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2013 Dodge JOURNEY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1252682
Internal NHTSA #	10819484
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	JOURNEY
Model Year	2013
File date	11/01/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car has been serviced 5 times in the last 9 months for the same electrical issues. All 5 times car has had a dead battery in the morning, sometimes enough to have door lighting/radio come on (but can't start car) but usually no electrical activity at all. Diagnosed as a "bad battery" twice, a bad alternator once, and an issue with the glovebox light the 4th time. Car battery was dead again 1 week later after the glovebox "fix". Car is kept inside the garage at home at all times. The first dead battery happened in april of '15, then again june '15, october '15, and twice again jan '16. Sometimes the car was driven long distances the day before, and sometimes it's sat in the garage since friday.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	26000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OMAHA, NE
VIN pattern	3C4PDDDG0DTXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	30/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Dodge JOURNEY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Dodge JOURNEY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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