2014 Dodge Journey: sudden loss of power

Filed Jul 10, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · GA

While I was driving the car suddenly lost power steering and acceleration, the bolts broke off from the pulley and the serpentine belt came off while driving down a busy street

Filed Mar 14, 2022 · Steering · ND

Powersteering return line failed In recent Cold weather, causing loss of Powersteering.

Filed Sep 13, 2020 · 46,538 miles · SC

The vehicle died after 4 years a new battery was put in and for the next 17 months the car has died 7 times and second battery was put in. There is a power drain which the dealer cannot locate. There is never an indication while driving of losing power, however, if the vehicle sits for more than 5 days it dies and must be jump started.

Filed Sep 3, 2020 · Brakes, Engine · 71,000 miles · SC

When driving the vehicle steering will lock up, lose power and lose brakes. Have to force to turn and use emergency brakes to stop the car. Not the first time it's now has happen a total of 5 times.

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Engine, Steering · 297,000 miles · MN

My vehicle has shut off without warning three times in the last month. All three times were at low speeds while pulling into a driveway. I then put it in park, pressed my ignition button to off, then pushed the ignition button with my foot on the brake and it started all three times on the first attempt. When it shut off, I lost power steering all three times, so thankfully I was at low speed. I do currently have code p0016 when I scan it with my reader. I had a local mechanic change 1 of my camshaft position sensors because that is what autozone recommended. That didn't solve anything. Then I made an appointment at dodge of bloomington, mn to have a lugnut repaired and my check engine light further diagnosed. They replaced the lugnut but told me they didn't have time left in the day to look at light, and said no rental vehicles were available, which is odd considering the 500 vehicles in their lot. So I made an appointment at coon rapids chrysler and they dug around for three hours, told me they couldn't find anything but charged me $500. Again no rentals here either. How far do we dig, I have 297,000 miles but other than this recent issue, vehicle has been good. Happy to include anything extra you would like. I did have coon rapids chrysler replace a camshaft in spring of 2019 when engine was ticking. That solved the ticking. I did notice my tick is back to about 75% of the sound it was in the spring after my november 29th attempted diagnosis at coon rapids. Typing on my phone, so I apologize for a few missed capitalizations. First shutoff was november 15th, recent one was december 15th and then one in between.

Filed Aug 12, 2019 · 104,000 miles · NC

The car started to lose power. I was drving on a busy highway then the electronic throttle light came on . No previous warning that something was wrong.the speed limit is 60 MPH I was in a curve so I had slowed down to 45. I saw where there were other comolaints abou similar situation

Filed Jul 9, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 45,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge journey. While being operated at a low speed, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to arrigo dodge chrysler jeep ram west palm beach (6500 okeechobee blvd, west palm beach, fl), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

Filed Dec 26, 2017 · Steering · IN

Loss of power steering fluid began in the fall. Then the check engine light began to come on when I would drive around a bend. Now about 2 months later the traction control randomly turns off while driving.

Filed Aug 20, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 19,000 miles · TX

My wife was driving our kids around town and the vehicle stalled out as they were approaching a stop sign. No check engine light or any other indicators were triggered. The vehicle appeared to still be running and she could not shut the vehicle off immediately. She eventually lost power steering as well. After a few minutes she was able to start the vehicle back up again and it functioned normally as expected and she was able to drive home. We were expecting some sort of light to come on so we could get a troubleshooting code but nothing. I researched online and was alarmed to find out that this problem seems to be somewhat common and there was a recall back in 2011 for 2010 dodge journey models that were stalling out. I have not seen evidence of a recall for later models. I am concerned that this could happen on the open road like a highway where the vehicle is going at high rates of speed and stalls out causing my wife to lose control of the vehicle. I plan to take the vehicle to a dodge dealership but from what I have seen online it seems no obvious resolution has been mentioned. I am very concerned at this point.

Filed Feb 28, 2017 · Airbags, Brakes · NV · crash · 4 injuries

Tl* the contact owned a 2014 dodge journey. The contact stated that the dealer repaired the vehicle per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v675000 (electronic stability control and service brakes, hydraulic). After the repair, there was a loss of vehicle stability and no traction while driving on the highway during inclement weather. The contact felt as if the recall remedy failed to provide a solution, which resulted in a crash. While driving approximately 65 MPH on the highway, there was a sudden loss of power and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle crashed into a wall and flipped upside down. The driver sustained head, neck, and lower back pains. The front passenger was suspended upside down, restrained in the seat belt, and had to be cut out of the vehicle by a responder. The rear passengers sustained bruising and whiplash from the impact. One of the two rear passengers was medevacked due to the injuries sustained. The curtain air bags deployed after the crash. The front driver and passenger side air bags later deployed with a low level of deflation and a smoke residue filled the vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was filed. The insurance company provided no inspection and diagnosis to determine what caused the crash. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures and the crash. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed May 19, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 54,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge journey. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle lost power and acceleration. The failure recurred once. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

Filed Aug 29, 2015 · Electrical · 16,000 miles · GA

The entire vehicle lost all power temporarily as we were driving.