2010 Dodge Journey other reported problems

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On two separate occasions my doors have locked on there own while I was inside the car and I was not able to open the doors or manually unlock the door. My front lock levers are long enough that you can get a decent grip to pull them up and in normal cases they unlock pretty easy. But when they lock on your own I don't think you get pul) them up with a pair of vice grips. Both levers on the back doors drop almost all the way into the door panel. Most people probably can't open them even without them being glitched.. The only way I was able to unlock them was by the key fob. The unlock switches are useless as well. The changes of it happening are slim but if it happened during a flood or fire and I didn't know to use the key fob. There was no threat to me either time it happened and I still somewhat panicked. Lucky or I guess unlucky for me I knew it was probably a electrical problem since I also have some electric problems that happen as long as the main battery is connected. Key fob and key could be in another universe and my wipers will move, my horn will randomly go off. I've not had a horn since my mother bought me the vehicle. There is more and these seem to come and go. My doors random lock after I shut the doors. I have left my keys on the dash shut the door and got locked out. Once my dog's where in the car and it was hot inside. Luckily the locksmith was 2 minutes away and I didn't have to break a window. Another time the same thing happened with my dogs in the car and it instantly unlocked it self. The only other time it's happened when my keys were in the car I got my dog to step on the switch and unlock it. Now I just don't leave my keys in the car. Also every now and then my dash lights cannot go up to the brightest level because it turns on my interior lights before I can get to that level. So I have to keep them on dim or ride around with my dome lights on. Dodge wont calibrate a new computer. Ends up being a lot of $ to stay safe.

NHTSA complaint #11757835 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Car since bought either won't start or fails to come out of gear then stalls out in reverse or randomly in intersections I have small children and it's dangerous and several mechanic cant figure it out. Replaced batteries starters and issue continues

NHTSA complaint #11744916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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The ignition fob messed up on me and won’t start the key fobs not reading it shuts off

NHTSA complaint #11714702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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1. Driver headrest was broken while car was in driveway. I found the headrest broken and then reported to nhtsa. org after reading some Dodge forums

NHTSA complaint #11602939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Park / Natural switch, from my understanding there is no recall, but I have had some close encounter driving and my car just shuts off, I was told its the park/neutral switch., have to throw it in park foot on the brake try to put it in neutral and throw it back into park and start he engine. ugh.

NHTSA complaint #11569948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I bought this used from Rainbow Motor Sales. Ever since I have had trouble with the heating system. I have replaced the heater core. I have had this flushed also. Last winter only the driver side had heat. So far this fall it will blow nothing but cold air.

NHTSA complaint #11551063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Headrest busted open and hit my passenger

NHTSA complaint #11533822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Follow-up with the article in regards to a possible electrical problems in older Dodge Journey after a woman was trapped and died when her SUV caught fire in December. Issues reported warning lights started flashing, windshield wipers came on, the horn started honking, windows wouldn't go down and the doors wouldn't unlock. Those are of the TIPM that have been reported for years and nothing has been done. I have personal experienced everything that others witnessed with 2009 except for I have not had a fire yet, I have been stuck in my vehicle for times due to window won't go down and doors will not unlock. Horn , lights, wipers, continue to go off I have to pull fuses out all the time just so not to disturb the neighbors as it happens at all hours not just when driving it. It caused a brand new battery to swell up that was caught by a mechanic, the TIPM has been changed 2 times now and still have issues along with the battery was replaced 3 times so far and maybe this is why I have not had a fire because I continue to get a new one. This has been happening for

NHTSA complaint #11520602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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No heat in the front but somewhat heat in the rear back seats have change a lot of things to try to fix but still no heat for the front or second row only the 3rd row

NHTSA complaint #11491388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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When starting the auto can't put it in reverse or drive. Sometimes can't start car unless I put the key in alternator and place in neutral.

NHTSA complaint #11481635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WE PURCHASED OUR 2010 DODGE JOURNEY FROM AN AUCTION. RIGHT AWAY THERE WERE ALL SORTS OF ELECTRONIC ISSUES WITH VARIOUS BELLS & WHISTLES. MOST OF THESE WERE SOLVED ONCE WE PURCHASED A NEW FOB & HAD IT PROGRAMMED. HOWEVER, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE HORN WILL BLOW WITHOUT TOUCHING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WILL BLOW WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF, DOES NOT MATTER. MY HUSBAND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN UNDER THE HOOD IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND WHY THE HORN WILL NOT STOP BLOWING. I DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS AN UPDATE, HOWEVER, AFTER MUCH RESEARCHING ON THE WEB MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE UPDATE COMPLETED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HORN ISSUES STARTED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER, MANY MUCH SOONER. OUR VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY ANYONE ELSE. ALSO, THERE ARE NO WARNING LAMPS IN REGARDS TO THE HORN THAT HAVE COME ON. WE ARE LOOKING INTO HAVING A SEPARATE HORN INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS HORN ISSUE THAT COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE, IT'S QUITE UNBELIEVABLE THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO. (SEE BELOW- "Approximate date this incident occurred", OUR ISSUE IS ONGOING, WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 08-14-2021.)

NHTSA complaint #11439576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I just purchased a 2010 dodge journey. It has not been in an accident. This morning when getting in my car, I noticed the active headrest restraint has been deployed. I was not in an accident. The car with sitting in my driveway overnight.

NHTSA complaint #11438009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Drove to the park, parked the car. Went for a walk, came back 20 minutes later, car would not start. Turn the key, no sound, all dash light come one, car will not crank, no sound at all. towed the car to my house, and charged battery for a full day. Car same issue, will not crank, no noise. I turn the key to on, press on the brake and move to neutral, and car still no start. I use the remote starter, and car just clicks a few times and does not start. Basically turning the key to start, lights come on as usual, then no noise no crank no start. this is third day of trying to start this car, never had issues with it for over a year, and never with starting car. No warnings at all, no lights on to show anything bad before this, and no warning after it happened, scanner show no faulty codes detected. From the park waited to be towed and got home after 10 PM, safety, it got dark, it rained and unreliable to just not start.

