2009 Dodge Journey service brakes problems

“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.”

“SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT STATING AS SOMETIMES IT WON'T START. I REPLACED STARTER AND STILL SAME ISSUE, I HAVE TO PUR IT IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO START IT AND EVENTUALLY IT DOES BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS WAY ALSO IT STOP WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING GETTING READY TO MAKE A TURN AND I HAD TO RESTART IT BUT ONCE AGAIN IT WOULDN'T START THE FIRST FEW TIMES WHICH I HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND I WAS IN THE CITY TRAFFIC VERY DANGEROUS”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, AND THE EPS TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE MODULE CONTROL SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LITHIA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF SANTA FE (7401 CERRILLOS RD, SANTA FE, NM 87507) WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE MODULE CONTROL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED. THE RESULTS WERE STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE INTAKE AND TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR OR TO THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.”

“THE VEHICLE WILL STALL ON CRANKING WHICH A RED LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP YOU WILL HAVE TO GET UNDER VEHICLE AND TAP STARTER CONSTANTLY TO CRANK. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 2X PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS ITS SPARK FIRE UNDER CAR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE CUT OFF STATIONED AFTER A DRIVE THEN IT WAS CRANK PERIOD UNTIL 20 MIN . WHEN PARKED TO GET IN AND DRIVE IT WANT START. HAS BEEN TEST ON MACHINE BATTERY GOOD STARTER GOOD AND TRANSMISSION IT DETECTED AND ELECTRICAL. ALSO WHEN UNLOCKING DOORS ONLY 3 DOORS WILL UNLOCK ONE YOU HOT UNLOCK WIPERS WILL COME ON.”

“ALL OF THE BUTTONS STOPPED WORKING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, ALONG WITH THE TWO BACK DOORS. THE WINDOWS, LOCKS, ETC DO NOT WORK BECAUSE OF THIS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF AND ON. NOW ALL OF THE WIRING IS ACTING LIKE IT IS MESSED UP. THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON, THE CAR RANDOMLY WON'T START, THE OVERHEAD LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE RIGHT BLINKER IS USED. NOW THE CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK 8/10 TRIES. THE CAR ALSO ACTS LIKE IT LOSES POWER RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN LISTED AS RECALLS, YET MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST.”