Dodge JOURNEY AWD steering problems
32 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
258 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
54,851 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 to 2010 model years. Data snapshot: . 200 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
32 of 258 complaints match this topic (12.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10353884 · 2010-09-04 (September 4, 2010)
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE GONE OUT FOUR TIMES. I HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED TWO TIMES AND HAD TO PURCHASE NEW ROTORS TWO OTHER TIMES BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO FAR OUT OF SPEC. THE VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE GONE OUT EVERY 10,000 TO 12,000 MILES. LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AND PULSATING STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CONSTANTLY. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10353884 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10358349 · 2010-09-29 (September 29, 2010)
I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED ON MY DODGE JOURNEY 2009 AND THE ROTORS AT 22,000 MILES. NOW THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. THE FIRST JOURNEY I PURCHASED HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS AND WAS REPLACED BY DODGE/CHRYSLER AS A LEMON MAY 2009. NOW THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHY THE BRAKES ARE GOING BAD OR THE ROTORS SO FAST OR WHY THE STEERING WONT STOP SHAKING. I FEAR NOW THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE CAR IS BAD. DEALER STATED THE JOURNEYS WERE KNOWN FOR POOR / FAULTY BRAKES BUT CHRYSLER WON'T RECALL THEM. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 22,340 miles reported. Look up ODI 10358349 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10363616 · 2010-11-01 (November 1, 2010)
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. THEY SAID TO BRING IN ON MONDAY, 11-1-1…
Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10363616 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10395817 · 2011-04-13 (April 13, 2011)
2009 DODGE JOURNEY BRAKE, AND TIRE ISSUE. TOOK A TRIP FROM DES MOINES, IA. TO SHREVEPORT, LA. - HALFWAY THRU MY TRIP HOME MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT OF NOWHERE. WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON THE CAR I FOUND THAT SURPRISING ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, AND HAD THREE KIDS IN THE CAR!!!! TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST TIRE STORE WHO CALLED A DODGE DEALER. THE DODGE DEALER SAID THAT MY TIRE WAS BACKORDERED BY OVER 3,000 TIRES AND RECOMMENDED A DIFFERENT SIZE. SPENT THE NIGHT IN THAT TOWN, NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, DR…
Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10395817 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10437330 · 2011-11-26 (November 26, 2011)
FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE SO FAR. TOLD BY DEALER THEY WERE REPLACED AT 19000 WITH ORIGINAL TYPE THAT HAD PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD TO. HAD THOSE REPLACED AT 29000 WHEN STEERING BECAME WOBBLY AS BRAKES APPLIED. ASKED IF I WAS GETTING 10000 MILE BRAKES AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THEY PUT ON WHAT THEY ARE TOLD BY MANUFACTURER. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 28,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10437330 at NHTSA ↗