2009 DODGE JOURNEY AWD Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO A PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED TO ADD AIR TO THE TIRE USING AN AIR PUMP. AFTER FILLING THE TIRE WITH AIR AND ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE THE AIR PUMP HOSE. THE END OF THE TIRE STEM BROKE OFF INSIDE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE COMPLETELY. I NOTICED THAT THE TIRE STEM LOOKED CORRODED, AND I IMMEDIATELY GOOGLED THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE STEM AND LEARNED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WHERE THE TIRE STEMS ON THE VEHICLE CORRODE (WHICH MINE DID EXACTLY) AND THEN BREAK OFF WHILE MOST ARE DRIVING. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM THE VEHICLE ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR'S CRACK CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT ON A CONSTANT BASIS. THIS TOO IS A ITEM WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LONG AGO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION INTO THESE REPORTED BY UN-NOTED DEFECTS IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT THIS LOW MILEAGE(13,687). FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN AS WELL AS REAR ROTORS AND BRAKES AT 19,765 MILES. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS RESURFACED AT 34,745 MILES. REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN AT 59,951 MILES. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN AT 67500 MILES. FRONT BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS, AND HOSES ALL REPLACED AT 72,773 MILES. FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW OFF SHOW ROOM FLOOR IN FEB OF 2009 AND ONLY OWNER....FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING IT STARTED WITH SERPENTINE BELT, HEAT SHIELD, GEAR BOX, AC COOLANT, ELECTRICAL , TRANSMISSION (4 TIMES) BRAKES AND ROTORS (5 TIMES), BATTERY ISSUES AND NOT TO MENTION TIRE REPLACEMENT ALL BEFORE 50K MILES. WITH THIS BEING SAID YOU WOULD THINK I HAVE BUILT A NEW CAR BY NOW. YES L EVEN PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT STILL PAY OUT OF POCKET CAUSE GUESS WHAT "EVERYTHING IS NOT COVERED" ITS A LEMON AND I AM SCARED FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE IT!!! EVERY MONTH ITS SOMETHING NEW THAT I HAVE TO FIX AND REPLACE, CAN NO LONGER AFFORD IT. I WAS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES I WANTED, BUT HECK I CANT AFFORD IT. THE MAINTENANCE COST HAS WIPED OUT ANY SAVINGS I TRIED TO HAVE. I WILL HAVE TO TRY AND TRADE IT IN, HOWEVER I KNOW I AM NOT GOING TO GET WHAT I STILL OWE AND ITS SAD I WILL STILL BE PAYING FOR THIS PIECE OF CRAP. REALLY SAD WHEN YOU CONTACT CHRYSLER TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF ALL THE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS THEY DON'T EVEN APOLOGIZE FOR PRODUCING SUCH POOR WORK. GUESS IT WILL TAKE MANY MORE FAMILIES TO GO BANKRUPT OR PEOPLE GETTING HURT FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CAR!! *TR

TIRE IS WORN , WENT FOR OIL CHANGE , TIRE AT ALMOST DANGEROUS LEVEL , THIS IS SECOND TIRE TO WEAR THROUGH IN A YEAR . I WAS TOLD THESE TIRES HAVE TERRIBLE WEAR LIFE. I CAN ONLY GET THEM AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE . IF YOU ARE PUTTING SUCH A HIGH PRICE TAG ON THESE TIRES THEN IMPROVE THEM. I AM ON DISABILITY AND THIS IS A BIG HIT. I LOVE MY JOURNEY BUT AM THINKING ABOUT GETTING SOMETHING ELSE. I JUST PAID 52.00 FOR AN AIR FILTER AND CABIN FILTER. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT USED IN 2012. IN LESS THEN A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE AN AXLE, THEN REPLACE A DRIVE SHAFT. ONCE THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED, LESS THEN A MONTH LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. IT LASTED NO LONGER THEN A MINUTE AND THEN ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AS I WAS TURNING ON TO MY ROAD I HEARD A LOUD CRACK. MY VEHICLE THEN SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS I DROVE, AS IF ONE OF THE TIRES MIGHT BE FALLING OFF. I CAUTIOUSLY CONTINUED ON AT NO MORE THEN 15MPH TO MY DRIVE (MAYBE 2/10 OF A MILE). WHEN I PULLED IN MY CAR WAS SMOKING. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THINKING MAYBE IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AND WERE INFORMED IT WAS A TRANSFER CASE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD CRACKED AND SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. WHEN WE CALLED TO CHECK ON THE $1200.00 PART (AFTER ALREADY PUTTING IN ANOTHER $1500 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO THE OTHER TWO PROBLEMS) WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE COMPANY WAS OVER 300 PARTS BEHIND ON THEM AND IT COULD TAKE A WHILE. GREAT. AFTER IMMENSE ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE SXT AWD VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE. HAD WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY, HOWEVER BECAUSE IT WAS USED WE GET SCREWED. IF YOU ASK ME, DODGE SHOULD BACK ITS VEHICLES, NO MATTER WHAT. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO FIX WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY CARS HAS BEEN ACTING UP LATELY. RANDOMLY IT WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION EVEN THOUGH ALL THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AND AC TURNS ON. ALL'S I HEAR IS A CLICK AND THEN IT DOES NOTHING. SOMETIME IT WORKS FINE, BUT OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO TRY 8-10 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL TURN OVER. I AM NOT SURE IF I WILL ALWAYS BE SO LUCKY OR IF ONE OF THESE TIMES I WILL BE STRANDED. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT WAS OKAY. ALSO ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL. *TR

