2015 Dodge Journey: sudden loss of power

Filed Nov 16, 2025 · Transmission · ID

I was driving down the freeway and my transmission started slipping and eventually lost power, had to pull over on a 80mph freeway with my 4 kids in the car after turning on my hazard lights and wait for my husband to come get us (1 hour, due to how remote We are) he was able to limp the car home, but we couldn't even get it off of the freeway because it did not have the power to get off on an off ramp... I can't even begin to explain how scary that was to have my kids in a car on the side of the freeway while semis shook the car passing us at 70+ mph.. this is a known issue but my car does not fall under the recall and it absolutely should! The transmission oil and filter has been flushed as well as tested to make sure the solenoids are in good working order.

Filed Apr 26, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · OH

Today while driving on the highway at about 60mph my vehicle lost power causing the car to surge forward. I was unable to steer or brake for several seconds. The gauges completely dropped. It was as if someone had shut the vehicle completely off. The vehicle then restarted on its own. I was nearly rear ended by a semi and am terrified of driving this vehicle anywhere. I did a google search and came across numerous complaints of this happening. No warning lights prior to it happening or afterwards. We have had no issues with this vehicle until this point. It has approximately 90k miles on it.

Filed Sep 13, 2023 · Engine, Steering · CA

Car's check engine on randomly turned on, lost engine power and steering became hard and had to come to an emergency stop. There was no message for the check engine and a couple tries later the car was able to turn back on and made it back home. Could've been much more dangerous situation had we been on a busy road with nowhere to pull over.

Filed Aug 24, 2023 · IA

Between 2020-2023, my car has completely shut off while driving down the road. I lose all power steering and the ability to use the gas and brake pedals. When this happens there is no warning light at all. Every time I’ve taken it to the dealership they can’t figure out the problem and it keeps happening. In total it has probably shut off on me 20-30 times. It doesn’t matter the situation or how fast I’m going, it just shuts off and stops working. I believe my car starting doing this anywhere from 145,000-180,000 miles. When I get to the side of the road after coasting with what I have left I turn the car off and then back on and it starts right back up no problem. I’m sick and tired of dealing with this and absolutely no one can figure it out. I’ve put so much money into this car and quite frankly it’s a death trap and I know that others with my vehicle are having the exact same problem. Why hasn’t this car been recalled? My children and I could literally die because I may not have time to get over on the road.

Filed Dec 28, 2022 · Engine · GA

I have made several attempts to fix the continual misfiring, loss of power while driving performance to no avail. After spending thousands of dollars at the local Dodge dealership(s) and mechanics, I now have a car that is unsafe to drive due to known issues with the 3.6 Pentastar engine. This engine was recalled by Chrysler for years prior to my 2015 year. However, the Dodge cars like my Journey are experiencing the very same problems. I have reached out to my state of consumer department in Georgia. They have referred me to the federal safety agency as they have declared it a safety issue which outside of their scope.

Filed Aug 5, 2021 · Brakes, Steering · 80,000 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle loss power. The instrument cluster warning indicators were illuminated. The steering wheel locked up and the brake pedal was hard to depress. The vehicle was taken twice to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. Consumer has stated incident has happened twice.

Filed Apr 25, 2021 · Airbags, Electrical · 90,000 miles · TX

Complete power loss while driving the whole transmission had to be replaced. Since that event we had have constant problems with misfires and fuel injectors. Airbag light keeps coming on. Electrical problems.

Filed Sep 10, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 52,000 miles · RI

Car will stall anywhere and anytime and doesn't give you enough time to pull over. Lose all power to accelerator and steering wheel. Check engine light comes on car will not shut off and will not move. If car is off it won't start often being towed. Camshaft sensor and crankshaft position sensor have been replaced 3 times within a year. Truly a safety hazard especially at highway speeds. The radio and air controls have a mind of their own after you manually shut them off they come back on or start blowing out hot air on legs.

Filed Sep 2, 2020 · Steering · 74,500 miles · WA

Our car has a loss of power steering assist that requires extra steering effort, especially at lower speeds and when turning or parking. The steering wheel is almost completely stiff and cannot be turned without using excessive force to turn the wheel. Power steering work fairly well on freeways (probably due to higher speed). I cannot drive the car because the risk of crashing seems pretty high due to the inability to steer.

Filed Jul 13, 2020 · Engine · 72,000 miles · NV

P0339 crank shaft position sensor intermitted my engine completely lost power. This is very dangerous. This is a recall on this crank shaft on 2012-2016 models for dodge journey. I was driving on a residential street going 35 MPH and my car stalled and the engine lost complete power.

Filed Mar 2, 2020 · Steering · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge journey. The contact stated that while his wife was reversing out of the garage the vehicle lost power steering functionality. Classic chrysler dodge jeep ram of south charlotte located at (10724 pineville rd, pineville, nc 28134, (888)973-0120, was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v273000 (steering) with the failure however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Aug 1, 2019 · Driver assistance, Engine · 33,000 miles · TX

2015 dodge journey. Lights for awd, ABS and stability control system come on with no notice as I enter a major intersection. Loss of power no acceleration. The vehicle finally started to move. The. Warning lights went off. Contacting dealer for repair.