2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

1. WHILE PARKED UNLOCKED AT FRIEND'S HOME, CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED DOORS. KEYS WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. REQUIRED SPARE SET BE BROUGHT TO OPEN THE DOORS. 2. WHILE PARKED AT HOME, HORN STARTED RANDOMLY SOUNDING AT 1:30 AM. BEEPING WAS RANDOM PATTERN OF SHORT AND LONG BEEPS LASTING FROM A FEW SECONDS TO A MINUTE AND INCIDENTS WERE SEPARATED ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 30 MINUTES. NO LIGHTS FLASHED AS THEY WOULD FOR SECURITY SYSTEM. CHECKED VEHICLE FOR SIGNS IT HAD BEEN DISTURBED, BUT SAW NO INDICATION. AFTER AN HOUR, MADE DECISION TO REMOVE FUSES FOR HORN. WHILE DOING SO, THE HORN SOUNDED. KEYS WERE INSIDE THE HOUSE AT THAT TIME AND NO ONE WAS NEAR THEM, SO NOT RESULT OF ANYONE TOUCHING THEM. THEN, APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, HORN STARTED SOUNDING AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH FUSES WERE PULLED. TRIED TO REMOTE START CAR TO MAKE IT STOP, BUT WOULDN'T OPERATE. THEN TRIED TO MANUALLY START CAR, BUT WOULD NOT OPERATE. GAVE UP, APOLOGIZED TO THE NEIGHBORS (AFTER 3 AM BY NOW) AND WENT BACK TO BED. CAR DID NOT BEEP ANYMORE THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING, HAD TO RESET COMPUTER TO GET CAR TO START. 3. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THAT DAY, CAR RANDOMLY STARTED BEEPING. NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE HORN AT THAT TIME. CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS DISTRACTING TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. ALSO, HAVING IT SOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IS NOT GOOD FOR ME OR THE NEIGHBORS. SAW THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM THAT DEFIES SIMPLE REPAIRS AND IS RELATED TO TIPM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE LOW TIRE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE METAL VALVE STEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,716. UPDATED *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE NUT CAME OFF AND THE VALVE STEM AND SENSOR WERE SUCKED INSIDE THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. UPDATED 09/08/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE WIPERS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, ALL OF METERS AND GAUGES DISPLAYED INCORRECT READINGS, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIP STICK FOR THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 70 MILES AND FULLY HEATED UP. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BOILED AND CAME UP THE TOP OF THE DIP STICK AND LEAKED DOWN AROUND THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER LEAKS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THIS ONE REMAINED AN ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THEM A THREE YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE LEAKS, BUT TOLD THE CONTACT THEY WOULD DO NO MORE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AFTER THAT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT CAUGHT FIRE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK, AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AS OF 5/22/2015 VEHICLE HAS 37727 MILES. CHRYSLER ISSUED IN 3/2011 AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CITING PREMATURE BRAKE AND ROTOR WEAR. CARS FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON 8/7/2013 - 27581 DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT AXLE DURING BRAKING. ON 10/24/2013 - 28170 REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED DUE TO SEVER VIBRATION IN REAR AXLE. ON 5/22/2015 - 37727 FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT AXLE DURING BRAKING. VIBRATIONS ARE SEVERE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL.