2014 Dodge Journey Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER WAITING A BRIEF MOMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

8/15/2014

THE CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE NEARLY GETTING INTO A WRECK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN ABOUT 21/2 WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAVE A PRINT OUT OF THE COMPUTER ANALYSIS. *TR

10/9/2014

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE HAD FRONT IMPACT WITH DITCH EMBANKMENT AFTER LEAVING ROAD ACROSS DITCH AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAUSED THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE AND UNENGAGED CAUSING THE WRECK. WHEN CHECKED IT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER PART. *TR

9/26/2014

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND. WE JUST GOT OVER THE TOP OF A HILL AND GOING DOWN HILL AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. STOPPED 5 FEET FROM A TELEPHONE POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LICCARDI DODGE. THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE WERE SHAKEN UP FROM THE INCIDENT AND I TRADED THE VEHICLE IN FEARING FOR MY LIFE. I HAD ONLY MADE ONE PAYMENT ON THE CAR SO I HAD $16,000 OF INEQUITY. I TRADED IT IN ON 9/29/14 NOT TAKING CHANCES. I NOW HAVE A HUGE DEBT ON THE NEW CAR BECAUSE OF THIS AND HUGE PAYMENTS. VERY DISAPPOINTED. HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS. *TR

10/1/2014

THE VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO START INITIALLY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WILL START AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR. ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OUT AND THE DASH WILL GO BLANK AND HAVE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, I.E. ABS, AIRBAGS, ESC, TPMS, ENGINE MIL, AND SERVICE AWD. THE WIPERS WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES AND THE BLINKERS OR HAZARD LIGHTS WONT WORK. THIS IS CONCERNING DUE TO THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

4/24/2014

DVD SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THOUGHT DVD WAS JUST STUCK IN THE PLAYER. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO FIX AND WAS INFORMED IT JUST QUIT WORKING. HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AND NOW HAVING TO WAIT FOR A NEW DVD SYSTEM, HOPING NO OTHER ISSUES ARISE! *JS

7/29/2014

ON THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014, I WAS LEAVING THE CITY DRIVING MY NEW 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE MINUTE THE ESC DISPLAY APPEARED AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED TO THE POINT OF ALMOST CUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THIS OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AT STOP LIGHTS, AFTER PULLING OFF FROM THE STOP LIGHTS, ETC. THIS OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT, SUNNY DAY, NO RAIN IN SIGHT. EVENTUALLY, AFTER GETTING ONTO A LONGER STRETCH OF ROAD, THE CONSTANT DECELERATION IN SPEED STOPPED AND THE ESC DISPLAY INDICATOR STOPPED TURNING ON AND OFF. I TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NO CODES OR OTHER ISSUES COULD BE DISCOVERED. *TR

7/11/2014

THE CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE NEARLY GETTING INTO A WRECK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN ABOUT 21/2 WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAVE A PRINT OUT OF THE COMPUTER ANALYSIS. *TR

10/9/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1500. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

3/20/2014

I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING RIGHT INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS GOING 8 MPH WHEN I NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND THE RPMS WERE AT 0. MY ENGINE STALLED FOR NO REASON. I HAVE PUSH BUTTON START/IGNITION, SO THIS IS NOT A CASE OF A HEAVY KEYCHAIN MOVING THE IGNITION INTO AUXILIARY OR OFF MODE.. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE DRIVES MY SON AND DAUGHTER EVERYWHERE. I AM VERY WORRIED THIS COULD HAPPEN IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION OR AT HIGHER SPEED! I'M NOT A MECHANIC, BUT I HAVE NOTICED WITH THE V6/AUTO 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION, THIS CAR HAS VERY STRANGE SHIFTING PROGRAMS / "CURVES". IT SEEMS TO SHIFT EARLY AND SOMETIMES WHEN SLOWING DOWN, IT'S LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT QUICKLY ENOUGH. THAT MAY BE THE CAUSE FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. BOTTOM LINE, I NEED TO KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR! *TR

11/29/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S DRIVER FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND KNEE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300.

