2010 Dodge Journey Visibility Problems

ON OUR WAY TO THE COAST MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND HAD TO USE ONLY TO DAY LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHT NO HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON THEY WOULD ONLY FLICKER. I WAS STILL A HOUR FROM THE COAST AND 3 HOURS FROM HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY AND IS ANNOYING SAME WITH THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS. THEY GO AT RANDOM AND ARE NOT NEEDED.THE HORN IS WHEN I AM STATIONARY. THE WIPERS GO AT ANYTIME MOVING OR STOPPED. THE CAR ACTS POSSESSED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONALITY I HAD MY NEPHEW WITH ME WHEN I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING AND I WILL NOT PUT HIM IN DANGER AGAIN. THIS NEEDS FIXED.

NHTSA ID

11408551

Incident

Mar 19, 2021

Mileage

15,800 mi

FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM IS CAR STARTS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT, HAD TO REPLACE STARTER ($520) IN THE FIRST WEEK THAT I OWNED THE VEHICLE AFTER GETTING A JUMP SEVERAL TIMES I PURCHASED I JUMP KIT ($125)IN CASE IT WOULDNT START AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND THEN THE JUMP KIT WOULDNT EVEN WORK. SO I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ($130) AND THE STARTER REPLACED. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN 10 MINS LATER IT WONT START BUT IF YOU WAIT ABOUT AN HOUR, IT WILL START. THIS STILL HAPPENS AFTER HAVING THE STARTER REPLACED SO I HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING OR RISK BEING STRANDED FOR AN HOUR OR SO. SECOND PROBLEM, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND THE RPMS WENT ALL THE WAY UP INTO THE RED AND HIGH AS IT COULD THEN WENT DOWN TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE COMPLETLY STALLED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCE THEN I HAVEN'T USED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIRDLY, THE PASSANGER SIDE HAS ZERO HEAT. THE DEFROSTER, THE HEAT VENTS ON THE DASH AND THE HEAT VENTS AT THE FEET ALL BLOW OUT COLD AIR. FOURTH PROBLEM, THE HORN WOULD HONK RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. 5TH PROBLEM THE KEY FOB DOES WHAT IT WANTS WHEN IT WANTS. CAME OUT OF THE MALL AND MY ALARM WAS GOING OFF (JUST THE LIGHTS I HAD TO REMOVE THE HORN FUSES BECAUSE OF THE HONKING ISSUE) AND COULD NOT TURN THE ALARM OFF OR UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE FOB, HAD TO USE THE ACTUAL KEY FROM INSIDE THE FOB TO GET IN THE CAR AND THEN START IT, SHUT IF OFF THEN I WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ALARM. 6TH PROBLEM THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY UNLOCK WHEN I'M NOT EVEN HOLDING THE KEY FOB AND THE FRONT WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN HALF WAY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT DODGE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE THERE ARE SO MANY SAFETY ISSUES! BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WANTED A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY AND THIS CAR HAD BEEN ANYTHING BUT!

NHTSA ID

11290397

Incident

Feb 1, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE HEAT DOES NOT WORK. ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR IN ALL VENTS, DEFROST, FRONT AND FEET. CAUSES WINDOWS TO FOG UP AND BAD VISIBILITY AND ALSO DOES NOT KEEP YOU WARM. ALSO AT TIMES IT WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO CHANGE THE HEAT CONTROLS SUCH AS FROM DEFROST TO FRONT OR FEET. HAPPENS NO MATTER IF CAR IS PARKED OR DRIVING. THE COLDER OUT IS IS THE WORSE THE PROBLEM. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE LIVING IN MINNESOTA. ALSO SERCHED GOOGLE AND THERE WERE 100'S OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS IN DODGE JOURNEYS ALL DIFFERENT YEARS.

NHTSA ID

11165426

Incident

Jan 1, 2019

Mileage

97,000 mi

THE KEY FOB WAS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED,IT WOULDN'T LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR, HANGED THE BATTERY,NOTHING CHANGED. MONTHS LATER I CANNOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR ON THE DOOR PANEL.THE CAR STAYS UNLOCKED ALL THE TIME (NOT GOOD) ALSO THE BACK WIPER NO LONGER WORKS..NOW, THE HORN...THE HORN DOES NOT STOP HONKING!!! DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE DRIVING OR THE CAR IS OFF AN PARKED..... ALSO UNSAFE. I HAD TO DISCONNECT IT AND BEEN WITHOUT FOR OVER A YR. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE..SEEMS TO BE THE SAME STORY I SEE ONLINE,THEY ARE SURPRISED AND NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING AN ISSUE🤔🤔 SEEMS FISHY. AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE ENGINE,IT SOMETIMES STARTS ..SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO KICK IN. I USED TO NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO TURN IT ON AT ALL AND HAVE TO SHIFT IT IN DIFF. GEARS TO GET IT TO GO. I AM HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP.IM FED UP WITH DODGE.

