2013 DODGE JOURNEY Electrical System Problems

Cusumer choice automotive 1706 lower Roswell rd. Sold me a vehicle with a branded title with /knowledge it was a total loss vehicle now the ABS and traction lights or on the seatbelt deployed light is on air sensor light on and brakes or grinding I purchased on 10-4- 2025 this is November-20-2025 I asked for refund and to cancel they say as is not sure this is a wreck or flooded vehicle

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the Push to START button was pressed; however, the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the brake pedal felt firm and added force was needed to depress the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with ETC (Electronic Throttle Control) system failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that most recently, the failure reoccurred, and the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Recently I have been having issues with the rear back up camera in the vehicle not working turning off beeping when nothing is around, also glitching and showing the camera upside down. I am also experiencing battery drainage in the vehicle I have just had the battery replaced and the alternator replaced as well, while I am searching online for common issues this seems to be happening to a large amount of people and the issues just keep equaling out to more then one problem. Motors staying on, electrical problems, constant power draws, many more issues I have many links to articles with dodge journey owners having numerous issues and dodge not wanting to fix anything or recall things to fix their mistakes. I can add links to this page. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Battery, car started turning off. Turned off on us when we made a stop right after getting off of freeway, luckily no car were coming. Changed Battery but still had problems. Then check engine light turned on, car stared pulling, had a mechanic check it and said it was the engine. We would have to replace it and that's those kind of cars we're having a lot of problems.

Electrical system keeps failing. Ecm emitts erroneous commands and changing it doesn’t solve the problem. Dealer won’t work on it and Chrysler doesn’t know. Research says that this is happening by the thousands.

The car inside electrical would turn on, radio on, lighting on, fan on, but the engine light would be on and the car would not start. Not even a tow truck can jump it. I've fixed it once and they said it was the alternator, but that was 6 mths ago.

I was getting into leave my car and three lights came up. The traction light, ABS, and my Brake light. It rained really hard yesterday and now I have all three lights on my dash. Supposedly the recall is no more and I have to pay out of pocket. I just bought this car back in May of 2022. I should not be held responsible for paying out of pocket for this recall. I need help getting this fixed.

Our 2013 Dodge Journey (only owners) has had a few recalls and had multiple challenges with overheating within the engine. Although, We have had all the recalls we are aware of completed it continues to shut off and not start. Ours, our children, and other passengers safety has been at risk as we have been strained with no running vehicle and the unknown if the vehicle will just shut off while in operation. While we can not guarantee the sources of the general internet it is a common search and alignment to say an abundance of 2013 Dodge Journey owners have experienced this and have been searching for answers yet have not received an adequate response. Our vehicle has been inspected by a Dodge facility, and two other independent mechanics to no avail we are in this situation with no answers nor solutions. Our check engine light has been present since we can remember and we were told on multiple attempts even after the engine beauty cover recall that it was ok, obviously it’s not and is sad the quality of the engine lasted barely 128,000 miles. Our Journey has been un-drivable as it is stated to need a new engine from the overheating.

Vehicle will not start. Took to dealership and they charged battery. After repairing some recommendations I got the car back and it wouldn’t start. Same issue as before, I took it back and they said it was dead battery. I paid for a new battery and drove it home. Next day it would not start. I’ve been reading some reader boards and I’m told it has to do with wiring to the transmission. It gets cold in Alaska and my daughter and granddaughter can’t be stranded in inclement weather. Tested the starter and the alternator and both are good. New battery and new key fob battery and still a no go. Dodge needs to figure this out, as their certified mechanics can’t seem to diagnose the issue.

MY CAR STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME (2014) IT HAPPENED I WAS MAKING A TURN ON A CITY STREET. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. IT JUST STALLED WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK FOR A SECOND TIME. I WAS WAITING ON A LIGHT ON A CITY STREET. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD I COULDN'T PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCHOOL ZONE. I TRIED STARTING IT AND NOTHING. TWO GENTLEMEN HAD TO PUSH MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, IMAGINE HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY SOMEONE WOULD OF HIT FROM ME BEHIND AS I HAD NO POWER AT ALL. THERE WAS NO WAY OF WARNING THE CARS BEHIND ME AS I HAD NO POWER. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN 1/2021 AND ALTERNATOR IN 3/2021. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE DODGE FORUM WEBSITE I BELIEVE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE FOR SAFETY ISSUES. ALSO MY BLUETOOTH SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING THAT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID COMPLAIN TO DODGE AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE DODGE FORUM WEBSITE. MY DODGE JOURNEY IS CURRENTLY AT A SHOP UNDER DIAGNOSTICS. IT MAKES IT UNSAFE FOR ME TO WANT TO DRIVE IT AT THIS POINT.

