Brake Disc Caliper problems of the 2010 Dodge Journey

The braking system has been a serious problem from the first month of my purchase. Car was purchased in 2011, rotors & pads front replaced. Every year I replace rotors, pads calipers, even the master cylander. Recently an entire team of machanics worked several hours on the car, all were frustrated that they could not correct the brake problems. Said they have never seen anything like this before in their experience. Cost me $1000. 00! another problem showing up is the car just shuts off while driving. This , after the key was recalled and replaced. This has just happened twice.

The vehicle has a 100000+ miles never realized that I would have to change the brakes nearly 30 times in that time frame almost 4 or 5 times a year they shake vibrate I replaced the rotors the calipers shoes and anything to do with brakes including booster and fluid checked the brake pedal and everything they seem to lock up and at once so hot it melted my drivers side hub cap off they locked up in the middle of the freeway and almost caused an accident I feel the breaks are too light for the weight of the vehicle the car is paid for and out of warranty and can't replace the amount of money I paid fixing but is there a recall? has anybody filed a lawsuit?has anybody got hurt injured or even lost there life to these breaks?.

I bought my 2010 Dodge Journey new after an accident totaled out my previous vehicle. I am a single mom with one vehicle for our family of 4 and thought this would be a good safe vehicle for my family. Quite the opposite! I have spent so much money on this car for repairs, have had 2 recall issues (one of which left me and one of my daughters stranded on the side of the road at night), and have also had to replace the brakes, rotor, caliper, more times than I can remember. The last time was in Feb. And now my car has already recently started shaking again when I apply the brakes. I have only driven about 9,000 miles since replaced last. This is not a single incident but a repetitive safety issue. I cannot keep up with the extremely high amount of repairs and costs it takes to keep this vehicle safe to drive.

Brakes have been a major issue on this vehicle. We have had to replace brakes, rotors and calipers multiple times since the vehicle was purchased not to mention the tires also. The first time they were replaced, the car had less than 36,000 miles. Since that time they have been replaced multiple times, with the last time being in the last 30 days. It is like there is some type of design flaw in the braking system, that causes the brakes and tires to both wear out quickly. Last night the braking system caught fire on this vehicle, lucky I had just pulled in my parking spot when they started burning and didn't have my children with me. Fire department was notified and the fire was put out by them. I have noticed that I am not the only person with the Journey that has had brake and tire issues. Now I am stuck without any means of transportation thanks to the brakes catching fire (warping rims and melted tires from it). Thankfully no one was injured.

While driving vehicle at highway speeds right rear wheel locked up due to rear caliper failing to release . Caused large amount of smoke to pour from rear tire . Brakes were checked numerous times for noise under warranty . No faults were found according to the service department . Previously vehicle has had two sets of front rotors,three sets of front pads . Rear pads replaced at just over 31k miles . Now at 39k rear calipers are seized which caused damage to the rear rotors and pads . Dealership paid for the rear calipers . Chrysler refuses to answer my concerns . Just had to shell out $416. 00 for rear pads and rotors. Should have been taken care of while under warranty when it was first noted . Clearly this is a safety issue which should be investigated .

Went to have my brakes inspected due to a screeching sound. The sound at 1st lasted about 2 weeks. By the time I made it to the brake shop it of course stopped. Upon inspection of the breaking system we were told that in 3 more days the brakes would have went out. We do not drive hard or ever have to stop fast. My husband & I learned that the brake system has an known issue with the brake shop. . We were told the brakes will screech & then stop working if not fixed right away! that's very scary as we don not want to crash & kill someone or our selves. The brake system failed starting with the calipers & was rubbing in the pad causing extreme wear & is was said the manufactured brake are not made to stop a vehicle so heavy as ours. And for that reason we were told to file a complaint. I called Dodge & was told the warranty has expired & we would had to pay for it on our own. Also when we bought the Dodge in 2010 brand new the alignment was off & was pulling to the right. After having the alignment & brakes repaired for a second time in under 2years it is clearly an issue with the the brake system. This time it will cost us $575. 00 to repair just the brake system. . This needs to be recalled ASAP! before someone is hurt or killed!! and Dodge should own up to this issue! in addition the a/c has a loose connection & will stop blowing for no reason. And other issue to deal with in hot weather!.

After having the brakes & rotars replaced in June of 2012 at 47k miles, I started hearing a little screech from my brakes. I took it to my mechanic and paid for an inspection. He found the brake hose had failed because it was not suitable for this big of a vehicle. In return that caused the caliper to compress against the rotar causing abnormally fast wear & tear on the brake pads. My brakes, rotars, calipars & brake hose need to be repaired after 13k miles. I am having to replace the whole brake system every year.

We had to change the brake pads and/or rotors three times in 70,000 miles. The last brake job required replacing the rear caliper, along with the rotors and pads - which was very costly. The mechanic told us this was fairly common, with this car. My only complaint with this vehicle, is the brakes. They are simply terrible. Dodge really needs to fix this mistake.

I experienced shaking/pulsations on the brake pedal when slowing down for a stop (the faster I was going before decline in speed, the larger the shaking/pulsation would be). I took the vehicle to a local mechanic who informed me that the calipers on the front wheels were sticking and that the pistons were getting hot and would eventually crack. He also informed me that this is not normal for a vehicle that is less than 2 years old with only 15k miles on it.

We have had our car for 15 months now, brake pads and rotors need to be replaced every 3-5 months! caliper on front end was so damaged from brake system the mechanic almost wouldn't let us drive home. This is our only car we have 2 kids and one income, we can't afford to risk our children's lives, and we can't afford to keep making payments on a death trap on top of all the repairs.

Had recall done once before on the brakes and had rotors turned. Then approx 25,000 miles after had to do it again there was no brake pads left it was metal on metal. There is bad vibration in the steering when braking. The calipers are sticking this has happened on the front and back brakes the last time I had it done it was at ntb it cost right at $400. 00 to repair and there is still a problem with braking and the vibration. It will last about a month once everything is done then its back to same old stuff. I cant keep going back for the same problem it is costing me to much money to get fixed. The last recall never fixed the problem. Then Dodge want to charge you all the fees cause it is out of warranty.