NHTSA ID

11083528

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

FRONT WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF AND NO TURN SIGNALS HEAD LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF AND HIGH BEAMS DON'T WORK . ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY AND HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY

NHTSA ID

11051070

Incident

Nov 28, 2017

Mileage

107,300 mi

CAR "FROZE"WHILE DRIVING. ALARM STARTED GOING OFF. WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID AND ALARM KEPT GOING THOUGH I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF CARD. SUDDENLY IT STOPPED. TURNED CAR BACK ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON THEN TURNED OFF. NOW DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK, BACK HATCH WON'T OPEN. WASHER FLUID IS LOW. KEY FOB DOES NOT WORK.

NHTSA ID

10960145

Incident

Mar 10, 2017

Mileage

72,000 mi

I WAS OUT OF TOWN PARKED AT A STORE WOULD NOT START. AS I WAS WAITING ON SOMEONE TO COME HELP ME THEN 30 MINS OR SO LATER MY CAR STARTED UP. MY BOYS AND I CUT OUR VACATION SHORT BECAUSE ITS VERY UNSAFE HAVING YOUR CAR NOT START IN A PLACE YOU KNOW NO ONE. WE'VE CHANGED THE BATTERY. THE NEXT MONTH I WAS GETTING GAS AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I HAD A PERSON JUMP ME AND TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED OUT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SO A MONTH AND A HALF THE CAR DID IT AGAIN I WAS AT THE MALL AND IT WOULDN'T START. THIS IS A HORRIBLE FEELING NOT KNOWING WHEN OR IF YOUR CAR IS GOING TO START OR NOT. WE CAN'T DRIVE OUT OF TOWN IN IT BECAUSE THE UNCERTAINTY IF IT'S GOING TO START OR NOT. WHICH IT IS UNFAIR TO MY BOYS WHEN WE AT LEAST DO SOMETHING ON SUMMER BREAK OR FALL BREAK OR EVEN WINTER BREAK AND WE CAN'T EVEN GO OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10939127

Incident

Sep 5, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

NO HEAT FROM PASSENGER SIDE VENTS ON ANY SETTING, WHETHER DRIVING OR STATIONARY. AS A RESULT, DEFROST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT MEET FMVSS 103. FLUSHED HEATER CORE AND A LOT OF DEBRIS CAME OUT AND HEAT WORKED ON BOTH SIDES. NUMEROUS SIMILAR CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ONLINE. ATTACHED IMAGE IS OF SEDIMENT THAT CAME OUT DURING FLUSH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10929913

Incident

Nov 23, 2016

Mileage

85,000 mi

INTERMITTENT NON-FUNCTION OF POWER WINDOWS, INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS CANNOT BE ACTIVATED OR CONTROLLED WITH STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS, REAR WIPER WASHER MOTOR ACTIVATES WHEN REAR WIPER IS TURNED ON, BUT TURNS OFF WHEN THE CONTROLS ARE ADVANCED TO THE SPRAY FUNCTION. KEYLESS UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY NON-FUNCTIONAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIMP). UNFORTUNATELY THE JOURNEY WAS OMITTED FROM THE TIMP RECALL CAMPAIGN LEAVING THE CUSTOMER ON THE HOOK FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST AS IT POSES A SAFETY RISK OF LACK OF WIPERS AND OTHER POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

10927486

Incident

Nov 20, 2016

Mileage

59,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 29 GOING TO COLUMBIA MD IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM AND MY ELECTRIC SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK SHUT OFF, I COULD SEE BECAUSE THE EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED POWER JUST STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD SHUT OFF AND I HAD A CAR FULL OF KIDS. THIS SCARED US SO BAD , LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO EASE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I TURNED THAT CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO CHECK IF THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM WOULD COME ON. IT DID BUT AS WE GOT OFF THE EXIT IT CUT OFF AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

10871645

Incident

Mar 18, 2016

Mileage

78,354 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON CONTINUOUSLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER RESET THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10839845

Incident

Jan 25, 2016

Mileage

55,000 mi

HIGH SPEED ON BLOWER DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. THIS CAN AFFECT VISIBILITY IF DEFOGGER CAN'T KEEP UP ON LOWER SETTINGS. ISSUE TRACED TO MELTED CONTROL BOARD, SUGGESTING THE POSSIBILITY OF A THERMAL EVENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712734

