2009 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

MY 2009 DODGE SE JOURNEY HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING SOME UNDER OPEN RECALL,ELECTRICAL RECALL. HOWEVER MY BRAKES ARE VERY BAD,ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT FREQUENTLY COME ON AND OFF. THE BRAKES ACT AS IF I HAVE NO BRAKES OR PRESSURE, UNTIL THEY ARE HALF WAY DOWN THEN THEY OVER ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP OR SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW AT UNSAFE PACE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE ALL AROUND AND COMPLETE RECALL SHOULD BE IN EFFECT. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAS NOT STOPPED.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY DODGE JOURNEY WAS STATIONARY, I TUNED THE KEY AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THEY WERE IN THE "OFF" POSITION BUT YET THEY ARE GOING BACK AND FOURTH. NONE OF MY LIGHTS EXCEPT THE FRONT AND BACK ARE WORKING, MY DASH IS DIMMED, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE MY CARS IS READY TO STALL. UPON LOOKING ONLINE, I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS A RECALL...THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER/DODGE! 2009 144,000 MILES

WHEN DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT CONSISTENTLY CAME ON. HAD VEHICLE REPEATEDLY CHECKED. IT WAS DETERMINED MANIFOLDS WERE STICKING. HAD MANIFOLD MODULE REPLACED. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS. MANIFOLDS WERE AGAIN CHECKED TO ENSURE THEY WERE OPERATING PROPERLY. THEY WERE AND STILL ARE. HOWEVER, ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON INDICATING OTHERWISE. MECHANIC SAID IT IS A COMMON "FLUKE" IN THE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER EMITTED HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RELEASE THE SOFTWARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

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 CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BUY THE VEHICLE AND CHECKING THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY, I SEE THAT THE CAR HAS 2 OPEN RECALLS TO REPAIR PROBLEMS IN THE CAR, TRY TO COMMUNICATE BY EMAIL WITH THE COMPANY BUT SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I WANT TO REPAIR MY CAR BEFORE AN ACCIDENT ...

SUSPENSION PARTS FAILING CONSTANTLY, FRONT TIE RODS, SWAY BARS, STRUTS, BALL JOINTS, BUSHINGS WEAR AFTER 10,000 A 15,000 MILES. AS A RESULT ALIGNMENT IS OFF AND CAUSE UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE TIRES RESULTING IN ROUGH UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE. BRAKES GET HOT AND WEAR/ SQUEAK AFTER 10K MILES, SOMETIMES SOONER RESULTING IN HUB CAP DUST AND PAINT CHIPPING. REAR TIE RODS GO BAD RESULTING IN REAR CAMBER BEING OFFSET AND INSIDE OF TIRES WEAR REAL QUICK. RIGHT SIDE DOOR LOCKS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED/ UNLOCKED. INTERMITTENT NOT STARTING PROBLEMS, WIN MODULE ALREADY REPLACED ONCE DUE TO RECALL. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW UP AND DOWN BUTTONS BROKE OFF. FRONT DASH RATTLES BAD WHEN TAKING OFF/ GOING OVER BUMPS. REAR LEFT SIDE DOOR HINGE GOT LOOSE RESULTING IN SPRING POPPING OFF, NOW DOOR WON'T STAY OPEN AND CLOSES BY ITSELF, THAT'S THE DOOR THAT'S LEAST USED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT I HEARD A LOUD BANG THAT AT FIRST, MADE ME THINK SOMEONE HAD RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY JOURNEY. WHEN I REALIZED THAT WASN'T THE CASE, I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GO, BUT IT DIDN'T, THINKING I HAD KNOCKED IT OUT OF GEAR, I HAD MOVED THE GEARSHIFT INTO PARK THEN INTO DRIVE AND DROVE TO MY PART TIME JOB. AFTER GETTING OFF AT 7PM, I GOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY TO GO HOME, ONCE I STARTED GOING THE SPEED LIMIT 55MPH, I HEARD ANOTHER BANG NOISE AND THE TRUCK WAS LOOSING SPEED, SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED ROADSIDE. AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE ABOUT TO TAKE IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE SERVICE TECH HEARD THE BANG NOISE. THEY PUT ON THE LIFT AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD CRACKED.