2010 Dodge Journey Driver assistance Problems

It all started with no starts and had starter replaced and then charging problem had new battery and alternator replaced . Then driving to work all the dashboard lights lit up like a Christmas tree and died a couple of times once in the middle of the road . Even when the car was in park and key out of the ignition the lights on dashboard would light up , like the car never totally shut off?Replaced ecm afterwards thinking that was the problem but wasn’t the case (I still have the original ecm unit ) and still there was a battery drain , driving it and the lights lit up the dashboard and stalled out . You can here a buzzing sound after the car if off and key is removed ?

NHTSA ID

11668926

Incident

Feb 26, 2025

Fuse box is going bad. Rear windows, front mirrors don’t let up or down. 12V doesn’t work. Horn went out. Automatic key lock doesn’t work. Fuse will completely go out soon.

NHTSA ID

11587780

Incident

Mar 11, 2023

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact attempted to deactivate the cruise control feature however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle slowed down and the contact was able to pull over to the side of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted and operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that no failure was found. The vehicle was also taken to an independent mechanic however, the independent mechanic found no failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 10,000.

NHTSA ID

11509593

Incident

Feb 28, 2022

Mileage

10,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11491388

Incident

Sep 1, 2021

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN SOUNDING OFF ON ITS OWN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING BY THEM SELVES. HEADLIGHTS FLASHING AND PROBLEMS WITH PICKING UP SPEED. I HAVE CHECKED ALL GROUND WIRES AND FUSES AND EVERYTHING IS IN TACK

NHTSA ID

11406971

Incident

Jan 21, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE BEFORE EVENTUALLY STALLING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,700.

NHTSA ID

11397889

Incident

Feb 24, 2021

Mileage

68,700 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11350755

Incident

Aug 16, 2020

Mileage

146,000 mi

VEHICLE KEEPS RANDOMLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF COMPLETELY THEN LET IT SIT TO RESTART. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO START. HAD BATTERY, FUEL, SPARK PLUGS, ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND THEY ARE WORKING FINE. RANDOM LIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING ON THE DASH. THIS MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!!!! SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11331079

Incident

Jun 26, 2020

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO REPLACE $1000 ELECTRICAL PANEL. AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. IGNITION SWITCH, ACCELERATION SWITCH, BRAKE SWITCH, AND CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ALL NEEDING REPLACED AFTER THIS WAS DONE. EGR VALVE PROBLEMS. MY CAR JUMPS, ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES LESS SENSITIVE AND HAVING TO STOP FROM A DISTANCE, CRUISE CONTROL WORKS THEN STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. WINDOW SWITCH,MOTOR AND WIRING REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE AND WORKS SOMETIMES BUT MOSTLY DOESN'T WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

11325368

Incident

Jul 3, 2019

Mileage

110,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO CRANK BUT WOULD NOT FULLY TURN OVER. HAD A MECHANIC PULL UP TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND HE SAID IT COULD BE THE CRANKSHAFT. REMOVED IT, NOW I CANNOT FIND THE PART BECAUSE THEY ALL LOOK LIKE THE CAMSHAFT AND MY PART IS STRAIGHT VS THE L SHAPE.

NHTSA ID

11307210

Incident

Feb 4, 2020

Mileage

132,542 mi

SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING TO DRIVE THE CAR, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND THE BRAKES FREEZE UP. THIS HAPPENS ON COMPLETELY DRY ROADS. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITHIN 1 MILE OF EACH TIME. THE FIRST TIME I ALMOST WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET STOPPED, AND THE SECOND TIME I ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WHO ARE 7 AND 10 IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED 6 MONTHS AGO, AND MY MECHANIC SAID THE CODE WAS A FAULTY TPM WHICH WAS REPLACED. IT THEN HAPPENED A MONTH AGO, AND THE MOST RECENT TIME WHICH WAS LAST WEEK. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THAT THE DODGE JOURNEY HAS HAD THIS ISSUE, AMONG OTHERS. IT SEEMS AS IF THIS VEHICLE NEEDS A COMPLETE RECALL. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO END UP SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DEAD. I STILL OWE $10K ON MY VEHICLE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER AND PAY THIS LOAN. I NEED TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE AND DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

NHTSA ID

11282848

Incident

Nov 23, 2019

Mileage

105,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OUT OR FLICKERS. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES LOSE POWER ON ACCELERATION ABOVE 20MPH REGARDLESS IF TURNING, ON HIGHWAY OR NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES SINCE LAST MONTH AND THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY. I EXCHANGED THE BATTERY AND THE ISSUE WASNT RESOLVED.

