Dodge Journey Complaints (2018)

237 consumer complaints on file.

#11246228August 24, 2019
SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN TO USE SECOND ROW CENTER SEATBELT FOR CHILD RESTRAINT ON CAR SEAT. NOTICED THE MECHANICAL LOCK FROM EXTENSION OF THE BELT DID NOT LOCK AND IF WERE TO GET IN WRECK WOULD NOT FUNCTION AS THE SAFETY DEVICE SHOULD. DID A QUESTIONING OF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLE OWNERS AND ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.THIS IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL. SECOND PROBLEM IS MOTOR MOUNTS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON ANY INCLINE SURFACE EVEN SLIGHT INCLINE OF JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM PARK TO ANY GEAR AND BACK TO PARK. MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS ALSO QUESTIONED HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND NEGATIVE FIXES OR RESOLUTIONS FROM DEALERSHIPS REPAIR PERSONNEL. THIS IS FROM PARK TO MOTION AND VICE VERSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245270August 20, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE STICK SHIFT THAT CONTROLS THE VEHICLE FOR PARK, DRIVE, NEUTRAL, REVERSE AND MANUAL MODES IS IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE, VERY MUCH IN THE WAY OF NORMAL DRIVING ROUTINES. 3 TIMES NOW, SINCE APRIL, THE SHIFTER HAS ACCIDENTALLY BEEN TOUCHED OR BUMPED BY THE DRIVER. TWICE THIS HAPPENED AND MY CAR WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. ONCE MY CAR WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING! THE PLACEMENT OF THE SHIFTER AND THE EASE AT WHICH IT SHIFTS IS POTENTIALLY A FATAL HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244323August 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN CRUISING DOWN THE ROAD IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR DROPS OUT OF GEAR MOMENTARILY THEN SLAMS BACK INTO GEAR. THIS IS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT IT COULD BE DEADLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242625August 8, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE WENT AWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233057July 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON JUNE 3, 2019, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE AC VENT NEAR THE GLOVE BOX. I GOT ME AND MY SON AND FOUR YEAR OLD PASSENGER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AIR BAGS STARTED BLOWING OUT AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. NO ONE WILL TELL ME WHY IT BURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228875July 2, 2019
WHEELS
KUMHO TIRES 225/65R17 HAVE CHUNKS OF THE THREAD COMING OFF, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES GOING OVER 65 MPH WHICH MAKES ME NOT WANT TO PUT MY KIDS IN IT AT TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228873July 2, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KUMHO TIRES ON MY 2018 DODGE JOURNEY IS DETERIORATING AND CHUNKS OF TIRE ARE COMING OFF. TIE SIZE ARE 225/65R17
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220858June 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING MALFUNCTIONED. LONE STAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8811 INTERSTATE 35 ACCESS RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78211, (210) 828-1515) DID NOT ASSIST WITH BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STATED IN THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER ONLY ASKED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND THE MANUFACTURER VIDEOS OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218265June 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLES MANUAL AND DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER WILL OCCASIONALLY STOP BEING IN SYNC WITH EACH OTHER MAKING ACCELERATION MINIMAL...MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 14K MILES ON IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218084June 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
JAMES TOWN OUTSIDE CENTER TX ON HWY 7 GOING 60-65 JUST HAD MY CAR SERVICED 6/3/19 TRANSMISSION RUNS LIGHT COMES ON RUNS HOT CAR STARTS JERKING AND DECREASE THEN INCREASE IN SPEED TRACTION CONTROL IS ALSO ON I STOP AT THE FIRST STORE I SEE TURN OFF THE CAR WOULDN'T CRANK FOR TWO DAYS 6/5/19 AT 11:45-50 IT STARTS I STRUGGLE TO GET IT TO JOAQUIN TEXAS WHERE I LIVE IT JERKED, INCREASED AND DECREASED IN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN CRANKING AND TOUCHY WHILE DRIVING ALSO THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210684May 29, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I WENT TO DEALERSHIP I KNEW I WANT A TRUCK WITH 3RD ROW, I TEST DROVE THE JOURNEY I PICKED OUT OF WHAT WAS OFFERED WHEN I TEST DROVE THE FIRST TRUCK, IT REFUSED TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SO WE WENT BACK AND DROVE THE ONE I PURCHASED. WELL I GOT IT HOME AND DROVE FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOTICED WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT OUT OF PARK IT WOULD ,AKE A LOUD THUMP NOISE ONLY SOMETIMES LIKE I AM SITTING ON A HILL. I TOOK IT BACK THEY HEARD THE NOISE SAID THEY COULD FIX IT BUT SERVICE SAID THAT WAS NORMAL, WHICH I STRONGLY DISAGREED BUT MY DEAL WAS FUNDED AND NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. SO ANOTHER MONTH OR SO LATER I NOTICE MY GAS TO EMPTY WAS JUMPING DRASTICALLY I FIGURED BAD GAS SO I DROVE IT OUT AND TRIED AGAIN AND AGAIN. FINALLY HAD IT BECAUSE GOING FROM 60 TO 30 IN 2 MILES IS MAJOR THAT SAME WEEK I USED MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR MAYBE THE 3RD TIME SINCE I HAD THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT KEEP A STEADY SPEED I WENT UP 5 MPH FASTER THAN I SET IT AND THEN DROPPED IT DID THIS UNTIL I CANCELLED THE CRUISE. I IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THEY HAVE HAD IT A WEEK AND NO WORD FROM THEM YET. MEANWHILE I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEE THE SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING LEAD TO MORE ISSUES LIKE THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND I TRAVEL 100 MILES BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT IS A VERY UNEASY FEELING. THE OTHER ISSUES LIKE THE RADIO FREEZING INBETWEEN CHANGING FROM BLUE-TOOTH TO RADIO SO I HAVE TO DRIVE THAT ENTIRE HOUR TRIP TO WORK WITHOUT ANY MUSIC UNLESS I STOP AND RESTART THE CAR. ALSO WHEN I GET OFF THE HIGHWAY A LOT OF TIMES THE SENSOR FOR THE SPEED AND RADIO FINALLY KICKS IN AND THE RADIO PLAYS EXTREMELY LOUD LIKE I AM STILL ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENTIRE RIDE THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN UP PASS THE LOW VOLUME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210042May 26, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH THE RPM STARTS ESCALATING AND GOES BACK TO NORMAL. RPM REPEATS AFTER ONE TO TWO MINUTES. AFTER PUTTING A FULL TANK OF GAS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND METER READ GAS TANK EMPTY. VEHICLE STAYED WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR 8 DAYS FIRST TIME. FUEL PUMP AND WIRES WAS FULLY REPLACED. VEHICLE IS BACK WITH DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME THE GAS METER READS LESS THAN 3/4 TANK AS A FULL TANK OF GAS IS PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. RPM STARTS DOING THE SAME THING WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS 50 MPH. WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP FUEL PUMP AND WIRES ARE THE REASON FOR MY VEHICLE BEING IN THE SHOP AGAIN. VEHICLE IS BACK TWICE IN THE SHOP LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. STILL WITHOUT A PROPER WORKING VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209696May 24, 2019
SEATS
WHEN SECOND ROW SEATS ARE FOLDED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND SLID FORWARD. THEY DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE SEAT SLAMS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BEFORE CAUSING A SEVERE INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204505April 29, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY GOING UP HILL. WHEN DECREASE SPEED OR STOPS AND YOU WANT TO STEP UP THE GAS, IT TAKES A LONG WHILE. SOMETIME IT SHAKES WHEN YOU POWER ON. THE COMPUTER FREEZES. LOTS OF HESITATION TO GO OR SOMETIMES IT WAS TO KEEP GOING WHEN YOU ARE AT A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204621April 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
THE CAR KEPT LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS WERE POPPING UP TO SHOW THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST 2 TIMES WERE IN REVERSE. THE POWER CUT OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL OR BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GO. THE THIRD TIME I WAS GOING FORWARD ON A HIGHWAY. I SLOWED TO TURN ON AND THE POWER CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL OR BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS NOT AROUND OTHER VEHICLES AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN GRASS. THIS OCCURRED WITH A YOUNG CHILD IN THE CAR AND IT SCARED BOTH OF US. I WAS ABLE TO THEN START THE CAR AGAIN AND GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE NEXT DAY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR MACHINES. THEY DROVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LAST DAY WHEN THEY TOOK IT FOR ONE MORE DRIVE THE CAR DIED ON THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THEY HOOKED THE CAR UP AGAIN AND IT SHOWED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION THEY TOLD THEM TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE. THAT IS WHEN THEY FOUND METAL SHARDS AND OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THE CORPORATION HAD KNOWN THAT SOME OF THESE ENGINES WERE FAULTY BUT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OR THE CONSUMERS THAT THEY COULD BE DRIVING A CAR WITH A FAULTY ENGINE. THIS WAS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND ESPECIALLY CONCERNING SINCE WE HAD BEEN DRIVING OUR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH US. I BELIEVE THE CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW THAT THEY COULD HAVE FAULTY ENGINES AND NOT KNOW BECAUSE THE SERVICE MACHINES DO NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS NOT GIVING OUT THE INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195090April 17, 2019
ENGINE
2018 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILUIRE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL REFUND OR A NEW VEHICLE OF A DIFFERENT MAKE AND MODEL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197015April 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED ALL STAR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 11503 ST CHARLES ROCK RD, BRIDGETON, MO 63044) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR TURNED OFF THE NEXT DAY. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE SENSOR SYSTEM RESET ITSELF BUT IF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR REPAIRS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GROUND WIRE FROM THE BATTERY TO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONNECTED APPROPRIATELY. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194924April 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE RADIO IN THIS VEHICLE OFTEN WILL MAKE A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE MID-MUSIC AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM ENTIRELY FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. IT THEN STARTS BACK UP AS NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS UNPREDICTABLY ABOUT ONCE A WEEK SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AROUND NOVEMBER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191228March 24, 2019
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT COMES OUT WITH MINOR TENSION WITHOUT PUSHING SEATBELT RELEASE BUTTON. THIS HAS HAPPEND MANY TIMES. 9000 MILES ON CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187299March 16, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR STARTED OFF WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THEN SOON AFTER, AS I SLOWED DOWN AND TURNED, MY ENGINE SHUT OFF, I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, AND THE BATTERY REMAINED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE MANY TIMES AND IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. (DOESN'T MATTER IF I JUST STARTED THE CAR, I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 20 MINUTES, WARM WEATHER / COLD WEATHER, IT JUST HAPPENS WHEN IT HAPPENS.) MORE RECENTLY, THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WILL TURN ON RANDOMLY. (I HAVE FOOTAGE OF THE ROAD BEING 100% CLEAR WHILE THIS IS ON IN MY CAR.) IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF ONCE IT TURNS ON. IT MAKES IT SO I CAN'T SPEED UP HARDLY AT ALL WHICH OF COURSE HASN'T HAD THE BEST OUTCOMES ON THE HIGHWAY. AND ALONG WITH THAT, IF I'M DRIVING AND TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE SPUTTERS QUICKLY FOR A MOMENT AND JERKS THE CAR DOWN AS IF THE BRAKES LOCK FOR A MOMENT. LASTLY, THE CAR RECENTLY MADE CLICKING NOISES AND I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE GAS FILLING UP. (IT SAYS IT'S FULL WHEN IT'S CLEARLY NOT) I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN BEFORE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD TO CANCEL A RECENT APPOINTMENT DUE TO THE FLOODING IN IOWA BUT I'M AFRAID THERE IS SOMETHING FAR WORSE THAT THEY WONT BE ABLE TO FIX, LIKE LAST TIME. I'M SURE THIS IS A GREAT VEHICLE, BUT I GOT A LEMON FOR SURE. THERE'S CURRENTLY 8,155 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND I BOUGHT IT NEW AS OF 10/01/2018. CLEARLY SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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