general problems of the 2016 Dodge Journey - part 1

The car started making a whining noise as I was exiting the highway. Within 2 minutes, the check engine light came on. Shortly after that as I was turning right on the street to enter the parking lot, the car lost power and would not move forward. The car just lost power in the middle of the street as I was driving. I had someone look at the car and they said the transmission pump or transmission needs to be replaced. I read there was a recall: recall number: s44 (NHTSA campaign 16v-461) affected vehicles: the recall affects approximately 26,299 vehicles, specifically 2016 Dodge Journey models manufactured between August 17, 2015, and January 29, 2016. 2. Issue: the transmission pump may seize, resulting in a loss of hydraulic pressure. This can lead to a complete loss of motive power, increasing the risk of a crash without warning. This is exactly what happened to me but my VIN doesn't come up when I enter it on the website. I think my vehicle should have been included under the recall and transmission pump replaced.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving 35-40 mph, the engine started overheating. The message "temperature high" was displayed. Additionally, the contact stated that the power windows were intermittently inoperable. While attempting to drive from a complete stop, the transmission failed to shift gears as intended. The contact stated that upon depressing the accelerator pedal while driving, the engine revved, but the vehicle failed to respond as intended. Additionally, there was a discrepancy between the instrument cluster speedometer reading and the digital speedometer reading. The vehicle was taken to wilcox & sons automotive, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the water pump, the radiator, the cooling system, and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v461000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 220,000.

I had to have my engine replaced dan cummins didn’t put the bolts back into my transfer case which caused me to need a new transfer case and sylnoids , now I am being told I need a new transmission.

I have been having problems with my 2016 Dodge Journey crossroads loss of propulsion while accelerating and a p0841 with a whine noise. Car was made 6 /2016 door VIN says it was made.

Started off with check engine light reaching the end of November 2025 then about a week later started to experience whining noises when accelerating, jerking and fluid started leaking. My safety and of others was put at risk because as the jerking happened out of nowhere when driving other vehicles could of hit me from behind. I looked up to see if there was any recalls and some did show up but when I reached out to the dealer they did not respond back. Then a independent service center looked into it and on their end they also saw the recall without me mentioning it and they reached out to the dealer and they were told there was no recall.

Hello. This vehicle ,2016 Dodge Journey has had repeat transmission problems . It should of been recalled under s44 as the date of production was sept 2015, engine, 3. 6l. And automatic transaxle (dg2) . . It is again at crown Dodge for the repeat transmission problem . . The crown Dodge dealership has been paid for this recurring transmission since 2021when the vehicle had only 59,000 miles on it . I have noticed others have had the same issue with this particular vehicle that should of been and is listed on recall s44. . Thank you for your help. . .

To whom it may concern: my 2016 Dodge Journey crossroad awd (3. 6l) is currently experiencing "p0944 loss of hydraulic pump prime" (see attached diagnostic report, vehicle_record_report. Pdf from a local auto repair shop) the car was assembled in November 2015. The assembly date falls within the date range specified in the attached safety recall report for s44 / NHTSA 16v-461. (attached is copy, rcrit-16v461-1293. Pdf). However, the VIN number for my vehicle doesn't show up when searched. Given the type of transmission problem we're experiencing, the assembly month/year, the engine too, can someone be assigned to investigate if my vehicle should be included in the recall? it has the symptoms and details to indicate that it might. Also, I did open a case with fca, case #[xxx]. They informed us that if the VIN doesn't show up, there is no recall. We asked if they could verify the transmission model to rule out the recall possibility. They wouldn't. They suggested that we take it to a dealer for a diagnostic. However, we'd prefer another third party to review it first. Is there a recommend, recognized third party that can verify if it is or isn't the sr-44 recall issue causing the problem? this vehicle is needed for our family. Can someone be assigned to look into this for us? thank you so much. Regards, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

While driving the car, car stalled and began displaying the lightning bolt icon on the cluster. The power steering stopped working and the brake was very stiff and hard to depress. I pulled off the road and waited a few minutes and started the car again. The idle was very rough, icon was still displayed on the cluster, and car began jerking and stalled again. I had the vehicle towed to the house and began looking into the issue. Error codes read on the car was p0365: camshaft position sensor “b” circuit, and the red lightning bolt indicating an issue with the electronic throttle body. The battery was taken out and tested bad so it was replaced. The throttle body was cleaned and tested good. When I tried to start the car after the codes were cleared, the vehicle attempted to start but wasn't able to turn over fully. The p0365 code returned. I then had a mechanic come check out the car to see if he could do anything to help. He determined that the valves in the engine were bent and the cars timing was off. With all of this being said, this issue I am complaining about is the p0365 camshaft sensor code. There was a recall for the camshaft sensors in some 2016 Dodge Journeys but my VIN did not fall in that range. When I called fca, I was told there was nothing to be done because my VIN wasn't included in the recall. A bad camshaft sensor would cause all of the issues that I am experiencing with the car. If the sensor is bad or doesn't perform as it should, it could effect the overall timing of the engine's firing sequence, causing stalling, failure to start, and damage to the engine, like in my case with the bent valves. This incident posed a severe safety risk to myself and the other drivers around me due to the loss of power steering and partial loss of braking ability. Luckily this incident did not occur on the interstate or major highway, where there are speeds in excess of 55 mph.

