Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2014 Dodge Journey owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Journey. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to move downward and remained seized. The contact stated that the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V675000 (Electronic Stability Control, Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Journey. While driving 15 MPH, the brake pedal was applied and became stiff and failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into concrete dividers. The ESC warning indicator illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was not towed. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The contact called an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 41,385.
While driving in normal conditions on the highway, the vehicle brakes were applied and I began to loss control of the vehicle. The vehicle then flipped over on its side and airbags eventually deployed. I was taken to the hospital for potential injuries from the incident. No citations were given for the loss to indicate negligence on my end. I believe this May have been resulted from the current recall on the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the dealer repaired the vehicle per NHTSA campaign number: 15V675000 (electronic stability control and service brakes, hydraulic). After the repair, there was a loss of vehicle stability and no traction while driving on the highway during inclement weather. The contact felt as if the recall remedy failed to provide a solution, which resulted in a crash. While driving approximately 65 MPH on the highway, there was a sudden loss of power and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle crashed into a wall and flipped upside down. The driver sustained head, neck, and lower back pains. The front passenger was suspended upside down, restrained in the seat belt, and had to be cut out of the vehicle by a responder. The rear passengers sustained bruising and whiplash from the impact. …
There are more problems with the car. There have been nothing but problems with this car since I bought it when it was brand new. It's only 4 years old. It leaks oil now too! I feel very unsafe driving this car with my children in it. There have been 9 recalls and now I see there are 2 that I haven't had done. This should be a lemon. This car is unsafe and I am still paying on this car. A car that has nothing but steering, electrical, air bag, engine and other numerous problems. I should be able to give this car back and walk away from it. This car is not safe! No one should be driving it! I had my oil changed and the next day it said I needed my oil changed. The driver window screeches, the steering wheel locks up, the car lags when I go to break. When I try to accelerate the car stalls and revs super high. The engine smells as if it were on fire. It's not safe. I'm very upset. …
Purchased my 2014 Dodge Journey in feburary 2019. Before having couple recalls done on my I had no lights on my dash board ever since purchased my car. Then I had recall t47 done on my car in April 2019 there begins to start randomly flashing the airbag deployment light on my dashboard. Could be in park or in gear the light will appear and stay all at random. Contacted dealership to schedule an additional recall and informed them of this airbag lighting issue. Was told that it caused from my seatbelt wiring. If that was the case then the light would have came on before ever having any recalls done more specifically the t47 recall for exactly that issue with the airbag wiring. Then the guy attempts to provide me with a quote on how much they were going to try and charge me to have it fixed !! I dont know what you would call this but I know it can not be legal !! …
This issue with the throttle position sensor has been going on for me, since I bought the car from dealership last year 2019. Has happened 3 times. I can drive and the car stalls, loses it power to drive, car shakes with acceleration. Had to have the dealer clear code once in July 2019, so didnt have the car for 6 months yet. Then it happened earlier this year and then it happened July 2020. Everytime this goes bad I take it in and they reset the sensor..I feel this is a safety issue especially with it reoccurring and I have two little children k drive around. It happens out of nowhere and its my first new car and thos is a saftey habit. Im afraid to travel to see family on the east coast. The thunderbolt light will start flashes and car loses its acceleration. The engine light came on as well. The traction tire light also turns off. Car does not gain acceleration and shakes. …
I went into my church for about 2 hours and came back out and started the car to let it cool down for my kids. As it sat idling all of a sudden my check engine light is on, my etc light is flashing, and my ESC off light is on. Shut it off and turned it back on and the engine light was on. Started driving and the etc light started flashing and ESC off light came on. My car slowed down from 60mph on the highway and I couldn't speed back up. I had to pull over and turn car off and back on 3 times to make it back home. To make it home I had to put cruise control on and hope I didn't get behind someone going slower than me because all the lights would come back on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Journey. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V675000 (electronic stability control, service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. In addition, while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle shook without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 18,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
So when I am driving down the street or on the freeway at an accelerated rate and then I start to push on the brakes to slow down to either come to a stoplight or an exit of the freeway and to either turn left or right the car will cut off but also stay on the engine completely cuts off and the steering wheel locks but the radio the air conditioner everything else stays on inside the car the ignition it self stays on 'run' it's a push start. I then have to put my car in park and turn off then back on and hope it doesn't happen again, but it does
Related recalls
Electronic stability control (ESC)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Dodge Journey vehicles manufactured April 21, 2012, to April 14, 2015. In the affected vehicles, water may enter the wiring harness for the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) module and leak into the module, disabling the ABS and/or the Electronic Stability Control (ESC)…
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will seal the ABS wiring harness to prevent water from entering and will replace the ABS module and repair the headlamp and dash wiring harness, as necessary.
Traction Control complaints in other Journey years
Frequently asked questions
How common are traction control problems on the 2014 Dodge Journey?
NHTSA has 41 complaints about the stability & traction control of the 2014 Dodge Journey, 10% of the model year's 416 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2014 Dodge Journey traction control problems?
Yes — NHTSA recall 15V-675 (electronic stability control (esc), Oct 19, 2015). Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.
At what mileage do 2014 Dodge Journey traction control problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 46,000 miles, and 24% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 3 crashes, 0 fires and 5 injuries to stability & traction control problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.