2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD Complaints

EVERYTIME IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE MY POWER STEERING LINE WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE RETURN HOSE KEEPS BLOWING OFF AND LOSE THE POWER STEERING. MY WIFE AND KIDS WHERE DRIVING AND ALMOST GOT INTO A BAD ACCIDENT DUE TO IT. IT BEEN HAPPENING FOR PAST 3 DAYS.

'TAKATA RECALL' WHEN DRIVING THIS 2010 DODGE JOURNEY I HONESTLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE NOR I THINK IT'S SAFE FOR MY KIDS . HAVING THE CAR JUST DIE OUT OF NO WHERE, AND THEN SOME MORNINGS IT WON'T START UP FOR NO REASON , IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING. WHEN YOUR A SINGLE MOM AND YOU WORK DAY AND AND NIGHT , TO BUY A NEW CAR , YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BENEFIT THE FAMILY. SADLY IT JUST BRINGS MORE PROBLEMS THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX.

THE TIPM IS STARTING TO FAIL (WHICH APPARENTLY DODGE KNEW ABOUT BUT WILL NOT FIX DUE TO LACK OF REPORTS) FUSES AND RELAYS ARE STARTING TO BLOW CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE TIPM FOR THE CAR IS TYPICALLY 500-1000 DOLLARS WHICH IS A LOT TO SPEND TO FIX ON A CAR THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNEW WOULD EVENTUALLY HAPPEN. DO NOT EVER BUY THIS VEHICLE. WORST CAR TO OWN!! EVER!!

SENTRY SECURITY FEATURE RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONS, DEACTIVATING THE ENGINE AND STRANDING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE MAKES CLICK NOISE WHEN KEY FOB IS TURNED TO START, BUT ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER. THEN VEHICLE WILL ACT LIKE THE BATTERY IS DEAD, EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T. THE VEHICLE WILL WORK NORMALLY FOR MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS. NO WARNINGS AND NO PATTERNS. ONLY ABLE TO START AGAIN AFTER A FEW HOURS LEFT ALONE. NO ACTION RESOLVES THE ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE JOURNEY THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW EXTENSIVELY. I WAS NOT MANUALLY BLOWING THE HORN. THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW ON IT'S OWN, THEN IT WOULD STOP FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES, THEN START AGAIN. NEXT DAY, IT DID THE SAME BUT WITH DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS. IT WAS BLOWING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I WAS HOME, WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED, THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW AGAIN. I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE FUSES OUT. I'M NOW DRIVING WITHOUT A HORN, I CARRY A PURCHASED HORN IN THE CAR. ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND MAKE OF CAR. THE FIX IS PRICEY! PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE THAT THEY SHOULD COME TO THIS SITE TO INITIATE A RECALL SO THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL AIDE US WITH REPAIR. PLEASE HELP US.

THE HORN GOES OFF ON IT'S OWN, AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. IT GOES OFF TO THE POINT WHERE THE FUSE HAS TO BE PULLED, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A VEHICLE WITH AN INACTIVE HORN, CAUSING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THEN DROVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ON OCTOBER 18, 2018. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

DEFECTIVE TIPM MANY VEHICLES DODGE/CHRYSLER HAVE BEEN RECALLED, THE MAJORITY FROM 2007-2015. JOURNEYS WERE NOT INCLUDED, BUT ACCORDING TO THE INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS EFFECTS EVERYTHING AND MY CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WILL BE MUCH CHEAPER FOR DODGE TO FIX IT THEN TO GET THE LAWSUIT WHEN MY AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY OR I AM IN AN ACCIDENT.

MY RIGHT SIDE DOOR LATCHES ARE RATCHETING AND WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK PROPERLY EITHER WHEN USING THE REMOTE OR PRESSING THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH.

RANDOM CRANKING ISSUE. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. IT WILL CRANK AND MOVE AND AFTER I PARK SOMEWHERE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF THE NEXT TIME I GET READY TO GO SOMEWHERE IT WILL NOT CRANK. STARTER, IGNITION, BATTERY, BATTERY CABLES, ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE KEY TO LOCKSMITH TO MAKE SURE IT HASN'T LOST PROGRAMMING. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 18 TIMES THIS MONTH ALONE. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT CRANK WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY. WHETHER IN MY GARAGE OR AT THE GROCERY STORE. IT WON'T RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON REPAIR FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURE. PLEASE HELP!