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2009 Dodge Journey wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 33 complaints for the 2009 Dodge Journey, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
33 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2009 Dodge Journey Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 28 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 fires.

What owners wrote

Vehicle battery drained. Replaced battery and wipers stayed on continuously. Multi function switch was inoperative which controls the turn signals, high and low beam, and fog lights. Factory navigation with surrounding area caught fire with no key in the ignition while car was parked in driveway resulting in total loss of vehicle.

Reported at 86,000 miles, January 2015 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge journey. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start after repeated attempts. The vehicle was finally able to start after several attempts. While utilizing the key to drive the vehicle, the vehicle would go into accessory mode and stall. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable.

Reported at 50 miles, April 2015

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