The contact’s son owns a 2014 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact then stated that on numerous occasions after the vehicle stalled, the vehicle needed to be jumpstarted each time after turning off the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that he was unable to turn off the headlamps and the key fob failed to operate as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that water prevented the fuel from entering the fuel pump and the fuel injector and an unknown engine component needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that all the recalls were previously performed, and no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 110,400.
2014 Dodge Journey engine complaints
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unknown ,check engine light came on the screen blacked out and began to stall out on freeway doing 55 . was afraid of getting rearended.
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
The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired; however, the failure recurred two days later. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer where the failure was undetermined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 151,978.
Last year on or about June 17, my transmission gave out completely on me while driving up hill on a 2way road. My vehicle is available for inspection, but the transmission has already been replaced with a used transmission. This event put my life and others at risk because my car completely stopped working on an incline with no indication it was going to give out. My father was actually imjured in his attempt to help me stop the car from rolling backwards. The day it happened I took my car to be assessed at our local Dodge dealership, and had it repaired by an independent contractor. As mentioned before there were no warning signs that it was going to fail. No signs of overheating and/or weird noises.
Unknown car just stopped working and turned off
After getting oil changed/air filter replaced and 4 new tires, vehicle has stalled out every day since while running (less than week) it is now stalling out while driving!! Happened while I was driving on the highway. EXTREMELY dangerous. Car usually will restart. But 95% of the time it continuously sounds like it’s trying to turn over until I push the ignition button to turn off. I am currently stuck on the side of the road for about a half hour because it won’t start back up. I have had this car less than a year!
Just before my warranty was up I got a check engine light and the car started running really rough almost like it was gonna die when I came to a stop. I called the dealership and they told me they would try to get me in at the next availability. With the end of my warranty closely approaching I told them this wasn’t an option. They finally got my car in after I made a few demanding phone calls to the right people and come to find out that somehow some hardware in my engine came loose and it was causing very abnormal wear on my lifters and so they “fixed” the problem. Fast forward a few months and now I’ve been having an annoying ticking noise coming from my engine. I tried using Seafoam, nada. I tried using Lucas High Mileage additive, no dice. So I took it to a trusted mechanic as it is now well outside my warranty and he told me “it’s your lifters” which I already had a feeling it would be just by listening to the sound as between and idle and acceleration. So being I have over 167k miles on it it’s not even worth fixing. Oh and just a side note, my mechanic also mentioned to me that he fixed 4 other Journeys that week which tells me that Dodge has a serious problem with these model cars that they will not address. Oh and just for the record, I have the garbage 3.6L Pentastar engine
While driving a short distance, 36 miles, the dodge starts to overheat. It has been in service three times for this issue and no diagnosis has been made. Upon starting the car, it shakes and after a minute it subsides within minutes of starting the oil temp jumps to 231 degrees or higher. I have had to drive with the heat on high in order to bring the temperature down and even with it on the lowest temp is still 226 after 10/15 minutes. This issue has been ongoing since july 2020.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge journey. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start-up after several attempts with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 181,000.
So when I am driving down the street or on the freeway at an accelerated rate and then I start to push on the brakes to slow down to either come to a stoplight or an exit of the freeway and to either turn left or right the car will cut off but also stay on the engine completely cuts off and the steering wheel locks but the radio the air conditioner everything else stays on inside the car the ignition it self stays on 'run' it's a push start. I then have to put my car in park and turn off then back on and hope it doesn't happen again, but it does
Catalytic converter began making a popping noise after driving about 2 weeks ago. Then on july 14 2020 was driving to the dentist when I noticed a rattling sound in the area where the catalytic converter would be.
There is a u67 by fca recall on my 2014 dodge journey which I was not notified by the dealer! I found out about the recall after paying to have the catalytic converter replaced mysel! However my car decided to go into a limp mode which it has done since I purchased the vehicle in 2013 but this time it is staying in limp mode so I researched recalls, there is also t47 and u49 when I towed my vehicle to the dealer they informed me the converter I had put on does not meet standards and they were going to replace it again and also do the other two recalls as well and then they informed me they could not do the u49 or u67 because the vehicle does not have the original engine! They told me and gave me documentation that the only recall done was t47 however they reported to fca that the u67 was complete when in fact it has not been completed! The vehicle is stuck in limp mode because it needs the PCM flashed and they will not do the recall u67 or u49 on my vehicle and sent me away to drive the vehicle 89 miles home in limp mode! This vehicle had had a PCM issue since I bought it in 2013 causing a number of unsafe malfunctions I mentioned in complaint # 11337435 and 11337440! This vehicle needs to be taken off the road and a new vehicle given to me free of charge or money back! Fca needs to know u67 has not been completed on my vehicle,
Drove to a restaurant, sitting there with car fully on and running and it began to idle down and shake before shutting off. Diagnosis code is saying 6th cylinder of the engine. I haven't had any problems before this happened.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge journey. While driving at various speeds and accelerating the vehicle sputtered and stalled however restarted. The tachometer and speedometer became inoperable but independently reset and worked as designed. The battery warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics where the battery was replaced. The contact called baxter chrysler dodge jeep ram la vista located at (7010 s 124th cir, la vista, ne 68128 (402) 800-1229) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000.
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.
The radio will randomly turn stations and just completely go black. The A/C turns itself on and off. The airbag lights keep randomly coming up and then go away.this all happens rather I'm driving fast, slow, or stopped at a light and has happened since purchasing the car a year ago. I'm also having an issue with the check engine light coming on with it being the p0420. I only use mid grade gas and only from exxon or chevron. I also make sure the gas cap is on tightly. The check engine light will be on one day and not the next.
