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2009 Dodge Journey Awd engine problems

24 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2009 Dodge Journey Awd, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
24 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2009 Dodge Journey Awd Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Had been intermittently seeing white smoke come from under the hood or front undercarriage of vehicle. No cause visible to the eye was found. On date in question, engine area caught fire while driving at a low rate of speed. Vehicle towed to collision shop where it was determined that transfer case/ pua unit was "bad" and cracked. No collision or external damage caused it. Part simply cracked for an unknown reason according to chrysler collision/body shop.

Reported at 121,849 miles, July 2014 Fire

Have had ongoing issues with 2009 dodge journey. Vehicle loses power while driving, this has happened approximately 10 times in the last year. The tires sold on the vehicle (225-55-r19) are not replaceable. I got a flat and was told to ride on the donut until they could locate a new tire, 12 days later still no tire, I demanded the dealer sell me a tire off of a car in the lot, they finally agreed.

Reported at 16,000 miles, June 2011

Other problems reported for the 2009 Dodge Journey Awd

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