2008 Dodge Journey Electrical system Problems

“We were driving on a city street and suddenly the electrical went crazy. The horn started going off repeatedly, the wipers turned on and wouldn't shut off, the wiper fluid kept spraying, the blinker lights kept blinking, and it continued even after we turned off the car. I was in the middle of driving and couldn't see anything because of the windshield fluid's constant spraying and could have easily gotten into a wreck if there were other cars around. The only way to stop it was to disconnect the battery. If I had been on the freeway, it could have ended very badly. …”

“The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for a diagnosis and it was discovered that the wireless ignition needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileages were 59,000.”

“The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and the vehicle failed to shut off until the battery was removed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part needed for recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repair. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.”

“A short in the drivers door wiring harness causes head lights to flash, turn signals to fail to operate, speedometer failure, cruise control failure, and warning lights to flash. It also feels like ABS is disabled. This problem occurs at random while driving. Vehicle has been taken to dealership and diagnosed and the problem confirmed by technicians. The estimated repair cost is over $900 and the parts needed for the repair is on national backorder for at least three weeks. This problem occurs with numerous model years of the Dodge Journey. …”

“The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 11v139000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.”