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2012 Dodge Journey fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 15 complaints for the 2012 Dodge Journey, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
53,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Journey Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 53,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 53,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

The 2012 journey was being used to jumpstart a 1997 f 350 ford truck. The f 350 was not running while the journey was. Jumper cables were attached correctly. The women jumping the car went into the house for a moment when she heard an explosion and the roar of the fire. The entire front of the car was engulfed in flames. The windshield was blow out and flames reached 12 feet into the air. After the fire truck put out the blaze, the hood had vaporized . The car was reported as a total loss by the insurance company.

Reported at 60,000 miles, November 2014 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge journey. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled and shut off. The contact also indicated that the fuel gauge indicator displayed inaccurate information and indicated that less fuel was in the tank than the actual amount. The failures were not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 132,000.

Reported at 132,000 miles, February 2017

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