2009 Dodge Journey SE Review - The Recession On Wheels!
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Drivetrain
3:05 - Interior
4:14 - BFB Test
4:24 - Interior
5:11 - Back Seats
6:24 - Trunk / Cargo Space
7:08 - Exterior
7:33 - Final Thoughts
10:10 - Outro - Авто та транспорт
If “meh” was a car, this is it.
I know😂
More like if “ugh” was a car
This is way worse than 'meh'. This is a crime against humanity.
License plate? reads "FAIL" 🤣
Major facts dude. These are lame
This is the car you drive when your idea of excitement is picking up your new depression medicine at the pharmacy
The recession on wheels, that was a great title. Respect. And dare I say you didn’t enjoy your “Journey” into this vehicle?? I’ll see myself out
Ah, the Cerberus era of Mopar -- a time when you could practically sever a digit on the rough edge of hard plastics throughout the interior.
Dodge Journey. The car that makes it onto many "least reliable" and "worst car" lists.
fun fact: the battery of these cool guys is placed in front of the left wheel, jammed inside the front bumper. to access it, you have to jack the car, take the wheel off and the dust cover off, just to find the battery horribly dirty.
Yep, my MIL has a 2015 SXT, I hated swapping the battery on it, it took an hour longer than any other car I've worked on
That's most dodge/Chrysler products today
My Outback requires removal of wheel and inner fender panel to replace headlight bulb. Peak stupid.
Thanks Zack. I remember in 2010 someone buying one, I said no, don’t do it! Get an escape instead, or better yet a rav4. They got it base model like this with 1 option (supposedly), rear AC. Their out the door price was $18,500, super dirt cheap, escape was $5,000 more (so they said). They ended up keeping it less than a year, which made it not a bargain, they made an expensive choice on a cheap car.
If the big friggen bottle test fail music was a car
This was actually the replacement for the Dodge Caravan. You might notice the extra long doors, stow and go cubbies at the backseat. In 2007 not all Dealerships were DJCR, and Dodge dealers were up in arms that their best selling product was going away. So Chrsyler took most of the Caravan tooling, the transmission (which was already a carryover from the 80s), made it an SUV and added a Mitsubishi Galant engine and voila! It was also the lowest cost SUV in America at $19,985 at launch, and for the 2019 model year (which continuted into 2020 production) it was still only $24k with a third row, much improved seats and suspention. So I think to call it meh, is unfair. I got a 2018 for $18,500. A friend got her 2017 for $16,500, and my girlfriend got her 2019, for $19,000 even, but with a packge, of some kind. This was a really cheap new car, with a familiar mechanical feel. I know these had transmission problems (no surprise there), and they used cheap plastics joining the coolant lines, but the car you were looking at had 150,000, all for the cost of a Nissan Versa.
Funny cause I just "upgraded" from a '16 Versa to a '17 2.4 Journey. I wish I had gone with the Escape, but beats walking
The Caliber replaced the Neon
I'm surprised that wasn't mentioned.
As someone who has driven both the 08-10 Journey and the 11-20 Journey, the later ones definitely seem to have better interior and overall looks.
I'm not saying they are great or bad, but if I HAD to get one, I'd prefer the later ones.
I love these generic, cheap vehicles tbh.
The vehicle When you no longer want to take public transport but you also don’t want bicycle commuting
I can't help but admire this, either. Probably available for super cheap - all the exterior bits and wheel covers still there - it's good to go.
These are trash and will nickel and dime you with repairs. Poor people buy them cause they are cheap but end up having the car totaled out from mechanical problems very easily.
@@mitch9521 There's one that's been abandoned on the street in the neighborhood next to mine for years. Not even the police will tag it and pass it off onto an impound yard.
@@mitch9521the 2014 journeys and new are what the journey should’ve debuted as. 08-10 was really just a terrible take on a good suv but as owner of a 2012 and 2017 journey i think it’s safe that the rectified any of those issues. i’ve had my 2017 since then and very little issues.
I rented one of these at the Milwaukee airport in 2017. I tried to find something redeeming about it and eventually I came up with something: I didn't own it.
Still, it would beat walking.
I preferred it over a Passat I rented. I found the Passat seat to be extremely painful. The Journey I got had padded, squishy seats.
On almost every car detailing channel, a Dodge Journey shows up being trashed inside and out.
Dodge Journey: the "I couldn't get financing for a used Altima" vehicle of choice. This looks like something East Germany would've built, real Iron Curtain energy.
God I love how you get so poetic on these cars when yoir closing out the videos. So cool man
The Journey is usually the Dodge that you remember anyways.