NHTSA ID

11279124

Incident

Oct 10, 2019

Mileage

90,000 mi

CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES. CANT PUT IT IN GEAR AT TIMES. EAP LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. SEEMS ALL ELECTRICALLY ISSUES MUST REPAIR BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS EVERY OTHER MONTH

NHTSA ID

11252743

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

Mileage

1 mi

AT TIMES MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 35-40 MPH. ONCE IT REACHED THIS SPEED THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY UNSAFE WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11245133

Incident

Aug 17, 2019

Mileage

164,000 mi

UNCONTROLLABLE CONSTANT HORN HONKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING, WHILE ON OR OFF, ALSO KEY FOB DOES NOT START OR STOP THE NOISE. BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NON STOP SINCE GETTING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER SHOPS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETELY FIX THE ISSUE IT HAS CONTINUED TO RETURN. EVERY TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS FINE, ERASE ANY SENSORS THAT APPEAR ON THE DASH, AND SEND ME HOME UNTIL THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. REMOVED THE FUSE TO SILENCE THE HORN NOISE BUT HAS CONTINUED TO DRAIN THE NEW BATTERY. HAVE HAD NO LUCK WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT KEEPS DYING. THERE IS A LOT WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11242132

Incident

Jul 1, 2016

Mileage

56,000 mi

2010 DODGE JOURNEY - ON JULY 8, 2019 MY WIFE STOPPED AT A LOCAL STATION FOR GAS BUT WHEN SHE PULLED OUT OF THE STATION SHE LOST ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE RADIO WAS PLAYING BUT THE CONTROLS WERE NOT WORKING TO TURN THE RADIO DOWN OR OFF. SHE DECIDED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING OKAY SHE WOULD CONTINUE TO HER NEXT STOP. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER NEXT STOP SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT. ALL DASH LIGHTS ETC WERE STILL OFF. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK THE RPM'S INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AND SHE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT DAMAGED. HOWEVER GIVE THE DAMAGED CASED BY THE FALLEN DEBRIS AND SOME UNDER CARRIAGE DAMAGE THE CAR WAS DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS. SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM THERE SEEM TO BE NO INTEREST ON THE PART OF THE CHRYSLER DEALER OR MY INSURANCE AGENT TO INVESTIGATE THE CRASH ANY FURTHER.

NHTSA ID

11241329

Incident

Jul 8, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY ITSELF, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. THE COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN. DURING THIS TIME, YOU CANNOT USE YOUR POWER WINDOWS. EVERY WARNING WILL COME ON. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE.

NHTSA ID

11232033

Incident

Jul 11, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE HAS GONE BAD. DRIVING DOWN RODE AND STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE HARD TO STOP. LOOKED UP RECALL AND SEE IT WAS RECALLED ON 2009 BUT NOT 2010 YET.

NHTSA ID

11210600

Incident

May 22, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON , THE AND LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES THE JUST FLASH OFF AND ON. THEN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE DAYS THESE LIGHTS ARE PERSISTENTLY ON AND THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO GO OVER 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. TWO OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS SEEMS TO BE "MISFIRING" OR NOT FIRING AT ALL. ALL THESE THINGS ARE OBVIOUSLY HAPPENING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP SIGN OF TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUTDOWN. THEN YOU HAVE TO TRY AND JUMP IT OFF FOR IT TO CRANK AGAIN....IF IT WILL CRANK AT ALL. HAD TO TOW IT TO A GARAGE FOR REPAIR ON MARCH 24, 2019. REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR(FOR THE SECOND TIME), AND SPARK PLUGS.

NHTSA ID

11194360

Incident

Mar 24, 2019

Mileage

154,000 mi

CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT START. WOULD SHUT OFF AS DRIVING AT TIMES AND WOULD NOT START UNTIL NEXT DAY.

NHTSA ID

11185665

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

Mileage

103,000 mi

THE VEHICLES BATTERY DRAINS OVERNIGHT WITH NOTHING LEFT ON. THE HORN GOES OFF ON ITS OWN WEATHER THE VEHICLES IS IN MOTION OR PARKED. THE VEHICLES CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND MECHANIC GUY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER PLATFORMS ONLINE.

NHTSA ID

11183746

Incident

Feb 24, 2019

Mileage

170,000 mi

CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON. STEERING AND BREAKS DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS CREATING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AS CRASH IS VERY POSSIBLE. CAR WILL NOT START IMMEDIATELY UPON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART. IF IT DOES START, WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN AGAIN MID DRIVE. CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 1500 RPMS RIGHT BEFORE CAR SHUTS OFF. .

NHTSA ID

11157242

Incident

Dec 10, 2018

Mileage

124,000 mi

THE CAR WILL NOT START HALF THE TIME I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM I GO TO THE STORE AND GET IN MY CAR AND THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT WILL BE ON AND IT WILL NOT CRANK THE INTERNET IS FLOODED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED I'M TIRED OF BEING STRANDED WHEN I STILL OWE 8000 ON MY CAR

NHTSA ID

11153713

Incident

Nov 1, 2017

Mileage

90,000 mi

MY CAR WON'T START INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN DIES AND OFTEN IN A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE CARE SUDDENLY DIES WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ALSO, I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT START, THEN SUDDENNESS FOR NO REASON STARTS. THIS CONCERNS ME AS I LIVE IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ON A TOLL OR FREEWAY AND HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CARE SUDDENLY DIES. WE HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING AND ACCORDING TO THE HUNDREDS OF FORUMS THE TIPM IS THE PROBLEM, BUT DODGE REFUSES TO FIX OR RECALL THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY FOLKS. THESE CARS ARE OFTEN USED TO HAUL CHILDREN AROUND AND MY CONCERN IS THAT ONE DAY SOON SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11130211

Incident

Sep 5, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE WINDOWS INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED UP AND DOWN, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING. JT'S DODGELAND AND FIAT OF COLUMBIA (190 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210, (803) 832-1255) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE CONTACT DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,999.

NHTSA ID

11130181

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

Mileage

99,999 mi