Dodge Journey AWD other reported problems

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HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED

NHTSA complaint #11230432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF NO WHERE. I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY ON THE VEHICLE AFTER I HAD ONE COMPLETELY DEAD. IT WAKES UP NEIGHBORS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. MY ALTERNATOR IS GOOD AND PROVIDES THE CORRECT AMPERAGE. IT HONKS WHEN STARTED, SITTING STILL AND OFF AND ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 MONTHS NOW.

NHTSA complaint #11229311 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CAR WILL NOT TURN ON. ONE DAY IT URNS ON FINE NEXT DAY WONT TURN ON.

NHTSA complaint #11190174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE HEAT DOES NOT GET HOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN DRIVING ANYWHERE OR WHEN PARKED. THE HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE STREET EXPRESSWAY AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND SHUTOFF. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING ON ALL ROADS. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR SOUND CHIMES CONTINUOUSLY WHILE I'M DRIVING ON ANY ROAD. I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR LAST WEEK IN THE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURE AND DISCOVERED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I GOT OUT THE CAR AND ALSO DISCOVERED HUGE AMOUNTS OF POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE SNOW WHERE I WAS PARKED. IT WAS EVIDENT SOMETHING RUPTURED CAUSING THE MY VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL OF IT'S POWER STEERING FLUID. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE THAT THESE RECALLS DO NOT EXIST FOR MY VEHICLE. I WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE ISSUES ON MY VEHICLE. IT'S CLEAR THAT THE DODGE JOURNEY HAS DEFAULTS. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ISSUES. PLEASE ASSIST WITH THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU.

NHTSA complaint #11173902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CAR OCCASIONALLY DOESN'T STAY IN HIGH GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEED TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF TO GET IT TO SHIFT TO HIGH GEAR AGAIN. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALSO DOESN'T HOLD ITSELF ON HILLS AT A LIGHT. IT ROLLS BACKWARD UNLESS I HOLD THE BREAK. AIR DIVERTER BOX BEHIND GLOVE BOX BANGS EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF.

NHTSA complaint #11170056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE HORN GOES OFF ON IT'S OWN, AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. IT GOES OFF TO THE POINT WHERE THE FUSE HAS TO BE PULLED, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A VEHICLE WITH AN INACTIVE HORN, CAUSING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE

NHTSA complaint #11142431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY RIGHT SIDE DOOR LATCHES ARE RATCHETING AND WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK PROPERLY EITHER WHEN USING THE REMOTE OR PRESSING THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH.

NHTSA complaint #11119659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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RANDOM CRANKING ISSUE. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. IT WILL CRANK AND MOVE AND AFTER I PARK SOMEWHERE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF THE NEXT TIME I GET READY TO GO SOMEWHERE IT WILL NOT CRANK. STARTER, IGNITION, BATTERY, BATTERY CABLES, ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE KEY TO LOCKSMITH TO MAKE SURE IT HASN'T LOST PROGRAMMING. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 18 TIMES THIS MONTH ALONE. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT CRANK WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY. WHETHER IN MY GARAGE OR AT THE GROCERY STORE. IT WON'T RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON REPAIR FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURE. PLEASE HELP!

NHTSA complaint #11113589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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HORN HAS STARTED HONKING INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY WHILE STATIONARY AND USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (THIS STARTED MID JUNE OF 2018). LAST NIGHT, STARTING AT 12:30AM, THE HORN HAS SOUNDED AT LEAST ONCE OR SEVERAL TIMES EVERY HOUR. CHANGING BATTERY IN REPLACEMENT KEY FOB HAS DONE NOTHING. (KEY FOB WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED SEVERAL YEARS AGO). CAN'T GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK SO HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.

NHTSA complaint #11112889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE HORN BLOWS LIKE YOU ARE HOLDING THE HORRN DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES N TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING. WE THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING IT. AT LEAST 4 TIMES IT WENT OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OCT. 2017 THEY TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSES. BECAUSE IT BLOWED ALL NIGHT AND IT KILLED THE BATTERY. THEY CALLED IT THE GHOST HORN. SO I'M DRIVING AROUND NOW IN THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT A HORN.