4/25/2014

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE HAD FRONT IMPACT WITH DITCH EMBANKMENT AFTER LEAVING ROAD ACROSS DITCH AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAUSED THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE AND UNENGAGED CAUSING THE WRECK. WHEN CHECKED IT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER PART. *TR

9/26/2014

2014 DODGE JOURNEY PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER, I MONTH LATER RADIO PANEL WOULD GO BLANK FOR A FEW SECONDS AND COME BACK ON , HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WEA TOLD COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES, AT THIS TIME IT IS STILL HAPPENING, ALSO I TAKE MY JOURNEY IN FOR SERVICE EVERY 3500-4000 FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD I NEED 2 NEW FRONT TIRES KHUMO TIRES AT THAT TIME I HAD ONLY 27000 MILES HE SHOWED HOW THE THREADS ARE SHOWING THROUGH THE RUBBER , I HAVE NOT ABUSED DRIVING OF MY JOURNEY SERVICE PERSON SAID TO ME THAT LOOKING AT THE TIRES HE COULD TELL THAT I DO NOT ABUSE THE DRIVING OF THIS AUTO I OBEY ALL SPEED LIMITS, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GO FAST ON THE ROAD I LET THEM GO PAST ME , I AM A HANDICAPPED PERSON , BUT I AM NOT GOING TO BUY 2 NEW TIRES, I WANT THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE MY TIRES, I WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS JOURNEY, AND IF THE TIRES BLOW, THEN I WILL HOLD EVERYONE RESPONSIBLE OF PUTTING MONEY VALUE OVER A PERSONS SAFETY, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEALERS SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST OVER $300 TO REPLACE THESE TIRES , I HAVE NOT PUT 30000 MILES ON MY JOURNEY AS OF THIS DAY SO I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A REPLACEMENT OR SOME KIND OF A BIG DISCOUNT, NOW FOR MAY RADIO PANEL THAT GOES BLANK EVERY SO OFTEN I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER AND AS THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THE SAME, SO I JUST HOPE THAT I OR MY WIFE TO NOT GET INJURED WHEN I'M DRIVING IF THE TIRES GIVE OUT. [XXX] VIN UNAVAILABLE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

7/27/2015

WHILE DRIVING WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENTIRE RADIO SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN AND REBOOT. THE AIR AND ALL CUTS OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE SCREEN HAS WENT BLACK, AND FULLNOF WILDNCOLOR AND JUST SIMPLE FALLS WHEN THIS HAPOENS THE SYSTEM REBOOTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK. =/ ALSO IS STALLING AND BRAKE PETAL IS VERY HARD TO PUSH WHEN TRYING TO START.

8/19/2015

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND. WE JUST GOT OVER THE TOP OF A HILL AND GOING DOWN HILL AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. STOPPED 5 FEET FROM A TELEPHONE POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LICCARDI DODGE. THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE WERE SHAKEN UP FROM THE INCIDENT AND I TRADED THE VEHICLE IN FEARING FOR MY LIFE. I HAD ONLY MADE ONE PAYMENT ON THE CAR SO I HAD $16,000 OF INEQUITY. I TRADED IT IN ON 9/29/14 NOT TAKING CHANCES. I NOW HAVE A HUGE DEBT ON THE NEW CAR BECAUSE OF THIS AND HUGE PAYMENTS. VERY DISAPPOINTED. HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS. *TR

10/1/2014

THE CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE NEARLY GETTING INTO A WRECK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN ABOUT 21/2 WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAVE A PRINT OUT OF THE COMPUTER ANALYSIS. *TR

10/9/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. UPDATED 02/23/2016*LJ *CN

12/29/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

1/21/2016

SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING MY VEHICLE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY SUCH AS WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN RACING. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION WHEN ON AN ON RAMP TO AN INTERSTATE I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE TACHOMETER RED LINED (EXCEEDED 7000 RPM'S) WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN INPUT TO THE GAS PEDDLE. THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE CONTINUED AND I EXPERIENCE OCCASIONAL AND INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLING EVEN DAYS AFTER REFUELING. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. ON A MYRIAD OF OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

