2015 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

WHILE TRAVELLING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED OPEN. BROKEN CLIPS INSIDE AND WAS OPENED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE SPEED DECREASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS TRANSMISSION RELATED AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE PASSENGER SIDE ACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY, MY SON WAS NOT INJURED FROM THIS. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS SOME CAN BE INJURED FROM AN UNEXPECTED BLOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A GROCERY PARKING LOT, I REMEMBER TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN AND TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN UP AN ISLE TO GO TO A PARKING SPOT. ONCE MY FOOT CAME OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, MY CAR DIED, NO BRAKES, AND NO STEERING. THE ELECTRICAL CONTINUED TO WORK AS MY MUSIC WAS STILL PLAYING AND THE FLASHERS WORKED AS WELL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON, NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND THEN MY CAR STARTED BACK UP. I DROVE TO A PARKING SPOT, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I DROVE BACK HOME WITH NO ISSUES AND PUT HER IN THE GARAGE. I'M VERY NERVOUS, TO SAY THE LEAST AS I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK TOMORROW. I HOPE THIS DOES NOT OCCURS AS I'M DRIVING 55 MPH.

THE GEAR BOX & DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO PARK. APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL, FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE, APPLIED THE GAS MORE & HEARD A LOUD 'BOOM.' WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE PARKED, THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. LOOKED TO FIND OUT THERE WAS GEAR OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. LOOKED ONLINE @ DODGE JOURNEYS & FOUND OUT THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS. HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO DRIVE IT. THIS HAPPENED OCTOBER 19TH, 2019 & WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE INCIDENT. OUR DODGE JOURNEY IS A 2015 SXT ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH ABOUT 120,000 MILES ON IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES!! WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S GOING TO COST ANYWHERE FROM $5,000 TO UPWARDS OF $7,000 TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AND WE STILL HAVE A VEHICLE LOAN OF $11,000 WE OWE ON IT.

TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, ABS LIGHT ALL TRIGGERED AND STRANGE JOLT WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY FLYOVER. MATCHES DESCRIPTION OF SAFETY RECALL R61 DTC C2200-49 AND BODY MODULE CODES LISTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE QUARTER PANEL OF HER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED VIC BAILEY FORD LINCOLN (501 E DANIEL MORGAN AVE, SPARTANBURG, SC 29302 (888) 349-4165) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.*DT *TR*JB *BF*JB *JB

WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ONE DAY IT WAS FINE AND THE NEXT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN GOING AT A LOW SPEED OR REVERSING. IT STARTED OUT AS ONLY THE RIGHT TURN WAS DIFFICULT AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO WORK IS BY ACCELERATING. THIS MAKES TURNING DIFFICULT AS WELL AS PARKING. WE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS LOW. ONCE IT WAS FILLED IT DID NOT IMPROVE BUT THE LEFT SIDE THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO TURN AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

THE PHONE AND BLUETOOTH DO NOT WORK. THE TOUCHSCREEN WILL NOT PROMPT TO THE NEXT SCREEN WHEN YOU PRESS "PHONE" AND IF YOU GO INTO THE SETTINGS MENU, IT DOES NOT REGISTER THAT YOU ARE SELECTING "PHONE/BLUETOOTH." I HAVE TRIED DOING THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH MOVING AND STATIONARY.

WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED THE CAR WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAUSING A DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION AFTER YOU PUT IN PARK AND PRESS THE START BUTTON AMD IT WILL TURN BACK ON. HAPPENED ON 10/ 07/18 THE FIRST TIME REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 10/18/19. I NOTICED JOURNEYS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON ALMOST ALL YEARS MODELS AND I WAS GOING THROUGH THE RECALS AND INOTICED THAT A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN OR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT THIS SENSOR. EVEN THOUGH DODGE IS ONLY RECALLING 2016 JOURNEYS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I THINK DODGE SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR ALL OF THE YEARS FOR DODGE JOURNEYS OVER THOS PROBLEM AND ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR THE CAR TO JUST TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THAT BEING A FAMILY CAR THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.