NHTSA complaint #11110992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT START, SOMETIMES IF YOU TURN THE KEY AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IT MAY START BUT NOT ANLWAYS. BATTERY AND STARTER ARE NEW. ALL ELECTRICAL IS GOOD. THE ISSUE IS AN UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL FORUMS WITH THIS COMPLAINT ON THE DODGE JOURNEY. NO MECHANIC CAN PINPOINT WHAT CAUSES THIS. I'VE BEEN STUCK SEVERAL TIMES FOR HOURS DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. IT MAY BE SOME SECURITY GLITCH OR SOMETHING. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND GET IT FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #11076023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AWD SXT LOCKING MECHANISM STOPPED WORKING. IT WORKED ALL DAY THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE KEY FOBS STOPPED WORKING. IT WILL TURN THE ALARM ON AND OFF BUT WILL NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK MY DOORS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS WON'T WORK EITHER. I CAN NOT USE MY HATCH BECAUSE IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. I NOW HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK MY DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AND LEAN MY SEAT BACK AND CRAWL TO THE BACK TO UNLOCK MY BACK DOORS. I USE THE MANUAL DOOR KEY TO GET IN MY CAR NOW. ALL ELECTRICAL BUTTONS ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT WORK. I CAN NOT CONTROL MY LOCKS, WINDOWS OR SIDE MIRRORS. ON TOP OF THAT MY CAR WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME ONLY WHEN IT CHOOSES TO. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. ALSO HAD KEY FOBS REPLACED LAST YEAR. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP WITH THESE ISSUES. IT IS BEYOND FRUSTRATING THAT THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL.

NHTSA complaint #11057708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I BOUGHT 9/2015 HAS HAD 3 TRANSFER CASES AT 3,000.00 EACH AND NOW NEEDS ANOTHER, CRACKED AND LEAKING AND NEED SEALS AND A PART. . AT THIS POINT IT NOW NEEDS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THAT GOES INTO THE TRANSFER CASE AND IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO DODGE. I HAVE A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO DRIVE SINCE SEPT 20TH, 2017. I WROTE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN MASSACHUSETTS. RECEIVED A LETTER ON OCT 12, 2017 FROM THEM , TELLING ME TO CONTACT YOUR DEPT RIGHT AWAY. I DRIVE MY VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS. I SAW LEAKING WHILE I WAS IN PARKING LOT AT WORK ON SEPT 15,2017 . I BROUGHT BACK TO AAMCO ON SEPT 16,2017 . BROUGHT IT TO AAMCO IN TURN THEY CALLED DODGE BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE NUMBER 4 TRANSFER CASE. I WAS TOLD, I HAD TO BRING TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID. AAMCO PUT IN 3 TRANSFER CASES. HARR DODGE IN WORCESTER, MA DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE ON SEPT 20, 2017 AND THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT WHAT IT NEEDS. WITH NO PART AVAILABLE IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS CAR NOW, NOT YEARS FROM NOW . THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IT IS PART OF THE DRIVESHAFT CONNECTION. THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS SINCE 2013 ABOUT THESE TRANSFER CASES LEAKING, CRACKED , SEALS LEAKING DRIVESHAFT PROBLEMS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS TAKING SO LONG FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I WANT CHRSYSLER DODGE TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND PURCHASE MY VEHICLE BACK. ALSO BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE WEAR AT 5, 000 MILES AND EVERY 5,000 MILES WHICH AGAIN IS A PROBLEM. HUNDRED OF COMPLAINTS SINCE 2012 AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED EITHER BY THIS SAFETY COMMISSION.

NHTSA complaint #11033516 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2009 DODGE JOURNEY FAILS TO START AT TIMES. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR 3. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH MANY OTHER COSTLY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE TO START HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON MANY OCCASIONS AND THE SUGGESTION TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL FIRST WOULD BE HELPFUL IF I COULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE, BUT I CAN'T...IT'S AS THOUGH THEY'RE LOCKED. AS A SINGLE MOM, THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING AS I AM ALWAYS ON THE GO BETWEEN WORK, SCHOOL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

NHTSA complaint #11032864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. I TURN THE KEY AND I HEAR ONE CLICK. IT HAS A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED. THE ENGINE ALSO DIED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER BEING PUT IN REVERSE. I CAN'T JUMP START MY CAR OR ANYTHING. IT REFUSES TO START.

NHTSA complaint #11023917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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IT'S NOT YOUR STARTER OR ALTERNATOR IT'S YOUR NEUTRAL CUT OUT (SAFETY SWITCH). HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO START. OWN A 2010 AND HAVE CALLED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AS IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. IF YOU DON'T GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM YOUR DEALER OR DODGE FILE A DEFECT COMPLAINT FORM AND GET THEM TO INVESTIGATE A RECALL. SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY WILL REIMBURSE YOU. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN IT IS SPORADIC, LOOKING UP THIS INFO. I SEE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES I NEED IT FIXED I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET STUCK I AM A SINGLE MOM.

NHTSA complaint #10993217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THIS CAR HONKS RANDOMLY OFF OR ON, LONG OR SHORT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT SCARES DRIVERS WHO AREN'T AWARE AND CAN CAUSE A DISTRACTION LEADING TO A ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10979685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY DODGE JOURNEY WILL NOT ALWAYS START IT WILL JUST CLICK THEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL START. MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. NOW MY GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, START THE CAR UP THE CAS TRACTION LIGHT IS ON AND THE GEAR WILL BE STUCK. SO I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEN I AM ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO GET IN YOUR CAR AND YOU CANNOT EITHER START IT OR IT JUST DO NOT MOVE .

NHTSA complaint #10893835 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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UNSAFE CONDITIONS IN ALL THE ISSUES WRITTEN 6/20/16 5/13 40,000 MILES - NOW 81,000 MILES IGNITION SWITCH - ISSUES, THE KEY FOB WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN.....DOORS, WINDOWS, ANYTHING ELECTRIC DOES NOT WORK. THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T UNLOCK THE CAR REMAINS LOCKED AND PASSENGERS ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR FOR A RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS. HORN BLOWING WITHOUT PUSHING THE HORN, WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND/OR PARKED. STORMY WEATHER IRONICALLY INCREASES THE CHANCE OF RANDOM HORN BLOWING. VERY UNSAFE. BEGAN MARCH 2015, APPROX. 65,000 MILES. THE DEALER AND DODGE 800 853-1403 SAY THAT THE CARS VIN # IS NOT ONE THAT HAS HAD A RECALL. ON THIS SITE, OVER 700,000 DODGE VEHICLES HAVE HAD A RECALL WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES. PAID APPROXIMATELY $900 IN LABOR AND PARTS (SEE INVOICE FROM HUFFINES DEALER), 2 BATTERIES IN 2 YEARS, 3/2015 $200.00, 6/20/16, $238.00

NHTSA complaint #10875433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY PROBLEMS FIRST STARTED WITH MY HORN AND ALARM RANDOMLY GOING OFF. THEN I GO OUT TO MY CAR AFTER WORK AND THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED, AND THE FRONT WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN. I DON'T CARRY THE REMOTE/FOB ON ME, SO THAT'S NOT THE CAUSE. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 2 SEPARATE TIMES NOW WHERE THE CAR HAS REMOTE STARTED ITSELF, WHILE THE KEYS WERE ON THE COUNTER AT MY HOUSE. THE FIRST TIME MY CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE, WITH THE DOOR CLOSED, WHEN I HEARD IT RUNNING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CATCH IT AND TURN IT OFF, BEFORE ANY CARBON MONOXIDE GOT IN THE HOUSE TO DO DAMAGE. NOW I PARK THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT IT IN THE GARAGE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT NIGHT. MY NEIGHBOR TEXTED ME THE OTHER NIGHT TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS RUNNING IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY WIFE, SON, AND I WERE ALL UPSTAIRS AND THE KEYS WERE DOWNSTAIRS. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. CARBON MONOXIDE CAN KILL.

NHTSA complaint #10781858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.