8/27/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

12/15/2015

THE FIRST DAY DROVE THIS BRAND NEW DODGE JOURNEY TO WORK. AND CAME BACK WITH THE HOOD RELEASED. THE ONLY THING IT COULD HAPPEN WAS I ACCIDENTALLY TOUCH THE HOOD RELEASE HANDLE WHEN I APPLY/RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE, BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO CLOSED. IT IS A REALLY BAD DESIGN. *TR

11/6/2014

I OWN A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY... ONLY HAD IT 6 MONTHS! I HIT A DEER (ABOUT 200 LBS/ HUSBAND SAID IT WOULD BE A 10-12 POINT IF IT HAD ANTLERS THIS TIME OF YEAR). I WAS RUNNING ABOUT 53-57 MPH, OUT THE CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW THE DEER ABOUT TO RUN OUT, GRABBED THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND JUST HELD ON. THERE WAS NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING ELSE, THE ROADS WERE WET SO I DIDN'T HIT THE BRAKES HARD (DIDN'T WANT THEM TO LOCK-UP) BUT I DID STAY ON THEM. THANKFULLY THE DEER WAS COMING TO THE GROUND (ALREADY JUMPED) WHEN I HIT HIM, BECAUSE IF NOT HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN OUR WINDSHIELD. I HIT THE DEER SQUARE... HIS BODY CAVED THE RADIATOR IN AMONG OTHER THINGS! THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT! I UNDERSTAND SENSORS IN CARS AND ALL THAT BUT REGARDLESS IF YOU HIT "SOMEONE OR SOMETHING" AS HARD AS I HIT THAT DEER... THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE CERTAINLY DEPLOYED. I AM THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL THAT IT WAS A DEER AND NOT A TREE! WISH I KNEW HOW TO GET THESE COMPLAINTS STRAIGHT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP! MAKES ME VERY UNEASY ABOUT MY CAR NOW. OBVIOUSLY, THE CAR IS NOT FIXED YET, STILL SITTING IN MY YARD WAITING FOR THE ADJUSTER TO COME OUT. NOT TOO SURE WE ARE GOING TO KEEP IT ONCE IT GETS FIXED. I HAVE CHILDREN (TWIN 5 YEARS OLD DAUGHTERS) DO NOT WANT THEM IN AN UNSAFE CAR! *TR

4/27/2015

DRINING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. *TR

2/18/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOULUS KH16 TIRES, SIZE: 225/55/R16. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS LOW. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

8/26/2015

OUR VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A NORMAL THING WITH THE DODGE JOURNEY BUT ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE ANYWAYS. AFTER AN INSPECTION, OUR TIRES ON OUR 6-MONTH OLD CAR HAD BEEN WORN DOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE COMPANY REQUESTED AN ALIGNMENT CHECK AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS ARE BENT. WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS/CAR COLLISIONS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORP ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHO IS LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER BUT CLAIM THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS AND HAVE ONLY HAD COSMETIC WORK DONE TO THE LEFT SIDE DOOR (PAINT ONLY). *TR

4/8/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING OUT UNEVENLY AND FASTER THAN THE REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,200.

