Dodge Journey Complaints (2009)

1,594 consumer complaints on file.

#10469375August 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER IT WAS STARTED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STARTER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,232 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,497.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469414August 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2009 DODGE JOURNEY HAS MANY PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS! MINE IS LIKE MANY OTHERS FIRST THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND COST $300 TO REPAIR AND NOW THE CARE WILL NOT START OR STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY NOW SAY IT IS THE KEY SWITCH (ELECTRICAL) AND WILL NOW BE A $400 BILL OUT OF MY POCKET. NO COVERAGE WARRANTY IS UP, PURCHASED USED AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE CARE WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. DODGE KNOWS THIS CAR HAS PROBLEMS BUT LIKE NORMAL THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THEIR PROBLEMS, THEY WILL HOWEVER ALLOW THE CARE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND SERVICE THEM OVER AND OVER BECAUSE IT MAKES THEM MONEY. THE CLAIMS OF DODGE IS FALSE, THIS CAR IS NOT A QUALITY CAR AND MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE MANY PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469165August 4, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY NEW IN 2008. FOR THE MOST PART DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL MAY OF 2012. BEGINNING IN MAY 2012, THE CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR ALL I HEAR IS A "CLICK." MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND HAS CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS, AS WELL AS REPLACED THE RELAYS. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 12 TIMES IN APPROX. 2 MONTHS. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468155July 29, 2012
ENGINE
MAY 13TH, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO, BUT NOTHING FROM ENGINE. HAD AAA JUMP TRUCK AND INSTALLED NEW BATTERY AT SEARS. MAY 14TH VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN! LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO, BUT ENGINE WILL NOT START. TOOK TO REPAIR PLACE, THEY REPLACE SPARK PLUGS, CLEANED THROTTLE. MAY 22ND BACK TO REPAIR SHOP, VEHICLE WILL NOT START, SAME EXACT ISSUES. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. THEY CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO WARRANTY AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH TRUCK. MAY 29TH VEHICLE HAVING SAME ISSUES, DAILY IT TAKES 15 TO 30 MINUTES FOR IT TO START. TAKE BACK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. STILL DAILY THE TRUCK STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO. SAME ISSUE WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE KEY, LIGHTS AND RADIO WORK, POWER IS THERE, BUT ENGINE WILL NOT START. NOW DRIVER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK. INFORMED THAT WE NEED BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR FRONT OF TRUCK IN MAY AND NO WARNING LIGHT, JUST SEVERE SHAKING WHEN YOU ARE BRAKING. SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF BEING STRANDED OR FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467887July 26, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
I PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY (VIN: [XXX]) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 FROM THE STETLER DODGE CAR DEALERSHIP IN YORK, PA. IT WAS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR. SINCE THAT DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE BEEN BACK THERE OVER 4 TIMES FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR (10/3/11), BUT THIS LAST TIME WAS IT FOR ME. THE CAR MAKES A HISSING NOISE WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES, NOT ALL OF THE TIMES BUT A LOT. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, I HADN'T NOTICED ANYTHING ELSE OCCURRING ALONG WITH THE NOISE, BUT I HAD STILL TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T HEAR THE SOUND. SO, WHEN IT GOT VERY HOT, I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON IN THE CAR. I NOTICED THAT IF I TAKE A LONG TRIP, ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, A FUME/GAS SMELL IS RELEASED INTO THE CAR WHEN THE AIR IT ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 7/10/12 FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY COULDN'T GET THE SMELL TO OCCUR, BUT I TOLD THEM THAT IT HAPPENED AFTER I TOOK LONG TRIPS. THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING/HUMMING NOISE THAT OCCURS SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND IT HAPPENED TWICE WHEN THEY WERE DRIVING IT WITH ME IN THE CAR, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THEY SAY. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE, EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY TOLD THEM IT WAS ALREADY GETTING WORSE, THAT'S WHY I TOOK IT IN. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE NOT GOOD. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES EASILY WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING PRESSED SO IT WILL GO INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR FINALLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON JULY 25, 2012. IT'S IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THEY SAY A BOX OR CASE IS LEAKING BADLY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COUNTLESS OTHER PROBLEMS BUT NOT ENOUGH CHARACTER SPACE ALLOTTED TO TELL. I HAVE 3 PAGES OF PROBLEMS. SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WANT MY MONEY BACK NOW. HELP! 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
