10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
63,132 miles

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2012 Dodge Journey electrical problems

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2012 Dodge Journey Owner Comments (Page 3 of 6)

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problem #63

Jan 092019

Journey

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

H20 sensor when turning button to heat up car it doesnt work

- Jeannette, PA, USA

problem #62

Jan 122019

Journey

  • miles
I have changed my key fob 3 times and got a new battery and it still say key is not detected. I have to get a job every 3 months to get my car started.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #61

May 152018

Journey

  • 65,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Journey. When the headlights were activated while the vehicle was in reverse, the interior dome light illuminated. Also, the malfunction warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to tim short Chrysler (located at 270 fitz gilbert rd, hazard, ky 41701, (606) 436-2277) and was informed that the failure was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

- Chavies, KY, USA

problem #60

Dec 032018

Journey

  • 150,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Myself and my 3 young children were driving down a pretty dark highway at about 10 pm. 3 hours from home. In a storm and very heavy rain. Vehicle suddenly lost power. When I gave it gas the engine just revved. Lost all power including windshield wipers and power steering I quickly dropped from 75 to 40 with semis barreling up behind me as I was trying to get to a shoulder to pull off on. Car died and would not restart. We were stuck on the side of the road for 5 hours with no heat and no power to the car. Even callled roadside and they tried to jump it. It would start but then go haywire again. Battery light and etc as well as all others lights come on. It has left me and my kids in the cold more than once. No one seems to know the problem as the battery and alternator are testing fine. Vehicle is now sitting in my drive way and won't do anything. At all.

- Sayre, OK, USA

problem #59

Nov 162018

Journey

  • 102,000 miles
Lift gate wiring harness becomes weak and brittle causing wiring to fail. This wiring feeds all lights and functionality on the read lift gate. Dealers will repair which last a short while until failure again.

- Salem, UT, USA

problem #58

Nov 012015

Journey

  • 85,000 miles
In the middle of the winter 2015-2016 I had to replace my radiator due to a small crack that developed. My heat started to malfunction the following winter 2016-2017 it only worked part of the time. Starting in the fall of 2017 my heat went out completely. We took it in to have them check the heater core, come to find out that since the heater core is installed at an angle it doesn't drain the sludge properly. I have also noticed that my air conditioning will turn on at random. I don't know exactly when this started, but it will turn on by itself. Just this morning 8/13/18 my air turned on 15 times, after being shut off every time. I'm wondering if this is something wrong electronically. Thank you for your time and consideration on my 2012 Dodge Journey.

- Albany, IN, USA

problem #57

Jul 252018

Journey

  • 93,887 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While in motion on 7/25/18 the vehicle stopped running, battery light came on, radio turned off, wipers started going on, and lights dimmed. Tried to restart and wouldn't showing battery light, ABS light, symbol with lightning bolt, and said it could not detect key. Vehicle was towed and diagnosed with code P0622, and was told I needed an alternator. Replaced the alternator on 7/28/18. On 7/29/18, the car was running good, after about a half hour the battery light came on and the car slowly started to shut down while in motion with my wife and children in the car. I then replaced the battery. After driving 2 miles the battery light came on, the engine started to rev high and go low, other dash lights came on, the A/C turned hot and the car started to come to a crawl.

- Rochester, NY, USA

problem #56

Jul 132018

Journey

  • 122,000 miles
Wow!!!!!!!!!! is all I can say, I can't believe the amount of problems this car has. With that being said I'm hoping that since I financed this vehicle, that the finance company will help me because this dealership "clearly" sold me a lemon and I'm sure they know it is. Everything electrical in my 2012 Journey started surging to the point where I thought it was going die on me while driving on a highway here on vancouver island B.C. Canada. I've had problems with the push button start ( sometimes 4 attempts to start it are needed ). I really love the vehicle with the cost to repair modern days cars, I think I want to find a way to return it ( it's only been 5 months since I've had it ). the dealership says it's probably the battery and offered to replace it so on the 27th of this month, I will take it to the dealers and try to return it all together. None of us should be having issues like this and I'm really disappointed with Dodge and how they're "not" doing much to help anyone. Sadly these vehicles are "lemons" and should all be recalled and junked imo. Sorry to hear so many other's have problems too, just keep your roadside assist up to date lol cause I feel we're "all" going to need it eventually and who wants to be stuck in the middle of nowhere.

- Ucluelet, AZ, USA

problem #55

Jul 032018

Journey

  • miles
I was driving on very busy highway I-270 in columbus Ohio my car stop on me on the highway that happens back in 2/14/2018 I started it back keep going luckily no accident occurred through that week continue doing it I take to shop get it fixed.on 7/3/2018 he started it's again am scared to drive my car that am paying for I don't know what to do he cost much last time I fixed it. His making strange noise from the dashboard often I don't know where the noise is coming from am really scared to put my family in its because that our family car

- Columbus, OH, USA

problem #54

Oct 062017

Journey

  • miles
My Dodge while riding radio come on go off the heater turn all the way up and it want crank most time you get ready to go it just goes haywire not dependable brought a battery thought that was the problem but not

- Raleigh, MS, USA

problem #53

Jun 122018

Journey

  • 140,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Last week I was driving my car and it felt like it was going to stall at a stop sign. Then the engine light came on when I started driving again. While driving on a busy highway my car just shut off. No brakes, or steering. I had 3 kids in the car 2 being toddlers. I was able to put it into park and start it again to get it off the road. This is the first time this happened to me and now I am scared to drive it. As for electrical my car randomly sometimes just changes radio stations, U connect doesn't work. When disconnecting the battery it works for about a month and you can not use it anymore.