Mileage: 54,000

MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DIED ON MY 2013 DODGE JOURNEY OVER A YEAR AGO, I WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR, SO I PURCHASED ONE ON MY OWN, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. SO I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE TO FIND OUT THAT, IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CUT FROM REAR DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE THIS ISSUE SHOWED EXPOSED WIRING. EVERY TIME WITCH COULD. CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD PLEASE ADDRESS MY NUMBER IS [XXX] THE PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

Mileage: 95,000

THUS THE 4TH TIME WIN THIN A 2 YEAR PERIOD THAT MY 2013 DODGE JOURNEY LET ME SIT. TIME 1&2 BATTERY NEED TO BE REPLACED, A COSTLY BILL. 3RD TIME THE FUSE BLEW. ALL 3 TIMES MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & A WEEKS LET ME SIT. AS OF JAN. 8, AGAIN MY CAR LEAVING ME, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & A WEEKS LATER LEFT ME SIT. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT, I'M UNEMPLOYED & HAVE A CAR PAYMENT, I CAN'T AFFORD A COSTLY REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE JOURNEYS, WHY ON EARTH AREN'T YOU RECALLING THEM. I KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE COSTLY, BUT AT LEAST YOU MIGHT HAVE HAPPY CUSTOMERS. I'M THINKING OF SURRENDERING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS CONTINUOUS NO START PROBLEM. MY NEXT STEP IS TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER CAPITAL.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE DIED. DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES FLASHED OFF AND ON. SPEEDOMETER WENT BACK AND FORTH. THEN IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN. A COUPLE DAYS LATER IT DIED WHILE TURNING A CORNER. I HAD TO RESTART VEHICLE. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THAT I WENT TO START THE CAR AND NO LIGHTS, GAUGES OR NOTHING WORKED. THE BATTERY AND REMOTE KEY WERE FINE. CHECKED TO SEE IF HORN WOULD BLOW, IT WORKED. TRIED TO START AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR IT TO JUST DIE WHITE ON THE HIGHWAY GOIN AROUND A CURVE.

Mileage: 110,350

I'VE HAD MY JOURNEY FOR ONLY 7 YEARS. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE MODULE STOPPED WORKING SO I COULDN'T CONNECT MY IPHONE TO UCONNECT. I CALLED THE DEALERS AND ASKED HOW MUCH TO FIX THIS AND THEY SAID AN OUTRAGES AMOUNT OF OVER 200.00.SO I DECIDED NOT TO DEAL WITH THEM.BY THE WAY I WAS DRIVING. THIS WAS THE DODGE DEALERS IN WOODBURY NJ. A FEW DAYS AGO I REALIZE THAT MY AIR CONDITIONER TURNS ON BY ITSELF ONCE I SHUT IT OFF BY PUSHING THE AC BUTTON. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR

MY WHOLE STEERING COLUMN IS CAUSING PROBLEMS FROM AIRBAGS, MY WIPERS NOT WORKING NOW, SPEED-CONTROL WONT WORK., TRACTION CONTROL . CAUSING MY CAR TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSING MY CAR TO ALMOST ROLLOVER AS IT WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE MY TIRES INCLUDING THE BACK TIRES THE MOST.THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.THE LIGHT IS ON THE DASH, BUT NO ONE WILL FIX IT, I HAVE A SON WHO IS 14 YEARS OLD I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DEPENDABLE. MY SON HAS TO HAVE A LIVE AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER 100,000 ,MILES. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WHEN I FOUND ALL THIS OUT. THEY SAID OR THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CAR DOES HAVE RECALLS BUT WONT FIX THEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU ,[XXX] PS: THERE ARE STILL OTHER ISSUES NOT LISTED ABOVE. THE CAR IS LEAKING OIL AROUND THE OIL PAN. I AM SHOCKED AS I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DODGE LOVER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 85,968

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE LOCATE AT 2102 FEDERAL HWY A, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

THERE ARE 2 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNING MY DODGE JOURNEY. THE FIRST BEING ELECTRICAL, MY CLOCK RUNS FAST BECAUSE OF THE POWER FLOW TO IT. I HAVE 2 POWER OUTLETS IN MY CAR THAT DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND 1 OF THEM THE DEALERSHIP IN FLORIDA MESSED UP TO FIX ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE SECOND ISSUE IS WHEN I ACCELERATE MY TRANSMISSION CLICKS, I WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD I WAS CRAZY BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE NOISE AND NOW THAT I DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY THEY ARE REPORTING IT TO ME AND WANT ME TO PAY. THE LAST AND FINAL ISSUE IS MY BRAKES I HAVE HAD MY BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED AND MY BREAK MASTER CYLINDER AND I STILL KEEP LOSING MY BRAKES. IF I HAVE TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES OR PUT ANY REAL PRESSURE MY BRAKES GO SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR. BOTH OF THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE JUST GUESSING ON WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 84,000

MY DODGE JOURNEY'S ENGINE SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. NO LOSS OF LIGHTS OR RADIO, BUT THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF AND CAR CANNOT BE RESTARTED. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, AND RIGHT AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR DIED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED, AND HAD AN AUTO PART STORE DO SOME BASIC TESTS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A BAD BATTERY, HOWEVER WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE DAY AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY. THIS TIME I WAS ON A CITY STREET HAVING JUST EXITED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND AGAIN THE CAR JUST LOST POWER DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START AND COULD NOT BE JUMP STARTED SO HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET A CODE P061C, AND FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS TO UPDATE THE PCM. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS APPLIED TO THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT MY CAR CAN JUST SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 106,534

MY RADIO KEEPS CHANGING STATIONS AS I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP, SOMETIMES IT JUST DOES IT RANDOMLY ON ITS OWN. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONARY. VERY FRUSTRATING!

Mileage: 44,412

MY 2013 DODGE JOURNEY HAS A RANDOM NO START. IT WILL JUST CLICK. THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER ARE ALL GOOD. I USUALLY HAVE TO JUMP IT TO GET IT TO START. SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T EVEN WORK. IT WILL MAKE THE LIGHTS START TO GO HAYWIRE. THEY WILL FLICKER OR FLASH ON AND OFF. IT WILL SAY NO KEY DETECTED WHEN I'M LITERALLY SITTING WITH MY KEY FOB IN HAND. IT IS A PUSH BUTTON START. I HAVE GOT THE BATTERIES REPLACED IN THE KEY FOB AS WELL. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT RANDOM. IT'S HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE SO WE PARKED IT ON THE CURB WHERE IT WAS FLAT TO SEE OF MAYBE THE INCLINE OF THE DRIVEWAY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, BUT IT'S DONE IT ON FLAT SURFACES AS WELL. I HAVE TRIED TO LOOK UP REASONS WHY AND HAVE SEEN THIS AS AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF OTHER JOURNEY OWNERS. THIS STARTED BACK IN THE SPRING AND HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A WEEK THEN IT WILL STOP FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND THE CYCLE WILL START ALL OVER AGAIN.

Mileage: 77,000

FOR TWO YEARS BATTERY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HOLD CHARGE, EVEN WHEN REPLACED NEW, ENGINE RIDING ROUGH TO COMPLETE STOP IN ROAD, NO FLASHERS ETC. ALTERNATOR REPLACED COMPLETE ELECTRIC HARNESS BURNT, ALL FIXED STILL WILL NOT HOLD BATTERY CHARGE. NO CAR FOR TWO MONTHS. CAR STALLED IN ROAD.

Mileage: 72,000

CRANK SENSOR, CUT OUT TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS TIME AND HAD TO GET REPLACED! EACH TIME, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION! VERY DANGEROUS! HAD TO TOW VEHICLE EACH TIME. MY CHILD WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME THE FIRST TIME. I EXPECT FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR EACH INCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 93,000

WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2016 FOR THE SAME SAFETY CONCERNS OF JERKING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE OCCURRED TODAY. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE STALLING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHARGED US ALMOST $2000 OVER THESE LAST 3 YEARS. THESE CHARGES HAVE INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF TIRES, BATTERIES AND SENSORS WITHOUT RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS WHO ARE TRAVELLING IN OUR VEHICLE AND THOSE WHO ARE DRIVING AROUND US. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 46,362

STATIONARY AT THE TIME MECHANIC CAME, CAR HAD NOT BEEN RUNNING RIGHT, HESITATING WHILE DRIVING, AND STALLED IN DRIVEWAY. BATTERY NOT CHARGING OR HOLDING A CHARGE/ NO START, NO NOTHING SENT TO LOCAL MECHANIC - I HAVE NOT HAD A RUNNING CAR FOR FIVE WEEKS. ALTERNATOR SHOT, AND CHARGING SYSTEM, REQUIRES COMPLETE RE WIRE AS OF 8-13 / 3 BURNT WIRES, MECHANIC CALLED AUTO ELECTRIC SPECIALIST, INDICATED COMPLETE CHARGING SYSTEM BURNT UP.

Mileage: 72,523

VEHICLE NEVER SHIFTS RIGHT. DOORS SOMETIMES WON'T UNLOCK LEAVING ME STUCK INSIDE. STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD AFTER BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON AND ABS LIGHT CAUSING MY CAR RPMS TO FLY UP TO 4 REPEATEDLY AND I COULD BARELY GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD SAFELY BEFOELRE THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. WHEN I GO TO TURN IT BACK ON SAYS MY CAR IS NOT IN PARK WHICH IT IS. I REALLY HOPE I'M NOT DEALING WITH WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DEALT WITH WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY CAR IS ABOUT TO HIT 70K MILES. I GET EVERY SERVICE DONE TO IT. ALSO GOT THE BRAKES DONE NEW AND THEY STILL SQUEAK.

Mileage: 69,599

BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATOR WHICH I DID. AN HOUR LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THEN I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WHICH I DID. AFTER AN HOUR DRIVE THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY I HAD TO GET TOWED. I WAS TOLD TO GET AN ALTERNATOR FROM MOPAR WHICH I DID. NEW BATTERY ANOTHER NEW ALTERNATOR A NEW SENSOR NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.

Mileage: 101,000

FUEL HAND GOES TO EMPTY, LIGHTS POWER OFF,POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING, A/C CUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION BUT CAR WILL NOT CUT OFF UNLESS DISCONNECTED FROM BATTERY HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET BUT I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY AFTERWARDS JUST TO GET IT HOME WILL NOT CRANK FROM PUSH START BUTTON HAVE TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY AND HOLD DOWN A FUSE

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE HAD THE CAR THREE MONTHS AND THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AND THE BATTERY AND THE CAR IS DOING IT AGAIN IT WILL NOT START AND I'M AT THE END WITH THIS LEMON OF A CAR

