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2012 Dodge JOURNEY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1441527
Internal NHTSA #	11064254
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	JOURNEY
Model Year	2012
File date	17/01/18
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Power steering return line burst on a cold start 01/17/18 in moorhead mn at about 0 degrees f. He is a new driver as of 09/13/17 and was scared at an intersection when turning left with oncoming traffic that the vehicle was very hard to steer. He avoided an accident narrowly. Despite many many models of the dodge journey vehicle being covered under nhtsa campaign #16v273000, his vehicle isn't. This type of mfr defect should not be presented live in traffic to an inexperienced driver. His exact vehicle model and engine are covered under the campaign if it had a block heater? The lack of block heater had nothing to do with this failure and owners of this vehicle should have been notified.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	114000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MOORHEAD, MN
VIN pattern	3C4PDDBG4CTXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	19/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Dodge JOURNEY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Dodge JOURNEY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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