2010 Dodge Journey Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems
3 owner-reported electronic stability control esc complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (3)
I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO CRANK BUT WOULD NOT FULLY TURN OVER. HAD A MECHANIC PULL UP TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND HE SAID IT COULD BE THE CRANKSHAFT. REMOVED IT, NOW I CANNOT FIND THE PART BECAUSE THEY ALL LOOK LIKE THE CAMSHAFT AND MY PART IS STRAIGHT VS THE L SHAPE.
STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE HAS GONE BAD. DRIVING DOWN RODE AND STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE HARD TO STOP. LOOKED UP RECALL AND SEE IT WAS RECALLED ON 2009 BUT NOT 2010 YET.
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, TRAVELING 55 MPH, AND I PUT MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON, AND HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. I TAPPED THEM AS I WAS QUITE A DISTANCE BEFORE MY TURN AND IT WAS DARK. I DID NOT "SLAM ON THE BRAKES", I JUST PRESSED THEM. MY DASH LIGHTS LIT UP WITH ESP/BAS. I SPOKE WITH FRIENDS WHO SAID IT WAS A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. I DID TURN THE CAR OFF, ONCE I WAS HOME, AND TURN IT BACK ON - ON THE OFF CHANCE THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF, BUT IT DIDN'T. IN READING ON LINE, IN DODGE FORUMS, THIS SEEMS LIKE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ONCE THE 2010 JOURNEY HITS ON OR ABOUT 50K MILES. I'M CONCERNED. *TR