What 548 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Dodge Journey

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Journey. The contact stated when the vehicle was started, the stability-track, check brakes, and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the ABS module needed to be replaced and reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V675000 (Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The failure mileage was 103,300.

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The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH on wet roads, the vehicle pulled to the right while depressing the brake pedal. The ABS, brake, and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ABS had failed. The dealer informed the contact that the parts were on backorder until April or longer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, opened a case, and stated that the parts were on backorder. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V675000 (Electronic Stability Control, Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

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The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the abs warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the driver’s side seat would independently raise up, lower down, or move backward while driving. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact replaced the brakes, the tires, and the throttle body, however, the failure recurred. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15V675000 (Electronic Stability Control, Service brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN A WET PARKING LOT THE ABS LIGHT AND STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. THIS HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON DODGE JOURNEYS FROM 2012-2015 FOR THE SAME ISSUE VIN MAY NEED INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

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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.

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MY SUV AUTO START NO LONGER WORKS AND AS I'M DRIVING THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND STARTS TO SLOW DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN IT GOT PLUGGED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE IT STATED THAT IT HAD 3 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VECHILE HAS 52000 AND IS A 2015

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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.

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THE SWITCH ON MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT ON MY 2015 CROSSROAD DODGE JOURNEY ONLY 39000 MILES ON IT

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MY AC WILL UNSYNC ITSELF AND WHEN I HIT SYNC IT UNSYNC AGAIN. ALSO IF I TURN IT OFF IT WILL TURN IT BACK ON. I DONT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BUT I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I AM SCARED BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS

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WHEN IT RAINS THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK . NEXT DAY SOON AS I DRIVE ALL LIGHTS GO OUT.IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE..THIER IS A RECALL FOR 2015 DODGE JOURNEY FOR THIS BUT THEY SAY NOT FOR MINE.FUNNY THAT I HAVE SAME PROBLEMS AND SAME YEAR CAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR WET ROADS.

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THERE WAS A BUNCH OF LONG LINES ON THE SCREEN AND THE KEY FOB WASN'T DETECTED EVEN THOUGH THE KEY WAS IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED AS THE CAR WOULDN'T CRANK UP. THE CAR WOULDN'T REGISTER THAT IT WAS IN PARK. IT REFLECTED THAT IT WAS IN BATTER SAVE MODE. THE A/C CUTS ON BY ITSELF. EVEN AFTER CUTTING IT OFF A FEW TIMES. THE ISSUE WITH THE A/C WAS HAPPENING WITH BOTH FRONT AND REAR UNITS. THE REAR WOULD BLOW OUT A LOT OF HOT AIR AND IT WOULDN'T SYNC. THE ISSUE WITH THE KEY FOB JUST HAPPENED TODAY (9/13/19)

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ABS LIGHT, SKID CONTROL LIGHT REMAINS ON, CRUISE CONTROL NOT OPERATING AT ALL WHEN TURNED ON VEHICLE LIGHTS CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING AT ALL FEAR THAT THERE MAY BE ISSUE WITH BRAKES, HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS OF LEAKAGE INTO ABS SYSTEM ON OTHER YEAR MODELS

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FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY CAR LOSES POWER AND TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO WAIT 5 MIN TO TRY AND START IT AGAIN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAVE DENNIS CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP (4232 COLONEL GLENN HWY, DAYTON, OH 45431) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WATER ENTERED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND SHORTED THE ABS MODULE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-SKID AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MTN VIEW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 6276 ALABAMA HWY, RINGGOLD, GA 30736, (706) 935-2328), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,040.

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2015 DODGE JOURNEY. LIGHTS FOR AWD, ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM COME ON WITH NO NOTICE AS I ENTER A MAJOR INTERSECTION. LOSS OF POWER NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED TO MOVE. THE. WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. CONTACTING DEALER FOR REPAIR.

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WHEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE.IT WAS COROADED AND SHORTING OUT THE SYSYEM WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE SPEED SENSORS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. ON TUESDAY MAY 7TH I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DID NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES ALSO HOPPED WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP.

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THE ABS AND ESC ALARM AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD JUST APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A CAR TURNING LEFT THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME.

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THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME THING FROM 2012-2015 BUT DOESN'T INCLUDE MINE, FOR SOME REASON? MINE SHOULD BE INCLUDED TOO!!!!

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I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT BY A DRUNK DRIVER WHO WAS GOING 30-40MPH AND MY CAR IS VERY DAMAGED. MY MAIN CONCERN WAS MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND SLAMMED INTO THE STEERWHEEL AND HIT THE TRUCK IN FROM OF ME AND STILL NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

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'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.

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KEY FOB SHOULD NOT GO OUT SO SOON. CAR DO NOT START. I CHANGED BATTERY. IT WILL UNLOCK AND LOCK DOORS BUT DO NOT START. I CALLED DODGE 8004236343 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN START IT WITH THE KEY BUT THERE IS NO WHERE TO PUT THE KEY OTHER THAN THE DOOR. THEN THEY ASKED ME TO PUT THE KEY FOB TO THE PUSH START ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF WHERE I INSERT THE EMERGENCY KEY AND PRESS TO START AND THAT DID NOT WORK. THEY WALKED ME THROUGH STEP BY STEP AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. PLUS MY CAR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS), 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), AND 15V675000 (ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. KENDALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SOLDOTNA (44055 STERLING HWY, SOLDOTNA, AK 99669, (866) 387-9070) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT CONSUMER STATED IN SUMMARY, IT APPEARS TOUS THAT THE RANGE OF VEHICLES ADDRESSED INTHE RECALL IS TOO NARROW. OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 5 DAYS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL, YET DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR UNDER THE GENERAL WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/16/18*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (SANGO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 201 SGT PRENTISS DR., NATCHEZ, MS 39120, (877) 304-7831) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE IS NO TROUBLE CODES. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ALERT, ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY OF SUCH I FOUND ONLINE.

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