2010 Dodge Journey Complaint Log

I WAS SITTING AT THE APPROACH TO OUR DRIVEWAY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WAITING TO ENSURE MY GRANDCHILDREN HAD SAFELY CLEARED THE DRIVEWAY AREA. WITHOUT WARNING, THERE WAS A SOUND LIKE THE CAR ENGINE REVVING UP, THE CAR STARTING MOVING/LUNGING FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR FAILED. I QUICKLY STEERED TOWARD A TREE IN MY FRONT YARD WHERE I CHOSE TO CRASH MY CAR IN ORDER TO STOP ITS CONTINUED ACCELERATION. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION IS UNKNOWN. IF I HAD NOT CHOSEN TO HIT THE TREE, THE CAR WAS HEADED FOR MY FRONT PORCH/HOUSE WHERE MY GRANDCHILDREN HAD GONE TO CLEAR THE DRIVEWAY AREA. A CONTRACTOR WORKING ON MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY CAME TO ASSIST ME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR ENGINE. THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR/CHEMICAL SMELL PERMEATING MY CAR AFTER THE CRASH. IN SPITE OF THE IMPACT, MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE CALLED 911, THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND HE CAR WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP. REGISTERED A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION THE NIGHT OF THE CRASH. *TR

THREE TO FOUR DAYS PER WEEK THE CAR WILL NOT START. TURN THE KEY AND YOU GET NOTHING BUT A CLICK. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS AND IT HAS DONE IT SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC LOOK IT OVER AND THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING. IT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE BEING CORRECTED BY RECALL NOW. ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE, SO FAR, HAS NOT STALLED WHILE DRIVING THANK GOD. AM NOT HAPPY THAT MY "NEW TO ME" CAR IS SO UNRELIABLE.

RANDOM HORN HONKING. VEHICLE WILL START HONKING HORN JUST SITTING IN THE GARAGE OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER BUT WAS INFORMED THEY NEVER HEARD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. AS BEING A VEHICLE TEST DRIVER FOR VOLVO VEHICLES I KNOW ABOUT UPDATES. I FINALLY GOT THE DODGE DEALER TO DO AN UPDATE THAT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO OTHER UPDATE. I INFORMED THEM I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY, I TOOK THE FUSES OUT SO THE HORN WOULD STOP HONKING. NEXT STEP LAWYER?

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

PURCHASED VEHICLE DEC 2012, MAY 2013 HORN ON VEHICLE GOES OFF IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT, TURN CAR ON AND THEN OFF AND HORN STOPS. MAY 2013 DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND HORN STARTS GOING OFF. TAKE CAR TO STANELY DEALERSHIP MAY 29 2014 AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH HORN. HORN CONTINUES TO GO OFF, TAKE FUSE OUT OF FUSE BOX. JULY 2014 BATTERY WAS DEAD, REPLACED BATTERY JULY 2014. 2-3 WKS LATER BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN GATESVILLE TX AND THEY STATED THE COULD NOT FIND WHY BATTERY WAS DRAINED. TOOK BATTERY BACK TO VENDOR AND WAS REPLACED. 2 MONTHS LATER BATTERY DEAD AGAIN, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECHARGED BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. DEC 12 2014 DRIVING CAR AT 6:20 AM 1 BLOCK FROM HOUSE CAR TURNS OFF GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR. HAD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP PUT IN PARK AND CAR RESTARTED. DEC 16 2014 BATTERY IS DEAD, GO AND BUY NEW BATTERY AT WALMART. DEC 20 2014 DAUGHTER BORROWS CAR AND CLAIMS THE CAR SHUT OFF ON HER ON THE HWY IN TOWN GOING 40 MILES PER HOUR. JAN 20 2014 AFTERNOON AFTER PICK UP SON FROM SCHOOL, DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR AND CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. TAKE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP JAN 24 2014, MECHANIC CLAIMS MONDAY MORNING CAR BATTERY IS DEAD. TOLD MECHANIC EVERYTHING GOING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, THEY CAN NOT FIND WHY THE BATTERY IS DRAINING ALSO STATED THE HORN SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY REBOOT TIPM AND THE WCM. PICK UP CAR 1/27/2015 TAKE BATTERY BACK TO WAL-MART 1/28/2015 AND REPLACE AND INSTALL. FEB 9 2015 PULL OUT OF DRIVE WAY AND GET ABOUT 100 FEET AND CAR SHUTS OFF, RESTART AND PROCEED. THAT AFTERNOON CAR SHUTS OFF ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MILES PER HOUR ON STREET. RETURN CAR TO DEALERSHIP THEY STILL CAN'T FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH VEHICLE BATTERY DEAD, THEY RECHARGE BATTERY. FEB 23 2015 BATTERY DEAD. TAKING TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC FEB 28TH. *JS

