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What 196 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Dodge Journey
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
2 of 196 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Dec 4, 2019EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
NHTSA ODI 11286917
Nov 24, 2017EngineFire
I WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE VEHICLE KEPT TRYING TO SPEED ITSELF BACK UP AND THE CAR KEPT SLOWING DOWN I NOTICED THE CAR WAS ON FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE CAR SO I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF JUMPED OUT WALKED TO A SAFE DISTANCE CALLED THE POLICE WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH THEM THE CAR CATCHES FIRE AND BURNED DOWN. *TT *CN *TR
NHTSA ODI 11048322
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your
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