- Pittsgrove, NJ, USA

problem #52

Apr 062018

Journey

  • 119,450 miles
.... takata inflators.... I wrote a complain today I wrote a wrong dates it was last Thursday April 5th that I took my car for recall appt April 5th and they did steering wiring and cover for engine and umm I started to have problems after recall on late Friday on the 6th of April which is Friday my car wont start all week I dont know what to do because no one was home and it was late beccause everybody my family dont get off at 5 so I am waiting for dennis dillion to call me Monday I had no problems bofore the recall none its not working it wont start at all ccomputer seems so screwed up the steerng is locked and brake is locked lights blinking and everything else is coming on for no reason and goes off and on and I dont know what they did... bofore I did not have any leak either as well I could not start at all.. I been stuck home all week... I didn call until yesterday they were closed and they didnt call so I am waiting I dont know why I waited to long I was hoping it be the battery its not the battery. Seems like elctrical problem or PCM whatever is going on I have no glue because I didnt have any problems bofore the recall I still paying my car payments jeez

- Caldwell, ID, USA

problem #51

Apr 122018

Journey

  • 119,450 miles
I took my car for recall few days ago for steering and cover for the engine now my car wont start the computer and everything is not working everything is locked I have no issues boforee the recall.its sitting there not able to start wheel is locked and brakes I everything is going off wipers and other stuff going crazy....... I drove one time after the recall I dont know whats going on... I never had any issues with the car until I took the car for recall.. its not the same the car was in the shop for recall appt on Thursday April 12 2018 soon as I left the car would not start on fri the following day and its going crazy what do I need to do they did something to it making the car not start it wont let me choose what is wrong with the car on the form is unknoown or other and elec stabilty control and electrical

- Caldwell, ID, USA

problem #50

Apr 112018

Journey

  • 85,060 miles
Takata recall I was driving home while at a stop light I smelt a burn odor. I was just a 1/4 of a mile from home so I drove it home. Upon parking I noticed there was a small spot under my car forming. About the size of a quarter. Check all my fluids and and nothing was low. The next day it started and ran ok until it was ran for about 15 then once again the smell and now a low growling. I pulled off the road and parked at a gas station. I had a local shop look at my car and they determined my transfer case is broken. I have been having issues with my car when accelerating it would pull sharply to the right when it shifted gears. Was told there was nothing wrong with my car. It shouldn't try and change lanes when you accelerate. I have almost hit the car next to me just by accelerating. I have also been driving along and have my car turn off. I had to coast to the side of the road, put it in park and start it again. This has happened on four different occasions. The stalling happened on the highway while the transfer case was on city street.

- High Ridge, MO, USA

problem #49

Mar 152018

Journey

  • 85,365 miles
My vehicle odometer would jump from 0 to 30 while in motion(foot on pedal) and vice versa. Wiperblades started all on it's on without being turned on. No current is being brought to whole entire vehicle. Vehicle won't turn over or lock without being hooked to another battery. Can jump start but once connection is off the vehicle shuts back off. All lights flickered on and off on dash board when they never came on the 2 years I had the vehicle.

- Springfield, MA, USA

problem #48

Feb 012018

Journey

  • miles
My horn does not stop honking had to remove left and right fuses to keep from honking. Vehicle honks while stopped nobody in it and while driving as well. Several people have complaint about this same situation online why is there no recall for this problem which is a safety issue?

- Copperas Cove, TX, USA

problem #47

Sep 012017

Journey

  • miles
The heater works great on the driverside and blows cold on the passenger side no matter what you do.autostart doesn't work when it's cold out, thought that was the point of it but guess not.makes a really loud winding noise when I starting it, also goes into gears hard most of the time. Got the hard to find 225/55/19 tires on it and my brakes make a lot of noises. My front end makes a bunch of popping and grinding when turning left or right going forward or backwards, heatsheild is falling off around the driveshaft. Service all wheel drive light comes on often, the park assist stopped working, taillights flickering often, one of my fobs works when it wants to even with a new battery.driver seat is also starting to act up to having to wiggle the switch around to make it work. No one wants to fix the problems with my Journey rt making me regret getting this SUV I was practically forced into buying/trading it and when I went to the place of purchase a few days after getting was promised these issues fixed and I'm still waiting will not put my children in this car going to get rid of this nightmare soon as I get the chance since this so called 4star safety raiting is bs don't feel safe at all

- Newport, VT, USA

problem #46

Feb 012017

Journey

  • 132,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Journey. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled and shut off. The contact also indicated that the fuel gauge indicator displayed inaccurate information and indicated that less fuel was in the tank than the actual amount. The failures were not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 132,000.

- North Highland, CA, USA

problem #45

Nov 112017

Journey

  • 100,000 miles
The power in my vehicle went out and my breaks locked up, the car just dies. No hazards or anything. My car stopped while driving down a heavy traffic street. Two cars almost hit my kids and I. the car does come back on a few seconds later or several minutes later. The longest time period was when I got the car towed to a shop Saturday. Once, we arrived at the shop it had come back on. This is not the first time and I fear even after we get it from the shop it will not be the last.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #44

Oct 242017

Journey

  • 140,000 miles
While driving the vehicle on a 4 lane highway the car stopped in the middle of traffic while accelerating. The vehicle had no indication/warning of its shut off. I had my child in the vehicle and could have been in a serious accident. I tried starting the vehicle again and it would not turn over. Vehicle has had all required/recommended maintenance. Vehicle has 140000 miles. Unknown of the cause of the shut off.

- Palm Coast, FL, USA

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