In the past two years I have had multiple electrical problems. The A/C turns on all on its own. The radio changes channels on its own but most important this morning 23 oct 2019 my 2014 dodge journey completely shutdown while I was making a right hand turn. Luckily I was able to get off the road safely.
Our 2014 dodge journey's engine is consuming oil with no warning. With no warning light/alarm or puddles of oil on the ground, I had to add over 3 quarts of oil to the engine. Due to this, the engine has failed beyond repair. This was presented in the manner of harsh clanking and banging within the engine while driving down the freeway. After having it towed to a local shop, it was found that metal shards were contained within the oil filter. The vehicle now doesn't run correctly even when not in motion.
I bought my vehicle in 2017. Before a year of owning it I got into a wreck because my cruise control wouldnt turn off and instead started accelerating more. Then I started having issues with my catalytic converter took it to the dealership and they said there was no way. Shortly after the rest of my systems started to go along with it now it's been about 6 months and I have a vehicle that can no longer move or so anything. Once my catalytic converter went out it started clogging the rest of my system. As of september 2019 my engine is now completely gone because of all the back up not being processed by my catcon
Car shuts off at speed has light on on dash not sure what it is
My cruise control quit working and the traction control light came on and it wouldn't turn off. The doors started locking and unlocking by themselves. I went to church and stopped at food city afterwards. I started the vehicle and put it in reverse and I can smell something weird and it was like the brake was stuck and it was holding back. I proceeded because I was in traffic and needed to move. Acceleration was limited but I made it home which was less than a mile. When stopped there was smoke rolling out from under the front passenger side area and there was fluids running all over the ground. This was a very dangerous situation because I had my children in the car. There is a scrubbing and pecking noise but it sounds like it's coming from the rear end. I have had nothing but problems with this vehicle. Check engine light is on but it's been on. I've had it checked and shows nothing wrong and had it turned off and it continues to come on. Alternator has been replaced as well as new battery. It seems to have electrical issues with the doors locking and unlocking. So dangerous! Affects steering and control of vehicle and could cause a fire and not be able to get out of the vehicle. After seeing all of the reviews and problems with these vehicles they all need to be recalled because none of them are safe because it's obvious that the dealerships don't even know how to fix them. If they attempt one issue there are even more issues that occur. The repairs are costly and this is happening way too often with too many journeys. Then we are stuck with a lemon to pay for and no vehicle because of these costly repairs along with the dangers imposed. Please recall these dangerous and repair costly vehicles! They don't need to be on the roads. Problems started not long after purchase but they have escalated and have gotten more serious, dangerous, and costly.
On approximately 6-8 different occasions in the last 3 years, my 2014 dodge journey has shut itself off while I've been driving it. The first 3 times I was driving straight & after the 3rd time, the dealer replaced the crank shaft sensor but it continued to happen. There seemed to be nothing to note when it would happen, until recently, it shut off on 2 occasions when I went over a bump & going in a forward motion in both cases. The first time I was going 55mph, the 2nd 25mph so not sure the speed had anything to do with it. Brought it back to dealer & they did an engine control module update. This was one week ago and it happened again today. I was again in a forward motion, actually just started accelerating from a red light, so was probably not going more than 35-40mph when it happened. I felt like this is an issue your organization needed to know about on many levels but the largest one for me is as a full-time mom. I have had my son in the car with me on almost every one of these occasions and to say it's terrifying would be an understatement. Everything on the car locks and I have about 3 seconds to try and guide my car out of traffic without getting hit. The car does restart once you put it in park and push the ignition button but I would not wish this fear on my worst enemy. Hope this helps in some way. Btw, today I immediately drove my car to my husband at work and he will be driving it back to the dealership today until they can hopefully fix it for good. Although at this point, if I never saw that car again, it'd be too soon.
I went into my church for about 2 hours and came back out and started the car to let it cool down for my kids. As it sat idling all of a sudden my check engine light is on, my etc light is flashing, and my ESC off light is on. Shut it off and turned it back on and the engine light was on. Started driving and the etc light started flashing and ESC off light came on. My car slowed down from 60mph on the highway and I couldn't speed back up. I had to pull over and turn car off and back on 3 times to make it back home. To make it home I had to put cruise control on and hope I didn't get behind someone going slower than me because all the lights would come back on.
Since owning the vehicle, bought brand new, every so often while driving the radio and all the lights would turn off and then come back on. Recently when driving my check engine light came on. At that point it was a friday night my mechanic was already closed so when he opened back up on tuesday I called to bring the car in and on my way there the car started making a horrible noise. While driving down a busy road I felt the acceleration give and I could not get it to accelerate so I started to make way off the highway when the engine just died. Had it towed to my mechanic where he cannot figure out why it died. There was no water, all the fluid levels were perfect. He was baffled as to how the engine could just die. He said he has never seen this happen for no reason. Finally found an engine to replace it a month later, but that engine has 96,000 miles on it.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 dodge journey. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle began to shake violently and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact also noticed that oil was leaking under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to courtesy chrysler dodge ram of superstition springs (6130 e auto park dr, mesa, az 85206, (480) 569-2986) where it was diagnosed that the left cylinder head failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was invalid.
I've had my throttle body fail twice in 8 months. Both while driving, it causes the car to not be able to accelerate. Almost was in a horrible accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge journey. The contact heard loud, abnormal noises coming from the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. Smolich motors (1865 ne hwy 20, bend, or 97701, (541) 389-1177) diagnosed that the camshaft and lifters needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 15,000.
The air bag warning light is on. Have to take it to a dealer to find out what's wrong. Also the oil filter manifold cracked and leaked oil. Had to get it replaced.
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