2009 Dodge Journey Cruise Control Problems

Your engine is having trouble accelerating, which is concerning since you have children in the car. Your engine has also started smoking. The dealer refused to take the car back after you reported these problems on your first day of ownership.

ABS< BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, ESP LIGHTS ALL ON AND FLASH. HAVE REPLACED CONTROL MODULE AND BOOSTER & MATER.

TAKATA RECALL ON MY VEHICLE IS POSSIBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION. WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AND IN DRIVE MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV AND NOT GAIN ANY SPEED. TAKATA RECALL, MY CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT COME ON WHEN IN PARK BUT DOES NOT WORK WHILE I AM DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ESC, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, WHICH CLEARED THE WARNING INDICATORS MOMENTARILY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ATLANTIC DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (2330 US-1, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32086, (904) 797-4383) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LATERAL ACCELERATION DYNAMIC SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,736.

TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE ELECTRONIC THRUTTLE CONTROL PAD CENSOR IS NOT WORKING RIGHT I HAVE TO UNPLUG IT AND THEM PLUG IT BACK UP BEFORE I CAN CRANK MY VEHICLE UP. IF NOT IT WILL NOT CRANK. IT THERE A RECALL ON THIS.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH ON A ROAD THAT IS RATED FOR 55 MPH, THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CAR. WHILE TRYING TO CONTROL THE CAR BY HITTING THE BRAKES THE CAR SPEED BEGAN TO INCREASED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLES POWER REDUCED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED, THE ACCELERATATOR PEDAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,080.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING LIKE THEY SHOULD GOING DOWN A HILL. TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP AND I KEEP GOING. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITANT FAILURE WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACTURED FROM THE FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A MECHANIC, APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO PERFORM A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.