Dodge Journey Complaints

5,556 consumer complaints on file.

#10661760December 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2011 DODGE JOURNEY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOL THE FOBS WILL NO UNLOCK THE DOORS. CW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669388December 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2012 DODGE JOURNEY HERO AWD HATCHBACK SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN LOST ALL POWER AND BLACKED OUT. BATTERY WAS REPLACED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS BLACKED OUT (ZERO POWER) AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DODGE AND DURING A 2 WEEK PERIOD IN THE SHOP THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, TWO O2 SENSORS AND THE PCM WERE REPLACED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO OWNERS AND IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS BLACKED OUT WITH TOTAL POWER LOSS AGAIN. ISSUE OCCURED ONCE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DODGE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A SOLUTION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669173December 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT ANY SPEED. ON OCT 3, 2014 I WAS TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO THE INTERSECTION AND STALLED UPON ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART WITHIN ~10 SECONDS. THIS ISSUE REPEATED ITSELF AT LEAST TWICE WHILE EN ROUTE FROM MY HOME TO A NEARBY SERVICE SHOP (FOLTZ AUTO) WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS NO ISSUE THE BATTERY OR IGNITION. ON 10/5/14 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERITAGE CHRYSLER (21234) AND HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR TWO REASONS: THE MAIN REASON WAS THE ABOVE ISSUE AND A SECONDARY ISSUE WAS THE MAIN ODOMETER (NOT THE TRIP ODOMETER) AT SOME POINT HAD RESET ITSELF LEAVING A DISPLAY OF AN INCORRECT MILEAGE MUCH LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL MILEAGE. THE DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE STALLING ISSUE OR OFFER ANY SOLUTION, BUT NOTED THAT ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE WAS CAUSING THE ODOMETER TO DISPLAY AN INCORRECT MILEAGE; THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASSEMBLY. AFTER HAVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED, THE ISSUE DID NOT REOCCUR UNTIL 12/26/2014, WHEN THE CAR STALLED THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AT ~40 MPH, LEAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY "DEAD" EACH TIME, AND ONCE CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER QUICKLY TOWARDS ANOTHER CAR AS I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE WHEEL AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE WHEN THE CAR LOCKED UP. THE CAR RESTARTED IN NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED ON IN EACH INCIDENT UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY REACH MY HOME - I DID NOT FURTHER DRIVE THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS, OR SHOW KNOW, OF MULTIPLE ISSUES WHERE THIS MODEL AND MODEL YEAR VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAN NOT OFFER A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. CONSUMERS ARE LEFT TO GUESS WHICH REPAIRS TO UNDERTAKE AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE, WHILE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661717December 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SAFETY RECALL ON CHRYSLER. UPON STARTING YOUR VEHICLE THE FREQUENCY OPERATED BUTTON IGNITION KEY (FOBIK), MAY NOT FULLY SEAT IN THE "ON" POSITION. *MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668825December 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE MAIN KEY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668189December 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND HANDS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10667888December 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND THE CARGO DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CAR ALARM INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,050.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667572December 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (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 FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667600December 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667503December 21, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'M WRITING TO COMPLAIN THAT MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH.THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. DESPITE THE FACT THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS RECALL WAS INITIATED ALMOST 7 MONTHS AGO, CHRYSLER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION OR CAN OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVING THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WE DON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO STOP USING THE JOURNEY. WHAT RESPONSIBILITY DOES CHRYSLER HAVE TO MAKE THESE IGNITION PARTS AVAILABLE IN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER? I WOULD ASSUME THERE MUST BE A TIME LIMIT TO MAKE THESE RECALL REPAIRS. EVERY DAY I DRIVE THE JOURNEY IS LIKE DRIVING A BOMB-YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667041December 18, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP MAKING WHINING NOISE. SERVICE SHOP REPLACED CRACKED HOSE, ADV MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER, OCCURRED IN JAN 2014(MN) -25 -30 BELOW TEMPS AT THAT TIME. