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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3C4PDCAB0ET••••••2015 Dodge JOURNEY
This build draws 2.6× more complaints than the average 2015 Dodge JOURNEY build (11 vs 4).
11on this build
517on the model
120builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
3injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 3Seat Belts 2Engine 2Electrical System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Seat BeltscrashOct 2018
The vehicle was in a car accident. My daughter was sitting behind me. Which I was the driver and she was behind me on the left rear. My daughter had the seat belt on and so did I. My concern is why did my daughter ended up going all the way forward hitting me from behind with…
EnginefireJul 2015
The contact owns a 2015 dodge journey. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, there was a burning odor coming from the engine. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA…
Service BrakesMay 2024
In May after tires rotated the abs warning lights started coming on took my dodge journey back to dealership they analyze it and found it was the abs system but there was no part to order to repair the system
SeatsSep 2020
Head rest air bag deployed while car was just sitting still in yard. Went out to go to town and saw it had deployed
Electrical SystemAug 2020
The electrical system fails off and on connect to rear hatch door and rear hatch door lock releases and the hatch door opens while driving. I lose the ability to get the electric lock to relock the hatch door. A few days later the electrical issue changes then the hatch door…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3C4PDCAB0ET137311 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.