CarComplaints.com Notes: The Dodge Journey got a major overhaul in 2011. Let's hope it's better than the first generation (2009-2010) -- it couldn't be much worse.

1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
85,681 miles

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2011 Dodge Journey lights problems

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2011 Dodge Journey Owner Comments

problem #8

Jul 102020

Journey

  • 200,848 miles

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

My sound system is not working.once the vehicle reached 200,848 miles it stopped working, then the next day the led hatch light she'd working"I came out to get in the vehicle and turned it on it didn't work"

- Buffalo, NY, USA

problem #7

Jan 012018

Journey

  • 159,000 miles
Reverse lights are inop because of a bad backup switch which is located on or in the transmission.

- Yazoo City, MS, USA

problem #6

Jan 022018

Journey

  • 55,000 miles
I bought it on October 2011 at the South of Florida, since then I had keeping and driving the car at the same location, never tried drive in low temperatures. But, in June 2016 I moved to region where the weather is between 20F or -7C during winter. Then the tail light on the lift stopped working, but it was not burned and no problem with the fuses the battery was dying frequently. This winter the rear wiper stopped working too. Now it was time to discover what's going on. Thus, I found broken wires in the sleeve between body and lift gate, where the wires need be flexible. I can confirm and concluding: The wires installed at the car do not support temperatures bellow 20F or -7C, in these condition the wires crack and broke and causing short-circuit. There are defective wires installed in this make car causing lost of power, short-circuit and letting the car instable. My concern is the others doors may have same defective wires. And it's happenig in any situation, stationary, in motion, on a city street or a highway, turning, sincerely

- Greenhithe, AE, USA

problem #5

Feb 012018

Journey

  • 105,600 miles

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

Horn honks while driving windows roll down doors lock and will not unlock seat moves dash lights all come on happens while parked and can't stop horn will not let into car replaced many batteries and have no answer from dealers

- Columbus, IN, USA

problem #4

Mar 022018

Journey

  • 105,000 miles
Horn honks while driving, electric seat moves, lights flash, and windows roll down all doors lock and will not unlock, will also do while parked and you can't unlock to get into car. Happens daily since 2-1-18

- Columbus, IN, USA

problem #3

Sep 182013

Journey

  • miles
Since the day I bought this vehicle, 2013, I have had numerous dead batteries when I went out to start it. As well as flicking dash lights (bright then dim and back again, completely random) while driving during the day, evening, night, raining, and snowing. The Ford dealership that which I bought it from, and the local Chrysler dealership have had my vehicle more in the last two years, then I have. Both Ford & Chrysler dealerships have found multiple issues, but have not fixed one of my main complaints, the dash lights flickering. Between the two businesses they have re-built the transmission, changed the throttle body, wiring harness, radio, radiator, motor train control module, instrument panel, and put a new battery in it many times, including the day I bought it. A mechanic at Ford had told me that there was issues with the Journey before I bought it. I requested a copy of all the paperwork that the Ford dealership had on my vehicle, and to my surprise the previous owner traded/sold (?) my vehicle to Ford the day before I bought it because he/she was going through the same issues with it the battery being dead.

- Cohasset, MN, USA

problem #2

Aug 122015

Journey

  • 60,000 miles
My husband was driving the car when all of a sudden the radio, all the lights inside, the dashboard, and everything just stopped but the car was still running. He had to pull over, turn off the engine and then restart it for things to turn back on. A few days later I was driving and all the lights inside the car turned on simultaneously for no reason. This happened a few times during the short drive. Hasn't happened since but mechanic asked me to call Dodge to check on recall. No recall when I called Dodge but others have noticed similar incidents with their Dodge Journeys.

- Oceanside, CA, USA

problem #1

Apr 062011

Journey 6-cyl

  • miles
This is the first incident 2 months after I purchased this brand new truck. The car had no power at all. It would not start. I had to have it towed from my driveway. About 6 months later the car would not go into gear the head or brake lights would not work. I took it back to the dealership where I purchased it for the fourth time and it is has been in the service center about a month and they have no answers. I have have called Dodge numerous times and can't get any help from anyone. This vehicle is not safe I have been pulled over by police numerous times for no lights and stranded because the car would not go into gear.

- Detroit, MI, USA

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