Brakes issues make up roughly 8% of all Dodge owner complaints. The majority of the issues have been reported by Journey owners.
The complaint we hear about most often is premature brake and rotor wear in the 2009 Journey.
Dodge tried a best-of-all-worlds approach when building the Journey. Instead, they ended up with the weight of an SUV being stopped by brakes more suited for a sedan. The end result is brakes that are woefully inadequate and wear out way to…
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That is, unless, you're talking about the break in their braking system.
"Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling over 14,700 model year 2015-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs because the front brake calipers can break. Chrysler blames the problem on a supplier that manufactured the caliper with the wrong materials."…
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275,614 model year 2012-2015 Dodge Journey SUVs could lose control because of water entering the anti-lock brake system module wiring harnesses.
Water and electronics are not friends. Once the ABS module gets wet it fries up like an egg and disables the anti-lock brakes. It might even disable the electronic stability control system (ESC) for good measure.
FCA hasn't mentioned when the recall will begin. Full details, including build dates for the affected vehicles, are available on our site.
keep reading article "Journey Anti-Lock Braking System Recall"Spoiler alert: none of them involve stopping.
In fact, some owners say the only way to stop their car is to use the emergency brake (just don't mention that to these 2 owners who say their parking brake doesn't work).…
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