WHILE CAR IS RUNNING IT JUST STOPS. HAS DONE IT AT LEAST 10 TIMES ON FREEWAY AND ON SURFACE STREETS CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING. HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RE START IT. VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER BUT THEY TELL ME THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *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

I BROUGHT MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY IN 2012, ABOUT A YEAR LATER, THE CARE STARTED TO STALL WHEN ON STARTING. NATURALLY, WE THOUGHT IS WAS THE BATTERY, SO WENT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY AGREED. TWO WEEK LATER, THE CARE WOULD NOT START AFTER MY SONS BASEBALL CAME. SOMEONE GAVE ME A JUMP, SO I THOUGHT THAT I GOT A BAD BATTERY. TOWED CAR TO SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE STARTER WAS BAD. SO APPROXIMATELY. $250.00 LATER I HAVE A NEW BATTERY. THE CARE CONTINUES TO NOT START. THE DODGE JOURNEY IS THE MOST UNRELIABLE CAR I HAVE EVERY HAD. IT IS NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE, BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR RAN HOT AND WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE A CAR NOT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET FIXED. I AM TOLD THAT SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT ONLY DEALER CAN WORK ON THIS SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS BURIED UNDER EVERYTHING. I AM FRUSTRATED AND BROKE AND STILL HAVING TO PAY A CARE NOTE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PROVIDED FALSE WARNING INDICATORS AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY OCCASIONALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,732.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FAILED BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS RESUMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO REPAIR THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE WAIT PERIOD WAS UNREASONABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE CAR WILL SIMPLY TURN OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING IT. SO FAR WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RE-START IT. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS OUR VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, BUT THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE TROUBLE. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD, AGAIN, THAT OUR VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THAT WE CAN'T EXPECT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF. BUT THIS PROBLEM ISN'T NEW AND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE PAST - WHY DON'T THEY KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM? THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR - ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LATEST NEWS COVERAGE OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN ANOTHER BRAND OF AUTOMOBILE. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND HE ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALL FOUR SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SENSORS MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE ON THE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKING CAUSING THE BLOW OUT. UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON CARY PARKWAY. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BY REINSERTING FOB. IT TOOK 10 MINUTES OF REMOVING AND REINSERTING FOB IN IGNITION BEFORE CAR STARTED. IN THE MEANTIME, CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO ME. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

JUST LIKE MANY 2009 AND 2010 JOURNEY OWNERS, I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE NOT TURNING OVER TO START. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 2 DOZEN TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS AT RANDOM. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY AND THEN THE PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR FOR ANOTHER WEEK. ONCE THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND I TURN IT, I HAVE BATTERY POWER, IT SIMPLY WILL NOT PUSH THROUGH TO ACTUALLY START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY IRRITATING AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE FOR THE DEALER SO OF COURSE THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THAT ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN GETTING ABOVE 60 THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS SHAKING WHICH IS QUITE TERRIFYING AND THEN IF I GO TO BREAK, IT FEELS VERY WOBBLY. AGAIN, NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN REPRODUCE AT THE DEALER AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE FIXED. I LOVED MY CAR FOR THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS I OWNED IT, BUT LATELY IT IS NOT UP TO PAR AND WORRIES ME TO DRIVE WITH MY 2 KIDS IN FEAR OF THE UNPREDICTABLE STEERING ISSUE OR BEING STRANDED IF IT DECIDES TO NOT START AT ALL. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2010 JOURNEY USED. 2 WEEKS INTO HAVING MY CAR ONE NIGHT THE HORN STARTED BLOWING NONSTOP. THE HORN BLOW FOR 5 HOURS STRAIGHT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. A FEW DAYS THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE BATTERY AND IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. AND THE HORN STARTED AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE KEY WAS STUCK INSIDE OF THE IGNITION. THE KEY WILL STAY STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR 30 MINS BEFORE IT COMES OUT. THE DEALERSHIP HANDED ME A PIECE OF PAPER SAYING THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT NO RECALL ON MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN STUCK OUT SO MANY TIMES WITH THIS CAR I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAD TO TAKE THE HORN FUSE OUT BECAUSE THE NOISE GETS TO MY NEIGHBORS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP IT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN"T DEPEND ON AND ONE NO TO HELP ME FIGURE IT OUT.

