2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

CAR SHUT OFF ON INTERSTATE AT 68 MILES AND HOUR AND RESTARTED ITSELF WHILE STILL IN MOTION

CAR HORN GOING OFF WITHOUT PRESSING THE HORN, STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY, STORE, ECT. CAR IS ALSO TURNED OFF, KEY REMOVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTBORN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (23300 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48124 (877) 295-7806) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND GROUND WIRING WAS INSTALLED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS ONGOING ISSUE WITH DODGE JOURNEYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

WHEN DRIVING WILL HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP & ENGINE SHUTS OFF.. THIS STARTED OUT HAPPENING OCCASSIONALLY, NOW HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT. ALSO WHEN RESTART IT REVS LIKE HOLDING FOOT DOWN ON ACCELERATOR EVEN THOUGH FOOT NOT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR.

REBUILT CYLINDER HEADS DUE TO MISFIRE IN 2 CYLINDERS. ENGINE WILL NOT START, STARTER WILL JUST CLICK WHEN KEY IS TURNED. HORN BEEPS BY ITSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE KEY HAD TO BE JIGGLED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARK RAPIDS FORD (LOCATED AT 1205 PARK AVE S, POX 830 PARK RAPIDS, MN 56470) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER WHO DICTATED THE RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,793.

WHEN DRIVING, BOTH AT LOW NEIGHBORHOOD SPEED AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLS, LIGHTS AND RADIO STAY ON, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND BRAKES LOCK. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY. I DIDN'T BECOME SCARED UNTIL IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH AND ALMOST WRECKED TRYING TO SAFELY EXIT (DATE INDICATED BELOW). THE CAR IS NOW IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS RELATED TO A PREVIOUSLY-ISSUED SAFETY RECALL BUT WHEN I CALLED A DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, DESPITE THE GLARING SIMILARITY. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND, AS STATED, DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE FOR FREE.

I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY THE FOB DOESN'T WORK ANY OF THE LOCKS AND SOMETIMES WON'T START MY CAR TRANSMISSION JUMPS GEARS HEATER VENT MAKES WEIRD NOISE BASICALLY THIS CAR HAS SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IT DRAINS MY BATTERY EVERY OTHER DAY I REALLY CAN'T PIN POINT BECAUSE IT HAS DIFFERENT ISSUES I'M AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL START BACK UP THAT'S ANOTHER THING IT SHUTS OFF AS IF I TURNED THE KEY OFF AS I'M DRIVING OR COME TO A STOP TOOK IT IN SPENT

TAMARA RECALL... SINCE I GOT THE CAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES, FIRST AIR BAGS, REACTIONS AND FUEL SYSTEM AND TODAY AUGUST 18, 2017 AT 4:38AM MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE IN THE HIGH WAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT IT BEING ENGAGED. MORITZ CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.