Cue noises of french bulldog grumbling like Miley Cyrus lol
Can’t tell you how much I really enjoy your videos. Honest and humour! Love the variety of vehicles you drive. Keep up the good work!
I have a weird soft spot for these cars, if only because of an interesting experience I had many years ago. A friend and I were on a carspotting/museum trip through Vegas, Death Valley and LA in summer 2007. We encountered a disguised Dodge Journey test mule stuck in traffic on Wilshire Blvd just up the street from the Petersen Auto Museum and ran up the sidewalk to photograph it. It didn't matter that it was the most boring thing ever. We were young and stoked to have encountered a prototype car out in the wild.
I had a 2020 Journey, and the third row in it was a joke. A kid could barely fit in them. I'm really glad I got rid of that car because I've heard a lot of negative things about Dodge in general.
Yeah, but but you would've paid $5000 more for any other 3rd row SUV.
3:26 Oh...
"Well F*ck Yourself" was Chrysler's slogan back in the day, and it's still their internal work motto as we speak.
We had this car for years, until we changed it for a nissan versa.
It was pretty good car, however my journey was the FIAT version, but it was a good car.
The Fiat Freemont is kind of popular in Europe
I rented one of these to go to my sister's wedding back in 2009. It was a mid-tier SXT trim, so it had a few more interior amenities. It was fine, but I was so happy to turn it back in at the rental car counter at the airport.
Like someone said below, it beats walking.
My parents had one of these the transmission didn’t last long… i was also 16 at the time.
Also we had the 3 row and when the 3rd row was up, which it was for most of the time for us, the trunk space was laughable
Funny I remember seeing these car new back in the late 2000s. My dad was shopping for a suv. He was comparing between the 4Runner with a v8 and the Jeep commander. The salesman try’s to sell him a journey at the Jeep Dodge Chrysler dealership. I’ve never seen my dad got mad at anyone but he got so upset he would drive further to avoid passing by that dealership to this day. I inherited the 4Runner when I gone off to college we sold it after 450.000 miles.
Dodge Journey. The epitome of rental car. It’s what you drive when your better SUV is in the shop after an accident. That title goes to the Jeep Compass now.
"If you want cruise control, go f--k yourself" - bahahaha - I think that was DC's response to a lot of wishes for this vehicle.
If depression was a vehicle, it would be this
Awesome and accurate review...
Challeger is used for fun, Ram Truck used for Utility and 2017 Journey is used as everyday driver in school/work traffic. Ours has 102,000 miles and we are going for the next 100k miles while keeping our fun vehicles low on miles. They are not making those Hemi anymore (as of now).
"The ride is gar-BAZH." ROFLMAO
Another winner. Thanks and congrats.
The definitive school parking lot car
9:10 - This is not a result of the terrible economy. Something like this was under development with locked-in details several years before the '08 collapse. The problems with these cars stem from the fallout of Daimler-Chrylser. Mercedes-Benz raided Chrysler's coffers and starved the brand of R&D during that merger. When Mercedes was done, Chrysler was drained. We got garbage from the brand - Caliber, Journey, Avenger, Sebring, Ram, Charger, Challenger,...*all* of them had awful interiors and assembly. They're lucky to have survived the Cerberus era.
This was a good review. Almost RCR like commentary.
Dodge Journey- the official car of every buy here pay here lot that only sells branded title vehicles
I honestly can't think of a 2009 anything that I think is very exciting
Rented one once. And that was enough for me to ask for other choices every time I’m offered one at Enterprise
Well, I give it credit for getting to 15 years old. And don’t forget, the only new vehicle Dodge has introduced since 2011 is the Dodge Hornet. As bad as the Journey is, at least it’s a product.
My aunt owned one of these but hers was a mid trim SXT and I'd say it was a bit less depressing inside than this SE but I could attest how slow it was when she asked me to drive her to the airport. The 3rd row for sure didn't help its cause.
OTOH I recently drove a facelifted 2016 SXT with the Pentastar V6 and it was night and day. Interior was still cheap but much nicer than the 09-10. I'd say someone on a budget would likely be well served by one of these
5:00 If the owner just made sure the third row seats were as nasty as the rest of the car, they would match perfectly.
The Journey was the last car sold in the US with a four-speed transmission. There's one of these in the neighborhood next to mine that's been abandoned on the street for years. The police won't even mark it for towing because I guess the tow yards don't want it. I had one as a rental car once and it was probably the most mediocre transportation they had. It worked but it was as meh as it could be.
I remembered driving a rental journey years ago and it was horrible. So slow, bad gas mileage and no bluetooth. I remembered driving up to 80mph and it barely keeps up with the traffic.
