Horn Assembly problems of the 2009 Dodge Journey

Symptoms – dangerous malfunction critical component failure – wipers constantly on slow speed, even in driving rain. No rear wiper. No turn signals engine rough and limited to ~2,500 rpm. No horn. Left signal initiated by driver in vehicle#1 when turning left in front of other driver vehicle#2, no left signal light resulted; driver in veh#2 presumed veh#1 was proceeding straight and pulled out; result was near miss frontal collision. Right steering column stalk - front windshield wipers constantly on, can not shut off. No ww washer activation. No wiper speed control – almost like default: lowest continuous operation (not intermittent and not high speed). No rear ww wiper and wash operation either. Left steering column stalk - no turn signals, no bright lights, no dash light control. Most dash gauges do work except navigation compass. No horn, engine limited to about 2,500 rpm – rough acceleration even with all the rr wiper ff wiper and washer fuses removed, front wipers and lights still continuously ‘on’. All fuses, relays, electrical grounds, and both multifunction switches checked and good. Malfunctions were sudden, abrupt, and first time experience after normal starting of this vehicle.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the brake lights failed intermittently. Additionally, the horn activated independently, the right turn signal was inoperable, and the tailgate failed to operate as designed. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled while stationary and idling. The contact who works as a certified mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with a failure of the tipm. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Takara recall. The horn will randomly go off. And so will the alarm.

Horn honks randomly by itself. Parked, middle of the night, or driving this is dangerous distracting for me and other drivers. Scary startles me and freaks my neighbors out! draining my battery too. Also a clicking sound when nothing on. I googled it and was shocked to find hundreds of others complaints. I called crysler they said to make a complaint here and if enough complaints a recall will be issued. I sure hope no one gets hurt or dies waiting for the manufacturer to correct the electrical problem they clearly know about but will not address unless they absolutely have to. What a shame consumers pay good money for such poor service. I knew I should have stayed with a GMC!.

Horn randomly sounds off while parked, while driving. Started July 2018. August 2018 took to a dealership, who could find nothing wrong. Also, wrote to Chrysler corporation noting the problem. Dealership said they never heard of the problem. Chrysler kept referring me to dealership. No help from either. I researched and found there is a huge problem with the tipm and can cause the problem I am having. As of September 15,2018, neither dealership nor Chrysler corp will listen to me about the tipm issue. I now drive with no horn (found out how to remove the fuses), causing a huge safety risk. I need help and no one will help with this prolem. Horn has sounded in parking lots causing people to get angry as they think I am honking at them or people have come running out from buildings to see what is happening, one time horn sounded as an elderly lady entered a crosswalk and it scared her horribly, it sounds while driving causing other drivers to become angry because they think I am honking at them. My car is unusable if I leave fuses in. . . Dangerous if I take fuses out.

While driving at 65 mph on a highway the horn started blowing all by itself. The radio volume also decreased by itself. This continued intermittently for approx 30 minutes.

The car completely shut off going down the road and everything electrical went crazy and the horn wouldn't stop blaring. I couldn't pull over or anything because my steering and my brakes went out. The car finally turned back on by itself and now the window wipers, blinkers, and door locks do not work.

When the vehicle is in motion, the horn blows like you are holding the horrn down. This has happened several times n traffic on the highway. It also has happened when the vehicle was stationary in the middle of the night. While we were sleeping. We thought someone was stealing it. At least 4 times it went off. Took the vehicle to the dealership in oct. 2017 they took out the horn fuses. Because it blowed all night and it killed the battery. They called it the ghost horn. So I'm driving around now in this vehicle without a horn.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the left and right turn signals and the horn failed to operate when activated. In addition, the windshield wipers operated independently and the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags , electrical system). The failure mileage was 113,609.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. While driving approximately 55 mph, the horn sounded independently. The failure recurred while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied. The contact disabled the horn fuse. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. While driving 30 mph, the warning gauge light illuminated as the window wipers, headlights, and horn activated independently. Moments later, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. While driving approximately 40 mph, the headlights and hazard lights began to illuminate without intent. In addition, the windshield wipers functioned without activation. The contact drove to the side of the road and after waiting approximately thirty seconds, the vehicle began to operate normally however, the hazard lights remained illuminated. The failure recurred four times and also the horn sounded unexpectedly. On December 4, 2010 the front driver side door wiring harness was replaced at the owner's expense. The identical failure recurred and the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 10v658000 (electrical system: wiring). The failure recurred after the recall remedy repair and currently the vehicle was being repaired by the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000. The VIN was unavailable.