#10467227July 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND EACH TIME THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. ALSO, THE ENGINE WOULD TAKE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE STARTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD NOTIFIED NHTSA. THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,115 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DUE TO THEM BEING TOO SMALL AND THIN TO HANDLE THE BRAKING DUTIES REQUIRED BY THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/13/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467540July 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 2 SEPARATE INSTANCES THE BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO SMOKE BADLY. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING SLOW AND IT WAS THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. A WEEK LATER, ALSO IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE LEFT FRONT LOCKED UP AND STARTED TO SMOKE. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE WHEEL WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH WHICH I FEEL COULD CAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE TO BUILD UP CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF A BLOW OUT AT SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467541July 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS AND NEEDED 2 FRONT ROTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467562July 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND RAN OFF THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL AND SPUN BACKWARDS STRIKING A BURIED BOULDER BENDING MY EXHAUST PIPE, THIS WAS AT 19K MILES. RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PADS BLEW APART, TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, DIDN'T WORK ON IT DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY STATED IT WOULD BE APPROX 1000 TO FIX IT, TOOK IT TO MIDAS, SPENT 400, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, AT 23K MILES, BRAKES WORN DOWN TO METAL, TOOK TO MIDAS, SAID DODGE PROBLEM, DODGE WOULD NOT WORK ON IT STATING IT WAS MIDAS' ISSUE. GOT LETTER FROM DODGE TO FIX BRAKES AFTER 100 DEDUCTIBLE, THEY REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, 2 DAYS(TWO DAYS LATER) BRAKES FAILED AND RAN THROUGH HWY INTERCHANGE AND ALMOST GOT SIDE SWIPED BY A BIG RIG. PUCKER FACTOR +20, TAKEN BACK TO DODGE AND SPENT ALL DAY THERE AND THEY STATED THEY TURNED ROTORS AGAIN ON THE BACK ROTORS BUT WHEN I WENT AROUND TO THE SERVICE BAYS, THE FRONT ROTORS AND BACK ROTORS WERE OFF AND THEY WERE REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO STOP AND THE ONLY WAY DODGE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT IS FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ME...... *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466850July 21, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY TEENAGE DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, SHE MANAGED TO PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP AND WE MERGED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO HAVE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AGAIN. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 10 MINUTES. THE CAR STARTED AND WE MADE IT HOME. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE ON A RURAL ROAD THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN. ALL WIRES AND CONNECTIONS CHECKED OUT TIGHT. WAITING TO HAVE IT TOWED AS DON'T WANT TO RISK AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466488July 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WING MODULE IN THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,659.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465939July 17, 2012
WHEELS, TIRES
ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE RIGHT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. VALVE ROTTED, THAT TIRE WAS FIXABLE. WE QUESTIONED THE COLD WEATHER. WE FIGURED IT WAS A FLUKE. ON JULY 15, 2012 REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH - WARM WEATHER - BROUGHT IT TO A TIRE COMPANY AND THEY STATED THE VALVE ROTTED ON THIS TIRE AS WELL AND THAT THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE. BOTH TIMES OUR 3 AND 6 YEAR OLD CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WITH US- THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW ANOTHER PERSON THAT RECENTLY OWNED A DODGE JOURNEY AND HAD A BLOW OUT - THEY ENDED UP ACROSS THE ROAD AND DOWN THE BANK. LUCKILY NO INJURIES. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A COINCIDENCE. THIS COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURY. THE VALVES ON THESE CARS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. TODAY I AM SPENDING $1325 TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AND RIMS SO THAT MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN DO NOT END UP IN A FATALITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465676July 14, 2012
WHEELS, TIRES