Incident

Apr 9, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY SE VIN#[XXX] IN YEAR 2010 IN CANADA, IN 2013 WE IMPORTED IT INTO US AND WE ARE LIVING IN MICHIGAN. DURING THE FIVE-YEAR OWNERSHIP, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN CAUSING SAFETY PROBLEM MANY TIMES, THE ISSUE IS SUDDEN LOST OF ELECTRIC POWER FOR TURNING SIGNAL, WIPER MOTOR POWER, RADIO AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHT, EXCEPT THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE FIRST TIME OF SUCH INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHIN 1 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WHILE WE WERE AT TURNING SIGNAL, THE VEHICLE LOST TURNING SIGNAL CAUSED CONFUSION TO THE VEHICLE BEHIND AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AND SINCE THEN EVERY FEW MONTHS OR SO THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS, THE DEALER DID MULTIPLE REPAIR TO IT, BUT NEVER REALLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MANY TIMES THE DEALERS COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE WE REPORT. I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED TWICE OF SUCH INCIDENTS, ONE WAS DURING RAINING DAY AND THE WIPER LOST POWER I COULD NOT SEE AHEAD AND HAD TO STOP ON ROAD, THE MOST RESENT WAS YESTERDAY I LOST VENTILATION TO THE WINDOW AND COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW DUE TO MOISTURE ON WINDOW. I VIDEO TAPED THESE TWO INCIDENTS AND WOULD LIKE TO FORWARD TO YOU IF I CAN FIND A WAY TO ATTACH TO THIS COMPLAIN LETTER. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CAN CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FORCE MANUFACTURE TO ADMIT THE ISSUE AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. THANK YOU! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10650533

Incident

Jul 4, 2011

Mileage

10,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING I RANDOMLY LOSE ALL INTERIOR POWER - WINDOWS, WIPERS, RADIO, AC, SIGNALS. ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND STEER FINE. SHUTTING OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING CORRECTS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AND NO APPARENT CAUSE. AC BLOWER BURNED OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO; DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO A SHORT AND THEY FIXED THE SHORT FOR FREE, BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE POWER LOSS PROBLEM. I'VE FOUND THAT PUSHING THE IGNITION FOB SLIGHTLY IN - OR PULLING SLIGHTLY OUT - WHEN IT HAPPENS CAN RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT HAVING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT I WORRY THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL BURN OUT THE AC BLOWER AGAIN. THIS LOSS OF INTERIOR POWER HAPPENS ON AVERAGE ONCE EVERY 4 TO 6 WEEKS; IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I THE WIPERS OR DEFOG MAY STOP WORKING WHEN IT'S RAINING. I DON'T KNOW IF IT AFFECTS AIRBAG PERFORMANCE AND I'D RATHER NOT FIND OUT THAT HARD WAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627736

Incident

Aug 6, 2012

Mileage

45,000 mi

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY (BOUGHT IN 2011). THE ORIGINAL OWNERS TRADED IT IN AFTER NOT OWNING IT A YEAR. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT IT WAS ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS UNTIL I MET ONE OF THE MECHANICS AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS. HE TOLD ME THAT HE KNEW I WOULD BE BACK. THE IGNITION RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED TWICE ON MY VEHICLE. I STILL HAVE THE NOT STARTING ISSUE THAT I HAVE SEEN IN OTHER COMPLAINTS. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT I AM READING ABOUT HERE. NO POWER TO THE DASH, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, OR WINDOWS. THIS JUST ISN'T A SAFE SITUATION. I HAVE HAD A COMPUTER MODULE REPLACED, BUT THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY (80,000) AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING AND GETTING WORSE. MY CAR HAS STOPPED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD TWICE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND RESTART. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT NOTIFIED DODGE DIRECTLY, BUT HAVE BEEN TO MY DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. NOTHING SEEMS TO GET FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610544

Incident

Feb 7, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEATER WAS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE HEATER COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

10561909

Incident

Nov 21, 2013

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT DISABLED THE FUSE IN ORDER FOR THE WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNALS AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,528. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT *TR

NHTSA ID

10561818

Incident

Jan 26, 2014

Mileage

89,528 mi

I HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE PAST 6-8 MONTHS AND BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE.. THE ELECTRICAL RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WILL COME BACK ON ITS OWN BUT MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART. WINDOWS, BLINKERS, AC, RADIO, WIPERS, HAZARDS, AND EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS, ETC GO OUT. (I DO NOT LOSE CONTROL OF DRIVING BUT FEAR THAT IS WHAT IS NEXT, BASED ON OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES). THE DEALERSHIP CANT FIND THE PROBLEM, COULDN'T REPLICATE ISSUE (HAD TURNED OFF CAR DESPITE MY TELLING THEM IT WORKS AFTER RESTARTED), AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK NEXT TIME HAPPENS SO THEY CAN SEE (AS IF THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME)..I HAVE BOUGHT BACK AGAIN. ONLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES LEFT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY- SEEMS THEY ARE WAITING WARRANTY OUT. THIS IS A POSSIBLE DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN CLAIM LIVES, IF SOMEONE DOESN'T SEE ME BRAKING, TRYING TO TURN, WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK DURING A RAIN DOWNPOUR ONCE.. DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AS A WHOLE!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10560179

Incident

May 17, 2013

Mileage

62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ID

10450848

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

5,000 mi

WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AT WILL. DRIVERS SIDE GETS STUCK IN EITHER POSITION AND THEN GOES UP OR DOWN AT WILL. THIS OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS EITHER STANDING STILL OR IN MOTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10440135

Incident

Dec 15, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi