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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2017 Dodge Journey Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
9%of 202 total for the year
Median mileage
24,648miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2017 Dodge Journey, 9% of the 202 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,648 miles. 2 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.

“My Dodge Journey had transmission failure along with the gas tank not being able to fill up to the f. My car jerked to move forward and the gas pedal would not cause the car to move forward. I brought the car to a Dodge dealership and they took about a week and a half to fix it. Here I am one week later having the same issue and needing to bring it back to refix the issue. There is a lot of complaints on the internet about this same issue and having to have the same transmission issues return for fixing two to three times before the car is fixed right. …”

NHTSA complaint #11398277, filed 2021-02, 109,000 miles

“I just became aware that a recall was made for my vehicle, a 2017 Dodge Journey. Last year I had an accident in norristown, pa after my car failed to stop or slow down while attempting to turn left with cruise control activated on a city street. My vehicle went up a hill, over a couple of fences, before stopping against a tree. A few inches further right and my 17 year old daughter might have been badly hurt or killed. My car had body damage, the bumper torn off, the passenger doors damaged, the radiator and AC damaged (AC still doesn't work), and I needed to have the condenser replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #11286949, filed 2019-12, 25,000 miles

“While having my cruise control on I passed a semi going uphill. As soon as I got around it and back into the right lane it lost speed significantly. I pulled onto the shoulder and stopped. After about 30 seconds I pulled back onto the highway and built up my speed again. About 10-20 minutes later the exact same thing happened again. I did not feel safe passing anymore vehicles. I continued on home which was 2 1/2 hours away. Just 1 mile before getting home my engine light came on. All this happened on sunday july 22 about 1 pm. We had just purchased this Dodge on july 17, 2017. …”

NHTSA complaint #11115039, filed 2018-07, 3,950 miles

“We purchased a lease 2017 Dodge Journey gt on 1/10/2018. I currently have approx. 4300 miles on it. We had the cruise control recall taken care of, at a dealership on june 11, 2018. The first time I used the cruise control after getting the recall done, I was going 72mph on my way to work and my entire car shut down. No steering, no brakes, no radio, the interior lights on the dash were on, but nothing else. I was able to make it to the side of the road, the car wouldn't do anything for approx. 2-3 min, after that amount of time, I was able to get it started again, but did not drive it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11109994, filed 2018-07, 4,250 miles

“Cruise control sticks when using it on the highway and I have to press the cancel button multiple times to take it off while other times the cruise control won't work at all.”

NHTSA complaint #11161290, filed 2018-12, 24,295 miles

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202023%
201911%
2018219%
2017199%
2016338%
2015326%
2014225%
2013103%
2012205%
201174%
2010273%
2009342%

Other parts of the 2017 Dodge Journey

Electrical system
59 complaints
Engine
44 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
32 complaints
Air bags
30 complaints
Other or unknown
28 complaints
Seats
21 complaints
Brakes
17 complaints
Fuel system
16 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Seat belts
8 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Dodge Journey

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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