STOPPED AT STORE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO PICK SOME THINGS UP. UPON GETTING BACK IN THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT CRANK NOR START. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED UP LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THIS IS A WALK-HOME CONDITION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ISSUE IS SIMILAR TO NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA, AS WELL AS POSTED ONLINE. *TR

BRAKES & ROTORS REPLACED AT UNDER 30.000 MILES. NOW FAILING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STEMS BLEW OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEMS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WON'T START. IT IS IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TODAY. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. DODGE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING BUT TO NO AVAIL. WE HAVE FIGURED OUT IF YOU WIGGLE THE GEAR SHIFT THE CAR WILL START AFTER A LITTLE WHILE. HOPEFULLY DODGE WILL CHECK THE SENSORS IN THE GEAR SHIFT DURING THIS VISIT. IT IS GETTING OLD HAVING TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR BACK IN THE SHOP. DODGE HAS BEEN GREAT WITH WORKING WITH US BUT WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE 2010 DODGE JOURNEY WE OWN HAS JUST BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. WE DID NOT PURCHASE IT NEW, WE PURCHASED IT PRE-OWNED FROM THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. BUT WE HAVE PAID TO KEEP IT UP AND STAY AHEAD OF MOST PROBLEMS BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT ARE REOCCURING AND NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE THEM ANY BETTER. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP AND WHEN YOU TAKE IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE FOUND WRONG WITH IT. THE BRAKES SEEM TO GO BAD PRETTY FREQUENTLY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING THE LIGHT THAT TELLS US THAT THE ESC IS DISABLED AND WHEN YOU TAKE IT TO GET SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE ARE PUTTING MORE AND MORE MONEY INTO THE 2010 DODGE JOURNEY WE OWN. CONSTANTLY PAYING A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT AND FIX THE MOST RECENT ISSUE THAT ARISES FROM THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. WE CANNOT TRADE IT IN BECAUSE WE STILL OWE ON THE VEHICLE AND WE CANNOT AFFORD AN INCREASE IN THE PAYMENT. DODGE DOES NOT ADMIT THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE MODEL OR THAT THERE IS ANYTHING THAT IS CAUSING THIS. I AM HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THE 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AND ALL IT'S PROBLEMS AND GIVE SOME SORT OF RELIEF TO THOSE OF US WHO PURCHACED ONE OF THESE PROBLEM CARS WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THE BRAKES WOULD CONSTANTLY GO BAD AND THERE WILL BE A LITTLE "DEMON" IN THE CAR THAT FLIPS THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD WHENEVER HE FEELS LIKE IT. I KNOW I CANNOT BE THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. BUT MAYBE DODGE CAN TAKE THIS DEMON INFESTED CAR BACK AND GIVE MY FAMILY SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE SAFE IN. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE HORN BEEP ONCE. A FEW HOURS LATER I WENT BEEPED AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED BEEPING CONTINUALLY, AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO STOP THE HORN FROM BLOWING. I REPLACE THE FUSE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THEN WHILE ON VACATION IN MYRTLE BEACH THE HORN STARTED BLOWING NO STOP. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE AGAIN. WHEN I REPLACED IT THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE FUSED AND TRIED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE HORN STILL CONTINUES TO BLOW NON-STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN AND HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY SOUNDED AND ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, BUT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

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

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC MY CAR CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START UP AGAIN I JUST RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO PEP BOYS AUTO AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PROVE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS STUCK IN PARK WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER TO GO OUT AS WELL. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FACTORY FAILURE OR MISFIRE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2010 AND DID NOT HAVE TO CHANGE THE BRAKES ON IT UNTIL 2014 - NOW, I HAVE TO CHANGE ALL 4 OF THE BRAKES RIGHT DOWN TO THE ROTORS EVERY YEAR (ALL 4 PADS AND ROTORS CHANGED 2014, 2015, 2016 AND NOW 2017, WITH CALIBERS CHANGED IN 2016 AS WELL)! THERE IS NEVER ANY SQUEAK FROM THE BRAKES OR OTHER NOISES OR FAILURE TO STOP UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE BRAKES GRIND LOUDLY WHEN USED AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A GREAT DISTANCE TO STOP.

