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10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
65,569 miles
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Power supply to tipm becoming hot and melting tipm housing surrounding connection. Random horn honking, remote start doesn't work, clicking from tipm, draw from tipm draining battery when vehicle not running(overnight). No replacement parts available.
The horn/alarm will sound randomly and for no apparent reason, often going down the road or in the middle of the night. The keyfob will lodge in and the entire electrical system is "dead". replaced battery thinking it was battery issue. Entire electrical system is "dead" every few days. There is a strange drag/click sound when turning wheel. Many other electrical issues that are bizarre and completely random. At times you have to start, kill, restart engine and finally will go in gear. I keep checking for recalls as this appears, through multiple posts I have read, to be an issue with this year model. I can't afford to keep taking to dealerships for issues that clearly are related to the manufacturing of the vehicle.
Active headrest front passenger side deployed for no apparent reason. Vehicle was stationary, parked in driveway. No contact with other vehicle or object.
My car was cutting off even after I had it repaired due to a recall on the ignition. On several occasions the car would just stopped in the middle of driving it. Now I I told Dodge that I was afraid my car was going to kill me. I often rented cars because it was too unsafe to drive and I rarely drove the car even though I was still paying a whopping loan on it. They poo pooed what I told them and ignored my claims. Now, I'm not a car expert but this is not normally. I recently had it serviced and had a transmission replaced, obviously this was not the problem because the car malfunctioned when my kids were in the car and landed in a ravine. I found out that this vehicle is under recall again for the third time concerning the ignition.
- Inkster, MI, USA
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2010 Dodge Journey horn goes off randomly as I am driving down road or when it is sitting without key in the ignition. Car alarm went off randomly one time. There are 106,000 miles on it now but it only had around 60,000 when this started. Replaced the car battery because that was on a blog but that did not help.
I filled one of thess yesterday I never mist a payment call the bank to let know what was going on with it the next day they took the car so I called them they said if they donot here from someone in 10 days going to sell it its grow financial at 1-800-839 -6328 thay treding as a repo iam not late on payments
Driving down the road car stop running horn start blowing at any time sometimes cannot get in the car locks wont work gas padel sick wide open when driving I called the bank to let them know on the 31st of may today they tock the car never mist a payment what do I
My lights are very dim on the inside of the car and my fob just stop working I have went to the dealership to replace the batteries however it still does not work. My driver side passenger door is no longer hooked up to the fob or the door unlock/lock button) you do it manually
We purchased our Journey in 2010, as original owners. At about 10K miles we experienced slight shaking while applying breaks on the highway. We took our vehicle to Dodge service and they had to replace the rotors. We drive our car very conservatively and now in 2016 we have 36K miles. Our car started experiencing the same symptoms. We took the car to Dodge service, which confirmed extreme rotor wear and even commented that it was premature wear. I contacted Dodge and they refused to replace any parts. In addition, we recently (2016) are experiencing random horn honking. This is indeed a safety issue as proper horn function is a requirement for vehicle registration.
I have been waiting since last June to get the ignition recall completed on my vehicle. The dealers keep saying I'm on the list and they are waiting on parts. I have contacted Dodge with no success. This is a safety hazard, if I hit a bump my key will go into the aux position and I lose all use of blinkers, windows etc....
I have been experiencing frquent shut offs and not cranking. After numerous visit to dealer nonone could find the cause. In June 2015 I received a recall letter. The Dodge dealer put me on a waiting list and as of tofay they still have trouble getting the part. The problem is getting more frequent and I am at my wits end. Please help
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.
When key was placed in the ignition the car would not start. After a few hours, the car would start. This happens randomly over and over. Brought the car into the dealer and had the ignition replaced at my own cost. In July 2015, I received a recall notice and had the ignition replaced again. The issue is still continuing with no resolve.
I went to check the air pressure on the tires because the low pressure warning light illuminated on the dash. The tire did not appear to be low. I took the cap off the tire to check it and the sensor stem came off in my hand and as a result the air escape from the tire. I had to have the vehicle towed and repaired. I am concerned that this could happen when the vehicle is moving causing a crash. The caps are plastic and not metal. I have seen from the internet and heard from dealers this is a common problem and has to do with corrosion.
When driving with my mother as passenger from phoenix to tucson to visit relatives, the horn sounded intermittently. I had a minor accident a few days later, and when I took the car in the dealer to repair, I asked them to check the horn. They reported nothing amiss. The horn continued to internittently sound off whether I was driving on a side street alone or in traffic, both on surface streets and the freeways. When I received the notice for the fobik recall in may, I made the appointment and took the car in, and reminded them the horn goes off; the same dealer told me they could not replicate the horn issue again. They also failed to complete the recall fix. I made another appointment two weeks ago in July as the horn kept sounding off on its own and it is getting worse. I also had all the required maintenance completed at a cost of over $1500, and while in the service bay the car horn sounded off. The service crew attempted to fix the horn over three days but failed. As I drove the car away from the dealership, the horn sounded off again. They also did not complete the recall fix again, even after ordering the parts necessary. They believe the horn issue is related to the electrical issue in the key fobik recall, and are hoping the recall fix will also address the horn issue. Meanwhile, the horn has continued to escalate and last evening while driving home in rush hour traffic, the horn sounded off for longer periods, on several occasions for as long as nearly a mile on the surface streets. As this is a severe safety issue as well as a citable offense, I have made yet another appointment to have the horn issue fixed. The dealer has not relayed exactly what steps they have taken to correct this, other than replacing the *spring in the steering column. I have read online a possible horn fix is to replace the airbag - which has not been identified in a recall yet.
Made a left hand turn and suddenly the air conditioner, radio, lights, windows stopped working. Drove to a lot and pulled over and everything came back on. Then move the steering wheel and everything shut off again. Turned the car off and everything came back and has worked fine so far. However, the car wouldn't start earlier when turned on. Had to start the car 3 times before it came on.
Brakes have been a major issue on this vehicle. We have had to replace brakes, rotors and calipers multiple times since the vehicle was purchased not to mention the tires also. The first time they were replaced, the car had less than 36,000 miles. Since that time they have been replaced multiple times, with the last time being in the last 30 days. It is like there is some type of design flaw in the braking system, that causes the brakes and tires to both wear out quickly. Last night the braking system caught fire on this vehicle, lucky I had just pulled in my parking spot when they started burning and didn't have my children with me. Fire department was notified and the fire was put out by them. I have noticed that I am not the only person with the Journey that has had brake and tire issues. Now I am stuck without any means of transportation thanks to the brakes catching fire (warping rims and melted tires from it). Thankfully no one was injured.
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- Marietta, SC, USA