2011 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

MY 2011 DODGE JOURNEY ON THE DRIVER SIDE HEAT BLOWS HOT ON THE PASSAGE SIDE IT BLOWS CODE. THIS HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN IT'S STARTED TO WARM UP THE PASSAGE SIDE IT BLOWS COLD EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FROM 15 MINUTES.

MY CAR HAS 132K MILES AND I'M REPLACING THE BRAKES ON THE FRONT FOR 8TH TIME AND THE BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME. CAN'T SEEM TO GET MORE THAN 15-20K MILES OUT OF A SET OF PADS AND ROTORS. LAST TWO TIMES I NEEDED SERVICE THE BRAKE CALIPERS HAD SEIZED SHREDDING THE FAIRLY NEW ROTORS WHICH WERE SO HOT THAT I FEARED THE CAR WOULD CATCH ON FIRE.

I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE, OVER THE PAST ALMOST THREE YEARS WITH NOT HAVING HEAT ON THE PASSENGER AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN FLUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES, THERMOSTAT REPLACED, ACTUATOR DOORS CHECKED AND REPLACED, AND MY HEATER CORE REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. THE INTERVENTIONS FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND THEY IT IS BACK TO ONLY COOL AIR. THE COOLANT PRESSURE IS FINE AND THE CAR DOES NOT OVERHEAT. THERE IS NO CHANGE WHEN DRIVING OR IN PARK.

THE CAR WAS FINE THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE CAR AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME BEFORE I MADE IT HOME HAD TO BE TOWED. PUT A NEW BATTERY WENT TO WORK ON THE WAY GONE THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME AGAIN. NOW IT HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP.

I BELIEVE THAT MAYBE THE LOCATION OF THE BATTERY HAS CAUSED OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE WHOLE CAR WILL TURN ON (AC, LIGHTS, RADIO) EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE AND IT HAS LEFT MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN STRANDED IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON AND THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ONE YEAR NOW. IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 20 MINUTES TO 3 HOURS BEFORE THE CAR TURNS BACK ON.

"TAKATA RECALL": LOCAL DODGE DEALER, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART(S), THEN TOLD MY WIFE THE 'ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG' WASN'T WORKING AND DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR, REPLACE OR FIX UNLESS WE PAID THE COST FOR A NEW AIRBAG,WHY ISN'T THE AIRBAG PART OF THE RECALL? WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS VEHICLE NOR ANYTHING THAT WOULD, COULD DAMAGE THE AIRBAG.. SINCE THE DEALER IS STATING THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL, IN THE SAFETY SYSTEM, SHOULD THIS BE CLASSED AS A 'SAFETY' ISSUE AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN FORD ROAD IN DEARBORN MI. THE STEERING WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CAR WOULD NOT START TO MOVE OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED TO FIRSTONE COMPLETE AUTOCARE AND SERVICED. RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK ON SATURDAY THE 4TH OF AUGUST. AGAIN DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ON A BRIDGE ON ECORSE RD IN TAYLOR MI. THE VEHICLE DID THE EXACT THING. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE RETURNED THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 6TH AND SENT IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. FIRESTONE SAID THEY SAW NO PROBLEM. COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. BOTH INSTANCES OF STALLING I HAD MY 7 YEAR OLD. BOTH INSTANCES WE WERE NEARLY REAR ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITH NO STEERING, NO BREAKS, AND WONT RESTART. IT WAS A DEATH TRAP. FIRSTONE CAN VERIFY MY PICK UP LOCATIONS BOTH TIMES. USED GOCH AND SONS TOWING THROUGH FIRESTONE ON 8/5. USED UNITED TOWING IN DEARBORN ON 8/3. FIRESTONE ALSO HAS VEHICLE RECORDS ON FILE.

I BOUGHT IT ON OCTOBER 2011 AT THE SOUTH OF FLORIDA , SINCE THEN I HAD KEEPING AND DRIVING THE CAR AT THE SAME LOCATION, NEVER TRIED DRIVE IN LOW TEMPERATURES. BUT, IN JUNE 2016 I MOVED TO REGION WHERE THE WEATHER IS BETWEEN 20F OR -7C DURING WINTER. THEN THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE LIFT STOPPED WORKING, BUT IT WAS NOT BURNED AND NO PROBLEM WITH THE FUSES THE BATTERY WAS DYING FREQUENTLY. THIS WINTER THE REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING TOO. NOW IT WAS TIME TO DISCOVER WHAT'S GOING ON . THUS, I FOUND BROKEN WIRES IN THE SLEEVE BETWEEN BODY AND LIFT GATE, WHERE THE WIRES NEED BE FLEXIBLE. I CAN CONFIRM AND CONCLUDING: THE WIRES INSTALLED AT THE CAR DO NOT SUPPORT TEMPERATURES BELLOW 20F OR -7C , IN THESE CONDITION THE WIRES CRACK AND BROKE AND CAUSING SHORT-CIRCUIT. THERE ARE DEFECTIVE WIRES INSTALLED IN THIS MAKE CAR CAUSING LOST OF POWER, SHORT-CIRCUIT AND LETTING THE CAR INSTABLE. MY CONCERN IS THE OTHERS DOORS MAY HAVE SAME DEFECTIVE WIRES. AND IT'S HAPPENIG IN ANY SITUATION, STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING, SINCERELY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.