2009 Dodge Journey: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jun 12, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · IL · fire

The Carbondale Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire In the parking lot behind the above-listed address. Fire personnel arrived and found a 2009 Dodge Journey with an engine compartment fire. Fire personnel used tank water and a pre-connected 1 3/4 In. hose line to extinguish the fire. There were no exposures or damage to other property. Upon completing the extinguishment, an origin and cause investigation was conducted, which Included, but was not limited to, scene examination, documentation, and interviews. The owner of the vehicle stated the following: He purchased the vehicle new. He has liability Insurance only through Allstate. This Is not his primary vehicle. He does his own service. No known electrical Issues, and there were no warning lights on the vehicle before the fire. The vehicle has approximately 160,000 miles on It The only known issue with the vehicle was a power steering issue. Before the discovery of the fire, the owner had pulled into a gas station across town to add power steering fluid. Upon leaving the gas station, the owner reported that within a few blocks, he began seeing black smoke coming from under the hood, and there was an odd odor to the smoke. (Review of Oty Video cameras confirmed this account) He pulled in the parking lot at the above-listed address and accessed the engine compartment to find fire on the power steering reservoir, the plastic engine cover, and the cooling fan. He attempted to extinguish the fire with a soda he had and then attempted to retrieve water from a nearby building. Upon returning with water, the fire was too large to extinguish. The scene examination revealed an engine compartment fire that had transitioned Into the passenger compartment during the failure of the front windshield. The hood of the vehicle had completely melted away during the fire. Fire patterns in the engine compartment were consistent with the owners account of the fire. The fire was determined to be unintentional, with the

Filed Apr 17, 2024 · Electrical · TN · fire

No warning. Car caught on fire due to electrical issues in the back lighter port.

Filed Feb 20, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · WI · fire

Vehicle owner was driving and pulled over when all warning lights began flashing, wipers came on, horn started honking, windows would not go down, doors would not unlock, and vehicle started on fire. Fire appeared to begin in the engine compartment, with fire eventually consuming entire vehicle.

Filed Feb 10, 2022 · Electrical, Lights · OH · fire

Me and my son were sitting in the car waiting for my wife and the car started dying lights started were flashing the horn was honking wipers were going interior lighting and gauge cluster was all flashing then smoke started to come through the vents so we jumped out and that’s when I seen flames under the hood the wiring harness from the firewall to the fuse box was completely in flames. I eventually tamed to fire with snow beings that it was all I had at the moment. The vehicle hasn’t been inspected by anyone yet I wasn’t sure how to go about this never had to deal with anything like it. It is available for inspection anytime.

Filed Mar 3, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 203,573 miles · MS · fire

While driving the engine caught fire. Dealer says it is not covered under recall. Even though I see other dodge journey recalls of same fire being recalled.

Filed Aug 6, 2019 · Engine · 170,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge journey. The contact stated that while driving the contact heard an abnormal noise and the engine stalled. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. When the contact attempted to turn off and restart the vehicle there was a popping noise and black smoke came out of the engine compartment. The contact exited the vehicle and the vehicle was quickly engulfed in flames. The flames were extinguished by the fire department but the vehicle was completely destroyed by the fire. A police report was not filed but a fire department report was filed. There were no injuries. The remains of the vehicle were towed to a lot for the insurance company to inspect. The dealer john hiester chrysler dodge jeep ram (940 n main st, lillington, nc 27546 (910) 893-8088) was asked about recalls and told the contact there were no recalls related to the vehicle catching on fire. The manufacturer had not been informed yet. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Sep 1, 2018 · Electrical · 68,000 miles · MI

I have had nothing but problems since day one of buying this car. Intermittently lags or does not start for long periods of time. Radio goes in and out lights come on and off while driving. Sometime the brake lights work sometimes they dont no one knows why. Got stuck in a parking garage for nine hours one day because the car lost all power could not put it into neutral and I could not find a tow truck small enough to tow me out. Then 9 hours later it started. Now I smell burning under the dash and my AC only works on the passenger side while the driver side blows out hot. There is definitely something wrong with the wiring of this car. This car has been to the dealership over 20 time under warranty for almost all the same problem with jo resolve. They cant recreation the problems so I pay deductables and rental car fees to get back the same broken car.

Filed Feb 28, 2017 · Electrical · VA · fire

I purchased my dodge journey sxt 09-22-2016. On february 3, 2017, I drove about 5 miles (to my daughter's school then to my place of employment). I turned off my vehicle, began to exit the car and noticed it had light smoke coming from it. It bothered me seeing there was not reason (I.e. Wasted fluids) and I just purchased the vehicle. I called my someone to inquire from them about the smoke, and the next thing I know, people are yelling at me to get out of the car!!! My side of the car was on fire (under the hood). The car was stationary in a private parking lot. The engine was not running. In fact, if if my car door wasn't open, I would not be typing this notice.

Filed Feb 26, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 45,000 miles · NY

There is a electrical malfunction in this vehicle fuses go out every couple of months, dual control heat right side does not heat, also when driving burning smell coming out of heat went, had several parts replaced. I contacted manufacturer regarding the issues, their reply was " we are sorry that you have issues but we cannot help you", purchased after market warranty and they refuse to cover the heat issue.

Filed Oct 29, 2015 · Electrical · DC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge journey. While driving 25 MPH, it was noticed that there was a fire on both rear seats of the vehicle. In addition, there were flames underneath the vehicle. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene to a collision center. The cause of the fire was undetermined. In addition, while driving at 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.

Filed Sep 14, 2015 · Electrical · 89,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge journey. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. In addition, the interior and exterior lighting were dim. After the third attempt to start the vehicle, a jumpstart was required. While getting a jumpstart, smoke appeared and the vehicle caught firee. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

Filed Aug 24, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 88,693 miles · CO · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge journey. The contact noticed smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant reservoir was cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,693.