2012 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

THE POWER IN MY VEHICLE WENT OUT AND MY BREAKS LOCKED UP, THE CAR JUST DIES. NO HAZARDS OR ANYTHING. MY CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HEAVY TRAFFIC STREET. TWO CARS ALMOST HIT MY KIDS AND I. THE CAR DOES COME BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER OR SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE LONGEST TIME PERIOD WAS WHEN I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP SATURDAY. ONCE, WE ARRIVED AT THE SHOP IT HAD COME BACK ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME AND I FEAR EVEN AFTER WE GET IT FROM THE SHOP IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST.

WHILE IN MOTION MY CAR CUTT OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. LAST NIGHT WHILE IN MOTION MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND DID I NOT TURN BACK ON. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE. SO FAR I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT NEW. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND ALSO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. I GOT ALL THE WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NO INDICATION/WARNING OF ITS SHUT OFF. I HAD MY CHILD IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL REQUIRED/RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. VEHICLE HAS 140000 MILES. UNKNOWN OF THE CAUSE OF THE SHUT OFF.

THE CAR CUT OUT TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH ENGINE LIGHT FAULT AND LOSE OF POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CODE P0335) AND NEEDS DODGE TO RECALL ON THIS AND FIX THIS LETHAL FAULT OF COMPLETE LOSE OF CONTROL AT SPEED. YESTERDAY WAS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR THIS TIME...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF UPDATED 10/25/17 *BF UPDATED 10/30/2017*JS UPDATED 11/2/2017*JS

LOSS OF VEHICAL SPEED, GRINDING NOISE & BRAKING, TROUBLE STEERING, LOSE OF CONTROL AROUND A BEND, HUMMING & GRINDIG NOISE FROM ABS INGAGING BRAKING, WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DRIVING AT 40 MPH SPEED, ON CITY STREETS. ESC (ELCETRONIC STABILTIY CONTROL) WARNING LIGHT COME ON FLASHING INDICATING FAILER OF THE CLOCK SPRING MODUAL.

MY ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER SHUT IT OFF. IT STAYS OFF A DAY, MONTH OR SEVERAL MONTHS. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE HOW LONG IT WILL REMAIN OFF. EVERY TIME I GET AN OIL CHANGE, IT IS TURNED OFF. LAST WEEK, IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I WOULD NOT BE CONCERNED BUT WINTERS IN MICHIGAN REQUIRE THE ABS FUNCTIONING. NOT SURE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER JOURNEYS BUT BEFORE SPENDING SEVERAL DOLLARS ON REPAIRS, I THOUGH I'D CONTACT YOU.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY VEHICLE ALSO PICKS UP SPEED RANDOMLY WITHOUT EXCELLING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE A FAMILY OF FIVE AND DUE TO THIS ISSUE WE ARE HAVING TO BORROW OTHER VEHICLES. ITS SAD THAT DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS I SEE 100'S OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THE SAME ONLINE REPORTS. I HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT ON THIS VEHICLE AND WAS SO HAPPY UNTIL THIS ISSUE AROSE. I DO NOT WANT TO START OVER WITH A VEHICLE & DUE TO SO MANY COMPLAINTS I FEEL LIKE DODGE SHOULD AT LEAST WAIVE DOWN PAYMENT DEPOSITS TO GET THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD BEFORE A HUGE LAWSUIT IS DONE AGAINST THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LIGHTING SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (SIMI VALLEY DODGE LOCATED IN SIMI VALLEY, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF UPDATED 9/7/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED OFF AND ON AND THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES WOULD NOT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS BURNED OUT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ABS AND ANTI-SKID WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL, AND SUGGESTED HE CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALDORF DODGE (2294 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601 (301) 232-0946) WHERE THE AIR BAG RECALL WAS SERVICED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE BRAKE FAILURE, BUT THE DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 207,000.