CLOSED THE HOOD, TRIED TO START THE CAR. NO START, LIGHTS ON BUT WOULD NOT START. TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, STILL NO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED 15 MILES TO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING RETURN HOUSE BUSTING AT ENGINE STARTUP WHEN THE WEATHER IS 30 OR BELOW. THIS IS MY 5TH WINTER DEALING WITH THIS AND I HAVE REPLACED THE RESERVOIR (RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALERSHIP) AND I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES. I WOULD REATTACH THE HOSE AND THE SAME DAY IT WILL BUST AGAIN. IT HAS BUSTED WHEN WE ARE AT HOME, WORK OR OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. DURING THE NON WINTER MONTHS I ALWAYS HAVE A SLOW LEAK AND HAVE TO FILL ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. THIS LEAK IS EATING AWAY AT MY MOTOR MOUNT AND AC BELT. I HAVE CAME ACROSS A RECALL (S08) FOR THIS ISSUE BUT CHRYSLER SAID MY VIN/ENGINE TYPE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS. CLEARLY I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND TO WHY I CANNOT GET MINE FIXED. I HAVE A STRONG BELIEF THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $500 LAYING AROUND TO FIX IT, IF ITS EVEN FIXABLE MY A LOCAL MECHANIC. I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST WHERE WE CAN GET PRETTY HARSH WINTERS AND WITH MY POWER STEERING NOT WORKING IT IS NOT SAFE. 75% OF THE TIME I HAVE MY 3 AND 4 YEAR OLD WITH ME. THE UPSETTING PART ABOUT THIS IS I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR (ONLY 6 MONTHS LEFT THANK GOODNESS). I HOPE I CAN GET SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND ANSWERS SOON BECAUSE THE PEOPLE FROM CHRYSLER WAS NOT VERY PROFESSIONAL OR HELPFUL. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS) ; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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 STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NO HEAT OR DEFROST ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. THIS CAR HAS NOW HAD 4 HEATER CORES REPLACED SINCE NEW. THEY ONLY LAST AROUND 16000 MILES TO 18000 MILES I'M TOLD THAT THEY GET PLUGGED IN SOME MANOR. NOT SURE WHY BUT AFTER 4 TIMES THERE SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE DODGE PARTS. AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS NOT THE ONLY DODGE AUTO THAT HAS THIS ISSUE.

TL* 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 MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.