Mileage: 108,195

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2012 AND SINCE THEN, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR AND DODGE KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. TO ME, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS I CANNOT GET TO THE BATTERY TO CHECK WATER OR STATUS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE OTHER DAY WHEN ALL THE IDIOT LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD!! E TN DODGE HAD JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY, UNDER WARRANTY, AS I HAD JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY TWO MONTHS EARLIER, AND NOW IT WAS DEAD, ONCE AGAIN, 1 YEAR LATER, ALMOST TO THE DAY. AND NOW IT'S BACK AT E TN DODGE, REPLACING THE BATTERY ONCE AGAIN. AND YET, DODGE KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THAT REPLACING THE BATTERY, ONCE A YEAR, IS NORMAL IN THIS AREA. I SPOKE WITH GEORGE STEPHENS AT THE DODGE DEALER AND HE WAS THE ONE WHO SAID THAT. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO "BRING IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER", CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME THIS FOUR TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 5 WEEKS DOWNTIME, BOTH AT THE DEALER AND ON THE ROAD/HOME TOTAL. I TRULY CANNOT GET ANYONE AT CHRYSLER TO LISTEN TO ME AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE OWNING THE CAR, MY REMOTE WILL NOT START THE CAR IF IT'S COLD. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY GO OUTSIDE, OPEN THE CAR DOOR, SIT IN THE SEAT AND START IT AS IF I WAS GOING TO USE IT RIGHT THAN AND THERE. I HAVE THE PAPERWORK WHERE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO ROCKY WILLIAMS DODGE, IN MT. JULIET, TN TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY SAID "NOTHING WRONG"....,TO ME, THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE AS IF I OR MY WIFE ARE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE BATTERY DIES, I AM STUCK. AND IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM SAWGRASS (5901 MADISON AVE, TAMARAC, FL 33321) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE WAS DAMAGED FROM MOISTURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOEY ACCARDI CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (909 S FEDERAL HWY, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33062) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,398.

Mileage: 99,398

MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE CHANGE RECENTLY ....PLUS THERE WAS HOLE. ON THE COOLANT LINE WHICH CAUSE. MY CAR TO OVER HEAT ...CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK FOR THE COOLANT WIRE AND THE ALTERNATOR ON 2013 MODELS

Mileage: 42,000

THE REAR HATCH WIRES THAT CONNECT TO THE HATCH ARE ALL FRAYED AND OR BROKEN CAUSING SPARKS AND NON FUNCTIONING HATCH LOCK SWITCH, BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS, AND DANGEROUS! THE PROBLEM IS DODGE CHEAPER OUT ON THE WIRES THEY USED AND THEY FALL APART AND BREAK ALSO THEY AREN'T LONG ENOUGH. MY OTHER ISSUE IS THE WIPERS ARE NOISY NO MATTER WHAT BRAND USED AND I MEAN REALLY LOUD, LASTLY THE WIPER SPRAY NOZZLE ON BACK DOESN'T SPRAY THE ONE ON THE HOOD BROKE OFF AND THE REAR WIPER DOESN'T WIPE THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD NEITHER DOES THE FRONT WIPERS! THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE CHEAP ELECTRICAL WIRING ON THIS CAR IT EASILY BREAKS OFF AND FALLS APART WITHIN 5 YEARS THE WIRES ARE NO LONGER USEABLE! DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THE WIRING 100%

TAKARA RECALL THE CAR IS RANDOMLY DRAINING THE BATTERY. THERE IS NOTHING PLUGGED IN NOR LIGHTS LEFT ON. MY CLOCK SEEMS TO GAIN TIME RANDOMLY AS WELL AS MY BLUETOOTH FUNCTION NOT RESPONDING. I CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND THEN PARK IT IN MY HEATED GARAGE GO OUT 30 MINS LATER AND THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. I ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY WHILE HAVING THE OLD BATTERY TESTED. SAME OCCURANCE. AND OLD BATTERY TESTED FINE AT AUTO ZONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS. THE CAR WILL START ONCE JUMPED.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AN INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, DISPLAYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. TRI STAR MOTORS SOMERSET (1260 N CENTERS AVE, SOMERSET, PA 15501) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DASHBOARD WAS EMITTING EXTREME HEAT ON THE FLOOR AND FIRE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF CONCORD (7630 HENDRICK AUTO PLAZA NW, CONCORD, NC 28027, (704) 467-8270) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE STARTER, BATTERY, AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

TAKATA RECALL SOMETIMES MY VEHICLE WILL NOT STAR,T BASICALLY EVERY WEEK. I CANNOT PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN NOTHING LIGHTS UP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT STOP GOING OFF AIRBAG LIGHT, ENGINE, AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ALL COME ON. IF CAR DOES START THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL AS LIGHTS THEN GAS GUNGE WILL GO TO ZERO, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF AND BLINKERS WILL NOT WORK, ALL HAPPENS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE YET NO CLEAR FIX. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND OUT RIGHT RIDICULOUS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THESE ISSUES HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVEWAY AND HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE HAVING MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR.

Mileage: 48,500

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START. I TRIED JUMP STARTING IT DIDN'T WORK. THE DISPLAY SAY VEHICLE NOT IN PARK. BATTERY IS FINE.

