2016 Dodge Journey complaints

THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNS ON BY IT SELF. WE'VE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT STILL JUST TURNS ON BY ITSELF. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT BELT WON'T REMAIN CONNECTED. EASILY DISCONNECTED WITH A SLIGHT PULL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I5 (HIGHWAY) GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR AND MY HEADREST AIR BAG WENT OFF WITH NO WARNING. CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANYONE, OR WRECK MY CAR. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY HEADREST AIR BAG TO GO OFF. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DODGING TRAFFIC ALL THE WAY, AND STOP. WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WERE INFORMED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD GONE OUT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD US WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE REPAIR WORK WAS VERY EXPENSIVE BUT WHAT WAS SHOCKING WAS TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE JOURNEY WHICH DODGE HAS ELECTED TO IGNORE. BELOW IS A LINK TO ONE SITE WHICH REPORTS THIS. THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE. HTTPS://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/DODGE/JOURNEY/STEERING-RACK-AND-PINION-PROBLEMS.PHP *TR

CAR VIBRATE WHEN ON THE FREEWAY, I WAS TOLD MY MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH WERE REPLACE 2018. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED, FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO POWAY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (13811 POWAY RD, POWAY, CA 92064), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TUNE-UP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MISFIRE AFTER THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STOCKTON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (3333 AUTO CENTER CIR, STOCKTON, CA 95212) WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY NOR SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,582.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND FUEL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTGATE CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (6421 OLD WESTGATE RD, RALEIGH, NC 27617, (919) 263-3062) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE POST HOLDING THE HANDICAP SIGN FOR THE PARKING SPACE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY, HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT KEEPS COMING OFF. THE A/C KEEPS TURNING ON RANDOMLY WHEN I TURN IT OFF. *TR

WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTS TO CHANGE GEARS VERY VIOLENTLY. EVENTUALLY NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT THE CAR DINGS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF AND HOPEFULLY IF YOU ARE IN A SAFE AREA OF ROAD YOU CAN PULL OVER, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN THEN CONTINUE. THERE IS NO TRIGGER TO IT HAPPENING, NO SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE TURNING, DRIVING, ON THE FREEWAY, ON A BUSY STREET, IN A ROUND A BOUT, ( ALL OF WHICH I HAVE EXPERIENCED) IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT HAS ALSO BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS OCTOBER 2019 AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE EVEN AFTER ALL THE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND DAYS OUT OF WORK. LANDMARK DODGE KEEPS "FIXING IT" BUT IT CONTINUES TO CUT OFF WHILE I DRIVE AND TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN AND I IN IT.

WAS JUST SITTING THERE ON A TURNING LANE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN FELT THIS WHOPPING HIT IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD THOUGHT I HAD GOTTEN REAR ENDED PUT WAS NOT HIT NOTICED THEN THAT THE HEADREST HAD DEPLOYED CAUSING DIZZINESS AND BLACKOUT

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULDNT SHIFT GEARS. RECENTLY BEFORE THAT MY CAR WAS IN A BODY SHOP GETTING REPAIRED DUE TO A FENDER BENDER A COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE. BUT I HAD NO WARNING OR NO WARNING LIGHT COME ON TIL THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. RIGHT BEFORE IT STOP DRIVING IT DID REV HIGH AND THEN JUST STOP DRIVING NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEOFEE THIS

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THEN STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISE AND NOT WORKING. WILL NOT CONTROL ANY WINDOWS AND NO WINDOWS WILL GO UP OR DOWN. I HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS AND NOTHING IS FIXING THE PROBLEM AND WHEN I LOOK ONLINE FOR ADVICE I READ ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE JOURNEY AND ALSO READ THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS LED TO ELECTRICAL FIRE IN SOME VEHICLES. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN FIXED AND WHATEVER PART RECALLED

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. WHILE DRIVING MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS GO ON THEN OFF,MY RADIO WILL TURN UP BY ITSELF, MY HEAT/ AC WONT COME ON. I WILL HAVE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON.FOR IT TO WORK. AND IT MAKES MY CAR TO JERK AND NOW TODAY.FEB.26 2020. MY WIPERS GO OUT AS WELL ON THE HIGHWAY IN A DOWN POUR. AGAIN I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN MY CAR OFF WAIT ABOUT 5 MINS AND THEN START MY CAR AGAIN. I HAD TO DO THIS ABOUT 5 TIME DURING MY HOUR 1/2 DRIVE.

