What 548 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Dodge Journey

Looking back the issue started about one month prior to warning lights came on when I had to brake quickly, but not really "slamming" on the brakes and they seemed to "lock-up". Luckily I had plenty of room between myself and the car in front of me. It never happened again so I thought it was a fluke. Thirty days or so later, I started the engine and everything was fine but after about 20 feet down the road, the brake, ABS, and traction lights all came on. Went back home, turned off the engine, went inside to ask husband to come look and when he turned engine back on and he tried driving it around the corner but the lights did not come back on. The issue continued with the lights going on and go off, when they are on the cruise control is inoperable. We took it to Autozone to see if we could find out what might be going on and we were told that we would need to take it to a Dodge dealership. It took several weeks for them to fit us in, but when they took in we were told it was an internal short in the ABS module and would need to be replaced. We were also told that it would be 3 months before they could even order it. While we have been waiting to safely use our vehicle I have been researching and found that there is a recall on other 2015 Dodge Journeys (R61) for issue with the ABS module for just the reason we are having to replace ours. In checking our VIN, it states that our vehicle is not covered under the recall, but not only am I questioning that should it be and there might be many other vehicles on the road with the issue and they won't know it until it is too late since ours had a scary event prior to warning lights ever coming on. I also do not think we should have to pay over $1,000 for an issue covered under a recall.

NHTSA ODI 11455452

Traction and abs light constantly on. Code c2200-49 present. Anti-lock brake module internal/internal electronic failure. Not able to use cruise control. Abs not working and no traction stability control due to abs module failure. 70k + miles on vehicle

NHTSA ODI 11436137

In 2/2021 After having dealership replace thermostat and front brakes/rotors, I got my car back and then the same day the ABS, Traction control and ABS lights were on the dash, so I returned to dealership, resulting in full corrosion on the wiring harness repair from water leakage and anti lock brake module replacement. Now in late Sept (less than 3000 miles later) the ABS, traction control and Service AWD light on the dash AGAIN and dealership said it niw needs ABS sensor replaced, the module had water in the ABS module. This is a safety issue with disables ABS and ESC disabled. This appears to be related to other similar complaints and Chrysler recall R61 for 2015 Dodge Journeys, but not showing up for my VIN.

NHTSA ODI 11435399

when I purchased the car many problems did occur: Car does has A) Gas problem ( like air inside...car stop working etc...) B) Car has new battery ( in my 1st year) but it does not start C) Car computer was wipe it out( Virus ??) D) And the major: Car has HYDROLIC PROBLEM ( Transmission, Power train and Gas issue)

NHTSA ODI 11431638

NHTSA recall 15V675000 was performed by the Dodge Dealer in 2016. Braking control system failures were recently indicated by dash panel warning lights. Independent mechanic verified water intrusion, corrosion and electrical short circuits. Remedial repairs by independent mechanic did not solve the problem. I contacted Dealer Service who verified the complaint in Jun 2021, but Chrysler corporation declined to cover the costs of the proper repair. I contend their ABS and/or ESC system failures are due to their defective design and that Chrysler is still responsible to restore the vehicle to a safe operating condition.

NHTSA ODI 11426642

Horn and buttons on steering wheel do not work so guessing that the airbag isn’t going to deploy either.

NHTSA ODI 11426674

THE CAR SLIPS OR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO GEAR, USUALLY WHEN GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND THIS HAPPENS WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE MECHANICS LOOK AT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.

NHTSA ODI 11415066

COMPLETE POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THAT EVENT WE HAD HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MISFIRES AND FUEL INJECTORS. AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ODI 11413826

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT LOSS CONTROL MOMENTARILY OF THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.