I AM A LICENSED COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA CERTIFIED STATE INSPECTION MECHANIC. I JUST ENCOUNTERED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A CUSTOMERS 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AWD VEHICLE TODAY, JULY 14, 2012. I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PROPER AUTHORITY, WITH THE HOPE THAT THIS COULD BE INVESTIGATED IN DETAIL TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FATALITY OR A NUMBER OF THEM.TODAY A REGULAR CUSTOMER OF MINE, ARRIVED AT MY FACILITY WITH A FLAT TIRE, AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION; I NOTICED THE VALVE STEM WAS MISSING ( ON THE 2009 JOURNEY AND MANY NEW VEHICLES THIS IS A " TPMS" - TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR) THE CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 30 MPH AND NOTICED THE LIGHT COME UP ON THE DASH AND WITHIN SECONDS HER TIRE WAS FLAT, NOTHING WAS HIT, NO JOLT, NO WARNING, JUST POOF, THE TIRE WENT FLAT. LUCKILY SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED ON A RURAL ROADWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXIT TO SAFETY WITH HER CHILDREN. ONCE I DISMOUNTED THE TIRE, I FOUND THE TPMS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE LEAVING JUST A HOLE IN THE RIM, HENCE THE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE THREADS ON THE TPMS WERE COVERED WITH OXIDATION AND NO RETAINING NUT WAS FOUND,THE STEM WAS NOT BROKEN, ALTERED OR VANDALIZED, IT JUST CAME UNATTACHED. THE THREADS WERE OXIDIZED SO BADLY THAT ANOTHER RETAINER COULD NOT BE THREADED ON, SO I REPLACED THE TPMS WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER INSTALLING THAT TIRE, I WENT TO TEST THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE OTHER FRONT TIRE, AS I GENTLY PLACED THE PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE TPMS VALVE STEM TO CHECK THE PRESSURE, POOF THAT TPMS WENT RIGHT THRU THE RIM; THE RETAINING NUT SHATTERED AND BROKE INTO PIECES, QUICKLY CAUSING A MASSIVE AND RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURE.IT IS MY OPINION THAT, HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN TRAVELING FASTER, A VEHICLE OWNER WOULD BE LEFT IN A VERY BAD SITUATION, PERHAPS CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A POTENTIAL FATALITY. TPMS SENSORS NEED TO BE INSPECTED OR RECALLED TO PREVENT DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465192July 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTIES. THE CONTACT HAVE TO WAIT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND OVER TIME IT LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS ALSO BEGAN TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A STARTER, BRAKES, BRAKES PADS, ROTORS, BATTERY, AND STRUTS. THE DEALERS ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $2,000 AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKES, BRAKE FLUID, TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE FRONT ROTORS FOR $738.23. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463631June 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND NOW ROTORS AND BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ON TOP OF THAT THE CALIBERS ARE ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. ROUGHLY 3 MONTHS AFTER THE PADS WERE REPLACED THE SAME SQUEAKING AND SCRAPPING NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHEN BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462907June 24, 2012
TIRES:VALVE
VALVE STEM SENSORS ON THE TWO REAR TIRES ARE CORRODED AND CRACKED. DRIVING DOWN ROAD METAL ON VALVE STEM FELL OFF CAUSING RAPID AIR LOSS IN TIRE. OTHER TIRE WITH CORRODED VALVE STEM BROKE AT CAR WASH. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBABLY, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I AM A DEPUTY SHERIFF AND THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO OUR SQUAD CARS, WHICH OUR DODGE CHARGERS. AFTER TWO DEPUTIES HAD BLOWOUTS AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED SHERIFF ORDERED ALL SENSORS CHANGED. IF YOU GOOGLE ONLINE THIS PROBLEM IS COMING AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS. THIS HAS TO BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE SENSORS IN 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462865June 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE REPLACING THE WIN IN OCT. 2010, FOB UNLOCK BUTTON SETS OFF ALARM INSTEAD. IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS THE CAR HAS RANDOMLY STALLED IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING. IN THESE SAME SIX MONTHS, THE CAR HAS STALLED RANDOMLLY WHILE DRIVING-- VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE A CAR THAT LOSES ALL POWER FOR NO APPARENT REASON! WIN MODULE WAS REPLACED 6/21/2012-- SECOND REPLACEMENT IN 1-1/2 YEARS. I WONDER IF TS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE OVERALL CAR WIRING OR THE WIN MODULES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462209June 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A CRACKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,345 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,845.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462023June 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TODAY AFTER A SHORT TRIP, THE ENGINE REFUSED TO START. IT CLICKED, BUT NOTHING. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED. DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED, WINDOWS OPENED AND CLOSED, BUT AS FOR THE STARTER, NOTHING. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE CAR HAS REFUSED TO START FIRST TIME. BOTH OTHER TIMES WERE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL DO. A FEDERAL COMPLAINT WILL BE FILED AND A LINK TO THIS SITE WILL BE PROVIDED. 45 OR 46 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE FAR TOO MANY FOR THIS NOT TO RECEIVE SERIOUS ATTENTION. THE FOLLOWING LINK SHOWS 45 OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/JOURNEY/2009/ELECTRICAL/ENGINE_WONT_TURN_OVER.SHTML.M *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461341June 12, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COOLANT ENGINE RECOVERY TANK WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ORANGE SPOT THAT LOOKED LIKE THE AREA WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,260.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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