Rear differential
- NHTSA ID
- 11604147
- Incident
- Jul 3, 2024
Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 Dodge Journey submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Rear differential
WHEN THE CAR IS IN CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL NOT STOP WHEN BREAKS ARE BEING HIT IT CAUSE THE CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST KILL AND THE WHEEL KNOCKED UP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,600.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. REEDMAN TOLL CHRYSLER/JEEP (1700 LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE, PA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO TWO WHEEL DRIVE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS WERE UNSTABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
'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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ABS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DURING A RAINSTORM, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A SPRING-LIKE MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PEACOCK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM RUNSWICK (5400 ALTAMA AVENUE, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA 31525, (912) 231-4453) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
TAKATA RECALL . I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I NOTICED IT SMOKING I LOOK AND THE BACK WINDOW WAS ON FIRE SMOKING AND MY WIRING TO DOOR IS FRIED AND WINDOW SWITCH IS FRIED. *DT UPDATED 12/06/18*JB
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE PULLS MORE ONE WAY (RIGHT). WHEN AT STEADY SPEED VEHICLE HOLDS DIRECTION BUT IF GETTING ON THE FREEWAY OR ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING, I HAVE TO STRONGLY CORRECT THE VEHICLE'S DIRECTION. CONCERNED THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BRAKES NOT FULLY RELEASING AFTER STOPPING AND IS ONLY NOTICEABLE BECAUSE OF THE SPEED (ENTERING THE FREEWAY) OR FULL STOP WAS MADE.
TIRES HAVE HAD SEPARATION ISSUES ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS - STEERING WHEEL HARD TO HANDLE AND VEHICLE SHAKING
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