2015 Dodge Journey Engine
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TAKEN HER VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER HAWK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (7911 ROOSEVELT RD, FOREST PARK, IL 60130, (708) 405-9044) FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, CAUSED A FAILURE OF ONE OF THE PISTONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PISTON ROD PUNCTURED THE CYLINDER WALL CAUSING AN ENGINE OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $8,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
I OWN A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY 63000 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A MAJOR STREET TRAVELING 49MPH THE CAR JERKED, DEACCELERATED ABRUPTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT. IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN IT DEACCELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CODE ON PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ANYONE BEHIND ME NOR ON A HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS "FAILED CRANK POSITION SENSOR." IT HAD A CODE OF P0339. WE PAID DEALER TO FIX IT - OBVIOUSLY. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON 2016 DODGE JOURNEY - I BEG THAT YOU RECALL CANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FOR DODGE JOURNEY 2015.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE CONTACT'S SON, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED THE CAR WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAUSING A DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION AFTER YOU PUT IN PARK AND PRESS THE START BUTTON AMD IT WILL TURN BACK ON. HAPPENED ON 10/ 07/18 THE FIRST TIME REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 10/18/19. I NOTICED JOURNEYS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON ALMOST ALL YEARS MODELS AND I WAS GOING THROUGH THE RECALS AND INOTICED THAT A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN OR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT THIS SENSOR. EVEN THOUGH DODGE IS ONLY RECALLING 2016 JOURNEYS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I THINK DODGE SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR ALL OF THE YEARS FOR DODGE JOURNEYS OVER THOS PROBLEM AND ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR THE CAR TO JUST TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THAT BEING A FAMILY CAR THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A RE-OCCURRING ENGINE LIGHT FOR CODE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE CODE IS P0441. NOT ONLY HAS THIS CODE BEEN A NUISANCE IT IS ALSO CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. I BELIEVE THE EMISSION SYSTEM IS PURGING THE FUEL VAPORS AT THE WRONG TIME. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS FOR SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 7 SEPARATE VISITS. THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME BACK ON AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS THE VEHICLE WILL STALL RANDOMLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. ONE STALL WAS SPECIFICALLY TURNING A CORNER AT SLOW SPEEDS. ANOTHER STALL OCCURRED IN PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS CODE AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.
TAPPING NOISE UNDER HOOD. TOOK TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND EACH ONE TOLD ME THIS IS A DEFAULT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HAD OIL CHANGE DONE AND TAPPUNG NOISE STILL CONTINUES. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THE NOSIE IS COMING FROM THE TOP AND COST BETWEEN $600-$3500 TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TOME WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR IDLE.
MY VEHICLE RADIATOR THERMOSTAT WAS 1ST RUNNING LOW. NOW IT'S RUNNING HIGH. I TALKED TO DODGER ON DEALERSHIP NEAR ME. THEY SAY THAT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE RECALL NOTICES FOR RADIATOR PROBLEMS AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME TO REPAIR IT. THEY ARE NOW GIVING ME OFFERS TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE.
THE ENGINE TURNS OFF DURING OPERATION WITH NO WARNING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND BRAKES ARE HARD TO APPLY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO WARN OF A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND IS HAPPENING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AND MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT IF ON THE HIGHWAY.
I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON- WITHIN SECONDS MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL TO A STOP. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 100 FT AND IT TURNED OFF AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CODE THAT CAME UP WAS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO BE REPLACED ($716 USD). I HAD IT FIXED BUT CAR STILL WAS NOT DRIVING THE SAME AS BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT. 10 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN MY SUBDIVISION. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT WOULD TRY TO -YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE TRYING TO START. TOWED IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW IT IS THE CRANK SENSOR?(ANOTHER $147USD). EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY KIDS AND HAD TO LET THE CAR JUST ROLL TO A STOP. THE FIRST OCCURANCE WAS ON 11/28/17 AND THE SECOND WAS ON 12/14/17.
WHILE DRIVING WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THERE WAS NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY IT WAS A CITY SIDE ROAD AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING OR GETTING REAR ENDED. NOTHING WOULD WORK ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT HAVING THE BRAKE PRESSED OR PRESSING THE START BUTTON. MY WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR HOUSE WHICH WAS ABOUT SIX BLOCKS AWAY.
WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN MY CAR SHUT OFF OUT OF NO WHERE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET IN A LARGE CITY AND WENT TO TURN RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT, AS SOON AS I PULLED INTO THE LOT THE CAR SHUT OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BREAK LOCKED AND I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO MAKE THE CAR START. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE OF FRANCIALLY PUSHING THE 'PUSH TO START' BUTTON THE CAR TURNED BACK ON. THANKFULLY WE WERE IN THE PARKING LOT AT THIS POINT BECUASE IF WE WERE STILL ON THE STREET WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF UPDATED 4/23/18*JB *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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The 2015 Dodge Journey has 61 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.