I used to own one of these... take it from someone who lived with one for 2 years. DON'T. LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE IS PREFERABLE. Its better than taking the bus... or walking. That's all the benefits of this vehicle. Chugs gas like nobodies business and that pathetic 4 banger STRUGGLES trying to merge onto the highway. If you're actually using it for SUV things and have the back loaded up with stuff you're gonna have to just floor it. I ditched mine before any major problems started showing up but I've heard bad things in terms of longevity of the drivetrain.
If it were a bit more reliable, I’d like it a lot better. They only think I like about it is that it’s reasonably affordable, and very practical, and offers a third row, on some models, for being more a compact crossover. I just wish it had a better interior and was more reliable.
The Dodge Journey always looked suspiciously similar to the PT Cruiser and I internally joke that it is just a PT cruiser with a big rear end
I like these vehicles for the big back doors and hidden storage. I prefer the V6 model over the four cylinder. 😊
Not a fan of these but they did have an 11 year model run and I assume the post facelift models with a Pentastar V6 move it from meh to tolerable. I had a coworker who bought one of these new after his first child was born. His primary car was a Jeep XJ Cherokee lifted and modified for off roading. I recall suggesting a Honda CRV but he seemed happy with the Journey purchase.
It’s crazy how much better on almost every single level the Grand Caravan from the same time is to this Journey for only $2,800 more.
The 09 outlander had a cvt. So i guess this might last a little more.
I drove one of these in 2021 I believe to go downstate Illinois to pick up a cooler. It was OK.
Ah yes, the Spirit Airlines of SUVs
I love the prefacelift Journey interiors. The instrument cluster and radio placement are really cool
I'll give you MY point of view after I get violently ill!!!
Big question is the fuel economy any decent?
Or too under powered?
The next model had better gauges .
Has got to be more relieble than the 3.6
This car is what really the caravan
See a ton on the road even today.
I remember driving one of these (the 2.4 one specifically) and I thought it was scary slow… and I drove a Hyundai accent at the time.
Chrysler was going through very rough times in the 2000s mostly due to their merger with Mercedes they had going on at the time. They kept cutting Chrysler’s budget which is why their vehicles had such horrible interiors at the time, especially around 2006-2010. Once fiat bought them out they refreshed their entire lineup improving them greatly.
Honestly i do like basic bare bones cars with not a lot of features but this just isnt it. The title is definitely very fitting.
Should look at doing a Dodge Avenger someday. Very similar to the journey but imo stylistically a bit cooler.
My sister has one its garbage
You'll see few to none of these pigeon-lined school busses on the road ANYWHERE come the next four years ahead. This could have brought back the Rambler Classic (AMC) it has all the sportiness of an old AMC Rambler.
10 years from now you probably won't see them anymore.
Thank God
Journey was a good product as far as the role it filled, but (as with every Chrylser product of that post-Daimler era) it was not a good execution. The build quality was embarrassing (as with every Chrylser product of that post-Daimler era). When Chrysler took a little money to update it with a new interior and some exterior changes, the Journey looked and felt much better. At that point, it was woefully outdated, and the model was pretty much relegated to poor credit buyers and rental companies.
My wife's got a 2012 Dodge Journey SXT & my older brother & his wife have a 2018 Dodge Journey R/T, that's loaded: a feature I've never herd of; if you push the unlock button on the key fab, then hold it, all the windows roll down.
My mom had a 2008 Honda Ridgeline that had that
Most Fords do that.
As a Mopar fan, i really liked the way the exterior looked. Glad they were getting the then-budding crossover market and this had a little more attitude than most. The interior, however, is probably one of the worst that Chrysler ever designed. I mean its painfully bad. It would have been bad in the late 80s let alone 2009. Just a horrible effort (or lack thereof) with horrible materials. The 2nd gen looked better on the exterior but was CRAZY improved on the inaide, even rhough ir was just average compared to its competitors
I've replaced SO MANY alternators in these I could do it blindfolded now. These 2.4L have a habit of the alternator clutch going bad making a horrifying grinding noise that also kills the other 3 tensioners and you end up needing the pulleys, alternator and belt replaced. These are outright junk, no redeeming qualities to be found sadly
This SUV seems like it was designed to redefine the term basic for the 2000’s.
That thing has no coolant in the overflow tank 😂
The Dodge calibre replaced the neon… 8:31
My mom had one and I really liked it and thlught it was pretty nice... then I realized what the rest of the world thought of it 💀
I really want a dodge journey for some reason and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I like the mundane.
I’ve closed the hood and drives this car the hood is so thin idk but these dodge products seem to be all plastic and thin aluminum but that’s just me it feel very synthetic in terms of acceleration
3:28 😳
The thing I dislike the most about this car is how dirty it is. No matter anything else you’d think the owner would clean it before you reviewed it.
