2009 Dodge Journey Steering Problems

Your steering suddenly locked up and wouldn't turn, forcing you to brake hard on the freeway to avoid a crash at 70+ mph. At the same time, multiple electrical systems malfunctioned — your lights, air conditioning, and fuel gauge stopped working properly — and your transmission began slipping out of gear unexpectedly. These issues suggest problems with the steering system, transmission, and electrical components that need professional diagnosis and repair.

Your power steering hose ruptured after several days of snow and ice, leaving you unable to steer the vehicle when you tried to leave your driveway. You discovered there's a recall for this same issue, but your vehicle's VIN wasn't included in it despite similar complaints from other owners. The repair will likely involve replacing the damaged power steering hose.

While backing up in cold weather, your power steering stopped working without any warning lights. When you had it inspected, you discovered the power steering hose was leaking fluid and had come loose from its connection. Your dealer checked and found your vehicle's VIN wasn't included in the related recall, so the problem wasn't repaired.

Your power steering return hose ruptured when you started your vehicle after it had been parked in sub-zero temperatures for about a week. You found a recall for this exact problem, but your 2009 Dodge Journey wasn't included in it, even though you believe it should have been. The fix would likely involve replacing the power steering return hose with a more cold-resistant version.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist failed to operate as needed. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that there was a cracked power steering hose located underneath the vehicle. The contact replaced the power steering hose; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 172,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING HOSE FROZE AND BURST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 194,000.

I GOT THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER IT DROVE GREAT UNTIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. NOW IT HAS STARTED HAVING STEERING DIFFICULTIES LIKE IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING.

MY WIFE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE MOSTLY TO WORK AND I AM AFRAID FOR HER TO DRIVE ANYMORE I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIBRES THEY LOCK UP AND THEN I END UP REPLACING THE ROEDER AND THE BRAKE PADS THEY ARE ALSO THE POWER STEERING PUMP I HAD TO REPLACE AND THE HOSES FOR IT HAS BUSTED A FEW TIMES.I HAVE LUCKILY BEEN THE ONE DRIVING WHEN IT HAS DONE ANY OF THOSE THINGS. I'M AFRAID OF MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. IT IS HER CAR.I OWN A DODGE DAKOTA AND LOVE IT,BUT THE JOURNEY IS A TERRIBLE MADE VEHICLE. I'M NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING FROM THIS JUST WANT DODGE TO KNOW, BUT I'M SURE THEY ALREADY DO.

POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURES AT COLD TEMPS. RECALL S08 IS IN EFFECT FOR SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL BUT VIN IS NOT COVERED. PETITION HAS BEEN STARTED TO GET THOSE OF US WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE SOME RESOLVE IN THIS MATTER. HTTP://CHNG.IT/WHKLRVVJB8. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. CHRYSLER WORLD LOCATED AT (2612 COUNTY RD ABRAMS, WI 54101, (920) 826-4141), AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V273000(STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING HAD MALFUNCTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE HAD RUPTURED CAUSING THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAK OUT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE FOR DODGE JOURNEY 2009 TO 2016 . WHEN SUBJECTED TO COLD WEATHER THE POWER STEERING LINE CAN HOSE RUPTURED AT START UP WHEN IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE . THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR 2009 DODGE JOURNEY THIS PAST WINTER AND THE LINE SPLIT OPEN, DIDN'T REALIZE IT WHILE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, NO STEERING, IT COULD OF KILLED US. . DODGE IS TELLING US THAT OUR VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL

POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURE AND IT LEAKING

I BOUGHT THIS DODGE JOURNEY SXT LAST YR 2/16/2018, I ASKED THE SALESMAN IF THERE'S ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR.. HE SAID ONLY NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR TIRES.. I CONTACTED A LEMON LAW LAWYER THE NEXT DAY AFTER GETTING THE TIRES REPLACED BC HE LIED TO ME, THE TIE ROD & BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED, ON TOP OF THAT I FOUND OUT THERE ARE (4) RECALLS ON MY CAR THAT WERE NEVER TAKEN CARE OF, SO DODGE CHYRSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT/BACK AIRBAGS IN (MAR/APRIL)OF YEAR 2018.. I RECEIVED THE RECALLS TO MY PHONE, TO TOP THAT OFF I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN CASH OVER ($4,263.00), THE LEMON LAW LAWYER TOLD ME TO GO TO A WEBSITE TO GET THE HISTORY ON MY CAR I BOUGHT, IT WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON PASSENGER SIDE ON (10/18/2017).. I WAS LIED TO TOTALLY, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BC THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ON ME, MY SISTER RAISED $$ TO GET TRANSMISSION REPLACED, NOW HAD TO PUT NEW BRAKES/NEW BATTERY/NEW STARTER/ANOTHER NEW TIRE/ THEN THE HUB ASSEMBLY BROKE ALONG WITH THE SWAY BAR ARM, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FAULTY & CAR STARTS BUT THEN IF I GO ANYWHERE & THEN TRY TO START TO GO HOME, IT WON'T START & THE FOB KEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL.. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD, TOO MANY PROBLEMS THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING..IT HAS STOPPED ON ME TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT, I'M AT THEE POINT I AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.. THIS VEHICLE HAS (2 RECALLS) THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF YET, I HAD TO CALL CANADA TO TELL THEM I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BC THEY DIDN'T HAVE ME AS THE NEW OWNER, I DIDN'T GET ANY RECALL NOTICES IN THE MAIL BC I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YR & IT WAS AT A DEALERSHIP, THEY NEVER TOOK CARE OF THE RECALLS,, I WAS SENT A NOTICE TO MY CREDIT KARMA ACCT TELLING ME THERE'S 4 RECALLS BUT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISMISSED BC THEY WERE TAKEN CARE OF,. I HAVE 2 RECALLS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED.MY IGNITION SWITCH HASN'T WORKED FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THIS CAR,IT'S LOOSE.

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE FOR DODGE JOURNEY 2009 TO 2016 . WHEN SUBJECTED TO COLD WEATHER THE POWER STEERING LINE CAN RUPTURE AT START UP. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR 2009 DODGE JOURNEY THIS PAST WINTER AND THE LINE SPLIT OPEN. DODGE IS TELLING US THAT OUR VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. *DT *TR

MY POWER STEERING LINE BREAKS IN THE COLD. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE IT. DONE IT WHILE PARKED AND OFF AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

MY CAR FAILS TO STAY STARTED WHEN STICKING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE CHARGED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERSIDE AUTO & TRUCK SALES (N3696 US-2, IRON MOUNTAIN, MI 49801, (906) 774-2120) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID, IT LEAKED OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SOUTH STREET (1710 WI-164, WAUKESHA, WI 53186, (262) 544-5400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COOLER AND RETURN HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE AT THE RACK POSITION BROKE IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS WHEN I FIRST STARTED IT A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE HOSE IS BROKE AND IT'S LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT'S HARD TIME STEER THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. OTHER 09 DODHE JOURNEYS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT MINE, SXT AWD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THE VIN NUMBER. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE AND THE HOSE IS STILL CURRENTLY BROKEN. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY CHRYSLER INSTEAD OF OUT OF MY POCKET. IT IS HIGHER MILEAGE AND THE MOTOR IS NOT THE ORIGINAL BUT THAT SHOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ME. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

POWER STEERING RETURN LINE RUPTURED ON A -20F MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL I WENT TO TAKE A CORNER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE CORNER BUT CAME CLOSE TO HITTING A SNOW BANK. THE SPEED WAS LOW SO I HAD TIME TO REACT. AFTER THAT I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE TOTAL BILL WAS 383.17. IT'S FUNNY THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL YET MINE ISN'T RECALLED. THE RECALL EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENS AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPEND TO MY JOURNEY.

POWER STEERING LEAKING FROM EXTREME COLD WEATHER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V273000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

POWER STEERING RETURN LINE RUPTURES IN COLD WEATHER. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL. RECALL #S08. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2013. EVERY YEAR WHEN IT GETS COLD OUT I START THE VEHICLE AND THE LINE BURST LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID EVERYWHERE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE LINES AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPING FOR 5 YEARS NOW. THIS HAS NOW CREATED A SEAL ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO LEAK AS WELL. NOW I HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER MY ENTIRE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE PUMP LEAKING EVERYWHERE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL TOLD ME IT'S A VIN SPECIFIC ISSUE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT WHEN I'M CLEARLY HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!!

THE POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING FAILED STEERING CONTROL ALMOST LEADING TO THE VEHICLE HITTING THE HOUSE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE THE HOSE HAS RUPTURED. THE TWO OTHER OCCURRENCES WAS WINTER 2017-2018. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE IN COLD WEATHER. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE INVOLVING THIS MODEL IF IT CONTAINS A ENGINE OIL COOLER. SEEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DESCRIBING THIS SAME ISSUE ON LINE IN THE US AND CANADA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE RADIO AND BRAKES NOT TO WORK. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (TRANSITOWNE JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM OF WEST SENECA, 2989 TRANSIT RD, ELMA, NY 14059, (716) 674-6400) DIAGNOSED THAT THE RETURN POWER STEERING HOSE, COOLER, AND ABS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE UNKNOWN ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM RECALLS AND HAD NOT PROVIDED AN ELECTRICAL SOLUTION TO THE DEALER. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER SETTING OUTSIDE THIS PAST WINTER MY CAR SAT OUTSIDE. WITH WINTERS PASSING I'M EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN S08. MY POWER STEERING RETURN HOSES HAVE RUPTURED. MY POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING TERRIBLY AND I'M HAVING TO REPLACE IT DAILY. MY VIN IS ...9T133353. I'M 100% CERTAIN THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS MISSED SOME VINS IN THIS ISSUE.

POWER STEERING RETURN LINE HOSE KEEP LEAKING. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT LEAKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAULTY PART WAS THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WANTED HIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V273000 (STEERING) BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELEVANT TO THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING LINES SPLIT AT START UP IN COLD LOSING ALL POWER STEERING FLUID

HAVE HAD POWER STEERING HOSE FAIL TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. ONCE IT HAPPENED IN DRIVEWAY BUT WAS NOT NOTICED TILL ON THE ROAD. NEXT TIME HAPPENED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY BUT WAS NOTICED BEFORE TAKING ON ROAD. SEEMED TO BE SPRAYING FLUID ON ENGINE SO WAS A FIRE HAZARD.

