Other Fuel System Problems of Dodge Journey - part 1

I am reporting a safety concern involving a 2018 Dodge Journey se (VIN: [xxx] ) related to a failure in the vehicle’s emissions control system, specifically the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors. On January 13, 2026, the vehicle began producing a strong sulfur or “rotten egg” odor while driving, and shortly afterward the check engine light illuminated. Diagnostic testing revealed trouble code p0420 (catalyst system efficiency below threshold – bank 1). This code indicates that the catalytic converter is not properly converting exhaust gases, which can result in increased emissions and potential exposure to exhaust fumes. The vehicle was inspected by an authorized Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and ram dealership in maurice, louisiana, which confirmed that the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors are failing and must be replaced. The vehicle remains available for inspection upon request. This vehicle was purchased for our growing family and is regularly used to transport our children, including a [xxx] infant and a [xxx] child. Since the emissions system issue began, occupants have noticed persistent exhaust-like fumes and strong sulfur odors while the vehicle is operating. Our infant has experienced recurring respiratory issues, and our [xxx] began experiencing respiratory symptoms after we purchased this vehicle. While we cannot definitively determine the cause, we are concerned that exposure to exhaust fumes from the malfunctioning emissions system may be contributing to these health issues. In addition, adult occupants have reported feeling unusually tired or fatigued after longer car rides in the vehicle, which raises additional concerns about potential exposure to exhaust gases inside the cabin. Because catalytic converter failures can allow harmful exhaust gases such as carbon monoxide and other pollutants to pass through the exhaust system improperly, we believe this issue presents a potential safety risk to vehicle occupants, p information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.

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My car is junk. I have actually put tens of thousands of dollars into this car to keep it on the road. I would get rid of it but I owe more than it’s worth. This is insane. I cannot believe that none of the recalls come up on my VIN because I’ve had to pay for so many repairs that are on recall lists for this car. Help me.

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Carmax sold me a vehicle with a cracked & leaking exhaust manifold & catylic converter & its causing exhaust fumes to come up inside vehicle & is getting worse as I drive it.

Catalytic converters on these models are failing too. There are recalls on the other 2017 Dodge Journeys, please add this model too them ASAP its dangerous and we use this to transport kids. Thank you photos of failing codes available upon request.

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I was driving to work and after about 15 minutes of driving at around 45 miles an hour my car stopped accelerating when I pushed on the gas. Shortly after that my wheel locked and the power steering went out. Once I got myself on the side of the road the car would not turn off and I had trouble putting it in park. After a few minutes I was able to turn the car off and they called a tow truck to take me to a mechanic. The tow truck driver was able to restart the car and get the car in neutral to tow it to a mechanic.

The engine coil packs and spark plus were faulty. After we paid the dealership 700 to fix which was never fixed then we fixed on our own paid a family friend to look at and fixed and then to another dealer to fix never were fixed which cause faulty engine and engine collapsed. When told the dealer ship the problem they told us they couldn’t look at it until 2 weeks from that day and then we had to pay for it.

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Since I bought this car it would pull when I drive. Asked Dodge once and told nothing wrong. Now years later an engine light always shows up. Car was checked and O2 sensor issue. I found recall on exact issue and my VIN not showing up. I want this fixed so my VIN shows up as recall. This is not ok. I have enclosed the recall.

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The catalytic converter is the issue per our mechanic. We have had several issues out of the the vehicle, resulting in more money than the car is worth. The car no longer reaches over 55-60 mph, which is unsafe on the highway. Many times the car wont start. We thought it was the battery which have been changed several times, but the last mechanic stated it in fact the recall part that is needed.

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My 2018 Dodge Journey has a bad oder of gas when I am sitting at a light or in a drive thru. It's scary to drive at times since the odor is so bad. It gets worse when the heat is on.

Didn’t get into accident but a couple months ago my car wouldn’t start , wouldn’t try to the lights wouldn’t come on nothing. Someone cleaned battery terminal it started . Now randomly sometimes it won’t start it will try but won’t so I put it neutral and barley push it toward put it back in park then it will start .

