2015 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

AFTER GETTING MY 2015 DODGE JOURNEY I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL I HAD 3 RECALLS ON MY CAR AND NOW I AM WAITING FOR ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE GPS AS IT SEEMS THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE GPS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE THEY STOP WORKING AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING THEY GET THE SAME ERROR THAT STATES UNABLE TO OPEN MAPS AND WHEN PEOPLE TAKES IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ALL SAY THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE HOLD GPS UNIT WITH A COST OF AROUND $750 DOLLARS AND PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES ON THEIR CARS INCLUDING ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING AND RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, AT VARIOUS POINTS IN TIME, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER (CHRIS MYERS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (27163 US-98, DAPHNE, AL 36526, (251) 621-8885) INDICATED THAT THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE WITH A WARRANTY AND CLEARED THE CODE, BUT HAD NOT SPECIFIED A SPECIFIC REPAIR DIAGNOSIS FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,400. *TT CONSUMER STATED ANI-LOCK BRAKES SHUT OFF AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.*JB

SECURITY CONTROL ISSUE - "KEY NOT DETECTED " ERROR GIVEN AFTER BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, CAR WILL NOT START. SAME ISSUE REPORTED BY A LOT OF DODGE JOURNEY OWNERS, MONEY SPENT TRYING TO CORRECT PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. CHRYSLER AWARE OF MASS ISSUE BUT NOT MAKING EFFORT TO CORRECT IT.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, BEGINNING TO ASCEND A SMALL HILL, AN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAK WAS HEARD AND THERE WAS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RESISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE "LURCHED" FORWARD AND CONTINUED TO MAKE A CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD CRACK AND MORE RESISTANCE TO ACCELERATION AS I PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE IS AN AWD, 3YRS OLD AND HAD 52K MILES ON IT. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPOUNDER HAD FAILED, LOCKING UP THE TRANSMISSION. THE AWD CONTINUED TO TRY TO POWER THROUGH, WHICH CRACKED THE POWER TAKE OFF (WHICH HAD A GIANT PIECE BROKEN OFF OF IT). THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PTO, BUT COULDN'T EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. AS SUCH, I AM NOW CONSTANTLY WORRIED THAT THE SAME ISSUE MAY OCCUR AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE POWERTRAIN ON THE 2015 DODGE JOURNEY AWD.

THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING NOISES, NOT SHIFTING, DELAYED ENGAGEMENT, AND BEFORE EVERYTHING HAPPENED IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY SIGN OF PROBLEM ON THE BOARD (NO CHECK ENGINE) AND THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO TWO WHEEL DRIVE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS WERE UNSTABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

'TAKATA RECALL' EVERY WINTER MY DODGE JOURNEYS 'SERVICE AWD, ABS LIGHT, AND TRACTION LIGHT' WILL COME ON WHEN THE SENSOR GETS COLD AND WET. IT SHIFTS OUT OF AWD COMPLETELY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE EVERY SINGLE WINTER. IT IS RECALLED ON 2012-2015 MODELS BUT FOR SOME ODD REASON MY 2015 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. VERY FRUSTRATING.

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL AND PRODUCTION YEAR. BUT CHRYSLER CLAIMS THIS PARTICULAR ABS MODULE IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THAT IT IS DUE TO A SHORT IN THE MODULE. I SHARE THIS INFORMATION SO YOU CAN INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH ABS MODULES. ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE A SAFETY FEATURE THAT HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTS. IF THE CONTROL MODULES ARE FAILING ON VEHICLES THAT ARE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD THAT SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN COINCIDENCE. COULD THERE BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN SAFETY RECALL R61 ISSUED IN DECEMBER 2015 AND THE FAILURE OF THE ABS MODULE IN THIS VEHICLE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ABS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DURING A RAINSTORM, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A SPRING-LIKE MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PEACOCK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM RUNSWICK (5400 ALTAMA AVENUE, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA 31525, (912) 231-4453) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TAKATA RECALL . I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I NOTICED IT SMOKING I LOOK AND THE BACK WINDOW WAS ON FIRE SMOKING AND MY WIRING TO DOOR IS FRIED AND WINDOW SWITCH IS FRIED. *DT UPDATED 12/06/18*JB