2017 Dodge Journey Power Train
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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Transmission is going out car has been taken care of it started over heating and you can feel it switching gears! Taken to shop was told Transmission needs to be replaced
The transmission went out. You would hit gas, hear engine but wouldn’t go anywhere.
Transmission oil pump is faulty. It was recalled on the previous years
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driveshaft detached from the rear axle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
The contact owned a 2017 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving, the gear shifter moved without warning. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. The VIN was not available.
MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED. NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC & WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS HOT. $2100 TO REPAIR.
VEHICLE RANDOMLY STARTED JERKING AND LOSING POWER AS I DROVE HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. GOT IT CHECKED AND SAID IT WAS CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR BANK 1. GOT BOTH SENSORS CHANGED AND DID A RELEARN. AFTER 24 HOURS IT DID IT AGAIN. DONT KNOW IF IT IS WIRING OR COMPUTER PROBLEM...STILL GIVING SAME CODE WHEN CHECKED.
THE TRANSMISSION TAKE OFF BUT IT HAS SLUGGISH IN THE TRANSMISSION,AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CVT SEEN LIKE IT NOT CORRESPONDING WITH IT PARTS OF CHANGING. I'M ASSUMING ALL THE 2017 DODGE JOURNEY HAS THAT PROBLEM BUT NOT REPORTED.. MY DODGE JOURNEY SXT V6 THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2017 DODGE JOURNEY SXT V6 NEEDS TO LOOK AT FOR SERVICE FOR MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE FUTURE.
THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING TO SHIFT. IT SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD AND THE REVERSE TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO KICK IN OR IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. THERE IS A STRANGE BURNING SMELL AFTER GOING UP A HILL. MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR IS ALREADY ON AND THERE IS ONLY 13000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY AND IT'S ONLY MAY. I HAVE THE SHIFTING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT IT'S A SHARP JERK. IT'S A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I NO LONGER WANT THE VEHICLE.
I NOTICED A VIBRATION/HESITATION AROUND 40MPH AND TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL PISCHKE SHOP AND THEY PERFORMED A REPROGRAMMING OF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE TO THE LATEST SOFTWARE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT REPROGRAMMING DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD TO REACH OUT TO CHRYSLER DIRECTLY. *TT *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS EASILY MOVING INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
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The 2017 Dodge Journey has 11 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.