2/22/2016

I WAS DRIVING MY DODGE JOURNEY ONE DAY AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING THAT SOMEBODY WASN'T BUCKLED BUT I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. SO I LEANED FORWARD AND MY SEAT BELT CAME UNLOCKED. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THINKING IT WAS JUST ME MAYBE I DIDN'T BUCKLE IT IN RIGHT. THEN I BUCKLED UP AGAIN AND LATER ON THAT DAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND IT DID THE SAME THING. SHE SAID SHE HEARD A CLICK NOISE AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT AND DING NOISE CAME ON SO SHE LEANED FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT LOCKED IT HAD CAME UNLOCKED FROM THE DRIVER SEAT PART THAT YOU CONNECT THE STRAP INTO. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN OFF AND ON AND NOW WE WIGGLE IT TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS LOCKED BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK. THE SEAT BELT WILL CLICK AND LOCK BUT WILL SOME HOW IT COMES UNDONE LATER WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. SO WE HEAR THE CLICK NOISE WHEN IT LOCKS AND WE PULL ON IT TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS LOCKED AND IT DOES FINE SOMETIMES AND THEN OTHER DAYS IT COMES UNLOCKED WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. NOW WE KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO COME UNLOCKED BECAUSE YOU CAN HEAR IT MAKE A CLICK NOISE AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT AND DINGING NOISE COMES ON AND WE RIGHT AWAY KNOW ITS OUR SEAT BELT THAT CAME UNLOCKED. WE CALLED TO DEALERSHIP SO WE CAN GET IT FIXED JUST RECENTLY BUT WONT BE ABLE TO GET OUR VEHICLE IN UNTIL MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER AND CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BUT WONT BE ABLE TO GET IT IN FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. THIS IS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. WE TRAVEL ALOT FOR DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS FOR OUR YOUNGEST CHILD WHO HAS A DISABILITY SO THIS MAKES ME VERY WORRIED.

7/29/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

10/22/2015

2014 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE RECALL. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

8/31/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ RECALLS COMPLETED UPDATED 03/27/18*JB

10/5/2015

I PURCHASED A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY JUNE 6, 2014. THE FOLLOWING DAY MY WIFE NOTICED LARGE SPOTTING ON THE (6) SIDE GLASS PANELS- PROBLEM WITH THE POLARIZATION PROCESS. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR REPLACEMENT ON JUNE 9, 2014- THE CAR HAD 35 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER LLC DECLINED VEHICLE REPLACEMENT. THEY MADE THE DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO REPLACE ALL (6) SIDE PANELS OF GLASS. THE FIRST ATTEMPT RESULTED IN ANOTHER BATCH OF EQUALLY DEFECTIVE AUTO GLASS. BUT NOW I HAD NEW PROBLEMS. NOW THE WINDOWS BINDED AND SQUEAKED WITH EVERY WINDOW USE. I DEMANDED VEHICLE REPLACEMENT AGAIN. THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER LLC AGAIN DECLINED. THEY WANTED ONE MORE SHOT AT REPLACING THE AUTO GLASS. THIS 2ND ATTEMPT RESULTED IN ANOTHER BATCH OF DEFECTIVE AUTO GLASS AND THE WINDOWS SQUEAKED AND BINDED. ALSO NOW I HAD BODY DAMAGE AS BOTH REAR DOORS HAD (4) INCH CREASES IN THEM FROM THE REPAIR ATTEMPT. I DEMANDED VEHICLE REPLACEMENT AGAIN. THE CAR HAD SLIGHTLY OVER 100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME. CHRYSLER REFUSED REPLACEMENT AND STATED THEY WERE DONE WORKING ON THE CAR. I TRADED IN THIS 2014 DODGE JOURNEY AND TOOK A 5,000.00 LOSS. THIS WAS ON A CAR THAT HAD 168 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER ME A BUY BACK OR GOODWILL ALLOWANCE ON A VEHICLE THAT I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN AFTER (2) FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND THE WINDOWS STILL WERE BINDING. *TR

