10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,046 miles

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2015 Dodge Journey electrical problems

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2015 Dodge Journey Owner Comments (Page 2 of 6)

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problem #81

Apr 082021

Journey

  • 143,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Ontonagon, MI, USA

problem #80

Feb 152021

Journey

  • miles
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 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

- Mc Lain, MS, USA

problem #79

Jan 052021

Journey

  • 98,000 miles
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.

- Boise, ID, USA

problem #78

Sep 012020

Journey

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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?

- Montgomery, AL, USA

problem #77

Dec 102020

Journey

  • 80,096 miles
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.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

problem #76

Oct 102020

Journey

  • miles
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!

- Petoskey, MI, USA

problem #75

Oct 122020

Journey

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Boonville, NC, USA

problem #74

Oct 032020

Journey

  • 5 miles
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.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #73

Aug 222020

Journey

  • 74,795 miles
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.

- Mesquite, TX, USA

problem #72

Sep 102020

Journey

  • 52,000 miles
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.

- Jameatown, RI, USA

problem #71

Jul 162020

Journey 4-cyl

  • 55,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Pasadena, TX, USA

problem #70

May 082020

Journey 6-cyl

  • 78,000 miles
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.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #69

May 162020

Journey 4-cyl

  • 55,000 miles
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.

- Laredo, TX, USA

problem #68

May 112020

Journey 6-cyl

  • 56,595 miles
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.

- Church Hill, TN, USA

problem #67

May 062020

Journey 6-cyl

  • 29,186 miles
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.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA

problem #66

Mar 252020

Journey

  • 95,360 miles
.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

- Stockton, CA, USA

problem #65

Mar 072020

Journey

  • miles
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.

- Aventura, FL, USA

problem #64

Dec 152019

Journey

  • 70,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, without warning the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of twin falls (1310 pole line rd E, twin falls, id 83301, (208) 293-8571) to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. After a secondary failure, the vehicle was returned to the same dealer where it had remained in the custody of the dealer. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.

- Twin Falls, ID, USA

problem #63

Dec 272019

Journey

  • miles
The vehicle intermittently would not start one day. Replaced the battery and all connectors inspected. The vehicle will drive for a day or two then end up with another dead battery. The main problem is when the last time the battery died it turned off the engine while I was in an intersection and was almost in an accident because of it.

- Lakewood, WA, USA

problem #62

Oct 272019

Journey

  • 47,500 miles
The phone and bluetooth do not work. The touchscreen will not prompt to the next screen when you press "phone" and if you go into the settings menu, it does not register that you are selecting "phone/bluetooth." I have tried doing this when the vehicle is both moving and stationary.

- Nitro, WV, USA

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