As I was driving my 2016 dj just list power. . I coast my to the side of the road. I try cranking the car up but it wouldn't crank up. So I had it towed to my house which were about 5 mins away. Please help me with my car. Vehicle would not go up small hills.

The car kept stalling while driving. We had it for 2 weeks and all the sencers went bad and it over heated. Had to leave it on the side of the road and it got towed by highway patrol. Also rewend the battery. Now we are stuck without a ride. I looked up the recalls it said they were repaired but I don't think that's true.

Transmission pump has failed at only 98,000 miles. I was stopped at a stop light and the vehicle would no longer move. I restarted it, and it allowed me to continue driving, but once I stopped again at a stop light it wouldn’t move. This endangers me and the cars around me since the vehicle doesn’t move out of the road. We had the vehicle towed and the mechanic confirmed that it was the transmission pump. There may have been one warning sign weeks ago, but I thought it was due to water in the gas line which happens often. The warning signs were not significant to what happened with the car not moving.

Car started shifting erratic.

Cam/crank position sensor intermittent problems and codes. Catalytic converter efficiency codes and problems. Power steering problems. Automatic transmission issues, stutters, acceleration issues.

In regards to the recall s89 that has not been issued for my 2016 Dodge Journey - the crankshaft sensor has been replaced 3 times. While traveling on the highway, at highway speeds the vehicle will just die with little to no warning. Most recently 7/20/2023 - this is the 3rd time this has occurred.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard a grinding sound coming from the vehicle and the vehicle started to jerk. The contact veered off the roadway and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact then stated while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle started to jerk and decelerated while the accelerator pedal was being depressed. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled off the roadway. The vehicle was towed to the residence and was inspected by an independent mechanic who retrieved dtc codes for transmission failure. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

My abs, traction control, and my awd service light all have been on making my car jump before I can accelerate and it then drives fine but today it would not allow me to go over 15mph and all I could hear was grinding noises! this was the first time that has happened, I’ve replaced the wheel sensors, bearings, and all new tires it turned off for a couple months but now is back on! this is a huge hazard, I have 3 kids that were with me when the new incident happened and had to put my hazards on to make it into a gas station parking lot, this needs a recall on all senors, abs, cruise control, electrical, transmission. List goes on. What is it going to take for them to see many people have been complaining of the same issues at hand?? is it going to take a serious or critical accident?? it should not have to get that far, I’ve complained a couple years ago and no one ever contacted about these issues. I just want my car safe for my kids! please I beg of you to do something about these issues!.

While driving my Dodge Journey 2016 crossroad plus my engine started to hesitate when giving it throttle pressure to accelerate and when attempting to accelerate it decreased in speed and would in then cut power to speed up and then gain it back rapidly going into high rpm’s vehicle would then slow down on highway causing a huge safety risk for myself and others on the interstate.

I was driving on the highway and my car started to jerk when I accelerated and hit the brakes. I pulled over to see what was wrong with the car. It hesitated to start back up and when it did it stalled. My esc light came on and my engine light came on before I pulled over. I was stuck on the side of a busy highway with a car that almost caused an accident when it jerked. Took the car to autozone for a diagnostics check and got 3 error codes, p0344, p0128, and c121c-00. Was informed that there are similar issues being reported about cars of the same year, make, and model that was not included in a 2016-2017 recall and that there is an open investigation referring to the camshaft sensor being intermittent (code p0344). There was no other warning lights on the dashboard. All the lights came on at the same time.

While driving as I increased speed it seems that the trans would slip. Also several times it actually lost power for a second before regaining composure. But today all this occurred and when I came to a traffic light , suddenly the car shutdown. I was able to turn it back on again, but I believe these occurrences are happening with regard to a recall regarding the transmission pump. One that I never received info about in 2016. If I had I probably wouldn't be reporting this.

Transmission pump failure at 150k miles.