POWER STEERING RETURN LINE BLEW DURING START OF VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL

FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO, I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I PURCHASED IT. FIRST THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THEN THE IGNITION SWITCH, NOW POWER STEERING TWICE. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT. I TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO STAY AWAY FROM DODGE

PROBLEM WITH STEARING SYSTEM AS CAMPAIN FCA S08 ALSO ON THIS MODEL 2.0 TD DPF ALSO HUGE PROBLEM ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION GETRAG

UPON START UP IN COLD WEATHER POWER STEERING FLUID SHOOTS OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. MAKES LOUD NOISE. I SEE OTHER VEHICLES FROM SAME YEAR ARE RECALLED BUT NOT MINE. CAR WAS PARKED.

POWER STEERING GETS LEAK IN HOSE WITH EXTREME COLD WEATHER, CAUSING HARD STEERING AND TURNING, WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. STRAIGHT DRIVING IS OK BUT CAN HARDLY TURN WHEEL IF TURNING CORNER, IF U FILL FLUID LEVEL, FLUID LEAKS OUT AFTER FILLED.

SAFETY RECALL S08/NHTSA 16V-273 POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE AND FLUID COOLER .... THIS RECALL DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE .... UPON A VERY COLD WEATHER START UP MY POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE RUPTURED AND FAILED. I'M WONDERING WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL ..... I STARTED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AT 7 IN THE MORNING AND THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS -18F. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STARTED THE RETURN LINE SPLIT SEVERAL INCHES ON THE TOP OF THE HOSE LINE AND LEFT A PUDDLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID IN MY DRIVEWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (BROOKDALE LUTHER DODGE, 952-258-8511) IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. *TT *TR

UPON START UP IN EXTREME COLD, VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL (SPECIFICALLY WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY). WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED FLUID ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. IT WAS RED IN COLOR AND DETERMINED TO BE POWER STEERING FLUID. UPON RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR HAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #16V273000) BUT MY VIN IN PARTICULAR DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A PART OF IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO HER HOME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD RUPTURED AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V273000 (STEERING) DUE TO THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

FRONT END CLUNKS WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING RETURN HOUSE BUSTING AT ENGINE STARTUP WHEN THE WEATHER IS 30 OR BELOW. THIS IS MY 5TH WINTER DEALING WITH THIS AND I HAVE REPLACED THE RESERVOIR (RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALERSHIP) AND I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES. I WOULD REATTACH THE HOSE AND THE SAME DAY IT WILL BUST AGAIN. IT HAS BUSTED WHEN WE ARE AT HOME, WORK OR OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. DURING THE NON WINTER MONTHS I ALWAYS HAVE A SLOW LEAK AND HAVE TO FILL ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. THIS LEAK IS EATING AWAY AT MY MOTOR MOUNT AND AC BELT. I HAVE CAME ACROSS A RECALL (S08) FOR THIS ISSUE BUT CHRYSLER SAID MY VIN/ENGINE TYPE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS. CLEARLY I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND TO WHY I CANNOT GET MINE FIXED. I HAVE A STRONG BELIEF THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $500 LAYING AROUND TO FIX IT, IF ITS EVEN FIXABLE MY A LOCAL MECHANIC. I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST WHERE WE CAN GET PRETTY HARSH WINTERS AND WITH MY POWER STEERING NOT WORKING IT IS NOT SAFE. 75% OF THE TIME I HAVE MY 3 AND 4 YEAR OLD WITH ME. THE UPSETTING PART ABOUT THIS IS I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR (ONLY 6 MONTHS LEFT THANK GOODNESS). I HOPE I CAN GET SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND ANSWERS SOON BECAUSE THE PEOPLE FROM CHRYSLER WAS NOT VERY PROFESSIONAL OR HELPFUL. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ESP WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, NOT STOPPED BUT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPEN 2 TIMES SENSE GETTING IT BACK FROM THE DEALER IN JANUARY FROM TAKING IT IN FOR THE RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO SEE IF IT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND IF NOT RELATED THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS LOL YEA RIGHT!! I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR DYING WHILE DRIVING IT. IF I AM TOLD I HAVE TO PAY AS MICH AS ONE PENNY THE ONLY THING I WILL BE PAYING FOR IS A LAWYER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NECK, BACK, ARM, AND HEAD INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V047000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED ON FEB 12,2016. PUT THE LIFE OF MY CHILD AND MYSELF IN EMINENT DANGER. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE, WITH MODERATE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDEN SHUT OFF. THE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CAR BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. NOT ONE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WORKED, I REACHED FOR HAZARD LIGHTS THAT DID NOT RESPOND, THE GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE STEERING WAS SLOW AND HARD TO USE- POWER STEERING WAS NOT AVAILABLE. BRAKES SEEMED SLOW TO RESPOND. I KNOW FOR CERTAIN HAD I COLLIDED WITH ANY ITEM THE AIRBAGS WOULD ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT A DOUBT NOT DEPLOYED. THE CAR HAD SIMPLY DECIDED TO "SHUT OFF", I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL HOPING TO CONTINUE ROLLING FORWARD DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO SAFETY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK , AND TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF CALMING MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER DOWN I RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED, HOWEVER NOW EVERY LIGHT THAT CAN ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH, THE WIPERS, DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS, RADIO, AND DOOR CHIMES IN A 30-40 SECOND REPEATING PATTERN. THE DASHBOARD INDICATES THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, AND ALL FORMS OF DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. THE SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE, GAS GAUGE , OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE BOUNCE FROM THE MINIMUM TO THE MAXIMUM DURING THE CYCLE. THE CAR HAS CLEARLY HAD A EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL FAILURE- THE "MAIN COMPUTER" - AS I DONT KNOW THE EXACT COMPONENT THAT HAS FAILED IS NO LONGER ABLE TO DETERMINE WHATS GOING ON. HAVING THIS TERRIFYING FAILURE WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR CAUSED ME TO GOOGLE THE PROBLEM, IM NOT THE ONLY OWNER THIS IS A REOCCURRING SITUATION FOR MANY OWNERS. IM JUST SO THANKFUL TO HAVE WALKED AWAY UNHARMED

