There are 7 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2009 Dodge Journey in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 7 of 7 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DRIVERS SIDE HAS SEMI WARM AIR WHEN HEAT IS ON VENT, PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD. THE DEFROSTER BLOWS FREEZING COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE. DOES NOT ALWAYS SWITCH OVER TO DEFROSTER CAUSING IT VERY HARD TO SEE WHEN WINDSHIELD IS FOGGED OVER. ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED OUT. REAR HEAT WORKS GREAT.
HEAT BLOWS OUT OF DRIVER SIDE VENTS BUT BLOWS COLD OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE VENTS
THE HEAT/DEFROST DOES NOT WORK AND I CAN'T SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IN WINTER. I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER EVERY WINTER AND PAY FOR A NEW HEATER CORE AND FLUSHING, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS MORE FUNDAMENTAL--THE RESIDUAL SAND FROM THE CASTING IS FORMING A "SLUDGE-LIKE" RESIDUE IN THE HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN IN WINTER DUE TO VISIBILITY ISSUES CREATED BY THE LACK OF WORKING HEAT/DEFROST DUE TO THIS ISSUE.
BOTH FRONT WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP FROM LEFT MASTER SWITCH HOWEVER RT WINDOW WILL OPERATE FROM RT SWITCH. DIAG FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE DRIVE DOOR HARNESS AND MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE IN PARK, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
THE A/C CONTROL HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ONLY BECAUSE THE FAN KNOB IS NOT WORKING. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 15 MONTHS AGO AND NOT HAPPY TO BE MAKING A 400-500 DOLLAR REPAIR SO SOON. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C CONTROL HEAD AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HE SAID ITS HIS MOST COMMON REPAIR. I CALLED DODGE AND ASKED WHY THIS WAS NOT BEING RECALLED. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO BE THROWING DOWN ON REPAIRS LIKE THIS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY SON'S ASTHMA AND WOULDN'T THIS BE THE FIRST THING TO BREAK. JUST MY LUCK. I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. THE SAME WITH THE BREAKS, THEY ARE NOT GOOD, AND THE CAR JUST BURNS RIGHT THROUGH THEM. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY DODGE JOURNEY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD WHEN RAINING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WIPERS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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