caperinmuskoka Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well been awhile since I been on here. Wife uses the 2012 Journey every day, ( I use my 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix with 326,000 km on it)...LOL...................................Anyway the journey is back in the shop this week for a right front control arm bushing. .....Clunking in the front end. the total repair list with 48,000 km ..is two full rear brake jobs...pads and rotors.........power steering hose and pump replaced due to running dry...........Kumho tires worn out now near 50,000 km.............Front control arm bushing......service All Wheel Drive light .......Rear flashlight don't work anymore, passenger side flip mirror cover broken off.................... I really don't like to vent on here . but this will be our first and last Dodge anything. Anybody else have any of these issues.......................................thanks Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sorry for your troubles. Our DJ has been flawless. One bad car does not make an entire product line bad. Lemons are everywhere. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperinmuskoka Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 How many KM do you have on yours now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 14,000 miles, (@22530 km) We had 80,000 miles on our 09 when we traded it in last November (@129,000 km) and the only issues with it were the crappy factory brakes (which I upgraded and never had any more issues), alternator, door wiring recall and an intake runner valve. Pretty dependable vehicle for almost 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sorry to hear about the troubles with your Journey. Ours is a 2013 with 13,000 miles and has been perfect. Everything works as it should, the fit and finish are first-rate and there's not a rattle or squeak to be heard anywhere. Same story for my 2000 300M. Owned since new, mileage is now 288,000. Engine and tranny are original, as are drive axles, starter, alternator, power steering pump, A/C compressor, wheel bearings, etc. Replaced the radiator 100K miles ago, A/C evaporator, one radiator fan motor (there are two), one brake line, one upstream O2 sensor, and the battery. I replaced the struts at 158K miles because the ride was not as firm and controlled as it used to be. Also replaced inner and outer tie rod ends recently due to wear. The suspension component replacements are commensurate with the mileage on the car. In all of those miles, it has only failed to start once, and that is when the battery shorted out. Everything on the car still works except the driver's seat heater. Maybe look again at Chrysler products before you give up, Robert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor420 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 One bad car does not make an entire product line bad. Lemons are everywhere. sad thing is its not just 1 bad car. the forum is full of unhappy customers and crappy journeys. mine has been in shop more than in my driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) sad thing is its not just 1 bad car. the forum is full of unhappy customers and crappy journeys. mine has been in shop more than in my driveway. My point was too him who said he was giving up on Dodge because of his ONE bad one. I would not go as far as to say "full of unhappy customers and crappy Journeys"...no more than any other automotive forum I belong to. There are good stories and bad. Some people make the bad worse with crappy dealer experiences, but that goes across all manufacturer lines as well. Edited February 5, 2014 by jkeaton Addicted to Dodge and rolly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to Dodge Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Me loves my Journey!! Looking forward to an R/T to replace my SXT in a couple more years. Or the new Crossroad, that thing looks "sick"!! jkeaton, Journey_SeXT and rolly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 We have over 36,000 kilometres on our Journey and have only had the radio and navigation system replaced and weatherstripping on three windows replaced. No mechanical problems and the Kumho tires have been regularly rotated and still in good shape. We love our Journey as well. Best vehicle I've ever owned! By the number of forum members who are repeat owners I would say that says a lot about the Journey! Unfortunately you can get stuck with a bad product with any manufacturer and there should be a better way to resolve these problems. I feel bad for those who have been stuck with a vehicle that they paid good money for and can't get satisfaction. It also doesn't help when you have someone who posts a few times just to stir the pot. jkeaton, Journey_SeXT and Addicted to Dodge 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) sad thing is its not just 1 bad car. the forum is full of unhappy customers and crappy journeys. mine has been in shop more than in my driveway. Many posters frustrated with a problem vehicle will use car forums as their platform to vent there frustration and I get that. It happens on all forums but I still don't feel that is the majority sentiment with the Journey.....I love mine and other DJ owners that I know are quite happy also. My DJ so far has proven to be a real workhorse and I will definitely look to upgrade in the future. Edited February 6, 2014 by Journey_SeXT Addicted to Dodge, rolly, bigtsr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperinmuskoka Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I forgot two more issues......With one of the rear brake jobs ...(second one) the caliper was sized and needed replaced also, and the Kumho ties were rotated when the dealer had it down to be done. Second......the Wheel key lock socket stripped on the dealer and they could not get my four wheel nuts off when doing one of the brake services....Note please Forum readesr service your brakes more so if you live where there is salt and snow on the roads, So now I just have the normal wheel nuts on as they needed a master to get them off when I came back..................................So If it was that much trouble on a year old Journey, I said just put the normal ones on so I don't need the key socket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperinmuskoka Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Have fun with the R/T Over priced in Canada just to get the AWD.........BTW You may want to price your tires and see how many other makes are out there now. there are more then back in 2012 , but still not too many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I forgot two more issues......With one of the rear brake jobs ...