2010 Dodge Journey: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Feb 28, 2023 · Driver assistance · 10,000 miles · AZ

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.

Filed May 21, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 110,000 miles · OH

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.

Filed Dec 20, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · NY

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!

Filed Jul 29, 2014 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · FL

Have had all kind of "sensor" problems horn blows at all times have taken to shop 4 times all brake sensor lights came on back in may also bob pforte dodge in marianna, fl. 32446 can not seem to be able to fix put on one sensor to see if that would stop horn from blowing did not and then my cruise control knob fell off from where they put in sensor took back put on another sensor did not fix took back and they had failed to reprogram after putting on that sensor jeff the service manager told me when I called back about it that they would compensate if this did not fix last week horn started blowing again!!!! 7/22/14 took back today and they are having to keep it overnight lady called me asking if the key fob was the one I had been using I told her that when this first started I started using my spare because I thought maybe the other one was going out we have to pull the fuses every time to keep the horn from seranading the community horn blows while in the yard while not running, while running and driving it may go beep beep beep or sound off for hours I want something done hope someone will tell bob pforte how to fix this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Filed Jun 24, 2014 · Electrical · 48,000 miles · MI

The ignition switch in the car gets "loose" over time. This causes the key to move to a different postion, when this happens all electrical goes out or goes on/off in rapid succession. I can jiggle the key and can get the electrical to work again. At best, this is very distracting and I take my eyes off the road. At worst I have lost electrical components such as the cruise control while driving the dealer has replaced the part 2 times. Note - nancy nelms is the owner of record and this complaint is on file with chrysler.

Filed Feb 29, 2012 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · NY

Upon driving the vehicle we lost power to the radio, cigarette lighter and cruise control. It went off for about 30 seconds and came back on. It happened between 8-10 times during a 2 day period. It doesn't matter the speed at all.

Filed Nov 3, 2011 · Acceleration · 33,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge journey awd. The contact was driving with the cruise control set to 55 MPH when the engine exhibited an abnormal increase in rpms of over 5,000. The contact had to switch out of gear to allow the vehicle to decelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 33,000 and the current mileage was 36,600.

Filed Jun 9, 2011 · Acceleration · 38,000 miles · MS

The cruise control on my 2010 dodge journey surges / jerks / and RPM increases considerably when engaged and going downhill. On flat surfaces it seems to work correctly , however there has been two occasions, just recently, when my wife was operating the vehicle to and from work at mississippi state university, that has us alarmed. The distance is approximately 30 miles one way and there are only 3 short downgrades that this occurred on. This problem does seem to be increasing over the last few weeks. Thank you for any consideration pertaining to this problem. I have replied about this problem and apparently there are others with this same problem that has been classified as "no fix". If I could I would return this vehicle to the dodge dealer because there has been nothing but problems with this vehicle. This has now become ,yet another separate problem, with the possibility of endangering our lives. I personally will not purchase another chrysler product.

Filed Oct 26, 2010 · Acceleration · 500 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 dodge journey sxt. While the contact was driving approximately between 50-55 MPH with the cruise control activated, the rpms increased up to 400 rpms excessively. The transmission also began to shift into a lower gear. When the cruise control was deactivated the vehicle performed normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 500.

Filed Sep 18, 2010 · Transmission · 18,472 miles · TX

Driving vehicle on highway 82 in gainesville texas at 55 MPH in cruise control. Vehicle accelerated to go up a hill, and continued to accelerate to engine red line at approx 6000 RPM. Driver pushed hard on brake and attempted to press accelerator in attempt to dislodge possible sticking cable. Engine returned to normal. After several seconds. Cruise disengaged automatically after brake pedal was pushed. Dealer was contacted and will review vehicle next week. Vehicle was purchased last week. This is the first incident.

Filed Mar 20, 2010 · Acceleration · 2,760 miles · OH

I am sending via u.s. Mail a copy of letter and service department record for problem with cruise control on my a 2010 dodge journey that I purchased three months ago. At this time according to the dealer there is "no fix" for this problem and I am concerned that the malfunction could lead to injury to myself or others. A detailed letter is in the mail and should arrive at your facility later this week. There was a problem with the cruise control while driving down an incline. The transmission would downshift and the engine revved with the RPM's rising to 2500-4000 and would probably go higher if the consumer did not disengage the cruise control and step on the brake to get the RPM's down and the engine under control. The vehicle sounded as though it was in neutral . The consumer was advised to not use the cruise control on hilly areas. Updated 04/12/10.