I am so not happy with jacob conlon who works at Mitsubishi in la porte. I realized that he was playing with me all the time and that he never repaired my SUV until I found out from danny who works at Dodge.  I dropped it off at service and picked it up more than 5 times  because jacob never repair it .

In the midst of driving the red electric lightning bolt signal started flashing, seconds later the non-slippery signal came on and then the car started shaking/rattling. The gas pedal became hard to press and my car started slowing down in the middle of the street, forcing me to put the car in park in the middle of the street with my hazard lights on and turning the car off.

The vehicle shuts off while driving. It has occurred 6 times over the course of a year. It results in a total loss of power, steering, brakes creating a very unsafe scenario. It has happened 5 times while doing above 35 mph and in one case above 50 mph and resulting in one missed stop sign. This creates a tremendous level of anxiety. I have taken it in on four occasions to reputable repair facilities christian brothers automotive for repair three times soon to be four times and carmax once. Three times I was turned away with no help only inspection fees. The fourth time christian brothers replaced cam shaft sensors only to have another incident while driving 40mph down the road. Thankfully I was able to stop safely and now I have another appointment scheduled for service. I feel like there is a safety miss on this vehicle.

I bought my 2017 Dodge Journey in September 2021, as I was driving home I noticed an issue with acceleration. I would have my foot on the throttle and the vehicle would seemingly convulse, like accelerate then bow down and repeat. I brought it back to the dealership and they kept it for a week and returned my vehicle stating they couldn't figure out the issue. To this day it still does the same thing! its so dangerous especially when pulling out from a stop sign or a highway into flowing traffic. Sometimes my car will accelerate great! mostly its slow and harsh when im on the throttle. Only stops when I release the gas petal or floor it. . . Not safe the dealership.

The vehicle wouldn’t start, just kept idolizing. After trying for 10 minutes then getting a new key battery, the vehicle started then engine light was on. A code for crankshaft was on. But then check engine light went off by time I was home. Car broke down in middle of road. Wheel and breaks locked up which was very unsafe with my kids in car and I was unable to move it till tow truck came. Vehicle started working once it was at the auto repair shop. So we had him change the fuel pump because nothing else would show was wrong with the vehicle. Then 5 days later it broke down again. It is now back at the auto repair with no code showing.

Since purchasing this vehicle we have had catalytic converter issues that have persisted even after having the dealer "fix" the issue. We have also had abs/traction control module issues. This is the 2nd identical vehicle owned with the exact same problems.

I bought this car used but it only had 26340 on it and now it is almost to 30000. When driving it sounds as though the motor is knocking, but the oil is fine when checked on. It seems to have difficulty changing gears, sometimes way to fast and it whines other times it struggles to shift gears. Rpms are not steady they are bouncing around high love. When it does get to speed it feels as though the brakes are being appflied. At times the motorwhines because, the gear is to low it starts to get loud and become very hesitant when shifting to the higher gears. Sometimes it feels like the motor or something is going to come offf. There is a bunch of rattling going on . When I do park and turn it off, shortly after it sounds as if there is something running around inside the motor area. I was told it runs great and haven't even put 3000 miles on it. I think it's going to blow up or just die.

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Many things had to be fixed like the camshift senor, tps, new battery after 2 months. The car will only crack and crack it will not fire. Have took it everywhere and never get the answer as to what is wrong with it. The key fob will work hit and miss will show no key.

The etc warning light came on, then the car slowed down then stalled out and would not crank back up. Upon running a diagnostic, the following error codes displayed; p0420, p0340, p0197, p0117, p1d83, p2181(several codes showing up more than once showing permanent, pending). This also happened before but was taken to the dealership to be repaired but the problem is back again but worse. Me and my family were on the highway at the time of this happening and when this happened previously, I begged carvana to take this car back as it not safe and it has happened again.

The clvehicke will stall at slow motion and on highway dash lights will flicker and eventually shut off … only thing that helps is to wiggle the wiring harness until dash comes back on.

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Car struggles to gain power when accelerating. Will do small kicks when accelerating and struggle then will automatically kick off and speed up.

