Purchased new dodge journey 2010 in april 2011. Basic type tires needed to be replaced by september 2011 due to wear. Attempted to replace with snow tires, needed for safe winter driving in rural area with heavy snowfall. Only tires that fit wheels were on national back order. Used size/brand recommended by dealership that almost fit in october 2011. Since then, I have had to have all four brake rotors machined, front brake pads replaced for third time now, not covered by warranty. Car pulsates/steering wheel vibrates violently when braking starting at about 40 MPH. Pulsation/vibration does not completely go away even immediately after brakes worked on/pads replaced. I have the tires rotated every 6 months, this does not help decrease pulsation. As of july 2013, no winter tires can be found that fit the car exactly per the dealership. Car slows down too much when coasting. Gas mileage averages 17 mpg, current mileage is approx 43000. I have frequent problems with the locks and alarm when temperatures drop below 40 f, which is from october to may. Car does not always lock or unlock using either key fob or by pressing button in car, must press it multiple times. Car alarm does not work consistently. If car is locked with the fob, the car does not always lock but is sometimes "armed" and the alarm frequently goes off when the door is opened. Must place key fob in ignition and turn car on to stop alarm. Driver side door frequently would not unlock during winter, lock mechanism could be heard attempting to turn, lock next to window appeared to be jumping slightly. Door had to be unlocked from inside after entering car through other doors. Dealership stated they could not get problems to replicate (with locks, alarm).
2010 Dodge Journey AWD brakes complaints
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Own a 2010 dodge journey, front brakes shimmyed at 20,000 miles, called dealer not a covered part. Owner replaced front brakes and rotors, no further problem there. On fuel mileage has reduced from approx. 22 miles to gallon to 17 miles to gallon. Also vehicle slows down too fast upon coasting, feels like dragging. Tires from kumho are garbage, replaced all with different brand, was told no recall on those either. Tires wore out at 20,000 miles, was told by tire dealer that those tires are faulty due to wear out at 15 to 25,000 miles. Says chlysler knos about kumho but wont recall them. Overall getting discouraged with chysler product, and getting no help on problems. During winter month vehicle went into awd due to tires slipping, made ugly grinding noises and shake when activated, also stuck in awd. Had to back up 500 or more feet to get it to unlock or deactivate. Has not been right since, and again told not a covered problem. Everytime I call about these problems they say bring it in but warrenty will not cover, im disabiled and I cant afford to bring in and pay shop rates just to say on paper not a warrenty problem, I have to pay for repairs.
Brakes would shimmy, took to dealer on may 30, 2012, replaced pads on front and resurfaced all four rotors, only to have same problem on dec. 11, 2012, brakes would shimmy. Took to another dealer and had all four rotors resurfaced once again.
Purchased dodge journey in december of 2011. Have only driven 11,300 miles. Bought 4 new tires two months ago. Have been keeping up with all regular maintenance to the vehicle. Wheel shakes tremendously when applying the brakes. Also, car drags when releasing the throttle. A car cut me off and I had to brake fast. Brakes didn't feel like they were working properly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge journey awd. The contact stated that there was an excessive vibration in the vehicle when applying the brakes. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they informed him that the rotors were failing and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 15,000. Updated 08-09-12 *bf the stated the brake pads were not worn nor was it necessary to replace them. The vehicle has poor fuel mileage and loss of power. The vehicle dragged instead of coasting when releasing the throttle. The vehicle operates correctly in neutral and without using all wheel drive. Fuel mileage also increased. Updated 08/13/2012 *js
Brakes went out at 14,074; then again at 20,811 miles; and again at 36,201. The vehicle is two years old.
When driving at highway speeds 65-75 MPH and having to brake hard the steering wheel and brake pedals begin to vibrate violently and the brakes feel as though they are not working correctly? 2010 dodge journey sxt with currently 24k miles.
Went on a vacation to yellowstone national park. All the way out had intermitent pulsation of the steering wheel when braking at highway speeds. Front discs and brake pads were replaced by dealer at 11921 miles because of warped rotors.after many more complaints of pulsations when braking the dealer replaced the rear discs and pads at 23184 miles, account warped rotors. So after 6 1/2 months ( october 10 ) the front rotors were warped and 10 months later ( august 8, 2011 ) the rear rotors were warped. The pulsation has happened again already and it is only august 22 2011.each time I take the car in for the pulsation problem the dealer says he takes it for a ride and finds no problem. Each time it has had the same mileage in as the mileage out. I don't think the dealer even took it for a ride because he already knew what the problem was.
With less than 6000 miles on my 2010 dodge journey, I noticed that the steering wheel was beginning to shake when the brakes were applied. When I took the vehicle in to have the tires rotated, I had the dealership that I bought this vehicle from look at the problem. They told me that the front rotors were warped and had to be replaced. This vehicle is not driven hard, the brakes are not slammed, no jack rabbit starts. I find that the rotors needing to be replaced with less than 6000 miles on the vehicle unacceptable. I feel that this vehicle is unsafe, and the brakes are one of the most important safety features on a vehicle.
On march 18, 2007 while being driven on a secondary road, our 2010 dodge journey, class 1b3h80100, began having some sort of electrical problem, dashboard warning lights came on, interior light started going off and on, and then the vehicle cut off entirely. In addition, the brakes don't seem to be functioning correctly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer with 3 separate recall/warranty notices found which appear to cover brakes, dashboard lights and most importantly, the starter issue. The dealer stated they were aware of only 1 recall. They indicated that since it was near closing time, they could not address the issues until monday. My daughter and her 2 infants use this car. When I purchased it, the dealer mentioned it had been 'returned' and had very low mileage. When asked why it was returned, they stated that the previous owner bought many vehicles from them, and just needed something different. The potential danger of an accident resulting from the vehicle shutting off while in motion needs to be addressed so that no one is seriously injured. Thank you.
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