NHTSA Complaint #11149879 — 2015 DODGE JOURNEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ABS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DURING A RAINSTORM, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A SPRING-LIKE MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PEACOCK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM RUNSWICK (5400 ALTAMA AVENUE, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA 31525, (912) 231-4453) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.