Mileage: 72,000

FOR OVER 2 YEARS I'VE TRIED VARIOUS THINGS TO GET MY REVERSE LIGHTS TO WORK. CHECKED FUSES, CHECKED THE BULBS. ONE DAY MY REVERSE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, MY HATCH STOPPED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE ALL OTHER DOORS COMPLIED. AND SOME OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER VIGOROUSLY YOUTUBING, I FOUND A VIDEO ON CHANGING THE LIFTGATE WIRING. WHERE I FOUND MY ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD!! WHEN I REMOVED THE WIRING HARNESS, 4 OF MY WIRES LOOKED AS THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN CUT. NO WONDER THINGS WEREN'T WORKING.. AFTER USING ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND ELECTRICAL TAPE MY REVERSE LIGHTS ARE NOW FIXED. HOWEVER, KNOWING I COULD'VE DIED IN A CAR FIRE JUST DOESN'T SIT WELL FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN.

Mileage: 110,000

WE HAVE OWNED OUR JOURNEY FOR THREE YEARS. STARTING LAST YEAR WE HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT NO ONE CAN FIX. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK OUR DOORS, ONE HAS TO PRESS UNLOCK AN UPWARD OF 5 TIMES. THIS HAS BECOME AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE AND POSES A THREAT TO SAFETY IF WE EVER GET IN AN ACCIDENT. DURING THESE EVENTS THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CLOCK IN THE JOURNEY WILL EITHER GAIN TIME OR LOOSE IT, WITHOUT US EVEN TOUCHING IT OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK OR MORE AT A TIME, WE'VE GIVEN UP ON SETTING IT AT ALL. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. ONE IN EVERY FOUR TIMES ENTERING THE JOURNEY, OUR MAIN DOME LIGHT (AROUND THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS) WILL BE ILLUMINATED WITHOUT ANY INTERACTION FROM US AND ITS NORMALLY ON FOR HOURS AT A TIME. STATIONARY IN OUR DRIVEWAY OR IN A PARKING LOT. FINALLY, OUR REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT OR SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. SOME DAYS IT WORKS PERFECTLY FINE AND OTHER DAYS WE ARE UNABLE TO TURN IT ON TO USE IT. I OFTEN GO OUT TO THE CAR AND NOTICE THE WIPER IS HALF DONE WIPING THE WINDOW AND STUCK THERE. RECENTLY IF YOU HIT A BUMP, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD GO OFF AND WIPE THE GLASS WITHOUT OUR INTERACTION. ALL OF THIS HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. ALSO JUST RECENTLY ITS NOTICED BY MY WIFE THAT THE JOURNEY SOMETIMES LOCKS IF WE SHUT THE DOOR WHILE WARMING IT UP. SHE MENTIONED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN LOCKING THE CAR IT WOULD HONK MORE THAN ONCE OR SOMETIMES THE KEY FOB WASN'T OPERATIONAL (LEADING TO US OPENING UP THE KEY FOB, MAKING SURE THE BATTERY WAS SEATED PROPERLY AND CLOSING IT BACK UP) THIS IS WHILE STATIONARY. THE DATE I HAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISN'T THE DATE OF THE OCCURRENCE BECAUSE THIS HAS ALL TAKEN PLACE OVER THE PAST YEAR TO A LITTLE LONGER THAN A YEAR. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO MORE THAN ONE REPAIR SHOP TO NO AVAIL.

Mileage: 99,000

TIPM DEFFECTID

Mileage: 20

I HAVE A 5YR. 100,00 ML WARRANTY ON THIS CAR BUMBER TO BUMBER . MONTHS OF PROBLEMS TO FIND OUT IT HAS INTERNAL FAILURE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE.. MONTHS OF CAR JUMPING, TOWING, DOORS LOCKING CANT GET OUT, LIGHTS FLASHING,2 RECALLS, BROUGHT A CAR BATTERY NOW ITS SITTING ON DODGE LOT SINCE 10/17/17.AN WILL NOT RUN. AS A CONSUMER WHO BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE BELIEVING DODGE WOULD HOLD TO THIS ACCOUNTABILITY TOTAL FAILURE AND WANTS ME TO PAY FOR IT THIS SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT JUMPER CABLES WERE PLACED ON THE BATTERY IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE JUMPER CABLES CAUGHT FIRE INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT USED A RAG TO REMOVE THE JUMPER CABLES FROM THE BATTERY AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN TO HER THUMB THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,730.

Mileage: 89,730

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CLOCK SET ITSELF AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE TIRE PRESSURE FLUCTUATED UP AND DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V273000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,695.

Mileage: 68,695

1. PROBLEM WITH DOORS NOT UNLOCKING FROM EXTERIOR DOOR LEVER BUTTON. 2. IGNITION NOT WORKING EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR GOES THROUGH CAR WASH. 3. INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF WHEN GOING THROUGH CAR WASH

Mileage: 113,950

BATTERY GOES DEAD FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS LEFT ALONE FROM 12 TO 48 HOURS. REPLACED BATTERY WITH A NEW TOP OF A LINE SEARS BEST.. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT THE END OF A WORK DAY STRANDED IN A PARKING SPOT IN A BAD SIDE OF TOWN. ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN DOORS DUE TO DEAD BATTERY. CONSTANT UNKNOWN BATTERY DRAIN!!! HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON!!

