2012 Dodge Journey: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Nov 6, 2023 · Electrical, Suspension · SC · crash

The electrical is so messed up the battery drains within hours, I have shorts in all aspects of this car(Bluetooth, navigation, clicking relays nonstop, heat goes out intermittently, power switches on doors. I saw my headlights surging in power in the middle of nowhere, they would get bright, then go dim, then a battery icon illuminated on my dashboard before my car downshifted so hard I almost lost control of the car. The dealer replaced my motor mounts and my alternator, after calling to say my battery is bad and then turned around and said it wasn’t. Not to mention my brakes locked up in a little rain and I couldn’t stop crashing through a wall. Replaced my rear light turning bulb and it exploded with fire when I went to change it. The suspension is horrible and I am pretty sure my cv axles are all broken. Everything keeps breaking. Lifter Taps intermittently, rough idling and hard shifting. Key fob doesn’t start car or is recognized with fresh batteries in it. When I jump start it sometimes the horn goes off for a minute. The reverse camera goes out for days and randomly comes on again. Under the hood feels so extremely hot and for some reason it doesn’t register as overheating. Even when I check fluids and for the coolant levels are low for some reason. There is an actuator That constantly is going off under the dash. Airbags didn’t deploy when i hit the wall at all. The limp mode has come on and gone off a few times. Only codes I have is for tps and an outdoor ambient temperature sensor that says it’s either negative 40 degrees or 122 degrees. Which won’t let me clear nor allow me to remote start. Warranty is gone and when you take the fuse box cover off under the hood(just the cover) it goes haywire shaking and lights all over the dash and I have to shut the car off. Yes somebody please inspect this vehicle. The absolute worst vehicle I owe 12k on and I can’t afford to fix all of this that’s shutting down at the same time

Filed Jan 24, 2023 · Electrical · FL

Battery drain when car turned off

Filed Oct 24, 2020 · 129,000 miles · NE

Driving down the highway or street, car completely shuts off, causing loss of brakes and power steering. Will restart after several attempts but is dangerous on the interstate or while passing or driving down the highway. Has happened on several occasions. Mechanic code pulls dead battery but battery changed and still shuts off.

Filed Mar 12, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 40,650 miles · GA

This vehicle has an on-going problem with "engine battery drain" which has cause numerous returns to the dealership 5-6 times since july 2013 for the same problem (will not start-up without being boosted off with jumper cables).here's description of the event: july 10,2013 had to boosted off to start while out-of town, return to ga & on july 18, took vehicle to dealership & discovered that battery needed to be replaced; on august 5, while out-of-town had to be boosted off to start, got back to ga. On aug. 7, took vehicle back to dealership, they checked battery & said battery was fine. On oct.14,2013, wouldn't start & had to be towed into dealer & they kept it for 2-days & said it needed "cylinder head" & said that was the problem; jan. 7, 2014 wouldn't start, took vehicle back dealer & they kept it 4-days & replaced alternator & said that was the problem; on feb.19, 2014 wouldn't start, took vehicle back on feb.20,2014, kept until feb. 24, & replaced module-telematics & said that was the problem; on feb.28, vehicle stop running & wouldn't start-up, tow vehicle back on march 4,2014 & dealer kept vehicle 8-days & said the battery drain is from fr hub & replaced battery again & vehicle was pick-up mar.12, 2014. I had to pay for first battery, alternator & some rental car fees,not including loss of convenient of time & vehicle.

Filed Mar 12, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 40,650 miles · GA

This vehicle has an on-going problem with "engine battery drain" which has cause numerous returns to the dealership 5-6 times since july 2013 for the same problem (will not start-up without being boosted off with jumper cables).here's description of the event: july 10,2013 had to boosted off to start while out-of town, return to ga & on july 18, took vehicle to dealership & discovered that battery needed to be replaced; on august 5, while out-of-town had to be boosted off to start, got back to ga. On aug. 7, took vehicle back to dealership, they checked battery & said battery was fine. On oct.14,2013, wouldn't start & had to be towed into dealer & they kept it for 2-days & said it needed "cylinder head" & said that was the problem; jan. 7, 2014 wouldn't start, took vehicle back dealer & they kept it 4-days & replaced alternator & said that was the problem; on feb.19, 2014 wouldn't start, took vehicle back on feb.20,2014, kept until feb. 24, & replaced module-telematics & said that was the problem; on feb.28, vehicle stop running & wouldn't start-up, tow vehicle back on march 4,2014 & dealer kept vehicle 8-days & said the battery drain is from fr hub & replaced battery again & vehicle was pick-up mar.12, 2014. I had to pay for first battery, alternator & some rental car fees,not including loss of convenient of time & vehicle. This vehicle could easy present "a safety hazard" while moving & just cut-off & stop in traffic creating danger for me & others.