NHTSA complaint #11430325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY HORN STARTED CHRIPING FOR NO REASON WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE BATTERIES OUT OF BOTH KEY FOBS AND WAS STILL GOING OFF. TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT THE FOB. I HAD TO REMOVE THE HORN FUSE TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11414383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE HORN IS BEEPING WHEN NOT IN VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING IT RANDOMLY BEEPS.

NHTSA complaint #11407806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. NOT IN ACCIDENT.VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

NHTSA complaint #11398999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I'M DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR AND MY HORN GOES OFF SPURRATDICALY. AND THIS WASN'T THE FIRST,SECOND, OR EVEN THIRD TIME. PEOPLE LOOKING AT ME AS IF TO SAY, WHAT? WHY ARE YOU HONKING AT US? THE HORN DOESN'T HAVE A PATTERN. SOMETIME IT SOUNDS LIKE MORSE CODE AND SOMETIMES IT LASTS FOR UP TO 15 SECONDS LIKE I'M HOLDING IT DOWN. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 24 HOURS AND IT GOES OFF DURING THE DAY AND EVEN LATE AT NIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO UPLOAD EXCEPT MY TESTAMONY. PLEASE HELP!

NHTSA complaint #11390891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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LAST EVENING WHILE SITTING IN HOUSE THE HORN STARTS GOING OFF. THEN WE REALIZED IT WAS OUR CAR. HUSBAND WENT OUT AND SAW THAT IT WAS OUR GRABBED KEY FOB AND FINALLY PUSHED THE PANIC BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STOPPED. THEN TODAY MID-MORNING IT STARTED HONKING AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING IT WE'VE FIGURED IT WASN'T ONLY US AND SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. BOTH TIMES IT WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONE AROUND IT CAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL CAMERAS AND LOOKED AND SAW NO ONE AROUND IT

NHTSA complaint #11388222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR ON A TURNING ROAD ONTO A HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE HARD. HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE REAR AS I LOST LIGHTS AS WELL AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SEEN AS IT WAS DARK AND THE VEHICLE IS BLACK. WHEN PULLED OVER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. AFTER THE 2ND TIME TURNING THE KEY IT STARTED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE PRESENT ON THE CAR OTHER THAN A TPMS SENSOR.

NHTSA complaint #11378157 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. IT WILL START SEVERAL TIMES. THEN I TRY TO START IT AND IT JUST CLICKS OVER & OVER. I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY FOB SOMETIMES 20 TIMES BEFORE IT CRANKS ON. IT'S WHEN CAR IS OFF & PARKED AND I GO TO START IT.

NHTSA complaint #11375466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHEN I GO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I CAN BE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING SPOT AT A STORE AND WOULD HAVE TO TURN KEY TO OFF AND RESTART CAR AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I PUT IT IN DRIVE. PLUS THE HORN GOES OFF OCCASIONALLY.

NHTSA complaint #11361976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE HORN BEGINS TO SOUND ON ITS OWN AND AT SHORT AND/OR LONG BURTS AND A COMBINATION OF BOTH WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP THIS. THIS CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS!

NHTSA complaint #11353388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE CAR WILL NOT START ....I CAN JUMP IT ...GET IT RUNNING BUT THEN WITHIN 2 HOURS IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING AND NOTHING IS WORKING FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE DODGE JOURNEY AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY DODGE ....THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD....PLEASE PLEASE RESEARCH THIS AND MAKE DODGE DO SOMETHING...I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING TESTS OUT FINE WITH IT ....MY 16 YEAR OLD SON DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HIM BECAUSE OF THE CAR MALFUNCTION I WILL SUE THE [XXX]OFF DODGE !!! INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #11350755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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HORN INADVERTENTLY GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, HAD TO PULL THE FUSES. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11349709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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HORN BEGINS HONKING RANDOMLY, MOST OF THE TIME WHILE STATIONARY AND NO ONE WAS IN IT. DID START HONKING WHILE I WAS IN IT BUT NOT DRIVING IT. PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY

NHTSA complaint #11341378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I WALKED OUTSIDE TO MY JOURNEY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADREST WAS DEPLOYED WITH NO OCCUPANCY AT THE TIME. THE LITTLE BLACK CLIPS ARE BROKEN AND I CANNOT PULL IT BACK DOWN TO DISENGAGE.

NHTSA complaint #11310884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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FOR A A FEW YEARS NOW I HAVE DEALING WITH HORN HONKING ON ITS OWN. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED RANDOMLY. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE AND NOTHING WORKS. I READ LOTS OF COMPLAINT WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON DODGEFORUM.COM BUT AGAIN NO SOLUTION. ON 2/17/20 I NEARLY HAD A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE I DONT HAVE A HORN, I'VE BEEN TAKING OUT THE FUSE BECAUSE OF THE RANDOM HONKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN ONCE ALMOST GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE IF HORN ISSUE. I COMMUTE 2 HOURS A DAY FOR WORK SOMETIMES MORE AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE USING CAR BUT HAVE NO CHOICE. FOR SO MANY YEARS NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM BY DODGE.

NHTSA complaint #11310667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE HEADREST ON OUR 2010 DODGE JOURNEY POPPED OPEN AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN I-20. NO ACCIDENT, NO BUMP IN THE ROAD, NO SUDDEN STOP... IT JUST SPRUNG OPEN AND SMACKED MY HUSBAND IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

NHTSA complaint #11309845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.