Well it may be better than the Chrysler PT Cruiser. Seems to have better room.
I drove one of those for a detailing job I hated it what a pos
Jee-YUST a small town girl, living in her lonely world. She took a midnight train going anywhere.
-what I think every time I'm stuck behind one of these in traffic
I wonder if that 2.4 has the same thirst for oil as my wife's Kia.
Uh I didn't expect the fiat version (called Freemont) to be.... NICER?! seriously go check the interiors, in the fiat branded one sold in Europe the interiors are WAAAAY nicer and refined
In 2009 the company was called Chrysler Group LLC (Limited Liability Co)
true, some of those Chrysler Group LLC door stickers would stick for a 2-3 years into FCA ownership as I witnessed on my 2014 Ram 1500 (11/13 build date).
TBF FCA US was also an LLC
It's like wade from Garbage Time would say, it's definitely "an car".
it's literally a 2009 1996 buick century wagon. just a long front wheel drive basic wagon
Chrysler shouldn't have given up on the Journey, as insipid as it was. They could have brought back American Motors with it, and I'm not kidding!
Another college girl quality machine saved from getting scrapped! Not as nasty as the LeBaron at least hahaha. Its back getting thrashed in the mean streets of Rockford hahaha.
Why would they put a battery operated power point for the kids to drain the battery but a key operated one in the trunk? Sure, kids! Drain the battery! Need to vacuum the trunk? No problem! Just gotta start the car first!
Ah, Chrysler....
Actually, the Caliber was the replacement for the neon. And like the Journey, the Caliber was cheaply made and you see and feel it. I have an SRT4 Caliber and a SRT-4 neon and the neon feels so much better built than the Caliber. All this to say the Journey and other Dodge cars of the 2008 recession era were crap built
It took three companies to come up with an engine that had no benefits.
Why can’t the owners of these cars attempt to detail the interior of their cars? Even on plastic craptastic cars? ArmorAll wipes aren’t expensive.
Well, it does show you what they think about their vehicles.
You should see how clean I made a rusted out 76 firebird lmao
You definitely took this car out in the back and shot it.
"No kids I just took it out to the farm with all its other Journey friends. It's totally fine...."
it’s awful that they made this thing until 2020
Dodge Journey---A car , only the bi-curious would love.
The american automakers make those cars too cheaply. Toyota doesn't make the Corolla cheaply as the Neon was made
I would like this car more if they disnt put the battery in the DUMBEST and HARDEST TO ACCESS place ever. They made it UNNECESSARILY difficult to replace, almost like they wanted to motivate owners to trade it in on a new one when it needs a battery 😂😂
we bailed this out?
Most Americans would be surprised to know that this vehicle was sold in Europe as the Fiat Freemont.
Yes,in continental Europe,but the right hand drive Dodges of the time were sold here in the British Isles as Dodges...Journey,Nitro,Avenger & Caliber.
@@markhealey9409 Yeah I know, we had actually both in Mainland Europe.
@@Parrotdise290 oh,strange that they sold them with both badges on the mainland.
@@markhealey9409 I think the Journey was here only for a few years during the Recession era until Dodge left Europe, and then the Freemont replaced it until 2018
@@Parrotdise290 oh,that makes sense,as Dodges were only sold here in Britain from about 2007 till 2011 or so,I think. They never rebadged them as Fiats here. They did sell the two small city car,the Lancia Ypsilon,the two door & 4 door versions,as Chryslers here in Britain. The Lancia brand was discontinued here in the mid 1990s.
I’d rather have a base Toyota Rav 4 or Honda CRV.
I drove one of these before and yeah. Literally nothing can come to mind. Theyre not cool or remotely interesting. To me its the car that came in the day it was raining, my former coworker had to do a thermostat on it and then when I test drove it, the temo gauge was being wonky. He had to bleed the system and fought with it for at least another hour. So yeah not fond of this car and no fond memories either.
"🎵 Don't stop believing! Hold on to that feeeeeeelinnng! Street light people ooooooooooohhhhhh!🎵" 😁
Is there any car that this guy isn't excited to drive?
Fiat 500x.
Fuck cruise control haha
Dam them seats are nasty looking lmao 🤮
Jesus Christ, that car is literally 00's Yugo.
Nope they was better than yugos
Yeah that's a little harsh. They were for families with questionable who needed a $350 payment.
I hate these things. Gives me ptsd by reminding me of working at Chrysler in that period. Absolute trash across the board . The people that work at mopar dealers are also trash . Also, believe me when I say these things looked and drive like boiled ah!t back then too