THE CAR WILL NOT START ON A RANDOM BASIS. ALL LIGHTS, RADIO, DASH WORKING PROPERLY BUT THE CAR JUST "CLICKS" AND REFUSES TO CRANK OVER. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER, SAME PROBLEMS. WE'VE HAD IT INTO THE SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND BOTH TIMES WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG (ALTHOUGH THEY DID PUT A NEW BATTERY IN). NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN . NOW IT IS STUCK OUT OF TOWN AND IS BEING TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR

ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED 11/15/2012. ORDERED BRAND NEW KUMHO TIRES, HAD THEM MOUNTED, BALANCED AND SECURED WITH RH WARRANTY. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THEY WERE MORE NOISY THAN THE TIRES THAT WERE ON JOURNEY BEFORE REPLACEMENT 11/15/2012. SLIGHT SHIMMY AND HUMMING NOISE. NOVEMBER 2012 - TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE CENTER THAT MOUNTED TIRES. EXPLAINED ISSUE(S), OWNER TOLD SERVICE CENTER POSSIBLE BAD TIRE(S), REQUESTED TIRE INSPECTION. NO RESULTS FOUND. SERVICE CENTER ASKED OWNER TO DRIVE ON TIRES FOR 2/3 DAYS TO SEE IF SHIMMY IS COMING FROM FRONT OR REAR END. OWNER COMPLETED REQUESTED ACTION BY SERVICE CENTER, REPORTED SHIMMY COMING FROM REAR END AND REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INSPECTION OF TIRES. SERVICE CENTER "SAYS" THEY INSPECTED AGAIN AND FOUND NOTHING. DECEMBER -2012 OWNER RETURNED TO SERVICE CENTER FOR THIRD TIME TO REQUEST ROTATE & BALANCED. SERVICE CENTER ONCE AGAIN "SAYS" THEY ROTATED, BALANCED AND CHECKED TIRES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SHIMMY AND HUMMING NOISE NOW COMPLETELY LOCATED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. 04/21/2013 FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER AND PAD NEEDS REPLACED. CALIPER DRAGGING AND SMOKING. WHEN FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE CALIPER TIRE WAS WOBBLY AND WOULD NOT STAND ON ITS OWN OR ROLL ON FLOOR "NORMALLY". NO OTHER TIRES WERE INSPECTED 4/21/2013. OWNER PLANS TO RETURN TO SERVICE CENTER WHERE TIRES WERE PURCHASED/MOUNTED TO REQUEST ANOTHER INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

REAR RATTLING (METAL ON METAL) UNABLE TO LOCATE. HEARD WHEN WINDOWS ARE DOWN AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP. *TR

AFTER 45 MINUTES OF COMBINED IN-TOWN AND HIGHWAY DRIVING (APPROX. 16 MILES TOTAL) DURING RUSH HOUR CAR BEGAN TO SMELL HOT. WHEN STOPPED VISIBLE SMOKE FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND SLIGHT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CALIPER WAS LOCKED-UP. REPLACED FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PAD AND CALIPER. ALL 4 ROTORS WERE TURNED 01/2013. *TR