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2009 Dodge Journey transmission problems

17 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2009 Dodge Journey, which is <1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
17 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
24,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2009 Dodge Journey Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 24,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 24,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 71% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 dodge journey. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact began to hear a grinding noise from the engine compartment. The vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating while the engine was running for 30 seconds. The vehicle then stalled and the contact smelled a burning odor. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer but the failure could not be diagnosed or repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 28,000.

Reported at 28,000 miles, October 2010 Fire

On the dodge journey,the automatic shifter has been knocked out of drive into reverse at least 5 times and all the way into park at least one time. Vehicle was in motion. This occurred by being bumped by a dog moving around from the rear seat into the front seat. The journey was not one of the selections on which sort of vehicle.

Reported at 10,000 miles, October 2008

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