2009 Dodge Journey Awd problems
NHTSA has received 247 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Journey Awd, and 23% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (19%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 247 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 190 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 35 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 39 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 28 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 37 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 190 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 22,000 miles (52 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 dodge journey AWD. While driving at an unknown speed, the driver ran over a 4 inch deep pothole and the front driver's side air bag deployed. The driver crashed into a telephone pole. The contact sustained neck and back injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v047000 (air bags). The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.
I was driving 2009 dodge journey something smelled like it was burning by the time I could safely pull the vehicle over the front end and the engine had locked up there was smoke coming in through vents under the hood and out the exhaust. Called 911 for electrical harness and engine compartment fire. All appropriate people responded and put the fire out safely. The failure obviously occurred only once and still waiting on the insurance company to decide if the vehicle is totaled or not.
2009 sxt AWD dodge journey is a replacement for the initial journey we purchased which was a lemon. We picked up this car 5/2009. It had a strange smell, much like propane when the engine was warm. The dealer was unable to identify after several visits. We gave up. This problem continued for the last year - progressively the smell worsened. On thursday, 10-28-10 while on interstate 270 I noticed smoke coming from my engine, and the propane smell was almost over powering. I phoned the dealer again.
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.
When the vehicle is in motion, the horn blows like you are holding the horrn down. This has happened several times n traffic on the highway. It also has happened when the vehicle was stationary in the middle of the night. While we were sleeping. We thought someone was stealing it. At least 4 times it went off. Took the vehicle to the dealership in oct. 2017 they took out the horn fuses. Because it blowed all night and it killed the battery. They called it the ghost horn.
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