2012 Dodge Journey Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Crankshaft position sensor (ckp) yesterday I was driving down traffic filled pleasant hill rd. In duluth, ga and the check engine light came on. Within seconds I lost power, I could not use my brakes and steering. I almost rear-ended someone. I pushed the start button and the car hesitated. I tried once more and it began to start. I made it to advanced auto and they coded it ( p0335) home and have not driven the vehicle since.”

“Takata recall I was driving home while at a stop light I smelt a burn odor. I was just a 1/4 of a mile from home so I drove it home. Upon parking I noticed there was a small spot under my car forming. About the size of a quarter. Check all my fluids and and nothing was low. The next day it started and ran ok until it was ran for about 15 then once again the smell and now a low growling. I pulled off the road and parked at a gas station. I had a local shop look at my car and they determined my transfer case is broken. …”

“I was driving on the highway when my husband and I smelt a burning oil like smell which we thought was the car in front of us. Nothing on the dash indicated any issues. We arrived home and noticed it was our car that the smell was coming from. I parked the car and came out the next morning and noticed a small wet spot under my car, thought nothing of it and left for work. After working all day I came out to find another small wet spot and on the drive home the same smell. Mentioned it to my husband who glanced underneath but couldn't see where the moisture was coming from. …”

“Brand new vehicle and the transmission shutters when shifting gears. I took it to one dealership and they said they reset the computer chip and that should fix the problem.... It didn't!! I took it to another dealership and I was told that this is normal . What!!!!!!!!! How can that be normal for any vehicle. The service director told me that most people don't feel it until 3000-3500 miles. Are you kidding me!!!!!!!! Now I'm waiting to hear from chrysler to see what can be done!”

“The brake warning light, ABS warning light and traction control warning lights come on randomly. Sometimes the brakes fail to engage when the ABS light is lit and the vehicle makes a weird noise (sounds like grinding sound). Yesterday my wife was unable to stop at a traffic signal and went through a red light when the brakes would not work. This model and year are under a recall r61 (hhtsa 15v675000) but chrysler support says our VIN is not covered. Turns out that the manufacture date of our car is about 6 months prior to the reported recall manufacturing dates. …”