2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

DRIVING AT 15 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN PANEL LIGHTS TURNED OFF, SPEED AND RPM INDICATORS TURNED OFF, AIR CONDITIONER OFF, POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. TURN SIGNALS, HEADLAMPS AND BRAKE LAMPS DID NOT WORK. ENGINE WAS STILL ON SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND RESTARTED THE CAR A FEW TIMES UNTIL ALL POWER WAS RESTORED. *TR

LIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE POSTING, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. MY JOURNEY WILL OFTEN TIMES NOT START ON THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD OR FOURTH TRY. AT TIMES IT TAKES 1 MINUTE TO START, AT OTHER TIMES IT TAKES AN HOUR OR MORE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VERY CONCERNING RANDOM HONKING. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR JUST STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE HONKS CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 1 SECOND TO MINUTES WORTH OF INTERMITTENT BEEPS. THIS IS BY FAR AND AWAY THE ABSOLUTE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,207. UPDATED 9/8/14*CN THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARTS AND LABOR. UPDATED 1/13/2015 *JS

SINCE DECEMBER WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RADIO, BLINKERS AND FRONT/BACK AND HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF. I LITERALLY HAVE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RE-START THE ENGINE TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND HAVE TO DO THE SAMETHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TWO WEEKS PRIOR AND THEY STATED IT WAS ONLY A FUSE. IT CONSTANTLY STILL HAPPENS WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO TAKES SOMETIMES 3-5 TRIES TO START THE CAR. *TR

REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 25,119 MILES DODGE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY. COST TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS IS $370.00 BRAKES SHOULD NOT GO BAD AFTER 25K MILES DODGE APPEARS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THE REAR BRAKES. *TR

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY (BOUGHT IN 2011). THE ORIGINAL OWNERS TRADED IT IN AFTER NOT OWNING IT A YEAR. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT IT WAS ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS UNTIL I MET ONE OF THE MECHANICS AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS. HE TOLD ME THAT HE KNEW I WOULD BE BACK. THE IGNITION RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED TWICE ON MY VEHICLE. I STILL HAVE THE NOT STARTING ISSUE THAT I HAVE SEEN IN OTHER COMPLAINTS. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT I AM READING ABOUT HERE. NO POWER TO THE DASH, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, OR WINDOWS. THIS JUST ISN'T A SAFE SITUATION. I HAVE HAD A COMPUTER MODULE REPLACED, BUT THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY (80,000) AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING AND GETTING WORSE. MY CAR HAS STOPPED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD TWICE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND RESTART. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT NOTIFIED DODGE DIRECTLY, BUT HAVE BEEN TO MY DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. NOTHING SEEMS TO GET FIXED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH AND ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING NO POWER STEERING BRAKES I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY WITHOUT ACCIDENT. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN UNTIL 20MINUTES LATER THEN CAR HAS RUN FINE *TR

AS OTHERS HAVE POSTED, MY CAR WILL HONK RANDOMLY WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING, WHEN IT IS SITTING PARKED, HOT OR COLD. IT HAPPENS WHENEVER AND WHEREVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED TWICE NOW AND SUPPOSEDLY UPGRADED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT AFTER A WEEK IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST AS MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO CRAZY AND MY SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. A PART WAS REPLACED THEN THAT HAD STOPPED. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND OF COURSE IT IS ACTING POSSESSED. I AM AFRAID THAT OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES MAY HAPPEN AS WELL AS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD AND HAVING ALL THESE ISSUES. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE JOURNEY IN APRIL 2010. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED IN MAY 2010, APRIL 2011, JUNE 2012, JULY 2013, AND THE ROTORS NEED REPLACE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS FIVE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS! THE CAR HAS ABOUT 43,000. I PAID LAST APRIL 2014 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND THE BACK ROTORS RE-SURFACED. PLUS I REPLACED THE TIRES WHICH WERE $1200.00. THE WORST PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS THE TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRONICS WHEN WE HIT A BUMP. THE LIGHTS, HEAT/AIR, ALL ELECTRONICS GO OUT. MY FEAR IS THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE AIR BAGS DON'T WORK EITHER. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HOW THE KEY FOB FITS INTO THE DASH BOARD. I'M NOT ABLE TO TRADE VEHICLES AT THIS POINT. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS GOING TO MAKE ME GO BANKRUPT. I FEAR THAT THE BRAKES/ROTORS WILL FAIL OR THE ELECTRONIC ISSUE WILL CAUSE ME TO WRECK WITH MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE CAR. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM AN IDLE POSITION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SNAPPED OUT OF POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 09/16/14