THE IGNITION READS BAD KEY AND WON'T START. THE TIRE STEMS CORRODE AND BREAK OFF. THE CALIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSE THE BREAKS, TIRES AND ROTORS TO WEAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY DEFECTS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO.

POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID AND BURST ,SPILLING ALL LIQUID OUT. HAPPENED 3 TIMES DURING 2015.VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN HOSE OR CONNECTION TO HOSE BROKE.LEAKING MIGHT BE HAPPENING WHILE IN MOTION ,BUT ITS HARD TO TELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58.

I HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING HOSE AS IT WAS FOUND LEAKING ON MY DODGE JOURNEY 2009. MY CONCERN CAME AFTER LOOKING AT 10V475000 CAMPAIGN WHERE IT SAY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY HAD SAME FAULTY PART, DO IT ALSO APPLIES TO 2009 DODGE JOURNEYS? *TR

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS, I HAVE LOOKED UP RECALLS AND FOUND ON SOME YEARS OF DODGE JOURNEYS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS DUE TO CRIMPED LINES THAT LEAK AND CAN CAUSE ENGINE FIRES DUE TO THE FLUID LEAKS, ALSO I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE THAT DID NOT GET SERVICED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP MAKING WHINING NOISE. SERVICE SHOP REPLACED CRACKED HOSE, ADV MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER, OCCURRED IN JAN 2014(MN) -25 -30 BELOW TEMPS AT THAT TIME. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN MARCH, DIFFERENT HOSE, AGAIN MAY/MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RESULT OF COLD, ADV WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FLUID ROUTING SYSTEM. 1 LARGE PART WITH HOSE/PIPING. WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY CUT THE SPLIT PART AND RE-ATTACH THE HOSE. CAR HAS RAN FINE, NO ISSUES, UNTIL NOV DEC 2014 COLD WEATHER APPEARS TO AFFECT PUMP/HOSES. *TR

TURNING LEFT ONTO HIGHWAY, LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER, BRAKE, ETC. CAR JUST FROZE UP. PUT ON FLASHERS, COASTED TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD (NO LEFT SHOULDER) ACROSS TRAFFIC. TURNED IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED IN 1 MINUTE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY SINCE, NOW SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK USUALLY WITH TURNS RIGHT OR LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER "COULD NOT REPRODUCE", BUT SAID THE ABS BAD SO INSTALLED NEW ABS, INSTALLED RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH BUT ACTUALLY NOW HAPPENING MORE! TAKING TO DIFFERENT LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO ASSESS SINCE NOT SATISFIED WITH PRIMARY DEALER (PURCHASED VEHICLE) AND THEIR LACK OF FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY @ ABOUT 70 MPH SUDDENLY THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THERE WAS NO POWER. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY( I HAD TO CROSS 3 LANE, I WAS ALMOST HIT BY MULTIPLE CARS. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. I MANAGED TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OFF THE FREEWAY AND HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN TO SEE THE IGNITION KEY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. I DONT HAVE ANY OTHER KEYS ATTACHED TO IT BECAUSE I HAD JUST HAD THE STARTER REPLACED MAYBE 1 WEEK BEFORE & WAS ADVISED NOT TO. I STARTED THE CAR THINKING MAYBE IT WAS A FREAK THING AND IT WOULDNT HAPPEN AGAIN. IT DID 2 DAYS LATER. THIS TIME I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TURNING LEFT ON A GREEN ARROW. JUST AS I STARTED TO TURN THE CAR TURNED OFF MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND BARELY MISSED A GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK WHERE MY CAR ENDED UP BEFORE STOPPING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THIS WAS NOT A DODGE, CHRYSLER, OR JEEP DEALERSHIP EITHER. I WAS TOLD THAT RWI MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND DODGE WOULD NOT COVER IT EITHER. WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED I CAME ACROSS RECALL L25. BUT WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CAR WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 5 DAYS. IT COST ME OVER $600. THE DAY I PICKED THE CAR UP I CAME ACROSS DOCUMENTATION OF THE EXPANSION TO THE L25. I WAS THEN AGAIN TOLD THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL & AN INVESTIGATION WAS BEING DONE AND EVENTUALLY THE VIN WOULD BE IN THE RECALL BUT I COULD NOT BE GIVEN A DATE AS TO WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I CALLED DODGE CORPORATE OFFICES AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I FEEL LIKE I OWN A COFFIN ON WHEELS. . ALL IN ALL I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE KEY TURNING TO THE OFF POSITION 3 TIMES NOW. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY IN SEPTEMBER 2013, SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING DEALER SHIP I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. THERE WERE OTHER THINGS WE WERE TAKING CARE OF WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND AT THE TIME THIS WAS NOT OF PRIORITY, FAST FORWARD ROUGHLY 2-3 WEEKS THE SHAKING GOT WORSE AND WORSE AND THE DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, APPLYING THE BRAKE BECAME DANGEROUS AND IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT IT WOULD SOON LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO WHICH WE LEFT THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED HOURS LATER, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IT WAS A HEARD OF PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE, THEY SAID IT WAS FREE OF CHARGE THAT TIME SINCE IT WAS LESS THEN A MONTH OF PURCHASE BUT IF IT OCCURRED AGAIN WE WOULD HAVE TO COVER ALL CHARGES, FAST FORWARD 4 MONTHS AND THE SHAKING STARTED AGAIN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. IT IS BECOMING UNSAFE ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS (INTERSTATE, ETC) IT IS BECOMING UNRELIABLE AS TO WHAT IT WILL DO, I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN TO CARE FOR AND THE RISK THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PUT US THROUGH IS RIDICULOUS. UPON INTERNET SEARCHES I LEARNED THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM AND A VERY WELL KNOWN BY DODGE PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND 2010 DODGE JOURNEYS YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM I CAN'T AFFORD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS EVERY FEW MONTHS JUST SO I CAN SIMPLY CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL/VEHICLE, THIS PROBLEM WILL INEVITABLY CAUSE A CAR CRASH IF NOT WITH MY DODGE JOURNEY THEN WITH ANOTHER, LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP SOON TO SET UP A DATE TO CHANGE MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN, BUT AT THIS TIME I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO, SO I BARE DOWN AND PRAY TO GOD EVERYTIME I MUST APPLY MY BRAKE HOPING IT DOESN'T GET WORSE TO THE POINT I CAN NO LONGER CONTROL IT. *TR

