The contact owned a 2017 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the instrument panel began to behave erratically, after which the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power, prompting her to attempt to quickly veer to the shoulder of the roadway. As a result, the contact was sideswiped by another vehicle on the driver's side. The air bags did not deploy. All warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed a total loss by the contact's insurance provider. A police report was filed, and injuries were reported. The contact transported herself to an area hospital and was treated for a nondescript injury to her right shoulder. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number:Â 18V332000 (Electrical System, Vehicle Speed Control), and the VIN was included, and parts were available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 173,000.
2017 Dodge Journey: multiple warning lights
6 of the 202 complaints about the 2017 Dodge Journey describe multiple warning lights.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 50,000
- recalls
- 1
Multiple warning lights by model year
What owners say
As I was driving in March 2023 every light on the dashboard came on in the car. The car started shaking, the engine was very loud, the car speed slowed down than stopped, as I pressed the gas the car would not accelerate. After the car was parked overnight it started than I drove it to a Dodge dealership for repair, after being at the dealership for 7 days nothing was found by the technician to be wrong, the problem never happened while it was at the dealership, so I took the car. While driving the car for 7 months after the issue when I would drive up hills, I would have to completely press down on the gas to make it up the smallest hills. I didn't have any other issues until November 3, 2023, I was driving down the street and the same thing happened again. All the dashboard lights came on the car started shaking and the car speed slowed down eventually stopping.
Several lights came on the dashboard including the electronic traction control and the electronic throttle control causing the vehicle to completely stole on the freeway with no power and could only go 25 MPH. This along with repeatedly accelerating as I was trying to stop caused nearly an accident .
First it was all the lights on my dashboard would stay on. My USB and charging ports would go out. Every once in while my digital speedometer would randomly start doubling my speed. I took it in to the dealership. They apparently replaced the part needed. That seemed to fix that problem at least for now. But now the speedometer here and there will act up again. When it does , it's almost as if the engine is working against me to go. It feels like it tries to stop me when I am pressing the gas to go. It does not do this all the time. But it is more frequent than usual. We just purchased this vehicle a little less than two years ago. It started off with minor things , but now seems to be turning for the worse. I am concerned of it go out all together completely.dealership we went to made it seem like it was nothing. But being a daily driving I know otherwise.
Vehicle randomly started flashing messages on screen, wind shield wipers turned on, all lights on dash were going on and off, engine failed and breaks quit working completely, turn signals and horn also started going off. All indications that computer lost connection with vehicle temporarily. There has also been another issue since the vehicle was purchased new in 2016 where during sharp turns the front tires makes a very loud grinding noise. We were told by the dealer they couldn't find what was wrong and to wait for recall. Where is the recall? Vehicle was stationary and in motion with the computer issue. Vehicle was in motion with steering issue.
I was in park waiting for a spot to open up in a school parking lot, took my vehicle out of park and proceeded to put in drive and move 20 feet or so to the parking spot, as I was turning into the spot I engaged the brake to come to a complete stop but my pedal did not work, it did not spring back like it is suppose to and my vehicle did not stop and a concrete parking pillar stopped my vehicle for me. I threw it into park and jumped out because smoke was pouring from my hood to see the damage and when I jumped back in to the car to shut it off I realized my car wasn't running and all the lights came across the dash. I restarted the car and the brake pedal pumped like nothing was wrong. $6,000.00 worth of damage later and still being worked on and no answers to why my brakes failed me.
Service bulletins that may apply
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- Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair...
- Battery Drain Concern, Dual USB Port Normal Operational Draw, Extended Illumination Or Extended Operation...
- No Start, Cannot Complete Module Replace, Proxi Or Module Proxi Configuration
- Wiring
- No Start Intermittently, Vehicle Requires Multiple Keyless Push To Start Attempts To Start Vehicle,...
- (Rev. A) Power Inverter Load Ratings
Related recalls
Electrical system: software
- What is wrong
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300, 2014-2019 RAM 1500, 2015-2018 Dodge Challenger, 2015-2017 Chrysler 200, 2016-2018 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica and 2018 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.
- Risk
- If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.
Recall number 18V332000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2017 Dodge Journey warning lights
Is multiple warning lights a common problem on the 2017 Dodge Journey?
6 of 202 owner complaints about the 2017 Dodge Journey (3%) mention multiple warning lights. The model year with the most reports is 2009.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2017 Dodge Journey?
There is 1 recall and 25 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2017 Dodge Journey
Airbag light 16Adaptive cruise 13Check engine light 13Stalling 13ABS 11Loss of power 10Fire or smoke 9Wipers 8No deployment 7Jerking 7Backup camera 6Won't start 6Transmission failure 5
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