2012 Dodge Journey vehicle speed control problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2012 Dodge Journey — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car shifts super hard into second gear. The inside smells like the car is over heating,driving down the interstate the car losses power,you can push your foot to the floor and nothing,the car will not excelerate at all.It's extremely dangerous. You have to pull over turn the car off and then on…”
filed Nov 12, 2023
“The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 20 MPH. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was purchased to be diagnosed. The contact was…”
filed May 18, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Journey years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Journey | 2 | 3% |
| 2019 Journey | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Journey | 21 | 9% |
| 2017 Journey | 19 | 10% |
| 2016 Journey | 32 | 8% |
| 2015 Journey | 32 | 6% |
| 2014 Journey | 22 | 5% |
| 2013 Journey | 10 | 3% |
| 2011 Journey | 7 | 4% |
| 2010 Journey | 27 | 3% |
| 2009 Journey | 34 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Dodge Journey
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.