POWER STEERING HOSES RUPTURING FROM COLD WEATHER. SECOND HOSE IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH TO BLOW OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND WARMING UP. MANY PEOPLE ONLINE WITH SAME COMPLAINT, WHEN IT GETS COLD THE JOURNEY STARTS BLOWING THE POWER STEERING HOSES. SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE START, BUT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FIXED AND NEWER MODELS ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC FEELS THIS IS DUE TO THE MATERIAL BEING USED IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE MATERIAL, IT IS TOO HARD AND BRITTLE. ONCE THE HOSE BLOWS OUT YOU LOSE THE POWER STEERING WHICH IS DANGEROUS AND IT STARTS TO GET SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS SMOKING IN THE ENGINE. *TR

WE BOUGHT THE DODGE JOURNEY IN DEC 2012 3 WEEKS OR SO LATER I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WITH A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL THAT THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING AND THAT THERE WAS A LOAD ROAR LONG STORY SHORT EVERY 6 MONTHS ROTORS BRAKES TIRES ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED AND I GUESS WHAT REALLY SET THINGS MORE IN MOTION WAS JAN 21 2014 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TO TAKE A SICK CHILD TO THE DR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE VALVE STEAM BLEW OUT MY HUSBAND GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD ONLY TO JACK IT UP TO CHANGE TIRE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BENT THE JACK CAUSING IT TO FALL ALMOST ON MY HUSBANDS FOOT, WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A V6 AND HAD THE ROOM WE NEED TO TRAVEL TO DR APPTS WITH OUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TRAVEL SO FAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE THE DEALERSHIP AFTER A FIGHT AGREED TO PUT NEW BRAKES THE MACHINED THE ROTORS AND SAID THE STEERING WAS A DODGE THING NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT ONLY THE LOAD CLICKING WHEN PULLING IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE ROAR IN THE FRONT THEY CLAIM IS THE RAOS AND THEY ALSO AT THIS TIME PUT 4 NEW TIRES ON THE CAR NOW MIND YOU THIS WAS ALL DONE 7/6/13 AND THEY DONE ALL OF THIS WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE CAR IN 11/20/12 AND WHEN I GO BACK IN TO THE CAR FAX EVERY 6 MONTHS THE BREAKS ROTORS AND TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. NOW HERE IT IS 6 MONTHS LATER FOR US AND BLOW OUT ALSO WE JUST CHANGES THE ROTORS AND BRAKES ON THE 11 OF THIS MONTH SO SEE THE 6 MONTH DEAL WITH THIS CAR AND WHEN SEARCHING OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM FINDING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY CALL MY DEALERSHIP I INFORMED [XXX] AT CHRYSLER IT WAS NOT THE DEALERSHIPS PROBLEM THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE CAR. IT IS A DEATH TRAP THERE ARE SO MANY MORE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR BUT THE DEADLY ONES ARE THE TIRES BLOWING OUT THE BRAKES CRUMBLING AND THE ROTORS WEARING OUT WITH IN 6 MONTHS THANK U AND I SO HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN HELP US. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO A PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED TO ADD AIR TO THE TIRE USING AN AIR PUMP. AFTER FILLING THE TIRE WITH AIR AND ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE THE AIR PUMP HOSE. THE END OF THE TIRE STEM BROKE OFF INSIDE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE COMPLETELY. I NOTICED THAT THE TIRE STEM LOOKED CORRODED, AND I IMMEDIATELY GOOGLED THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE STEM AND LEARNED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WHERE THE TIRE STEMS ON THE VEHICLE CORRODE (WHICH MINE DID EXACTLY) AND THEN BREAK OFF WHILE MOST ARE DRIVING. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM THE VEHICLE ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR'S CRACK CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT ON A CONSTANT BASIS. THIS TOO IS A ITEM WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LONG AGO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION INTO THESE REPORTED BY UN-NOTED DEFECTS IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I AM NOT REPORTING AN ACCIDENT ... YET. I WAS DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE "AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT" CAME ON. THEREAFTER IT CAME ON EACH TIME I STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE. CONTACTED NEAREST DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL ( 09V118000), ALTHOUGH THE RECALL NAMED 2009 DODGE JOURNEYS. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED! I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER CORP AND SPOKE WITH A REP WHO ALSO STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SINCE I NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF ISSUE BEFORE WITH ANY OF THE APPROX. 7 VEHICLES I HAVE PURCHASED OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS. I DRIVE TO CALIFORNIA AT LEAST 3 TIMES EACH YEAR AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. I WANT CHRYSLER TO CONTACT THE BILL-LUKE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FIX THE PROBLEM, AT CHRYSLER'S EXPENSE. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WHO HAS THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION FIXED 1 1/2 YEARS AGO AND IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. HAVE HAD TO PUT 3 SETS OF BRAKE PADS ON IN 3 YEARS. ALSO HAD TO PUT NEW ROTOR AND BRAKE CALIPER ON RIGHT FRONT DUE TO BRAKE LOCKING UP! THIS CAR ONLY HAS 53,600 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER BREAKING DOWN ON IT. BEEN TOLD BY TWO DODGE MECHANICS THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. WOULD LIKE FOR THE DEALER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BEEN TOLD THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND WE HAVE NEVER GOTTEN ONE IN THE MAIL. HELP!! *TR

