At 11K miles I had to have front brakes replaced. Shortly after that my back brakes had to be replaced and my back rotors were warped. The dealer told me I had exceeded the 12K manufacturer warranty and had to pay for repair. After researching consumer reviews and having read of numerous complaints on brakes / rotors I sent a letter to Chrysler along with complaints. I did not receive any letter, not a phone call, just a check for repayment of brake work. Since then I have had my censor light come on twice for the tires and up until now, after reading from this website was I unaware this vehicle appears to have problems with tires as well. My vehicle is currently in the shop. I had taken in twice for a noise that was coming from the front passenger side. The first time I was told they could not find anything. The 2nd I was told it was a computer chip that needed adjusting and it would be "fine". it wasn't fine. The noise got worse. My power locks on driver door and my remote key would not work. I took my vehicle in for both the noise and the power locks/key not working. I have been without a vehicle since Monday (it is Friday) and it is due to having to replace a wiring system and alternator. An alternator? my vehicle has 25K miles!! please help.....there are almost 200 complaints for all the same problems I am having. This is not right.

- Chula Vista, CA, USA

Vehicle does not always start when the key is turned. Sometimes it will start if all electronics are turned off. Dealer replaced starter and reflashed controller, however problem persists. Vehicle is equipped with factory remote start and "sentry key" theft deterrent system.

- Macomb, MI, USA

Front brake pads and rotors needed to be replaced at 12K miles on our 2009 Dodge Journey. Now we just had all brake lights go out. We took it to our mechanic and they found only 1 bulb bad. After the 1 bulb was replaced, all lights started working again. Why would they put these bulbs in series rather than parallel so that only the bad bulb would be out rather than all? that is a big a safety problem in my opinion. Also one tire now has a bulge in the sidewall and needs replaced. The vehicle has about 15K miles.

- Rio Rancho, NM, USA

Brakes do not last. Had to replace rear and front brakes and rotors at 40,000 miles, only 500 after we purchased vehicle. When braking at a high rate of speed the entire car shakes and steering column vibrates violently. We have not found a solution, the dealership says they cannot duplicate the problem the car will randomly not crank. It has left me stranded twice. After sitting for an hour it will crank with no problem. We have been told that is may be a problem with the internal security device that recognizes the key.

- Maysville, GA, USA

I have a 2009 Dodge Journey that has stalled on me while driving twice in the last month. I lose all control of steering and interior controls. The dealer has been unable to figure out what is going on. The car has less than 16,000 miles on it.

- Cedarburg, WI, USA

Brakes, tires and electrical system. I have to get new tires already and I only have 36,000 miles on the car. I have had to change the brakes front and back 3 times already. I am about to have to change the rotor on all 4 wheels. When I turn the windshield wipers off the head lights flash off and back on. Then while driving the dash lights will flash off and on again.

- League City, TX, USA

Interior dash lights dim or turn off completely when wipers or other electronic controls are operated. This has happened numerous times.

- Tooele, UT, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced trouble starting. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where it was repaired. A few months later, the vehicle still had the same problem. Also, the contact stated that the driver side door would not lock unless it was locked manually inside the vehicle. The vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 88,000.

- Belleville, IL, USA

On Monday, March 8, 2010, my wife, two year old daughter and I suffered a third episode of the following dangerous malfunctions: Steering, transmission and drivetrain issues that, without notice, result in an unbearable screeching and grinding noise emanating from underneath the vehicle at speeds between 15 and 30 mph, a pause and hesitation in acceleration between speeds of 15 and 30 M.P.H. that causes the car to jump forward, the immediate loss of accurate steering and a burning smell throughout the car interior we suffered the most recent episode, without notice, while driving through rush hour traffic at 7:45 a.M. we waited two hours for a tow truck to arrive. Fortunately, my wife and daughter were only shaken, but not injured. In the last three months, we have had an unsafe rear tire replaced, sunroof parts replaced for constant leaking, a new electronic module installed to prevent the episodes of the entire electronic system malfunctioning causing the loss of car function and door locks and multiple power steering parts replaced.