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN MARCH, DIFFERENT HOSE, AGAIN MAY/MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RESULT OF COLD, ADV WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FLUID ROUTING SYSTEM. 1 LARGE PART WITH HOSE/PIPING. WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY CUT THE SPLIT PART AND RE-ATTACH THE HOSE. CAR HAS RAN FINE, NO ISSUES, UNTIL NOV DEC 2014 COLD WEATHER APPEARS TO AFFECT PUMP/HOSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667105December 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2014 DODGE JOURNEY WAS PARKED FOR 5 DAYS WHILE WE WERE ON A BUS TRIP. WE RETURNED ON A COLD WINTER NIGHT IN DECEMBER. VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DEAD. USED EMERGENCY KEY TO OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR BUT OBVIOUSLY ALL ELECTRICAL STUFF WAS DEAD. FORTUNATELY, OUR FRIENDS HAD JUMPER CABLES. WE GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RETURNED HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. LEFT VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE FOR 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T REPEAT PROBLEM. STILL DON'T TRUST LEAVING IT PARKED FOR MORE THAN A DAY OR SO BECAUSE IT SMELLS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY 2013 CHRYSLER 300C. THE 300 HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM OF STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. JOURNEY HAS MOST OF THE SAME BODY AND ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLERS AS THE CHRYSLER WHICH WOULDN'T START IN MY GARAGE. I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP-START IT. BY THE TIME I DROVE THE 300 TO THE DEALER, GENERATOR CHARGED THE BATTERY AND DEALER COULDN'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM. THIS CYCLE WITH THE 300 WAS REPEATED A 2ND TIME A WEEK LATER. DEALER INSTALLED SERVICE BULLETIN CONTROLLER UPDATES BUT CLAIMED THEY WERE UNRELATED TO MY PROBLEM. BOUGHT AND USE A TRICKLE CHARGER NOW BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST EITHER CAR. I THINK CHRYSLER HAS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR ELECTRONICS. HOPE THEY'RE NOT COVERING IT UP LIKE FORD WITH THEIR IGNITION KEY. MY NEXT LETTER IS GOING TO [XXX] (FCA CEO). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10666998December 17, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, TRAVELING 55 MPH, AND I PUT MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON, AND HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. I TAPPED THEM AS I WAS QUITE A DISTANCE BEFORE MY TURN AND IT WAS DARK. I DID NOT "SLAM ON THE BRAKES", I JUST PRESSED THEM. MY DASH LIGHTS LIT UP WITH ESP/BAS. I SPOKE WITH FRIENDS WHO SAID IT WAS A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. I DID TURN THE CAR OFF, ONCE I WAS HOME, AND TURN IT BACK ON - ON THE OFF CHANCE THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF, BUT IT DIDN'T. IN READING ON LINE, IN DODGE FORUMS, THIS SEEMS LIKE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ONCE THE 2010 JOURNEY HITS ON OR ABOUT 50K MILES. I'M CONCERNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664756December 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER 2012. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WEAR IN 1 YEAR OR LESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664770December 17, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VIOLENT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664792December 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THIS JOURNEY AUGUST 2014 , SINCE DAY ONE WE NOTICE THE TRANNY DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT AND HAS BAD PICK UP YOU CANT EVEN GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY . , WE COMPLAINED AND THE DEALER DOESN'T DO ANYTHING SAYS OH THIS IS NORMAL. NO WAY I SHOULDN'T GET A BACKACHE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS JOURNEY. YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND WHEN U START SLOWING DOWN IT FEELS LIKE UR BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN THE TRANNY SHIFTS . OR IF COMING TO A STOP SIGN THEN YOU HIT GAS IT SHIFTS THE SAME WAY . HORRIBLE AND A WASTE OF MONEY I WILL GO AGAIN FOR THE 10 TH TIME AND IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS , TIME TO TAKE THEM TO COURT LEMON LAW TIME .. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664882December 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (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. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS OFF. THIS FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WOULD PULL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/8/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664477December 16, 2014
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TURNED CAR ON AND FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS STUTTERING NEED TO MAKE TRIP TO DEALER. SUSPENSION NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE SUSPENSION ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY LUBED THE BUSHINGS AND EVERY OTHER TIME THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664261December 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 03/03/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664374December 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (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. UPDATED 02/09/15*LJ UPDATED 06/9/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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