SINCE I BROUGHT MY JOURNEY I HAD TO GET MY BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIME & ROTORS REPLACE, TRANSMISSION SEALANT LEAK AND RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN MINUTES MY TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT. I WAS ABLE TO JUST MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION AND WENT TO FILL UP MY TIRE AND MY VALVE STEM WENT ALL THE WAY IN AND MY TIRE WENT TOTALLY FLAT AND LOST ALL PRESSURE. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND ENDED UP SPENDING $300 TO GET MY FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE VALVE STEMS REPLACED. THE SERVICE GUY AGREED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND I COULD OF EASILY SPUN OUT IF I LOST ALL TIRE PRESSURE RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE 2 KIDS AND I FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. ON TOP OF THESE ISSUES MY STEERING WHEEL CONTINUE TO SHAKE BUT I HAD IT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS OK. ONE OF THE INSTANCES THEY SAID THE SHAKING WAS BECAUSE OF MY ROUTERS AND RESURFACED THEM TWICE. PLEASE HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW OF MY OPTIONS BUT I AM CONCERNED FOR ME AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WITH THIS CAR. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE PULLING THE CAR INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN/DIED. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION OR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2/2011 WITH 47,000 MILES AND RECENTLY IN 9/2011 AT OUR REGULAR OIL CHANGE WE WERE TOLD THE LEFT-FRONT TIE ROD WAS GOING TO NEED REPLACED. NOW THE STEERING IS LOOSE, AND ITS LOUD IN THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE REPLACING TIE-ROD ENDS THIS SOON ON THIS VEHICLE THAT IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHERWISE. I KNOW THERE IS A DODGE RAM RECALL CAMPAIGN#10V65800 FOR THE SAME THING. COULD THIS BE SOMETHING ALSO RELATED TO THE 2009 DODGE JOURNEY? *TR

NHTSA IT ALL STARTED WHEN I BOUGHT MY JOURNEY: NICE LOOKING BUT VERY, VERY BAD EXPERIENCE 1.TRANSMISSION, IT CHANGE SPEED BY ITSELF. IT CHANGE SPEED FROM 80 MPH TO 40, THEN 70 MPH TO 30 MPH.. I WAS DRIVING IN THE EXPRESSWAY AND THIS CHANGE OF SPEED HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM, AFTER SO MANY INCIDENTS I GOT MAD TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THAT MY LIFE IS AT RISK BECAUSE THE CAR CHANGE SPEED BY ITSELF THAT THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THEY FINALLY FIX THE CAR. 2.BRAKES, I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES TOO. THEY RUN FAST AND HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING THEM. 3.BATTERY, I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY TOO. I HAVE TOLD THEM NUMEROUS TIMES TOO CHECK THE BATTERY, BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. SO MY QUESTION TO THEM IS THE FOLLOWING IF THE BATTERY IS GOOD., WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? I HAVE TO TURN ON THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE CAR START. THEY SAID THAT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. AND NOW THE LATEST PROBLEM!!!!!!!! 4.STEERING, EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEELS THE CAR MAKE A WEAR SOUND LIKE AN OLD CAR 5.CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF. NOW MY CAR DOES NOT WANT TO TURN OFF THE DEALER SAID THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THAT NOW THE CAR IS MINE AND I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. YEAH RIGHT!!! SO MY QUESTION IS THE FOLLOWING WHAT IS NHTSA GOING TO DO ABOUT IT WHILE CHRYSLER IGNORE THEIR CUSTOMERS COMPLAINTS AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. IN THE MEAN TIME WE THE CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR CHRYSLER POOR PERFORMANCE, ETC. DODGE JOURNEY SHOULD BE REMOVE FROM THE MARKET. AND WE AS CONSUMERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSE OR AT LEAST CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ALL CARS. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT. IN THE YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT, I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES TWICE, AS RITE NOW I AM REPLACING THEM CAUSE THEY STARTED SQUEAKING A WEEK AGO AND TODAY THEY LOCKED UP. ALSO REPLACING ONE OF THE CALIPERS. ANY TIME I TAKE A HARD LEFT TURN, THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES ALREADY, AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR 2 AGAIN RECENTLY. ANY TIME I GO TO BRAKE WHEN GOING OVER 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A WIRING HARNESS IN DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN I WENT IN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY PUT IT ON ORDER AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL WHEN IT CAME IN, BUT NEVER DID. THAT WAS 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY BRAKE, AND TIRE ISSUE. TOOK A TRIP FROM DES MOINES, IA. TO SHREVEPORT, LA. - HALFWAY THRU MY TRIP HOME MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT OF NOWHERE. WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON THE CAR I FOUND THAT SURPRISING ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, AND HAD THREE KIDS IN THE CAR!!!! TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST TIRE STORE WHO CALLED A DODGE DEALER. THE DODGE DEALER SAID THAT MY TIRE WAS BACKORDERED BY OVER 3,000 TIRES AND RECOMMENDED A DIFFERENT SIZE. SPENT THE NIGHT IN THAT TOWN, NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, DROVE BACK TO DES MOINES TO MY DODGE DEALER HERE AND I INFORMED THEM OF THE TERRIBLE SHAKING MY STEERING WHEEL HAD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TRIP. THEY SAID IT WAS MY BREAKS AND ROTORS AND CHARGED ME FOR THE SERVICE - AFTER ONLY 18,000 MILES!!! I PICKED UP MY CAR TODAY FROM THIS DEALER AND THERE IS STILL SHAKING, AND NOW A SCENT OF EXHAUST IN THE CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY FAMILY IN IT, AND WANT TO KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AT ALL... *TR

PURCHASE A DODGE JOURNEY 2009. I INFORM THE DEALER THAT THE WINDOWS WERE NOT COMING DOWN AS THEY SHOULD. DIDN'T GET FIXED. THE KEYLESS REMOTE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE WITH THE CAR IT WASN'T, THEY INSTALLED A AFTER MARKET KEYLESS REMOTE, DON'T WORK CORRECT. THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND COULD HEAR AIR WITHIN THE CAR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND IT WAS NORMAL. IT HAS BEEN 4 TO 5 MONTHS LATER NOW ITS NOT STARTING . CONTACT CHRSYLER LLC , TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER , GET DIAGNOSE , GET IT FIXED AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ALL AND THEY WILL REIMBURSE HALF FOR THE PART , LABOR IS ALL ON ME. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS NO START PROBLEM 3 TIMES IN 2 AND HALF DAYS. ALSO NOTICE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN GETS HOT FOR SOME UNFORESEEN REASON . INFORM THE DEALER I PURCHASE MY JOURNEY FROM , I WAS TOLD THAT IS NORMAL. STILL HAVE THE JOURNEY CAN'T TRADE IN BACK BECAUSE I HAVE NO MONEY , SO I AM STUCK WITH IT . HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALER TO GET PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND ALL EXPENSE IS ON ME. WHAT DO I DO . I THINK CHRSYLER WILL NOT REPAY ME. I HAVE TO BORROW MONEY TO GET THIS DONE BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I AM SCARED THAT I MIGHT HAVE A ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT NOTICE IT UNTIL IT TOO LATE. WHAT DO I DO. PLEASE HELP IN RICHMOND VA. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY: PRE-MATURE BRAKE AND ROTOR WEAR CAUSING STEERING SHAKE AT 8,800 MILES AND AGAIN 10 MONTHS LATER AT 15,000 MILES. *TR

