Five problems related to brake disc caliper have been reported for the 2012 Dodge Journey. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Dodge Journey based on all problems reported for the 2012 Journey.
Every 15k miles or so the right rear caliper sticks and destroys the pads and associated rotor. I have replaced that specific caliper and both rotors three twice already. After around 25k to 30k miles I can no longer get the caliper to unfreeze. The vehicle now has 93k miles on it and I am about to replace it again. Once the outside pad gets to less than 30% the wheel tries to lock up. Once while driving in the country my wife nearly caught the car on fire because of overheating brakes. This form only allows for one entry, but as stated this has happened a multitude of times. The worst being when the rotor was glowing red before it was noticed by another person at a gas station. That happened in 2015.
Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle did not move. A smell of burning metal and tire was perceived and the contact notice smoke from the front driver's side without warning. The vehicle was taken to tires plus dealer (610-616-5256, located at 820 baltimore pike, springfield, PA 19064) where the technician replaced the calipers and rotors. The contact stated that about six months ago, the vehicle was taken to the jeff d'ambrosio Dodge Chrysler Jeep dealer (484-364-3777, located at 1221 e lancaster Ave, downingtown, PA 19335) where the technician diagnosed and replaced the rotors. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Mileage was 99,000. Fe.
Our awd Journey had to have the back driver side braking system fixed at around 35000 miles. This included replacing the caliper and brake line. Now at 38000 the brake is sticking on the back driver side and will have to be worked on again. The vehicle is in motion on city and highways. It happens when it is both a curvy and straight road.
Had rear brakes pads and rotors replaced because of frozen calipers. Took to dealer and said that caliper pin needed to be greased.
Brakes have squealed intermittently since purchasing this car. I have returned to dealer at least 4 times. Dealer replaced pads twice and rotors once. Continued to squeal. Replaced pads and rotors with high quality aftermarket parts. Now after 4 months pads and rotors are glazed and squeaking again and has a burning smell after driving for short distance. Took back to another dealer to check the calipers for sticking. Dealer says that calipers are working properly. I feel that this problem can develop into a safety concern. I have two small children so I am concerned for their safety. Something is very wrong but no one seems to want to take care of the problem. The vehicle has only 27500 miles and now needs it's 4th set of front brakes.