2009 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLES STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WOULDN'T RESTART. *TGW THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, ENGINE AND AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED A WEEK AFTER THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WERE ANY RELATED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE MAILED THE RECEIPTS IN FOR REIMBURSEMENT, BUT HE DIDN'T RECEIVE THE FULL AMOUNT. UPDATED 08/17/11.*JB
2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT. I TRIED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, THERE WOULD JUST BE A CLICKING SOUND. I EVEN TRIED TO JUMP START IT AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. SO AFTER READING POSTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS I HAD MY WIFE BUY A BATTERY AND THEN AFTER SOME TRYING IT DID. START. I HAVE SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE MAKING IT A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES WITHIN THREE WEEKS. I WOULD GO OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD JUST CLICK WITHOUT STARTING. I ALSO FOUND THIS ON ANOTHER SITE FROM SOMEONE WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE BUT INSTEAD OF ME THE CONSUMER SPENDING MY OWN MONEY TO SEE IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM, DODGE SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. (WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR JOURNEY NOT STARTING. ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE DEALERSHIP STARTED BY RE-PROGRAMMING THE KEY FOB AND THEN REPLACED THE STARTER. BOTH HAD NO AFFECT ON THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO NOT TURN OVER AT THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIME. THE DAY BEFORE LEAVING ON VACATION, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED US WITH A RENTAL AND THEY KEPT THE CAR TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAD PROVIDED THEM WITH A LIST OF COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE WHICH HELPED THEM TO NARROW DOWN THE ISSUE. IT TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR THAT TELLS THE CAR THAT IT'S IN PARK THAT WASN'T WORKING. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS IN PARK, THE SENSOR WASN'T SENDING THE RIGHT MESSAGE AND WAS PREVENTING IT FROM STARTING. IT TOOK A MONTH BEFORE WE GOT THE CAR BACK BUT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING IT NOW FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS AND NOT ONE INSTANCE HAS OCCURRED. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THIS SENSOR. IT WORKED FOR ME). *TR