12/8/2014

BOUGHT THIS WONDERFUL (NOT) CAR TO REPLACE MY MINIVAN. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, WHEN I WOULD PUT MY CELL PHONE IN THE "CAVE" UNDER THE RADIO, THE RADIO WOULD SCAN. DID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVENTUALLY WHEN I OPENED THE DOORS (A COUPLE OF TIMES), THE RADIO ACTUALLY MUTED,,,,THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND THEY REPLACED THE RADIO, THEN SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH THE RADIO....BUTTTT, IT STILL DOES IT. MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH COUNTRY ROADS, THE READ END GETS LOOSE. AFTER HE ASKED ME 1) DO YOU DRIVE FAST THROUGH ON THE COUNTRY ROADS AND 2) DO I LIVE IN IN THE COUNTRY (BOTH NO ANSWERS), THEY "CHECKED IT OUT" AND BAM....NEW SHOCKS ON THE BACK. KINDA MIFFED THAT THEY QUESTIONED MY DRIVING ABILITY ACTUALLY. I TOLD THEM THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SHIFT WEIRD. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THERE WAS AN "UPGRADE" THAT COULD BE DONE, AND THEY DID IT. SEEMED TO WORK FOR A WHILE, BUT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. TURNED THE REAR WIPER ON AND OFF (LIGHT RAIN) AND IT KEPT GOING. I DID NOT PUSH THE WASHER OPTION, AND KNOW HOW TO WORK A REAR WIPER, BUT WHEN I MENTIONED THAT TO THEM, THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS AN IDIOT AND EXPLAINED HOW THE WASHER OPTION WORKS. BUT OF COURSE, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WITH MY NEXT OIL CHANGE, THEY ARE CHECKING ON THE CREAKING SOUND THAT IT MAKES WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS AT SLOW SPEEDS....THEY THINK THAT IT IS THE BEARINGS IN MY LEAF SPRING, BUT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN WE HAD TO REPLACE A STRUT ON MY VAN. ALL IN ALL, I LIKE THE ROOM AND SETUP OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, BUT BOY....I HAVE NEVER PAID SO MUCH FOR A LEMON IN MY LIFE!! AND....GUESS WHO DIDN'T BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY????? YOU GUESSED IT.

6/13/2015

RECIVED RECALL OF THE ABS MODUEL, PASSENGER SEAT SOMETIME FALLS FOR NO REASON. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE CAR TO GOING INTO GEAR AND NOT COMING OUT OF GEAR. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE. THEY ADVISED IT HAD BEEN FIXED BUT IT STILL GET STUCK FROM TIME TO TIME. I DO NO FEEL SAFE IN THIS CARE AND FEEL LIKE I AM STUCK IN A VEHICLE I CAN'T TRUST. IN THESE INSTANCES THE SEAT WE WHERE ON THE HIGHWAY. MOVING FROM GEAR TO PARK OR PARK TO GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

12/16/2015

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST IN MY 2014 JOURNEY DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. IT SLAMMED MY WIFE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH.

6/29/2016

HAVE HAD THE HOOD RELEASE NEXT OT THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL. OPEN THE HOOD WITHOUT NOTIFICATION.THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO THE HOOD LATCH. EACH TIME YOU RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE THE HOOD RELEASES. *TR

10/1/2014

OUR VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A NORMAL THING WITH THE DODGE JOURNEY BUT ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE ANYWAYS. AFTER AN INSPECTION, OUR TIRES ON OUR 6-MONTH OLD CAR HAD BEEN WORN DOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE COMPANY REQUESTED AN ALIGNMENT CHECK AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS ARE BENT. WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS/CAR COLLISIONS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORP ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHO IS LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER BUT CLAIM THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS AND HAVE ONLY HAD COSMETIC WORK DONE TO THE LEFT SIDE DOOR (PAINT ONLY). *TR

4/8/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN LOCKING THE VEHICLE AND EXITING, ALL FOUR DOORS UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

2/12/2015

THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED ABOVE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO UNLOCK BY ITSELF ON A CONTINUING, BUT NOT REGULAR BASIS. THIS OCCURS UPON LEAVING THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASION. PER THE DEALER REQUEST, WE BEGAN RECORDING THE NUMBER OF TIMES AND LOCATIONS. THE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT OR DEFINE THE ISSUE BY FIAT CHRYSLER AMERICA AND BLUE WATER CHRYSLER-DODGE- JEEP HAVE GARNERED NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES. I BELIEVE THE COMPROMISES MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS IT REMAINS UNCORRECTED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP SEVEN TIMES FOR THE ISSUE. ....UPDATED 11/18/15 *BF