MY CAR STARTED SHAKING STOPPED ABRUPTLY THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A 'CRANK SENSOR' I HAVE SINCE HAD IT REPAIRED BUT WANTED TO REPORT HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE SAME MAKE A YEAR HAD BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I WAS WONDERING WHY MY VIN # WAS NOT. CAN YOU HELP ME SO THAT THIS ISSUE WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND A REIMBURSEMENT HAD WELL,

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TODAY AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH THE TRANSMISSION LOSING POWER IS IDENTICAL TO RECALL S44. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS I OFTEN INITIALLY LOSE POWER. IT ISN'T COMING UP AS MY VIN BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER RECALL AND THEY OPENED CASE# 75725905 AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SET UP FOR NEXT MONDAY AT 10:30 AT KOONS DEALER IN VIRGINIA TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AFTER THE FAILURE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS LOW COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER NUMBER 2. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE VEHICLE IS JERKING AND THE RADIO IS CHANGING CHANNELS ON IT S OWN. THE ENGINE IS MAKING A SOUND, THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO GIVE OUT. THE VEHICLE HAVES LESS THAN 40000 MILES ON IT. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VATLAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (855 SOUTH, US-1 VERO BEACH, FL 32962) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 108,000.

WHEN YOU TRY TO START CAR IT IS NOT CONNECTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AN ABNORMALLY LOUD TAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWER OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (PATTY PECK HONDA LOCATED AT 555 SUNNYBROOK, RD, RIDGELAND, MS 39157, (601) 957-34000) AND WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LANDERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALER, LOCATED AT 315 E GOODMAN RD, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, WHERE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN DRIVE WAY. STARTED THE VEHICLE (VERY COLD OUTSIDE), POWER STEERING FLUID STARTING POURING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE POWER STEERING POWER ASSIST HOSE.

I WAS RIDING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY AND DOING 55MPH MY CAR STARTED TO STALL AND JUST CUT OFF, I COULDN'T GET OVER TO THE SLOW LANE ALOT OF TRAFFIC. IT CUTOFF AND I HAD TO GET OUT THE CAR AND WAVE OTHER CARS OFF SO THEY WOULDNT HIT ME. AS I GOT TO A SAFE AREA FROM HELP OF ANOTHER DRIVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE SAID AFTER 10 TO TRY AND START IT BACK UP AND IT DID IT CRUNK BACK UP AND I DROVE SLOWLY HOME WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND WHEN I GOT HOME AND CUT THE CAR OFF I LET IT SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AGAIN AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. THIS WAS SCARY FOR ME AND WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM IT SHOWS IT'S A RECALL FOR A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL AND I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY NOT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE ME AND MY FAMILY TO HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THIS DODGE NEED TO INCLUDE ALL DODGE JOURNEYS AS I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE MY MILEAGE IS 68000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN AN UNKNOW MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. ADDITIONALLY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED TO REVERSE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TOWED TO AN UNNAMED DEALER, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

HAD ABOUT 20,000 MI ON THE ODOMETER AND BRAKES START TO PULSATE VERY BAD, CAUSING LOTS OF VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD DEALER CHECK BRAKES AND SHOWED LITTLE SIGNS OF WEAR ON THE PADS. THIS CONTINUED TILL I FINALLY HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET VENTILATED ROTORS AND NEW BRAKE PADS. AFTER ONLY 200 MILES, VEHICLE IS AGAIN VIBRATING VERY BAD ON HARD BRAKING AND STEEP INCLINES. GOING TO HAVE DEALER CHECK THE CALIBERS ON THE FRONT TO SEE IF ONE IS STICKING, WHERE BRAKES WERE CHANGED. NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE PULSATING RETURNED AFTER REPLACING BRAKES AND ROTORS.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND REMOTE STARTED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WE LOADED UP OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND STARTED SMELLING A STRONG PLASTIC/RUBBER BURNING SMELL THAT STINGS IN THE THROAT. THE SMELL WAS COMING OUT OF THE HEAT VENTS, COULD BE SMELLED OUTSIDE THE CAR AND UNDER THE HOOD. WE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND I LOOKED FOR THE SOURCE OF THE BURNING, BUT DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY FIND IT. AFTER SOME TIME WE RESTARTED AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT CAME BACK AGAIN. THIS TIME I LOCATED A GLOWING RED CHASSIS GROUND STRAP WIRE THAT WAS BURNING OFF THE COATING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOR INSPECTION DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. I NOTICED THAT THE METHOD OF ATTACHMENT OF THE SHEET METAL CLIP TO THE MOTOR MOUNT SEEMS DUBIOUS AS THIS TYPE OF CONNECTION MAY CAUSE HIGH ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE AND LEAD TO HEAT BUILD-UP. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WE WERE WAITING ON WARM-UP. HAD MY WIFE JUST DRIVEN OFF THE SMOKE SMELL WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISTRACTION AND COULD LEAD TO INCREASED CRASH RISK. ALSO WHEN THE WIRE FINALLY BURNED AND DISCONNECTED THE CIRCUIT, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE STALLED IN AN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND LEAD TO A CRASH. PHOTOS ADDED *DT *DT *DT*JB*JB *DT *TP*DT*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. VERY DANGEROUS NEARLY KILLED MY WIFE AND I WHEN A 18 WHEELER BARELY MISSED US. WE WERE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE DOING 70MPH WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF. THERE ARE ACTIVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL ONLY TALK TO PEOPLE WHOSE VEHICLE IS LISTED UNDER THEIR RECALL LIST. THE PROBLEM IS A LOT MORE WIDESPREAD. RECALL NUMBER IS S-89

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRISCO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (9640 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75035, (214) 390-7543) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND EMAIL THEM THE INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALWAYS A PROBLEM TWO TIMES I CHANGE THIS BUT AFTER 3 MONTHS BROKEN AGAIN

ENGINE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, OR CUT OFF COMPLETELY RESULTING IN THE STEERING AND BRAKES TO NOT WORK, THERE IS A RECALL BUT, DEALER SAID THAT IT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE, THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THERE WAS A STRANGE SMELL AS IF GAS FILLED THE CAR UP AND I GOT OUT AND MY HEAD WAS HURTING FROM THE SMELL AND I GOT NAUSEOUS AND THREW UP. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT I ALMOST PASSED OUT. ALSO MY VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND THE A/C TURNS ON AND OFF.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SERVICE AWD LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE UPON THE INITIAL ACCELERATION. I WOULD HAVE TO EITHER SLAM ON THE BRAKES HARD OR PUSH THE ACCELERATION ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE I GOT IT FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER ABS SENSOR THAT WENT BAD. THEY FIXED IT AND IT WAS FINE. HERE WE ARE 3 MONTHS LATER AND THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN.

ENGINE SHUT OFF ON FREEWAY AND OVERHEATED

THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS JUST OFF. LOSS POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, ALL POWER. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GLIDE OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND HIT ENGINE ON BUTTON AND IT STARTED UP AS NORMAL.

BEEN HAVING SERIOUS INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES. MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THEN BRAKES START TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AS WELL AS PEDAL STARTS TO SHAKE. BROUGHT IT INTO DEALERSHIP ON 10/6/19 AS IT WAS THROWING A CODE FOR A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. HAD THEM REPLACE THAT ALONG WITH A FULL BRAKE SYSTEM CHECK ONLY FOR IT TO START HAVING SAME ISSUES 2 WEEKS LATER. I'VE READ ONLINE OF MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ONLY FOR DODGE TO SLAP A BANDAID ON IT. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THEM ANYWHERE AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BACK UP CAMERA IMAGE WOULD NOT DISPLAY OR WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY SAVING MODE MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. GREENWAY DODGE (9051 EAST COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAN LEANDRO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SRT (1444 MARINA BLVD, SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577, (510) 254-3294), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,292.

VEHICLE NEARLY STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOTAL LOSSOF POWER. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTS. TAKEN TO DEALER AND FOUND TO BE BAD CRANK SENSOR.

MY TENSION PULLEY BOLTS BROKE OFF HALF THE BOLTS ARE STILL LEFT INSIDE. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS CAR WORKED ON NEVER HAD TO FOR NO MORE THAN JUST A OIL CHANGE FOR NO REASON THE TENSION PULLEY JUST DROPPED OFF WITH THE BELT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AT MY JOB

VEHICLE SIMPLY TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD JUST BEGAN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND IN THE MIDST OF A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED. AFTER STOPPING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I WAS STUCK AT A LARGE INTERSECTION FOR A FEW MINUTES AS TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON RESULTED IN IT JUST KIND OF JERKING/STUTTERING INITIALLY. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON AND DRIVE A BIT DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT TURNED OFF AGAIN BUT AT LEAST I MADE IT TO A BUSINESS' PARKING LOT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE. NO ERROR CODES AND WOULD NOT CUT OFF ON THEM AS IT DID ME. I STILL HAD THEM REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AS THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IS USUALLY THE ISSUE WHEN A CAR CUTS OFF DURING DRIVING.

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON AND ABS LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF VEHICLE NOT STOPPING AND ABS ACTIVATE PULSE FELT IN BRAKE PEDAL. WHEEL SPEED SENSOR GIVING A FAULT CODE WAS REPLACED BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HOOKED UP SNAP-ON SCANNER AND FOUND COMMUNICATION ISSUES FROM ABS TO TCM TO ECU SO A DATA LINE MOST LIKELY A CULPRIT. VEHICLE HAS 75K MILES. ATTACHED IS A SCAN REPORT OF THE CODES FOUND ON VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON ON MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES. WILL REPORT FINDINGS ONCE CUSTOMER AGREES TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. I'M THINKING A FAULTY ABS MODULE OR WIRING TO ABS AND FAULTING OUT THE DATA COMMUNICATION LINE CAUSING DATA LOSS BETWEEN OTHER MODULES IN THE SYSTEM.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO TAKE THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY, THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING, AND THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MY WIFE SHUT THE CAR OFF. SHE TURNED IT BACK ON AND ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE TO THE CURB, BUT THE CAR BEGAN MOVING FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING JUST FINE THE PREVIOUS DAY. WE TOWED THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ON 09/17/2019 WHO STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, AND WE NEED TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64K MILES. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR JUST 2 YEARS WITH NO PRIOR PRIVATE OWNERS. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 09/19/2019 WITH PAULDING CHYRSLER JEEP DODGE LOCATED IN DALLAS, GA FOR A SECOND OPINION. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSIONS ON 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. GIVEN THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND OUR VEHICLE'S SPECIFICATIONS, IT SEEMS EVIDENT THAT THIS ISSUE CORRESPONDS WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2016 DODGE JOURNEY OUR PF THE DRIVEWAY. SHE DROVE 2 BLOCKS WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND BECAME JERKY WHEN SHIFTING. ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WITHOUT WARNING SO SHE IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. SHE RESTARTED AND MANAGED TO GET IT IN REVERSE TO TRY TO PULL OVER TO THE CURB BUT THE CAR JERKED FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. WE TOWED IT TO OUR DODGE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED. WAS TOLD THAT OUR HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO OUR TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO REPLACE OUR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND THERE IS ONLY 65000 MILES ON IT. DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FAULTY HYDRAULIC PUMPS CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE (S44) BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO OUR VEHICLE. SOUNDS VERY SUSPECT. TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO FAIL AFTER JUST 3 YEARS. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRENT ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. WE STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON THE CAR SO WE CANNOT SCRAP OR TRADE IT. NOT GETTING MUCH HELP FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE DESPITE ALL OF THE SIMILARITIES WITH THE PRIOR RECALL. MAYBE FORCED TO PAY THOUSANDS FOR THIS REPAIR. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AT 60000 MILES WHICH WOULD HAVE COVERED THE POWER TRAIN. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN A PERFECT STORM. I WISH MY FAMILY COULD GET SOME HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT HESITATED AND SOUNDED AS IF IT WOULD SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONTACTED DARCARS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF NEW CARROLLTON (301-459-6800, LOCATED AT 8100 ANNAPOLIS RD, NEW CARROLLTON, MD 20784). AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. *DT*JB

CAR IS LOSING POWER. RED LIGHTNING BOLT, CAR AND ENGINE LIGHT ON

TAKATA RECALL TURNING LEFT ONTO A MAIN ROAD THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT START AGAIN, COULD NOT BE JUMPED. TOWED TO DODGE & THEY SAID ITS CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THEY ARE CHARGING WAY TOO MUCH WHEN I FIND ON HERE IT WAS RECALLED DECEMBER 2016; WE MUST HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO TURN ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO FREEDOM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM BY ED MORSE (815 E CAMP WISDOM RD, DUNCANVILLE, TX 75116, 972-427-4019) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE OTHER WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF HAD TWO OTHER UNKNOWN AND UNRELATED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AGAIN DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS TO COAST TO A STOP AS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT ONCE SHUT OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND POTENTIALLY FATAL.