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2015 DODGE JOURNEY — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1691672 · 2020-09-11

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
JOURNEY
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
74,795
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY I CHANGED LANES AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKED AND STARTED GOING FASTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BEEPING , I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID'NT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH, SOON AS I LOOKED UP I CRASHED ON MY DRIVER SIDE, NO AIR BAGS CAME OUT...I DROVE THE CAR HM, THE SENSOR STARTED BEEPING LOW KEY BATTERY..I CHANGED OUT THE KEY BATTERY AND TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR START SAYING NO KEY DETECTED, I THEN CALLED A LOCKSMITH, THEY HAD ME BUY A NEW KEY FOB TO REPROGRAM..IT DIDN'T WORK, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY MUCH ELECTRICAL GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11354455
Machine
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