DODGE JOURNEY 2010 - OUT OF THE BLUE BEGINS HONKING -CAN HONK JUST ONCE OR A SERIES OF STUTTER HONKS FOLLOWED BY A LONG BLAST, THEN BEEPS OR SERIES OF BEEPS. IT IS NOT THE ALARM, IT HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN PARK WITH NO ONE AND NOTHING IN THE CAR OR AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, WITH HANDS ON THE RIM OF THE STEERING WHEEL. FELLOW DRIVERS ARE NOT AMUSED AND USE MIDDLE FINGERS SALUTE. UNLOCKING THE CAR DOES NOTHING, TURNING ON THE IGNITION DOES NOT STOP THE HONKING, REMOTE STARTING DOES NOT STOP THE HONKING, STARTING AND PUTTING IN GEAR DOESN'T STOP THE HORN WHEN IT IS HONKING, USING THE PANIC BUTTON AND THEN RESETTING IT DOES NOT STOP THE HONKING BUT, ONE CAN NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TRIGGER TO REPLICATE THE DIFFICULTY. HAPPENS IN FULL SUN, WARM BUT PARKED IN SHADE, WARM BUT DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, BRAKING HAS NO EFFECT, HAPPENS AT NIGHT COOL, AT NIGHT RAINY, AT NIGHT HUMID IN PARK IGNITION OFF, IGNITION ON (STILL PARKED) AND IGNITION ON, IN GEAR AND MOVING. DID I MENTION 60 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE CAR GETS "LOOSE" OVER TIME. THIS CAUSES THE KEY TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT POSTION, WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OUT OR GOES ON/OFF IN RAPID SUCCESSION. I CAN JIGGLE THE KEY AND CAN GET THE ELECTRICAL TO WORK AGAIN. AT BEST, THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND I TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD. AT WORST I HAVE LOST ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PART 2 TIMES. NOTE - NANCY NELMS IS THE OWNER OF RECORD AND THIS COMPLAINT IS ON FILE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO BAD I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER TELLS ME IT IS CAUSED BY WORN BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE BRAKES WERE CHANGED AT 8600 MILES, AND THE CURRENT BRAKES HAVE APPROX. 18000 MILES.THE THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY FULL PRICE FOR EQUIPMENT PLUS LABOR. WIT THE LOW MILEAGE ON THIS SET OF BRAKES I FEEL DEALER OR DODGE SHOULD AT LEAST FURNISH THE NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. *TR

I AM A MECHANIC AND MY MOTHER OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY IT HAS 60000 ON THE ODOMETER AND I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS/PADS 3 TIMES WITH NAPA PREMIUM GRADE NOT THE JUNK FACTORY MY SELF. THE FRONT ONCE AND THE BACK ALL 3 TIMES. THE STEALERSHIP HAS DONE THEM 2 TIMES ON ALL FOUR CORNERS. NO RECALL THE DEALERSHIP SAID EVERYONE THEY SOLD HAS COME IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE (MOSTLY THE REAR MULTIPLE TIMES). NOT EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN... HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? HOW MAY TIMES IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN? CONSUMER PROTECTION NEEDS TO GET ON THIS AND FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. ALSO SAME ISSUE TRYING TO FIND TIRES FOR THIS CAR WAS A REAL PROBLEM. SHE PAID THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE TIRES AS I DID FOR 33" M/TS FOR MY EXPEDITION. *TR

2010 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON 3 OCCASIONS, WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS, THE IGNITION TURNED OFF AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS STOPPED FUNCTIONING, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED. HE WENT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, NOT PUT ADDITIONAL KEYS ON HIS KEY RING.*JB

