NHTSA Complaint #11130299 — 2015 DODGE JOURNEY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11130299
Vehicle	2015 DODGE JOURNEY
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 3, 2017
Date Filed	September 20, 2018
Mileage	19,600 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NV

Consumer Description

JUNE 2017: IGNITION FAILURE, TOTAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENT; JULY 2017, SEPTEMBER 2017; JULY 2018: CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE RESULTING IN ENGINE STALL, FULL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AND TOTAL VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+MPH) FORCED TO COAST VEHICLE TO A STOP; BEGINNING JULY 2017 INTERMITTENT AND ONGOING: UNRESPONSIVE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN DELAYED OR NOT CHANGING OF GEARS, ELEVATED RPM READINGS WHILE MPH STAYS STUCK (I.E. 4500+ RPMS BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40MPH), EXTREMELY DECEASED AVERAGE MILES PER GALLON WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO DRIVING HABITS OR MILES DRIVEN (I.E. PREVIOUS AVERAGE APPOX 19.9 MPG, CURRENT READ 13.2 WITH); VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE 55 DAYS FOR REPAIRS IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR

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