NHTSA Complaint #10821872 — 2009 DODGE JOURNEY

WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN APRIL OF 2009. IN AUGUST OF 2012 BRAKES STARTED ACTING 'STICKY AND JERKY'. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES (HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY). WE HAD A STRONG FEELING IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ESP BAS SYSTEM. THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT BEFORE SAYING 'NO' IT WASN'T THE ESP BAS SYSTEM. THROUGH MULTIPLE DEALERSHIP SERVICE VISITS, OIL CHANGES AND SUCH; BRAKES STAYED CONSTANTLY JERKY. 2+ YEARS AGO I WENT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR TIRE ROTATION AND OIL CHANGE AND THEY TOLD ME I'D HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKES SOON. UNHAPPY WITH THE LONG WAIT AND COST OF SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP I'VE BEEN TAKING THE JOURNEY INTO ANOTHER SHOP WHERE I ASKED THEM TO CHECK MY BRAKES AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FINE. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 35MPH THE ESP BAS LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WEREN'T STICKY OR JERKY. THEY WORKED LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE ESP BAS (YELLOW) LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. I KNOW SOONER OR LATER I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES BECAUSE THEY PUT SUCH SHODDY ONES ON AT THE FACTORY, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ESP BAS IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT EFFECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. BETWEEN THE POOR DISMISSIVE WAY THE DEALERSHIP HANDLED THIS ESP BAS PROBLEM (DIDN'T EVEN TEST DRIVE) AND THE CHEAP BRAKES DODGE INSTALLED. I WILL NEVER BUY A VEHICLE FROM EITHER OF THEM AGAIN.