- Cranford, NJ, USA

My first experience was the windshield wipers completely stopping while pouring down rain. I almost rear-ended someone. The wiper motor has been replaced numerous times. My car completely shuts off while I am driving or sometimes just putting my car in reverse. It is currently in the shop again. Plus, my brakes are already gone and the car is only a year old.

- Mooringsport, LA, USA

I have a 09 Journey, bought a year ago. Brakes front and back have had to be replaced and need replacement again. Interior lights dim when wipers or other electronic controls are operated. Engine makes noise as though the lifters aren't getting oil--had it in shop for that and they can't find anything and it is getting worse. Right side front wheel sounds like bearing is having issues too. Product is dangerous--brakes and not being taken care of under warranty--dealer, have 26,000 miles on

- Warner Robins, GA, USA

Bought a 2009 Dodge Journey SXT w/14,075 miles-used. Owned little over month-we have had 4 times where driving at night-suddenly all instrument panel lights comes on-headlights go off-engine keeps running. To 'reset' had to turn off car and restart-one night this happen 2 times in appr.10 miles on I-20. First time in shop-'could not duplicate" for 2 days-also "no bus" light comes on. Wife picked up drove 15 miles to groc. Parking lot-during drive battery light came on-she got to parking lot. Killed engine-tried to restart-nothing-no click-nada! called 800 # inowners manual. Towed to nearest Dodge-they towed back to original dealer-3 more days-supposedly changed out several elect.parts. Still it happened again-at night-back in shop. We finally did a carfax-seems previous owner had in shop for electrical 3-4 times in less than a year when bought brand new. Did some research on Dodge Journey problems search on web-not much on Journeys problem but did find '99 durango seem to describe exactly same problems-are they related?

- Clyde, TX, USA

Tiene problemas para encender aunque tenga buena carga de energa su bateria, por 6 veces a presentado el mismo problema. Al tratar de encenderla no enciende el motor, la luces internas tienen poco poder Y las externas tienen mucho poder., el panel de instrumento enciende el indicador de funcionamiento incorrecto (mil), en todo momento en que esta la unidad en movimiento. El distribuidor en puerto rico no sabe que le sucede.

- Punta Santiago, PR, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the vehicle was designed to start without a key being placed in the ignition. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact bumped the key fob and the vehicle automatically turned off. The power steering and brakes failed. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. The dealer stated that the key fob was very sensitive. They kept the vehicle overnight and found no failures. The contact believes that this is a safety hazard. The failure and current mileages were 36,000.

- Hampshire, TN, USA

Car leaks, right rear door lock will not always lock, alarm will not cut off, car makes a funny noise when turning, car quit and finally got it started, pulls to left, doors will lock and will take approx. 2 minutes for it to unlock, misses when pulling.

- York, SC, USA

I have a brand new 2009 Dodge Journey. The steering makes noise, interior lights don't work, hazard lights don't work, locks malfunction, alarm malfunctions and won't turn off...I brought it in to have the steering issue looked at and was told they need to keep it for at least a day to fix it. They refuse, however to give me a rental until they find a diagnosis, which they now tell me will take at least 2 days. So, I'm driving around with a car that has one thing after another breaking on it because I can't afford to go 2 days without a car. I have to work. They don't stand by their product and it's going to cause problems for many consumers.

- Burbank, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle pulled to the left and vibrated. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. On three separate occasions, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for identical failures. The tires were replaced; however, there was no resolution to the malfunctions. Also, the fuel gauge does not operate properly. The vehicle has not been repaired correctly for the failures. The failure mileage was 60 and current mileage was 3,235. Updated 10/14/08. The consumer stated there was a problem with the tires. Updated 10/16/08.

- Fort Mill, SC, USA