NHTSA ODI 11407835

THERE IS A RECALL ON 2015 DODGE JOURNEYS FOR THE WIRING ON THE ABS SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THE WIRES TO GET CORRODED AND THE ABS NOT WORKING. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD THE ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL YET MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND MY LOCAL DODGE REPAIR CENTER WANT ME TO PAY 1800.00 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE OR I RISK HAVING AN ACCIDENT

NHTSA ODI 11403597

HAD NOT STARTED THE VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK. WITH FOB IN HAND I OPENED THE DOOR. WITH DOOR OPEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE (IT DID NOT COMPRESS), THEN PUSHED THE START BUTTON. THE DASH FLASHED ON AND OFF SAYING FOB NOT DETECTED. TRIED PUSHING FOB, TRIED STARTING CAR AGAIN. THEN A LOUD CLICKING BEGAN AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE MOTOR AREA. THE DASH FLASHING STOPPED AND ALL SCREENS WERE BLACK. NO POWER TO VEHICLE AT ALL, DOOR LOCKS DID NOT WORK. OPENED HOOD TO SEE WHERE CLICKING WAS COMING FROM, BUT COULD NOT DETECT. TRIED REMOTE START AND TRADITIONAL START AS WELL. NOTHING WORKS. ENGINE CLICKING FINALLY STOPPED AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. CAR HAS TO BE OPENED WITH THE KEY AND WILL STILL NOT START.

NHTSA ODI 11386646

THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE BECAUSE THE ABS MODULE AND HEADLAMP WIRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES BUT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR DODGE JOURNEY BUT THIS VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. ARE THERE MORE VEHICLES THAT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL?

NHTSA ODI 11384056

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSS PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,096.

NHTSA ODI 11383508

STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS NO LONGER WORKING, HORN WILL NOT WORK AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS RANDOMLY COMING ON AND OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THE CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM IS FAULTY AND HAS CAUSED WIRING TO BECOME WORN DO TO POOR QUALITY OF PART AND INSTALLATION DURING MANUFACTURING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD,SO PROBLEMS WITH MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENTS AND CONTROLS ARE THE DIRECT LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL UPON INSTALLATION. OTHER RECALLS RELATED TO SIMILAR ISSUES AND VEHICLE TYPE ARE CONSISTENT FROM MANUFACTURER. DO TO THE OVER ALL SAFETY HAZARD OF THIS FAULT I WOULD EXPECT THE MANUFACTURE TO HELP ASSIST IN REPAIR TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURIES AND LAW SUITS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY RESOLUTION TO A SERIOUS ISSUE!

NHTSA ODI 11364725

I WAS TYING TO GO TO LUNCH AT WORK AND MY CAR TRIED TO TURN ON THEN WENT DEAD. WHILE CHECKING KEY FOB WITH BATTERY IN MY HAND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD STARTED GOING CRAZY. NOTHING WILL TURN ON AND NOW THE ELECTICAL SYSTEM IS JUST GOING NUTS.

NHTSA ODI 11363914

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A STRANGE ENGINE NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING ,THEN THE CRANKSHAFT,THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF,THE STEERING WHEEL CAME RIGID OR STIFF BEFORE THE BATTERY WARNING SIGN GOES ON WITH A BIG OIL LEAK,THE CAR THEN STOPPED.

NHTSA ODI 11363647

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY I CHANGED LANES AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKED AND STARTED GOING FASTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BEEPING , I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID'NT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH, SOON AS I LOOKED UP I CRASHED ON MY DRIVER SIDE, NO AIR BAGS CAME OUT...I DROVE THE CAR HM, THE SENSOR STARTED BEEPING LOW KEY BATTERY..I CHANGED OUT THE KEY BATTERY AND TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR START SAYING NO KEY DETECTED, I THEN CALLED A LOCKSMITH, THEY HAD ME BUY A NEW KEY FOB TO REPROGRAM..IT DIDN'T WORK, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY MUCH ELECTRICAL GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11354455

CAR WILL STALL ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME AND DOESN'T GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER. LOSE ALL POWER TO ACCELERATOR AND STEERING WHEEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT MOVE. IF CAR IS OFF IT WON'T START OFTEN BEING TOWED. CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE RADIO AND AIR CONTROLS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AFTER YOU MANUALLY SHUT THEM OFF THEY COME BACK ON OR START BLOWING OUT HOT AIR ON LEGS.

NHTSA ODI 11354124

MY WIFE'S CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE RUNNING IN TRAFFIC AT 55 MPH AND ABOVE. SHE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR, BUT STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. CAR HAS UNDER 60K MILES.

NHTSA ODI 11339823

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDDLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED, THE DASHBOARD, RADIO AND A/C WERE STILL ON. ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON CAR AND IT SHAKE TO TRY TO TURN OFF BUT WOULDN'T. TOOK IT TO CARMAX AND CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZED CAR KEY TO TURN ON. CARMAX THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND IT WASN'T THAT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, HAD IT REPLACED BUT CAR WOULD START AND IT TURN OFF LESS THEN 5MIN. CARMAX SUGGESTED TAKING TO DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE TARE DOWN TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. ESTIMATE OF COST TO REPAIR IS $3200-5300. CAR IS AT 77K-78K MILES ON IT. FROM WHAT I READ THIS IS WHERE THE CAR STARTS TO STALL UPON REACHING AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11327857

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. CAR WILL NOT START AT TIME, BLOWN FUSES, BAD COOLING FANS, PCM ISSUES, TCM ISSUES, FUSE JUNCTION BOX ISSUES. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE LAREDO DODGE DEALER BEING FIXED AND THEY ARE HAVING HARD TIME FIXING MY CAR. 2015 DODGE JOURNEY WITH ONLY 55K MILES ON IT.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11326276

WHEN I LOOK AT THE MESSAGE BOARDS FOR THIS DODGE MAKE OF CAR THERE ARE ENDLESS MENTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT PEOPLE ENDLESSLY SPENDING MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT DODGE KNOWS IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. JUST BOUGHT MY SON THIS CAR AND 3 DAYS LATER THE CAR WILL NOT START IN THE MORNING. SETTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME. WAS ABLE TO JUMP THE VEHICLE TO GET IT STARTED ONLY IT TO NOT START AGAIN WHEN RETURNING FROM WORK 6 HOURS LATER PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE. DROVE OUT THERE HAD TO JUMP VEHICLE AGAIN. BOUGHT NEW BATTERY AND REPLACED CAR DID THE SAME THING 8 HOURS LATER, USED BATTERY CHECKED GOOD AS WELL AS THE ALTERNATOR. GOT ONLINE AND FOUND ALL OF THESE SUGGESTIONS TO OVERRIDE A SAFETY FEATURE IN THE CAR THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT DID NOT WORK FOR US. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE ONLINE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SITUATION AND MAKE DODGE FIX THIS PROBLEM, I TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY AND MY WIFE IS SICK WITH CANCER AND I'M NOT THERE NOR IS SHE ABLE TO HELP WITH GETTING THIS FIXED EVERY 8 HOURS TO 3 DAYS DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT LASTS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11324151

VEHICLE,IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT, WHEN TRYING TO ENTER VEHICLE IN THE MORNING IT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE KEY FOB AND NO ELECTRICAL POWER IN VEHICLE. JUMP STARTED AND TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY DID AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TEST AND FOUND NO PROBLEM AND RECHARGED THE BATTERY. BATTERY WAS AT FULL CHARGE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND NO INDICATION OF ELECTRICAL DRAIN, NO LIGHTS LEFT ON. BATTERY WAS REPLACED 3 WEEKS AGO. ELECTRICAL TEST SHOWED BATTERY IN GOOD CONDITION, NO DEAD CELLS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11323580

.SMOKING VEHICLE POWER SWITCH GOES OFF AND ON LOCKING VEHICLE WHILE I AM DRIVING OR HAS IN THE PAST GONE OFF AND ON LOCKING MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLES

NHTSA ODI 11319230

I WENT TO TURN ON MY CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT OPEN THE CAR. SOMEONE CAME TO HELP AND CHECKED THE BATTERY WHICH WAS FULLY WORKING PERFECTLY, BUT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD STILL, NO POWER RUNNING ANYWHERE. I WENT TO GOOGLE THE PROBLEM AND LIKE ME THERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR GOES INTO LOCKED-DOWN MODE BY ITSELF UNLESS YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND THE COMPUTER REBOOTS THERE'S NOTHING THAT WILL MAKE IT WORK. LOCALLY THIS HAPPENED IN MY BUILDING'S PARKING LOT, I DID UNHOOK THE BATTERY WHICH REBOOTED THE COMPUTER AND THE CAR TURNED ON.

NHTSA ODI 11316893