When I purchased the car many problems did occur: car does has a) gas problem ( like air inside. . . Car stop working etc. . . ) b) car has new battery ( in my 1st year) but it does not start c) car computer was wipe it out( virus ??) d) and the major: car has hydrolic problem ( transmission, power train and gas issue).

My vehicle started with a noise on Thursday. Thursday night it started to rev on its own. Friday morning, it continued to rev. Then the vehicle slowed down, ultimately stopping. Turned car off. Then on and would not move in any gear.

After getting oil changed/air filter replaced and 4 new tires, vehicle has stalled out every day since while running (less than week) it is now stalling out while driving!! happened while I was driving on the highway. Extremely dangerous. Car usually will restart. But 95% of the time it continuously sounds like it’s trying to turn over until I push the ignition button to turn off. I am currently stuck on the side of the road for about a half hour because it won’t start back up. I have had this car less than a year!.

This vehicle constantly shakes at about the 50 mph. Engine light starts to come on and there is a hesitation to accelerate. This is extremely dangerous and I read several others issues with the misfire. Something needs to be done before others are hurts. . . Very serious issue.

Went to start car car started making cranking noises after car started was driving down street going about 40mph engine shut off and steering wheel locked up took it to get dionastic found out it was. A crankshaft sensor there is a recall on this part but not under the month my car wasanafactured.

Speed is horrible I don't no where to start.

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My car rolls back out of gear. Transmission dragging. Electric problem WI lights. Slipping out of gear.

The rear end is going out fuel system is causing a misfire number six and the airbag light is on we have had more problems with it with the power steering starting it when it's cold and it rupturing the hose plus the wiring and the door front door there's wires broke supposedly fixed in 2011 but are broke again every recall if you type in 09 Dodge Journey is what's going wrong with mine right now but there's supposedly no recall on it.

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Out of fuel vehicle ended up in traffic with cars zipping by. Police were called because the transmission could not be placed in neutral to push vehicle out of traffic. Had police not assisted it would result in being rear ended with children in the vehicle. The police nor the tow truck knew how to place vehicle in neutral. 3 months later the battery died and vehicle could not be placed in neutral to allow jump start. Lucky this did not happen in traffic or children would be at risk again . This could also have been avoided except that there is no idiot light on dash to warn of battery condition.

The vehicle intermittently shakes at about 45-50 mph. It sounds and feels as if you were going at accelerated speeds over rumble strips. Sometimes this is followed by hard engine thumping. I have noticed during rain and days leading up to rain the issue is more predominant. There are also issues with misfires at idle that is unexplained by several mechanic shops (11 in a matter of 3 years). Because they are unable to recreate any of these issues they are unable to diagnose them. I have been to numerous shops while my car was within warranty and denied any fix due to none of them being able to recreate this issue. Now my warranty is up and the issue still persists even after thousands spent on attempting to get a diagnosis. This is extremely dangerous! complete stability and control of the vehicle is lost and will inevitably cause a serious incident. In the middle of the highway during misfires the cars abs and traction control lights come on and the vehicle goes into low power mode almost instantly.

The transmission is stalling at 25739 miles. I bought it in April of 2020, 6 months ago. When accelerated the engine struggles to get over 65 miles and revs incredibly. Then the tachometer shoots up and down giving me unstable speeds. This happened on the expressway continuously. It is still under warranty and I am taking it to the Dodge dealership tomorrow. There is also a shake I feel and vibration.

Power surging or fuel surging during accelerating. When I try to get up to speed it is like it cuts out on fuel and surges.

I was driving down the highway and my car stalled completely. I had to coast to the side of the highway and try to restart my car. Also, have issues with battery being drained of all power, had to replace battery. My horn randomly beeps whether driving or not. Alarm system will sound all hours of night, had to pull fuse. Since then the hazard lights randomly blink off and on. The day after the engine stalled on me, now have a check engine light on and code is throwing out its the erg valve system and gasket. . . These are big issues and need to be repaired. I'm not happy with these issues and Dodge needs to do something about it.

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My car keeps misfiring and I replaced my spark plugs and coil packs several times.