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

HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF "SENSOR" PROBLEMS HORN BLOWS AT ALL TIMES HAVE TAKEN TO SHOP 4 TIMES ALL BRAKE SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON BACK IN MAY ALSO BOB PFORTE DODGE IN MARIANNA, FL. 32446 CAN NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX PUT ON ONE SENSOR TO SEE IF THAT WOULD STOP HORN FROM BLOWING DID NOT AND THEN MY CRUISE CONTROL KNOB FELL OFF FROM WHERE THEY PUT IN SENSOR TOOK BACK PUT ON ANOTHER SENSOR DID NOT FIX TOOK BACK AND THEY HAD FAILED TO REPROGRAM AFTER PUTTING ON THAT SENSOR JEFF THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME WHEN I CALLED BACK ABOUT IT THAT THEY WOULD COMPENSATE IF THIS DID NOT FIX LAST WEEK HORN STARTED BLOWING AGAIN!!!! 7/22/14 TOOK BACK TODAY AND THEY ARE HAVING TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT LADY CALLED ME ASKING IF THE KEY FOB WAS THE ONE I HAD BEEN USING I TOLD HER THAT WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED I STARTED USING MY SPARE BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE THE OTHER ONE WAS GOING OUT WE HAVE TO PULL THE FUSES EVERY TIME TO KEEP THE HORN FROM SERANADING THE COMMUNITY HORN BLOWS WHILE IN THE YARD WHILE NOT RUNNING, WHILE RUNNING AND DRIVING IT MAY GO BEEP BEEP BEEP OR SOUND OFF FOR HOURS I WANT SOMETHING DONE HOPE SOMEONE WILL TELL BOB PFORTE HOW TO FIX THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIRST OUR BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKES, NEXT THE OIL PAN LEAKED, NEXT FULL BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND NOW OVERRATED ENGINE AND COOLANT POURING OUT THE BOTTOM!!! NO ONE WILL HELP US THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE TO SMALL CHILDREN THAT DEPEND ON ME HAVING A CAR. DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BY THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/16/14*CN

GOT BACK INTO CAR AT A CONVENIENT MART. STARTED IT AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AND THEN THE ALARM STARTED GOING OFF. COULD NOT START THE CAR OR STOP THE ALARM. TOWED TO DEALER AND DEALER CANT GET IT TO COMMUNICATE WITH SCANNER. THEY CANT FIND WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALLS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT ! *TR

OUR VEHICLE WORKED FINE AFTER PURCHASE UP UNTIL SOMETIME IN APRIL. THEN OUR HORN STARTED HONKING UNCONTROLLABLY FOR NO REASON. NOTHING I DID WOULD SHUT IT OFF SO I ENDED UP TAKING OUT THE FUSES UNTIL WE COULD GET IT FIXED. EVENTUALLY OUR BATTERY DIED FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AS WELL AS TRY AND GET THE HORN FIXED. ORIGINALLY THE DEALERSHIP THOUGHT IT WAS ALL THE CAUSE OF THE BATTERY DYING BUT EVENTUALLY CONCEDED THAT IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. WE TOOK IT TO GET THAT FIXED AND WERE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIXED AND RETURNED IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK BUT THEN THE HORN STARTED HONKING FOR NO REASON AGAIN. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT HAD STOPPED AND THE MECHANICS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, HOWEVER NOW IT HAS STARTED AGAIN. I THEN HEARD ABOUT THE TIPM ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER MODELS AND IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH MY VEHICLE MAY BE SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS ADVISED TO MAKE A REPORT HERE. ANY INFORMATION ON HOW AND WHEN THIS WILL BE RECTIFIED WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SEEMED TO "RESET" AND ALL THE GAUGES TEMPORARILY WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON. IT HASN'T DONE IT AGAIN, BUT AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT APPEARS THIS IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AS THESE MODEL YEARS BEGIN TO AGE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY IN 2011 EVER SINCE OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE.DOTHAN DODGE DEALER IN DOTHAN ALL NOTHING SEEMS TO BE UNDER WARRANTY I HAVE HAD OTHER MECHANICS LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND HAVE SPECIFIED CERTAIN PROBLEMS I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND A DODGE TO ANYONE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LIGHTING, HORN, AND ALARM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO UNKNOWN DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE CODE WAS UNABLE TO BE PRODUCED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY HIMSELF IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE STEERING WHEEL IGNITION AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FRACTURE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. FIRST TIME THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. BUT HAS SINCE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TO THE POINT WHERE IT GETTING TO BE UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE TO ALL IN THE VEHICLE OR ON THE ROAD. SEEN OTHER STYLES OF THIS SAME VEHICLE HAVE RECALLS FOR SAME TYPE OF ISSUES. CALLED CHRYSLER CORP FOR VARIATION. FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN TIME FRAME OF OTHERS IN THAT PERIOD. BUT IS NOT INCLUDED. BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO MORE. BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY OR I. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START. TURN THE KEY TO START AND HEAR A FEW CLICKS, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND RADIO BUT NO START. ONLY HAPPENED ON OCCASION AT FIRST MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. WOULD LET IT SIT AND TRY AGAIN AND WOULD START. OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS ITS GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW THAT IT HAS TO SIT 4-6 HOURS BEFORE IT WILL START SOMETIMES LONGER, HAD THE STARTER CHECKED, THE ALTERNATOR AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. WOULD START THE NEXT MORNING JUST FINE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. *TR