2013 Dodge Journey Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the Push to START button was pressed; however, the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the brake pedal felt firm and added force was needed to depress the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with ETC (Electronic Throttle Control) system failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that most recently, the failure reoccurred, and the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving to work and my ABS and Traction control light came on while driving in the rain and started hydroplaning on the highway now my brakes are not working properly

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and driving through slush or snow on the ground, the traction control failed to operate as designed. The message to check all-wheel drive was displayed. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V675000 (Electronic Stability Control, Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact then stated that her husband was able to tow the vehicle to the residence. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer where they disconnected the Bluetooth module. The contact stated that the vehicle was operable however, a few days later, while driving, the check engine and throttle body warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle stalled again. The contact stated that she allowed the vehicle to rest for fifteen minutes to before being able to restart the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle had been taken to an inspection station to be inspected but failed due to the mass air flow sensor. The contact stated that she took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the mass air flow sensor needed to be replaced. The mass air flow sensor was replaced however, the vehicle failed inspection again. The contact then stated that on another occasion while driving, the vehicle failed to respond while the accelerator pedal was depressed and stalled without warning. The traction control, check engine, and the electronic throttle control warning lights remained illuminated. The contact was concerned for her safety while operating the vehicle. The contact then stated that she took the vehicle to another independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle body and crankshaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired multiple times for the throttle body, crankshaft, and mass air flow sensor; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the ABS and brake warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the vehicle had experienced a similar failure as mentioned in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V675000 (Electronic Stability Control, Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Vehicles ABS and Traction lights came on several times and went off. There is a grinding sound when I try to break. I have to pay $65 to have the issue diagnosed. This vehicle has given me problems since I got it. I need to have this fixed

Antilock break system ABS wiring

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine, traction control, and ABS warning lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ABS module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THE ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED NORTHWEST CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (19616 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065 (832) 912-2500) AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. INVALID VIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SET HER CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,977. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD TO DO BRAKES 4 TIMES. TRAVEL WITH VEHICLE IS MOSTLY LOCAL TO AND FROM WORK AND SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS FOR THE KIDS. HAD TO REDO THEM IN 6 MONTH PERIOD.

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES EXTREMELY SOFT AFTER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES OR AFTER BRAKING WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE. IT CAN STILL BRAKE, BUT I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN RATHER THAN STOPPING. IT WILL STAY SOFT A WHILE (15-20 MIN), BUT I FOUND THAT IF I PUMP THEM HARD A FEW TIMES (LIKE WHILE AT A RED LIGHT) IT THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, MOSTLY RECENTLY 2/28/2019. I'M AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AND RESULT IN ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT OR REAR-ENDING SOMEONE.

PROBLEM BEGAN WITH BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON, SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM. BRAKES STILL SEEMED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. THEN BRAKES STARTED FAILING TO CATCH WHILE DRIVING. REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE SPEED, 10 MPH OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALMOST TO FLOOR AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUMP IT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE. TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR, DIAGNOSED A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SERVICED ALL OUTSTANDING RECALLS. THEY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER AT A COST OF $982 TO US. BRAKES WORKED FINE FOR THREE WEEKS THEN PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN BUT THIS TIME BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. JUST AS BEFORE, SOMETIMES THE BRAKES WORK NORMALLY, OTHER TIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL IT 'CATCHES'. TAKING IT BACK IN TO DEALER - THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STOP OR NOT. JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF REPORTS FROM MOTORISTS AND MECHANICS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2013 DODGE JOURNEY VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM PEMBROKE PINES (13601 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33027, 954-446-8775) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SHE WENT TO PICKED UP HER CAR, SHE WAS CHARGED $766.00 AND RECALL WAS NOT DONE. CAR IS STILL DOING WHAT CONSUMER BROUGHT IT IN FOR. BRAKE MODULE IS STILL BAD, I'M SURE I WILL NEED ANOTHER BRAKE JOB. UPDATED 10/17/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CHRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,332.

I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THEY BECAME SPONGY THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE BRAKES ALMOST WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO BOTTOM OUT EVEN WHEN APPLIED WHILE IN PARK. THERE IS NO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER. SUSPECT ABS SYSTEM. THERE WAS A RECALL TO FIX ABS FAILURE THAT THE DEALER DID.

DRIVING DOWN A STATE ROAD AND MY BRAKES BECAME SPONGY. IN ORDER TO STOP I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND PUSH MY BRAKES PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY CAR OFF TOO CALL SOMEONE. AS SOON AS I STARTED MY VEHICLE AGAIN THE BRAKES WERE FINE. TODAY I DECIDED TO PULL OVER AGAIN AND TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON I PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES SO FAR. I HAVE A NEWBORN AND CANNOT RISK BRAKE PROBLEMS. I CHECKED AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL, HOWEVER, DODGE JOURNEYS BETWEEN 2012 AND 2015 HAVE RECALLS. MINE IS A 2013 BUT NO RECALL. IS THIS THE SAME ISSUE? AND IF SO, WHY DO I NOT HAVE A RECALL ON MINE?.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKING ABILITY RETURNED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER AT LEAST SIX TIMES FOR REPAIRS AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED THE FIRST THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEGS AND BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ROD FAILED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.