2009 SXT AWD DODGE JOURNEY IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE INITIAL JOURNEY WE PURCHASED WHICH WAS A LEMON. WE PICKED UP THIS CAR 5/2009. IT HAD A STRANGE SMELL, MUCH LIKE PROPANE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AFTER SEVERAL VISITS. WE GAVE UP. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR THE LAST YEAR - PROGRESSIVELY THE SMELL WORSENED. ON THURSDAY, 10-28-10 WHILE ON INTERSTATE 270 I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY ENGINE, AND THE PROPANE SMELL WAS ALMOST OVER POWERING. I PHONED THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY SAID TO BRING IN ON MONDAY, 11-1-10. ON THE EVENING OF 10-31-10 I NOTICED DRIPPING COMING FROM THE CAR ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PUT A PAN UNDERNEATH AND TAKE TO DEALER MONDAY MORNING. AT THE DEALER 11-1-10, I WAS TOLD THIS FLUID WS "GEAR FLUID." SEVEN HOURS LATER I PHONED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER A PTU SEAL. PLEASE, PLEASE GOOGLE OR SEARCH YOUR SITE FOR PTU ISSUES ON THIS CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES CAUSED, ENGINE FAILURES, ETC. EVEN AFTER THE PTU SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THIS INITIAL SEAL IS BREACHED, IT DAMAGES THE OTHER SEALS, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO, NOTEWORTHY, I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 18,000 DUE TO THE "TURNING BLUE." AND NOW, AFTER THAT WORK MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY, WHICH THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHY. I AM ALSO FILING A COMPLAINT WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE (MARYLAND) AND MOST LIKELY WILL BE GETTING A LAWYER. THE DODGE JOURNEY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM FOR OUR ROADS. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2009 DODGE JOURNEY, HAS A SCRAPING NOISE IN THE STEERING, INTERMITTENT, LOUDER AT TIMES THAN OTHER WHEN TURNING, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WHO REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY CONFESSED TO HAVING HEARD SOUND. MY CONCERN IS IT MAY LOCK UP WHILE TURNING AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. HAD LESS THAN 36,000 MILES WHEN FIRST REPORTED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY IN MAY OF 2009. WITHIN A MONTH OF THE PURCHASE, I HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. SINCE THEN, I HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES PULSATING WHEN APPLIED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS TO SHOW WHERE I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE BRAKES ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE DONE TO THE BRAKES. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET WITH THIS EXPENSE WHEN I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A GRANDSON THAT I TRANSPORT DAILY AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING SOMETHING THAT I AM PAYING FOR MONTHLY. I RECENTLY HAD A VEHICLE PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND WENT TO PUT THE BRAKES ON AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING AND TOOK A LONG TO STOP. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE. MY GRANDSON WAS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT HE WAS NOT INJURED. *TR

ON MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010, MY WIFE, TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I SUFFERED A THIRD EPISODE OF THE FOLLOWING DANGEROUS MALFUNCTIONS: STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN ISSUES THAT, WITHOUT NOTICE, RESULT IN AN UNBEARABLE SCREECHING AND GRINDING NOISE EMANATING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH, A PAUSE AND HESITATION IN ACCELERATION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 15 AND 30 M.P.H. THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD, THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCURATE STEERING AND A BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CAR INTERIOR WE SUFFERED THE MOST RECENT EPISODE, WITHOUT NOTICE, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 7:45 A.M. WE WAITED TWO HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE ONLY SHAKEN, BUT NOT INJURED. IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD AN UNSAFE REAR TIRE REPLACED, SUNROOF PARTS REPLACED FOR CONSTANT LEAKING, A NEW ELECTRONIC MODULE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE EPISODES OF THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE LOSS OF CAR FUNCTION AND DOOR LOCKS AND MULTIPLE POWER STEERING PARTS REPLACED. *TR

CAR LEAKS, RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK WILL NOT ALWAYS LOCK, ALARM WILL NOT CUT OFF, CAR MAKES A FUNNY NOISE WHEN TURNING, CAR QUIT AND FINALLY GOT IT STARTED, PULLS TO LEFT, DOORS WILL LOCK AND WILL TAKE APPROX. 2 MINUTES FOR IT TO UNLOCK, MISSES WHEN PULLING. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL DEFECTS THE FRONT END MAKES A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING ,THE DASH IS RUBBING ON THE WINDSHIELD WITH AN AWFUL NOISE, IT PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A ROD IS ABOUT READY TO BLOW THROUGH THE HOOD. MY WIFE AND I ARE EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE THIS THING. *TR

I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE STEERING MAKES NOISE, INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS DON'T WORK, LOCKS MALFUNCTION, ALARM MALFUNCTIONS AND WON'T TURN OFF...I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE THE STEERING ISSUE LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO KEEP IT FOR AT LEAST A DAY TO FIX IT. THEY REFUSE, HOWEVER TO GIVE ME A RENTAL UNTIL THEY FIND A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH THEY NOW TELL ME WILL TAKE AT LEAST 2 DAYS. SO, I'M DRIVING AROUND WITH A CAR THAT HAS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER BREAKING ON IT BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO 2 DAYS WITHOUT A CAR. I HAVE TO WORK. THEY DON'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR MANY CONSUMERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND VIBRATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION TO THE MALFUNCTIONS. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,235. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE DODGE JOUNEY, UP A HILL, IT JUST STOP. WE WERE NOT OUT OF GAS. HAD TO E TOWED TO LEVEL GROUND. THE RIDE IS VERY ROCKY, AND SHE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE ALL AROUND THE CAR. THE EXHAUST SEEMS OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

2009 JOURNEY SXT WITH 860 MILES WAS DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. TAKEN TO DEALER AND PCM WAS REPLACED. ALSO COMPLAINED OF GRINDING/WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES BEFORE REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED. POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION REPLACED. STILL HAVE WHINING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TURNING LEFT. *TR