2010 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE WE LOST POWER TO THE RADIO, CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND CRUISE CONTROL. IT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND CAME BACK ON. IT HAPPENED BETWEEN 8-10 TIMES DURING A 2 DAY PERIOD. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED AT ALL. *TR

BRAKES AND ROTORS WARPED TOOK TO DODGE THEY TOLD ME NOT THEIR PROBLEM. SO WE FIXED OURSELVES COST AROUND $250.00. I NOW HAVE 40000 MILES AND JUST PUT ON THE 4TH SET OF ROTORS AND BRAKES. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS CAR IT IS UNSAFE I CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SQUEAKING NOISE WOULD EMIT FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,618.

BRAKES WERE VIBRATING AND DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT DEALER REPLACED DUE TO RECALL BUT HAD TO STILL PAY 100 DOLLARS. ALSO ON 9/11/11 REPLACE TURN SIGNAL ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN WENT OUT IT TOOK OUT BRAKE LIGHTS TOO THEY REPAIRED THAT AND NOW ONLY 6MONTHS LATER PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL DOING SAME THING THEY REPLACED LIGHT BULB DROVE IT HOME WAS FINE AN HOUR LATER STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN TAKES OUT BRAKE LIGHTS. ALSO WHEN TOOK IN FOR TURN SIGNAL HAD TO HAVE BACK BRAKES REPAIRED FELT SAME VIBRATION AND NOISE. ALSO HAD TO PAY 100 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET AND CAR ONLY HAS 21,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE COASTED THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

AT 9000 MILES, I HAD TO STOP VERY FAST BECAUSE SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I STOPPED, THE WHOLE FRONT END SHUTTERED. I TOOK IT IN TO MACHAIK DODGE, THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS STATING THEY WERE WARPED. THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT BEING A SAFETY RECALL. WHICH IT STILL ISN'T. I FINALLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 2 MONTHS AFTER IT BEING FIXED THE FIRST TIMER. NOW AT 35,000 MILES, I NEED BRAKE PADS. I TOOK IT BACK TO MACHAIK TODAY 1/27/2012, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS FOR A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. MY PROBLEM IS ALL THE COMPLAINTS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE BRAKE PADS AND HAVING TO REPLACE THEM EVERY 15-25,000 MILES. *TR

FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM; PENDING 3RD REPAIR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM; CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE; DEALER FIX IS TO REPLACE ROTORS & PADS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS LEADING TO CONTINUED UNSAFE CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT BOTH DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

THE BRAKES SHAKE BAD WHEN SLOWING FROM 40 MPH OR HIGHER NOTE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT 21956 MILES AFTER TWO TIMES IN THE SHOP AT A COST OF 50.00 BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED FAST REAR BRAKES SHAKE CHRYSLER WILL NOT WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION HITS VERY HARD ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM ANY OTHER STICK POSITION THIS IS CAUSING TRANSMISSION DAMAGE CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THE DEALER SHOP MARK DODGE SHOWED ME AN EMAIL THEY GOT BACK FROM CHRYSLER AFTER THE SHOP FOREMAN NOTED THIS DEFECT WAS HAPPENING AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT WHAT TO DO. THE RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER WAS " [XXX] THIS HAS BEEN NOTED IN SEVERAL PRIOR CASES . AT THIS TIME IT IS CONSIDERED CHARACTERISTIC- [XXX] " SO A TRANSMISSION BANGING INTO GEAR IS CHARACTERISTIC. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD A VEHICLE DO THIS IN 40YRS OF DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR