7.6

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$100
Average Mileage:
86,000 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace coolant reservoir (3 reports)
  2. not sure (2 reports)
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problem #5

Aug 012016

Journey SXT 3.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 100,000 miles

Coolant tank leaking out the side. Unable to repair due to it being pressurized. Had to replace the entire tank. Cost me $75. Seems to be quite common with this vehicle.

- Mike W., New Florence, PA, US

problem #4

Oct 012015

Journey SXT V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 90,000 miles

This car has been one headache after another - I constantly deal with the rotors and brakes, and then had to deal with a crack in the coolant tank. The entire thing had to be replaced. Luckily, my husband is a handy-dandy mechanic and fixed it for the price of the parts only. Still. Bah humbug!

- Kimberly H., Carlisle, OH, US

problem #3

Jun 052015

Journey

  • Automatic transmission
  • 87,000 miles

It happens every time the car overheats, the tank expands and cracks... Third time!

Update from Aug 9, 2015: I have now replaced the tank 5 times $67 a pop. Dodge needs to do something about this...

- duplay_dmb2, Huntington Beach, CA, US

problem #2

Jun 252013

Journey R/T

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,000 miles

So, driving back from school, I notice my temp needle is climbing up the plastic mountain to high temp. When I park at home, I notice a rusty colored fluid leaking from the passenger side front part of the engine and a hissing sound. Lo and behold, a cracked tank!

- Eli Z., Tampa, FL, US

problem #1

Apr 132012

Journey

  • Automatic transmission
  • 103,000 miles

We bought this vehicle used last Jan and 7 months later the coolant tank cracked and the vehicle overheated. It cost about $200 to get repaired and the part was on back order so it took forever to get it. 7 mos later the darn thing broke AGAIN (just last week)! My husband just came in and told me the tank is leaking AGAIN! We just got the car back 3 days ago! ! !

- A D., Rochester, IN, US