11/18/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ODOR WAS DETECTED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

10/21/2016

P2173

4/21/2017

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2014 AND THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT MY HOOD HAS COME OPENED! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO INQUIRE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND WAS TOLD NO. I THEN ASKED FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK INTO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT A DODGE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY? I CALLED THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HOOD RELEASE IS TO THE LEFT OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, KNEE LEVEL. AND WHEN YOU RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE HOOD LATCH WILL UNLATCH. THIS IS TOO SCARY AS THIS IS THE 2ND TIME AND I DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK. THE SERVICE GUY NAMED [XXX] TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, IT HAS A SECURITY LOCK LATCH. THAT'S IT I AM TRADING IT IN FOR ANOTHER MAKE, MODEL VEHICLE, I FELL IN LOVE WITH VEHICLE WHEN I RENTED ONE. BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET ME KILLED. SO THAT MEANS I HAVE TO STAY OFF THE HIGHWAYS UNTIL I CAN REPLACE IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

10/10/2014

OUR DVD/NAVIGATION SYSTEM RANDOMLY POWERS OFF AND RESTARTS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN "UPDATED" AND HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED 3 TIMES AND OUR VEHICLE IS IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN RIGHT NOW. *TR

4/8/2015

ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE BACK DOORS NOT LOCKING WHEN IN DRIVE LIKE THEY USE TO. MY SONS DOOR DIDN'T LOCK LIKE NORMAL (INSIDE DOOR CHILD LOCK WAS LOCKED TOO) BUT WORSE OF ALL MY CAR DIDN'T EVEN SHOW THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN IN THE BACK AND I DIDN'T HEAR HIM FALL OUT AND IT OPEN AND HE FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING, MY CHECK ENGINE HAS BEEN ON AND MY OUTSIDE TEMP ON CAR DASH READS 185 ALL THE TIME, IT LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO ALSO TURNS VOLUME UP AND DOWN AND CHANNELS CHANGES BY ITSELF. MY WIPES BACK AND FRONT SOMETIMES GO AND DON'T TURN OFF. MY RIGHT FENDER IS NO LONGER ON THE CAR BECAUSE WHEN I GOT A FLAT AAA LIFTED THE CAR FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND THE FENDER JUST CAME OFF ON ONE SIDE LIKE BOLTS WEREN'T EVEN PLACE ON THERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND KIDS AND THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND DODGE WON'T HELP AND I'M VERY UPSIDE DOWN ON IT, IM A RECENTLY DIVORCED MOM WAITING FOR DISABILITY FOR MY BACK. I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IT WITH MORE MONEY DOWN. I PAID A DOWN 6500 AND PAY 400. PER MONTH AND NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO WORRY THAT MY KID WOULD FALL OUT WHILE CHILD LOCK WAS ON AND WHEN THE DOORS SHOULD LOCK, . NOW THIS NEW RECALL WITH THE ENGINE MAKES ME WORRIED TO DRIVE MY THREE KIDS TO SCHOOL OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER.

10/13/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE RADIO FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RADIO ACTIVATED AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

1/13/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY DOOR MIGHT HAVE BEEN LEFT OPEN, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. THE TECHNICIAN CHARGED UP THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,400.

7/28/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REFILLED THE AIR, BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE FACTORY TIRES TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAD A LEAK. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO REFILL THE TIRES WITH AIR. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WHEN MAKING TURNS. UPDATED 01/04/17.*JB

9/20/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

9/26/2016

2014 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WATER STAINS ON BACK CARGO LINER CAUSED BY WATER LEAKS FROM ANTENNA BASE/ BACK WASHER HOSE/REAR HARNESS GROMMET AND OTHER LOCATIONS. CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING A CLUNK WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE, LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED. A SPRING POPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. A WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN LEAKING FLUID. A BUSHING AND SEAL CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BOUGHT BACK IN FULL. UPDATED 06/14/2017*JS

6/14/2017