2012 Dodge Journey brakes problems

The 2012 Dodge Journey has 108 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

108

Brakes complaints

17%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Journey brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

11V550000BrakesNovember 10, 2011 · 340 units

Defect

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 DODGE JOURNEY AND FIAT 500 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 24, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 26, 2011. SOME VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID AND MAY EXPERIENCE A DEGRADATION OF THE SEALING COMPONENTS WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

Consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 1, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

What owners report

“I HAD A ABS LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT APPEAR, PULLED INTO GAS STATION. APPROACHED THE FUEL PUMPS AND PRESSED THE BRAKES AND SLID ON THE ICY PAVEMENT (SNOWY MICHIGAN) INTO THE GAS PUMP PROTECTORS MADE OF CONCRETE. COULDN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE @~8MPH SLIGHTLY TURNED APPROACHING A GAS PUMP ON WET/ICY…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · February 7, 2019 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2012 Dodge Journey have?

NHTSA has 108 complaints about the 2012 Dodge Journey brakes — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2012 Dodge Journey brakes?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the brakes: 11V550000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.