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2016 Dodge Journey Brakes Problems

Complaints
54about this part
Share
14%of 389 total for the year
Median mileage
34,750miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 54 complaints about the brakes of the 2016 Dodge Journey, 14% of the 389 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,750 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving/turning my car seems to halt and make a grunting/rubbing noise. I have taken it to the dealer several times who says there is not a problem. However, they have had me replace my brakes pads and rotors twice in the last 10 months. Something is wrong and I believe that whatever the problem is continues to damage my brake pads and rotors.”

NHTSA complaint #11101805, filed 2018-06, 38,000 miles

“I was driving on the highway, at about 60mph, was slowly the car down because I was going to be making a right turn. Out of nowhere my steering wheel started to lock up, as did the brakes. I had no control of my car. My car came to a stop by itself and I did not have control of it again until I turned it off and restarted it. I was almost in a very serious accident”

NHTSA complaint #11019844, filed 2017-08, 13,000 miles

“Takata recall, researching my car VIN 3 recalls flagged up and I have never been notified of the recalls my car has breaking issues the breaks work at times and not other times , the transmission will not change gear randomly and will lung forward when stopping lastly it pulls to the right so hard its hard to drive the car dealer said there is not issues with the car.”

NHTSA complaint #11052951, filed 2017-12, 20,203 miles

“Sometimes the ABS and traction control light turn on. I hear a ticking noise for a few seconds.. If I push on the breaks I can hear a grinding noise. The lights always turn off after a minute or two and the grinding noise only happens when both the ABS and tracking lights are on.”

NHTSA complaint #11203163, filed 2019-04, 40,000 miles

“I started my vehicle first thing in the morning and my ABS light and the traction control light were on while the vehicle was in park. And my car made a loud noise while braking normally just pulling up to a stop sign. The light went off after 10 minutes and then I got to work and turned my car off. After with I turned the car on and the light had come back on and I was having the same issue. I noticed this was a recall for previous years from 2012-2015 of the same vehicle reporting similar issues. Please help.”

NHTSA complaint #11181748, filed 2019-02, 34,500 miles

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202046%
201966%
20182511%
2017178%
20165414%
201510619%
20148721%
20137421%
201210728%
20115533%
201013714%
200931822%
2008113%

Other parts of the 2016 Dodge Journey

Engine
114 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
87 complaints
Electrical system
85 complaints
Other or unknown
66 complaints
Seats
36 complaints
Steering
34 complaints
Vehicle speed control
33 complaints
Air bags
26 complaints
Electronic stability control
18 complaints
Fuel system
13 complaints
Engine cooling
10 complaints
Exterior lighting
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Dodge Journey

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology