2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

MY DODGE IS DOING THIS, DEALERSHIP WON'T FIX IT, MY VIN SHOWS NO RECALL. MY JOURNEY DOES THIS EXACTLY LIKE BELOW. NOW HAVE TO PULL OUT FUEL PUMP FUSE, DISCONNECT BATTERY JUST TO GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF.......... 2010 JOURNEY IGNITION SWITCH MAY TURN OFF POSTED 2015-05-26 NHTSA HAS ASSIGNED THIS RECALL ID #14V373000. THERE ARE 722,705 VEHICLES AFFECTED. RECALL SUMMARY THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. UNTIL THIS RECALL IS PERFORMED, CUSTOMERS SHOULD REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM THEIR KEY RINGS, LEAVING ONLY THE IGNITION KEY. THE KEY FOB (IF APPLICABLE), SHOULD ALSO BE REMOVED FROM THE KEY RING. CHRYSLER GROUP LLC (CHRYSLER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 DODGE JOURNEY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JUNE 29, 2007, TO JUNE 17, 2010, AND 2008-2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JANUARY 26, 2007, TO JUNE 17, 2010. ROAD CONDITIONS OR SOME OTHER JARRING EVENT MAY CAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH TO MOVE OUT OF THE RUN POSITION, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM IF THE IGNITION KEY INADVERTENTLY MOVES INTO THE OFF OR ACCESSORY POSITION, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF, WHICH WILL THEN DEPOWER VARIOUS KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AIR BAGS, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKING. LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY OF THESE SYSTEMS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH AND/OR INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

MY CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH STARTING. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 WEEKS AND IT HAS FAILED TO START ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO SEPARATE TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I FIGURED OUT THAT WHEN MY CAR WON'T START, WHILE IN PARK, I CAN TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION AND MOVE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. IT STARTS AT THIS POINT. EACH TIME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START, IT HAS BEEN IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY, ON A SLIGHT INCLINE.

IT STARTED WITH A WINDOW NOT GOING UP, THEN THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGGT BURNED OUT AND MELTED THE BULB CONNECTOR. BULB CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. KEYLESS ENTRY FOBS STOPPED WORKING, BATTERIES WERE CHANGED AND FOBS WERE TESTED BUT THEY STILL DON'T WORK. ALARM GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND TAKES US STARTING AND MOVING THE CAR 50 FEET TO TURN IT OFF. THE OTHER NIGHT THE CAR HORN WENT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT RANDOMLY, ABOUT 12 TIMES. NOW THE HORNNIS GOING OFF AS WE DRIVE FOR NO REASON. THIS CAR CKEARLY HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. ELECTRICAL PARTS KEEP BURNING OUT CAUSING ME TO CHANGE THEM FOR REINSPECTION TIME BY THE STATE.

IT STARTED WITH CAR ALARM GOING OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, THEN WINDOWS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND EVENTUALLY LANDED ON RELAYS FIRING ALL NIGHT LONG AND DEAD BATTERY EVERY DAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FIX, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY, ECM, KEYS, TIPM TO NO AVAIL. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT NO CLEAR FIXES OUT THERE. IT HAS RENDERED THE CAR COMPLETELY UNUSEABLE AND UNSAFE.

ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY HORN STARTED GOING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING IT WAS SO OUT OF THE BLUE THAT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS ME RIGHT AWAY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE ROAD, TAPPED THE HORN A COUPLE OF TIMES THINKING IT MIGHT HAVE JUST GOT STUCK AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES IT JUST STOPPED I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A ONE TIME FREAK INCIDENT SO I PAID IT NO MIND UNTIL 4AM THIS MORNING WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ONCE AGAIN MY HORN JUST START GOING AGAIN FOR LIKE 3 OR 4 MINUTES THEN IT WOULD STOPPED AND START AGAIN IT DID THIS ABOUT 4 TIMES WAKING MY NEIGHBORS. WHEN THE SUN CAME UP I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH FUSES TO PULL TO DISCONNECT THE HORN AND WHILE SEARCHING TO FIND THIS OUT I SAW THAT MANY OTHER DODGE JOURNEY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEED TO BE SOME KIND OF RECALL I CAN'T DRIVE WITHOUT A HORN THATS A SAFETY HAZARD BUT WITH THE WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW I ALSO CAN'T HAVE A HORN JUST GOING OFF AT ANY TIME IN TRAFFIC SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK YOU ARE BLOWING AT THEM. THIS IS A ISSUE DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND FIX.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SOME CITY STREETS THE IGNITION WILL TURN OFF AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS. IGNITION DOES RESTART BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,500.

MY CAR WON'T START INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN DIES AND OFTEN IN A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE CARE SUDDENLY DIES WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ALSO, I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT START, THEN SUDDENNESS FOR NO REASON STARTS. THIS CONCERNS ME AS I LIVE IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ON A TOLL OR FREEWAY AND HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CARE SUDDENLY DIES. WE HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING AND ACCORDING TO THE HUNDREDS OF FORUMS THE TIPM IS THE PROBLEM, BUT DODGE REFUSES TO FIX OR RECALL THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY FOLKS. THESE CARS ARE OFTEN USED TO HAUL CHILDREN AROUND AND MY CONCERN IS THAT ONE DAY SOON SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE WINDOWS INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED UP AND DOWN, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING. JT'S DODGELAND AND FIAT OF COLUMBIA (190 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210, (803) 832-1255) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE CONTACT DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,999.

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE WHEN I TURN KEY OVER TO START VEHICLE WILL MAKE A CLICKING SOUND BUT DOES NOT START ALSO HAD TO REMOVE FUSES FOR HORN BECAUSE HORN WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING OR HORN BUTTON WAS NOT PUSHED. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY SINCE 2014. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AROUND 10 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM IS NEVER RESOLVED.