Mileage: 30,158

HI I RECEIVED VARIOUS FCA NOTIFICATION THE LAST TIME I LEFT THE CAR AT DADELAND DODGE DEALER IN MIAMI FLORIDA AND THE SUPPOSEDLY FIX A ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BUT NOW DID I TURN OFF THE AC THE AC TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY WITHOU I PUSH ANY BOTTOM NOW I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER FROM YOU ABOUT ABS PROBLEMS AND I DO WORRY ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS USE THIS CAR AND ALSO I PAY A LOAN AND MY CREDIT IS INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION CAN YOU SEND ME A REAL TECHNICIAN TO MY HOUSE OR SOMEBODY TO FIX IT WELL LIKE WHEN I BUY IT OR GIVE ME ANY GOOD OPTION BECAUSE IS THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY LET ME KNOW THANKS.

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. ON OCTOBER 5TH MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEGAN AND CONTINUE EVEN AFTER THE RECALLS HERE ADDRESSED. ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED, CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION QUIT WORKING DASH DISPLAYS/TOUCHSCREEN BEGAN TO FLICKER, BLUETOOTH/UCONNECT/VOICE SYSTEMS BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE, AMBIENT LIGHTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLICKERS ON AND OFF, AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM TURNED ON AFTER BEING SET TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE CABIN IS BEING CONTAMINATED BY FUMES AND BY THE FIBERGLASS SOUNDPROOFING THAT IS SOMEHOW ENTERING THE CABIN. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE RECALLS WERE ADDRESSED ABUT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES ARE DUE TO A SPEED CONTROL SENSOR, WANTS TO CHARGE ME THE $227 FOR THIS SENSOR, THE VOICE SYSTEM IS DUE TO ANOTHER MODULE (STILL AWAITING PRICING), CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE OCCURRING, NOR HOW THE FIBERGLASS AND FUMES ARE GETTING IN AND THAT NONE OF THIS IS COVERED BY THE RECALLS NOR BY MY MANUFACTURER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, AND HE KNOWS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T WRECKED DRIVING WITHOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS SO WE CAN PICK IT UP AND DRIVE IT UNTIL WE ARE READY TO ORDER THE PARTS AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR. FIBERGLASS CONTAMINATION IS A PRETTY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CAUSES CANCER AND VARIOUS OTHER HEALTH ISSUES, THE TRACTION CONTROL, DASHBOARD DISPLAY, AND ANTILOCK BREAKING SYSTEMS ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND THE RECALL STATED LOSS OF CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY

Mileage: 50,000

I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER/DEALERSHIP AT BOB CALDWELL ON MORSE RD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. I WAS TOLD THREE SEPARATE TIMES THEY COULD COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIRS AND EACH TIME I WAS THEN TOLD THEY CANNOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE BATTERY SAFER MODE WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,852.

Mileage: 72,852

ALL CONTROLS FOR THE HEAT/AIR/DEFOG WILL NOT WORK. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED ONCE BY DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY, BUT THIS NO LONGER WORKS. THIS WAS NOTICED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ ABOUT NUMEROUS FAILURES AND SHORTS WITHIN THE MODULES THAT CONTROLS THESE SYSTEMS. THIS HAS CAUSED DIFFICULTIES OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN CERTAIN WEATHER BECAUSE THE WINDOWS FOG UP.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, AND THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/25/16.*JB

Mileage: 50,000

PURCHASE DATE OF CAR WAS ROUGHLY 12/01/12. ON 08/23/15, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, SO IT WAS REPLACED THE SAME DAY. PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS NOTICING STRANGE THINGS LIKE THE A/C GOING FULL BLAST AND I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN IT OFF, ETC. CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN 12/07/15, AND I WAS AGAIN TOLD THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NOTHING, BUT CHARGED ME $150. BATTERY WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH SEARS, SO THEY REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. BATTERY DIED AGAIN 03/20/16 WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT IDLING FOR A WHILE. WENT ON VACATION FOR 10 DAYS IN SPRING OF 2016, SO VEHICLE SAT, AND I RETURNED TO A COMPLETELY DEAD BATTERY ON 04/05/16. JUMP STARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE IT A WHILE. VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT DOWN WHEN GETTING ON FREEWAY AND WAS REVVING WAY TOO HIGH, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, AND A BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. I TOOK IT TO SEARS AGAIN ON 04/14/16 (IT HAD SAT FOR 2 DAYS AGAIN, AND WOULDN'T START, SO HAD TO BE JUMPED). THEY'VE HAD IT A WEEK NOW, HAVE RUN ALL KINDS OF TESTS AND THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DETERMINE IS THAT THE BATTERY IS DRAINING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. SEARS IS GOING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY FOR ME AGAIN, BUT THERE IS CLEARLY A BIGGER ISSUE GOING ON HERE, AND I HOPE THIS IS RESEARCHED FURTHER. I ALSO SPOKE WITH A TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND HE ADVISED THEY HAVE NO RECALLS ON FILE FOR THIS ISSUE. AS AN ASIDE, WHEN RESEARCHING THE BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE, I RAN ACROSS THE FOLLOWING THREAD (SO I MAY HAVE SEARS REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR TOO, WHICH COULD BE A WASTE OF MONEY, BUT MAY BE A NECESSITY... WHO KNOWS): HTTP://WWW.LXFORUMS.COM/BOARD/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/352443-BATTERY-SAVER-MODE-BAD-ALTERNATOR-(MUST-READ)

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON THE CITY STREET IN MY 2013 DODGE JOURNEY SXT, A PERSON RAN THE RED LIGHT AND STRUCK ME NEAR THE GAS TANK AND THEN STRUCK ME A SECOND TIME IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SIX OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I AM HERE TODAY DUE TO THE BUILD OF THE 2013 DODGE JOURNEY SXT. I WAS SO SURPRISED THAT I WENT OUT AND PURCHASED ANOTHER DODGE JOURNEY.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500.

Mileage: 12,500

CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS FOR THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES. ALL 5 TIMES CAR HAS HAD A DEAD BATTERY IN THE MORNING, SOMETIMES ENOUGH TO HAVE DOOR LIGHTING/RADIO COME ON (BUT CAN'T START CAR) BUT USUALLY NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AT ALL. DIAGNOSED AS A "BAD BATTERY" TWICE, A BAD ALTERNATOR ONCE, AND AN ISSUE WITH THE GLOVEBOX LIGHT THE 4TH TIME. CAR BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN 1 WEEK LATER AFTER THE GLOVEBOX "FIX". CAR IS KEPT INSIDE THE GARAGE AT HOME AT ALL TIMES. THE FIRST DEAD BATTERY HAPPENED IN APRIL OF '15, THEN AGAIN JUNE '15, OCTOBER '15, AND TWICE AGAIN JAN '16. SOMETIMES THE CAR WAS DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES THE DAY BEFORE, AND SOMETIMES IT'S SAT IN THE GARAGE SINCE FRIDAY.

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED FROM 0 TO 20 MPH AND THE BATTERY SAVER MODE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIO FAILED AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

BATTERY KEPT GOING DEAD

Mileage: 5,000

I WAS AT THE DRIVE IN MOVIE AND HAD THE TRUCK RUNNING FOR PART OF THE MOVIE. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND JUST LISTENED TO THE REST OF THE MOVIE VIA MY RADIO AND HAD THE LIGHTS OFF. WHEN THE MOVIE WAS OVER I I COULD NOT CRANK MY TRUCK. YOU COULD SEE THE LIGHTS ON IN THE INSIDE BUT MY TRUCK DASH SAID MY KEY WAS NOT IN VEHICLE OF WHICH IT WAS. THEN IT SAID VEHICLE NOT IN PARK OF WHICH IT WAS. MY UCONNECT SCREEN KEPT TRYING TO LOAD AND WOULD JUST KEEP GOING OUT. I HAD 3 PEOPLE TRY TO JUMP IT JUST IN CASE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD EVEN THOUGH I KNEW IT WASN'T INCLUDING THE TOW SERVICE FOR MY INSURANCE. NONE OF THIS WORKED. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME NOW I CAN NOT LOCK MY VEHICLE CAUSE IT HAS NO POWER. MY DASH SAYS MY KEY IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE OF WHICH IT WAS AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK OF WHICH IT WAS. NOW ON MY DASH IT SAYS THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ARE ON: ETL ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, AND MIL MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT. I SAW A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE WHEN I SEARCH THIS ISSUE THIS HAS GOT TO BE FIXED CAUSED I AM A DOGE FAN BUT I CAN NOT KEEP A VEHICLE THAT I AM PAYING ON AND IT DOESN'T WORK. HELP

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO FAILED ALTERNATORS. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES. THE FIRST HAPPENED LESS THAN A YEAR. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE 2ND WAS RECENTLY REPLACED VIA AN EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT BUT STILL COST ME $200 FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE AND A BATTERY THAT WAS RUINED BY THE ALTERNATOR. EACH TIME I HAD A BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE, NOTHING ABOUT THE ALTERNATOR. THE 2ND TIME I WAS TRAVELING ACROSS COUNTRY AND THE VEICHLE STARTED DOWNSHIFTING AND ALL THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS STARTED RANDOMINGLY LIGHTING UP LIKE A PINBALL GAME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY SO I WOUND'T GET HIT. I WAS ALSO IN A SPARSELY POPULATED AREA AND WAS LUCKY TO GET TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP.

MY VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS, FOR A DEFECT AND NONCONFORMITY WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION CLUNK, DEFECTIVE A/C, DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS, DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR, AND RADIO FAILURE. THESE NONCONFORMITIES SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIR THE USE, VALUE AND SAFETY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTING ISSUES TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO FORCE IT INTO REVERSE, ESPECIALLY IF PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE DEFECTIVE A/C AND RADIO SEEM TO BE CONTAINED IN THE ALL-IN-ONE UNIT IN WHICH THE RADIO GOES OUT AND A/C WILL TURN ON AT RANDOM AND NOT TURN OFF. THE UNIT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED ONCE, ONLY FOR THE PROBLEM TO CONTINUE. THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW REGULATOR WAS A RESULT OF WIRING ISSUE BCM AND DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. I HAVE FILED A LEMON LAW SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER AND BILL LUKE, ONLY TO BE DECLINED AS THEY STATE IT WAS ALL WITHIN WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH NEARLY WHAT I OWE ON IT AND HAS A HUGE LIST OF REPAIRS THAT WOULD REFLECT NEGATIVELY ON CARFAX IN THE EVENT OF TRADE OR RESALE. I HAVE ATTACHED A SUMMARY OF REPAIRS, BUT HAVE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 34,263

WITHOUT WARNING ONE DAY THE CAR STARTED SMOKING THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE RIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY. I QUICKLY JUMPED OUT ON THE HWY ALMOST INTO TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE SUV THET WITHIN SECONDS QUICKLY ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE DEALERSHIP MADE NO MENTION ABOUT THE DEFECTS OR REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAIN/LAWSUIT TO SEEK A FULL REFUND ALONG WITH DAMAGES, PAIN AND SUFFERING.

