2015 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT THE CONTACT BEING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AN UNKNOWN DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN OR MORE TIMES WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,343. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TT CONSUMER STATED IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. VIN IS INVALID UPDATED 02/01/19*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AUTO ZONE ASSESSED THE VEHICLE AND RESET THE AIR BAG INDICATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. TIM CASTELLAW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (900 US-51, DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE 38024, (731) 201-4855) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. IT HIT MY FIANCE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. WE WERE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN ON A COUNTRY ROAD FROM APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. WHEN WE GOT HOME WE EXAMINED THE HEADREST AND NOTICED BROKEN PLASTIC PIECES IN SIDE AND A METAL PIN LAYING IN THERE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

KEY FOB SHOULD NOT GO OUT SO SOON. CAR DO NOT START. I CHANGED BATTERY. IT WILL UNLOCK AND LOCK DOORS BUT DO NOT START. I CALLED DODGE 8004236343 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN START IT WITH THE KEY BUT THERE IS NO WHERE TO PUT THE KEY OTHER THAN THE DOOR. THEN THEY ASKED ME TO PUT THE KEY FOB TO THE PUSH START ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF WHERE I INSERT THE EMERGENCY KEY AND PRESS TO START AND THAT DID NOT WORK. THEY WALKED ME THROUGH STEP BY STEP AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. PLUS MY CAR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING.

MY SON WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE IT WAS ASKED IF THE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS FRONTAL IMPACT WITH MINOR INJURIES. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS), 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), AND 15V675000 (ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. KENDALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SOLDOTNA (44055 STERLING HWY, SOLDOTNA, AK 99669, (866) 387-9070) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT CONSUMER STATED IN SUMMARY, IT APPEARS TOUS THAT THE RANGE OF VEHICLES ADDRESSED INTHE RECALL IS TOO NARROW. OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 5 DAYS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL, YET DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR UNDER THE GENERAL WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/16/18*JB

OUT OF NOWHERE, FOR NO REASON, OUR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS NOW STUCK ON THE DASH. WE WERE JUST DRIVING WEST ON I70 TOWARDS WHEELING WV. LIGHT TRAFFIC OVERCAST BUT NO RAIN. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT OUR AIRBAGS WON'T GO OFF IN OUR FACE BUT THEY ALSO WON'T FUNCTION AT ALL WHEN NEEDED IN AN ACCIDENT.

2015 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRE PURCHASE FOR VEHICLE. *LD *JS

MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. I HAD JUST GOTTEN IN MY CAR AND THE HEADREST DEPLOYED AND HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

CAR SUDDENLY TURNED OFF WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING WHEEL AND RIM DAMAGE AS WELL AS BACK NUMBER DAMAGE. REPLACED BATTERY AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE OPERATED FINE THE PREVIOUS DAY AND HAD BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT(DIAGNOSED BY AUTO ZONE), REPLACED ON 6-JUL-18. TODAY 18-JUL-18 ABSOLUTELY NO LIGHTS OR POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED JUMPS AND CAR IS STILL INOPERABLE. IT GETS SO HOT IN HERE THAT THE INTERIOR SURFACES ARE MELTING AND CHIPPING OFF.