2012 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

HAD REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE OF FROZEN CALIPERS. TOOK TO DEALER AND SAID THAT CALIPER PIN NEEDED TO BE GREASED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER, DOOR LOCKS, LIGHTS OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY AND AN OVERHEATING STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V082000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,974.

I DROVE MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30 MILES, UPON ARRIVING HOME AND REMOVING MY CHILDREN FROM THE CAR I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. I COULDN'T LOCATE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM AND JUST DECIDED TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. ON THE 21ST OF JULY AGAIN AFTER DRIVING A DECENT AMOUNT, MAYBE 25 MILES, AND REMOVING MY CHILDREN FROM THE CAR I SMELT BURNING. WHEN GOING TO THE PASSANGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE THE SMELL WAS STRONGER, AT THAT TIME I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY REAR PASSANGER TIRE AREA. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO TWO SEPERATE MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD DIFFERENT THINGS AS TO WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG. I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE 4 DAYS AWAY FROM MY WARRANTY EXPIRING AND HAVE A FEELING THAT MAY BE CAUSING THE DIFFERENCE IN DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING IF THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE BY TUESDAY (THE 28TH AND LAST VALID DAY OF MY WARRANTY) EVEN THOUGH THE COMPLAINT AND DIAGNOSIS HAD BEEN MADE TODAY. I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF A RECALL ON OTHER 2012 DODGE JOURNEY'S BUT ACCORDING TO VARIOUS RECALL INFORMATION SITES MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL IN THE MANUFACTURING DATE RANGE WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE SHOULD BE EXCLUDED SINCE IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS WHAT THE RECALL WAS PUT OUT FOR. BETWEEN BOTH MECHANICS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACED, ROTORS NEED RESURFACED AND/OR REPLACED, AND ONE OF THE MECHANICS EXPRESSED THAT THERE WAS EITHER A CALIPER ISSUE OR BRAKE LINE ISSUE WHICH WOULD BE CAUSING THE BURNING AND SMOKING (MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 24K MILES ON IT.) DODGE HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE WHICH IS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY AND THE WARRANTY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT UNLESS DODGE SAYS THE CALIPER/BRAKE LINE HAS AN ISSUE.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE ABS LIGHT LIT UP AND NEVER TURNED OFF. THEN THE ADD SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR BARELY STOPS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE JUST GIVEN OUT. MIND YOU THERE IS LESS THAN 30K MILES ON IT.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW ON JULY 23,2012, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A LOUD GROANING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END, ALSO STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. MY FIRST DEALER CONTACT WAS ON SEPT 4, 2012 AND WORKED ON THE BRAKES, AND THIS SOMEWHAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON THE STEERING AND BRAKES A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES, REPLACING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, ALSO DEGLAZEING AND LUBRICATING AND WHATEVER, EACH TIME IT WORKED FOR A WEEK OR SO. THE LAST TIME , APRIL 29, 2014, A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB WAS DONE ON THE REAR BRAKES, A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AND REPAIR THE FRONT BRAKES. THIS COST ME $499.00. MILEAGE IS 46700. THEY ALSO REBUILT THE ENGINE DUE TO HEAD AND VALVE FAILURE. AS OF MAY 25, 2015 IT IS AGAIN MAKING THE NOISE AND PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE THIS CAR BACK. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING TYPICALLY LESS THAN 25 MPH AND CAR SHUTS DOWN. WHICH MAKES ME HAVE TO BRAKE, PLACE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND START AGAIN THEN SWITCH TO DRIVE. I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SHOW ON THE ELECTRICAL TESTER THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

MY RADIO WILL NOT CHANGE STATIONS OR INPUTS FROM SATELLITE,AM,FM,OR CD. SOMETIMES IT WILL TURN ALL THE WAY UP AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN IT DOWN OR OFF OR ANYTHING. I'VE EVEN PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF BUT, WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE VOLUME REMAINED UP AND I HAD TO DRIVE HOME VERY DISTRACTED. THE WORST PART IS THAT IT WILL JUMP STATIONS AT THIS LOUD VOLUME AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM..

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I ENSURED THAT THE SAFETY BRAKE WAS NOT SET AND THAT THE CAR WAS INDEED IN REVERSE. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND THE SAFETY BRAKE WAS NOT SET. I GAVE THE CAR A LITTLE EXTRA ACCELERATION AND IT FELT LIKE I RAN OVER SOMETHING. I LEARNED THAT THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. I'M NOT SURE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN COMPROMISE THE BRAKING ABILITY OF THE CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS AN INDENTATION IN THE ROTORS FROM WHERE THE BRAKE PADS 'SET.' I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 3,000 TO 5,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE REAR PADS/ROTORS. *TR

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE ON NOWHERE TWICE WITH 2 YOUNG CHILDREN! STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME. STARTED FINE IN THE AM BEFORE LEAVING FAMILIES HOUSE. AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS I WAS DRIVING THE JOURNEY WHEN IT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING HOME CAUSING RADIO SHUT OFF, LIGHTS ON DASH CONTINUED TO FLASH (ABC, TRACTION CONTROL,AIRBAG) WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AND VEHICLE RPM'S WENT TO 4000 AND SHUT ITSELF COMPLETELY OFF. 3RD INCIDENT WAS ON 4/6/15 DRIVING VEHICLE BACK TO TEXAS TO AUTO SHOP TO BE WORKED ON, COMPLETELY SHUT OFF 4 TIMES WITHIN A 20 MILE DRIVE AND RPM'S CONTINUED TO JUMP EACH TIME BEFORE SHUTTING OFF BETWEEN 4000-5000. *TR