(second one) the caliper was sized and needed replaced also, and the Kumho ties were rotated when the dealer had it down to be done. Second......the Wheel key lock socket stripped on the dealer and they could not get my four wheel nuts off when doing one of the brake services....Note please Forum readesr service your brakes more so if you live where there is salt and snow on the roads, So now I just have the normal wheel nuts on as they needed a master to get them off when I came back..................................So If it was that much trouble on a year old Journey, I said just put the normal ones on so I don't need the key socket. Excellent advice about the brake service because of road salt, especially with the winter we're having this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to Dodge Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Have fun with the R/T Over priced in Canada just to get the AWD Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Have fun with the R/T Over priced in Canada just to get the AWD Correction, ALL cars are overpriced in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I think everything is overpriced in Canada....having never been there, I was quite surprised at the prices for normal things like beer and such....I think it was like $12 US for a 6 pack of budlight. where it's like $6-7 here. Even things like Mcdonalds (I know, should have gone to Tim Hortons instead)...almost twice as much as here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to Dodge Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I think everything is overpriced in Canada....having never been there, I was quite surprised at the prices for normal things like beer and such....I think it was like $12 US for a 6 pack of budlight. where it's like $6-7 here. Even things like Mcdonalds (I know, should have gone to Tim Hortons instead)...almost twice as much as here. My friend from Australia is constantly telling me our cars are cheap over here. I wasn't convinced til he brought me back an auto sales magazine recently. New Journey R/T's are nearly $50,000 over there. Love the Journey, but at $50k my mind starts thinking slightly used Viper or SRT8 Challenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 well if the R/T is that high think what a used viper would cost think alot of it is getting it shipped and taxes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 It would seem to me that the OP's vehicle wasn't babied. My ex used to complain about brake life on ANY vehicle she had - we used to give her the new one and I'd get her old one and strangely I always got twice as much mileage out of brakes and much better fuel economy than she did. The OP might do himself a favour by perhaps taking a look at how his wife drives when 'unsupervised'. I have 40K on mine and am still on original brakes & tires, though the rear pads will be replaced shortly. I do a pretty even mix of highway and urban driving. Fuel economy tends to sit at between 11-12 l/100 km, so I'm not driving like an old lady, either. The only issues I've had to date were a leaking manifold gasket and a stuck air door in the heating system. rolly, Addicted to Dodge, Journey_SeXT and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrxz24 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Well been awhile since I been on here. Wife uses the 2012 Journey every day, ( I use my 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix with 326,000 km on it)...LOL...................................Anyway the journey is back in the shop this week for a right front control arm bushing. .....Clunking in the front end. the total repair list with 48,000 km ..is two full rear brake jobs...pads and rotors.........power steering hose and pump replaced due to running dry...........Kumho tires worn out now near 50,000 km.............Front control arm bushing......service All Wheel Drive light .......Rear flashlight don't work anymore, passenger side flip mirror cover broken off.................... I really don't like to vent on here . but this will be our first and last Dodge anything. Anybody else have any of these issues.......................................thanks Robert Our 2012 is going in for the same sort of clunk in the front end. Also the right front wheel is making an awful whirring, grring sound. The transmission will not go into the autoshift mode. Very frustrating. This is the second time to the dealer for warranty work. Transmission clunk, rear brake caliper, radio malfunction, and now the above stuff. 38k on the odometer. The first 25k was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lytefall Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) Our 2012 is going in for the same sort of clunk in the front end. Also the right front wheel is making an awful whirring, grring sound. The transmission will not go into the autoshift mode. Very frustrating. This is the second time to the dealer for warranty work. Transmission clunk, rear brake caliper, radio malfunction, and now the above stuff. 38k on the odometer. The first 25k was great. My left front end is making that same "whrrig grring" sound (I assume). They just replaced the axle shaft but it only lessened the issue...didn't fix it. Edited February 28, 2014 by lytefall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 That noise is usually a wheel bearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Official Dodge Support DodgeCACares Posted March 3, 2014 Official Dodge Support Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 That noise is usually a wheel bearing larryl, I couldn't see a wheel bearing being bad this early on but you never know, the description of the noise sounds an awful lot like it could be though that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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