The vehicle started making a whining noise, also brake light came on, vehicle lost ability to brake in open traffic, slipping in and out of gear, vehicle loss power while driving in open traffic. This all began on or around 10/8. The engine light came on in the vehicle after which time the vehicle was no longer driven by owner as a safety precaution. On 10/11 the vehicle was diagnosed by aamco transmissions. The mechanic advised the vehicle had experience hydraulic pressure failure, the hydraulic pump in the vehicle went out unexpectedly. The mechanic said all fluids were inspected and topped off and look well all except transmission fluid, which was described as burnt. The mechanic explained that because of the pump failure the transmission wasn’t receiving any pressure. I found an open recall not specific to my VIN but specific to 2016 Dodge Journeys that was for power train automatic transmissions. Recall number was s44. Another recall number was 16v461000. The consequences of this recall is exactly what my vehicle experienced. Aamco also confirmed they see this a lot with my type of vehicle. My vehicle is available for inspection. My safety was gravely out at risk as I drive a lot taking my kids to basketball practice. I live in a very busy area metro atlanta and have used the expressway often I could have loss the ability to brake at a higher speed or completely shut off in the middle of high speed traffic.

The engine/powertrain occasionally does not accelerate on the freeway causing us to backup traffic. This happens randomly and will eventually cause a major accident. I have contacted Dodge but they want me to leave my car for 6 weeks with no loaner I am a single mother that is not possible. The car is under bumper to bumper coverage but they still wont fix the issue! also my heated seats are stuck on high and often smell like they are going to catch fire! again Dodge wont help!.

At 58000 miles I was told today that the torc converter and transmission pump is bad. The car could not idle while in drive and would only stay on if going over 20mph, once under 20mph the car would shake and die out.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate and lost motive power. The contact depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. While coming to a stop the vehicle inadvertently lunged forward. The vehicle was turned off and restarted but failed to exceed 30 mph while driving. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was flashing on and off. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed the contact of transmission failure with the vehicle and referred her to the local dealer for assistance. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.

While driving check engine light appeared and shortly after vehicle stopped accelerating and steering wheel went stiff and luckly I was near a stop light where I could turn into a store. Vehicle would not let me turn it off or change gear. Had I been on the highway it would have caused a major accident. After a few minutes, the vehicle let me change gears and turn it off. Drove to a mechanic and he fixed the crack sensor that had gone out. A week later, check engine light came out again and now I am experiencing high rpm with low acceleration. Code stated transmission problem. Mechanic now says I need a new transmission.

The awd light keeps flashing and it’s making my car jerk and not able to drive it. I have 3 kids and can’t be driving it and get stuck on the side of the road.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the contact felt a loss of power. The contact stated that the vehicle started to decelerate and eventually stopped. The contact stated he did not notice any warning lights being illuminated. The contact pulled off the highway safely and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 16v461000 (power train). The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer who informed her that there was no recall on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 143,069.

The problem started back in April, where lights on my dash started coming on. I noticed a different feel when I drive now. I dont know if its electrical steering or what. Its the brake, abs, a tire, and a car with swerve lines. . . I dont feel safe when me and my kids are in truck. One time I was driving and it said I was going 99 but was actually going 45. Also it says there are 4 recalls on this model but when I put my VIN its says I have no unrepaired recalls. That is false! the recalls look like some of the rpoblems my vehicle is having. I dont know whats going on but for my kids safety im gone need it handled and fixed!.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 47 - 50 mph, the vehicle would not shift above the second gear and hesitated to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with transmission pump and torque converter failure. The mechanic informed the contact that the transmission pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v461000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 82,850.

My car lost power at all due to transmission failure.

As I was driving 80 miles hour on interstate, I begin to hear a whining noise and pulled into rest area (thankfully). As I pull in, the car stops moving and will not go anywhere. . . Not reverse or drive. At this time engine light comes on. No early warning signs. After waiting 7 hours on chryslers road side assistance to send a tow, it was towed to a Dodge dealership and found that the transmission pump has failed and sent metal shaving through the transmission. My car is the same make and model and manufacture date (9/2015) that the s44 recall covered (NHTSA campaign id number 16v461000), however my specific VIN number is not included. Dodge area manager was contacted and refused to add it to the recall. Mileage is 82000 and I just drove the car off the used lot 1 1/2 months ago. This should be added to the recall and all Dodges of that make, model and year should be checked for potential failure and if it occurs, compensated for repairs. I had just driving through a large city with 5 lanes of traffic at a high rate of speed, and if it had stopped just a few moments before, we would have in a major, life threating accident.

The transmission quit pulling. Other 2016 Dodge Journey had same problem and we're recalled but mine wasn't included in this recall. Really horrible to place all this money in a newer vehicle and have these expensive problems that are a problem from factory. Very dangerous to just stop moving in mid drive.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer and it was confirmed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 46,600.

2016 Dodge Journey. Consumer stated that she loss power while operating her vehicle. The consumer stated that the throttle body was replaced. The consumer requested to be reimbursed the cost of repairs.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle loss motive power on at least two occasions. The vehicle was taken to williamsburg Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (3012 richmond rd b, williamsburg, va 23185) and diagnosed as loss of hydraulic pump. Additionally, the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v461000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 87,000.