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING SHE GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT ,IT FLIPPED TWICE. AND THEN MONDAY I GET A RECALL NOTICE ON MY WIVES CAR THAT HERS CAN SHUT DOWN. DODGE REALLY NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE DODGE JOURNEY, I'M FIXING TO GET A LAWYER AND SUE I GUESS IF NO ONE CAN TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON. SHE HADN'T EVEN PAID THE FIRST PAYMENT ON IT YET, KNOW FARM BUREAU WON'T STOP HER PAYMENTS, THIS IS CRAZY THE CAR IS TOTALLED AND COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. I WANT SOMETHING DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WE GET A LAWYER ON TO DIDGE!

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF AIR VENT (DRIVER SIDE NEAR WINDOW). PULLED OVER AND NOTICE BROWN\BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (WHERE WINDOW AND LOCK CONTROLS ARE). GOT KIDS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN CAR IS TURNED BACK ON THE DOOR CONTINUES TO SMOKE. WINDOWS HAVE OPENED AND CLOSED WITH NO POWER. WAS CAUTIONED NOT TO DRIVE IT AS IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE. READING OTHER RECALLS ON WINDOW SWITCHES THERE MAY BE A POSSIBILITY OF CATCHING FIRE WHILE SITTING STILL.

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL ON THE VEHICLE AND REPLACING THE DIP STICK, THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE BATTERY WITH THE DIP STICK AND SPARKS CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. THE END OF THE DIP STICK TURNED RED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT POWERED ON AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 05-26-15 *BF UPDATED 9/172015 *JS

Mileage: 7,000

VEHICLE WON'T START ON FIRST TRY. AFTER FIRST TRY LIGHTING BOLT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR IDLES ROUGH. I TURN VEHICLE OFF WAIT FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. THEN RETRY TO START VEHICLE. VEHICLE STARTS UP AND LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. FOR THE REST OF THE DAY THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS OK. ONCE THE CAR SITS OVERNIGHT AND I GO TO START IT THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT LIGHTING BOLT IS THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL. I WENT ON LINE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DODGE VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN AN RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOME TRAGIC ACCIDENTS FIRST, THEN LAWSUITS? DODGE TOLD ME THE COST TO FIX WOULD BE $400-$600. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2014, DODGE SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THIS FOR FREE. THIS IS A DODGE PRODUCT FAILURE AND NOTHING THAT I DID WRONG. THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, EVEN IF IT WAS DODGE SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 38,800

GLOVE BOX ILLUMINATION LIGHT STAYS ON. THE SWITCH DOES WORK WHEN DEPRESSED BY HAND, HOWEVER, THE GLOVE BOX DOES NOT SIT HIGH ENOUGH WHEN LATCHED TO DEPRESS THE SHUTOFF SWITCH FAR ENOUGH TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT. ATTEMPTED SEVERAL FIXES SUCH AS AN EMPTY GLOVE BOX TO NO AVAIL. THE ONLY TEMPORARY SOLUTION IS CLOSING THE GLOVE BOX WITH AN OBJECT BETWEEN THE SWITCH AND THE GLOVE BOX TO SHUT OFF THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR A VERY LONG TIME WHEN I NOTICED IT, AND WITH THE LIGHT BEING AN INCANDESCENT IT WAS VERY HOT. LIKELY TO START A FIRE IF A USER STORES NAPKINS OR OTHER PAPER PRODUCTS IN THE GLOVE BOX AND THEY REACH THE LIGHT AREA, WHICH CAN BE REACHED BY HAND WITH THE BOX OPEN. THE ONLY INDICATOR THAT THE LIGHT IS ON WHILE THE GLOVE BOX IS CLOSED IS A SMALL DIM LIGHT VISIBLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A KEYLESS PUSH TO START BUTTON FEATURE. AFTER THE CONTACT PRESSED THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE DOORS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,301.

Mileage: 39,301

EXISTING PROBLEM ~DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK.SOMETIMES I CANNOT GET IN MY VEHICLE, THEN SOMETIMES THE PERSONS IN BACK SEAT CANNOT GET OUT. THERE IS NO PATTERN IT MAY WORK FOR A WEEK DAY OR MONTH THEN START MESSING UP AGAIN. THIS TO ME COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CARRY MY GRANDMOTHER,MOTHER AND GRANDDAUGHTER IN MY VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. ALSO WHEN I GO TO WORK IT IS DARK OUTSIDE AND I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GET INTO MY CAR THEN NOT HAVE TO WAIT AND HOPE IT UNLOCKS. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES GETTING READY TO GO BACK FOR A 3RD TRIP. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I COULD NOT SET THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE I GOT THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 75 MPH I COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF. I HIT THE BRAKES 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD DECELERATE. ONCE THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF THERE WAS A SUDDEN HARD SHIFT ON THE ENGINE AND A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. *TR

Mileage: 29,364

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INCORRECT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.