2014 DODGE JOURNEY Air Bags Problems

46 complaints about Air Bags

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16
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All Air Bags Complaints (46)

Nov 11, 2025 Crash

None of the airbags in the car deployed when I was in a high-impact front-end collision traveling at 45 mph. I was wearing my seatbelt, but the airbags did not deploy. I did not have the added protection of the airbags, so my injuries were much more severe than they would have been if the airbags had deployed. I have 2, possibly 3 fractures in my neck and spine, 2 fractures to the ribs near the sternum, organ damage, necrosis and nerve damage to the right leg, severe whiplash and many more injuries. The insurance company inspected the car after the car accident, Pioneer Insurance Company. There were no warning lights on that would indicate a problem with the airbags. I had been driving that car for years and never had a problem with the airbags. To my knowledge, no one has ever been in an accident in this car that would require the use of the airbags. I expected the airbags to work if I ever needed them and they did not, without warning.

Jan 12, 2025

Unknown: traction control light, air bag light, cruis control, horn, are not functioning properly and i believe it is the clock spring. Not sure if it was part of a recall previously.

Oct 16, 2022

unknown ,check engine light came on the screen blacked out and began to stall out on freeway doing 55 . was afraid of getting rearended.

Aug 10, 2021

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the seat air bag needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

Aug 5, 2021

We noticed the drivers side front headrest was fully extended and had come apart. To be clear, this happened while the car was parked, and there are no signs that our car was struck. There were no warning lights and no reason for it to occur. It had to be component failure. Upon inspection I saw a small piece of broken plastic inside the headrest and I couldn't reassemble it. It looks like a plastic component within the headrest failed and deployed the headrest like it would if there was an accident. Thank heavens this didn't happen while either of us were driving. I did some research and this is a common problem and a huge safety issue, causing drivers to be concussed and, of course, causing accidents. I looked for recalls and to my disbelief, there aren't any. No one has inspected our car but I'm more than happy to have someone look at it. I'm angry that something so dangerous that it would strike the driver of the car randomly isn't being addressed by the manufacturer.

Jul 15, 2021

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver’s side seat air bag and wiring harness failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the Vin was not under recall. The contact mentioned NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V432000 (Air Bags) as a possible solution to the failure however, the Vin was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

Jun 21, 2021

A safety recall was made back on 9/7/2017 to Jack Wolf in Belvidere, Illinois in reference to the safety recall steering wheel wiring- The inspection stated they installed a wheel wiring and protection sleeve. The light has started to come back on and sound off and stays on. This should have been taken care of properly back on September 7, 2017 - I should not be having this problem again

May 6, 2021 Crash

WE WERE HIT ON OUR ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE BY AN OUT OF CONTROL DRIVER, THE SIDE OR FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, MY WIFES HAND WAS BROKE AND MY SONS HEAD BOUNCED OFF THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW.

Mileage: 80,000

Apr 23, 2021

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN TOGGLING ON AND OFF FOR LAST TWO MONTHS. DEALERSHIP HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AND THE AIRBAG/HARNESS MUST BE REPLACED. CAR NOW OUT OF 100,000 WARRANTY. COST ESTIMATED TO REPLACE IS $1200.

Mileage: 102,000

Apr 5, 2021 Crash

WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AIRBAG AT FOOT CONTROL PANEL (GAS/BRAKE) DEPLOYS MOVING FEET OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL. THIS REMOVES EMERGENCY CONTROL BY OPERATOR TO STOP VEHICLE. OPERATOR TRIED TO STOP AT INTERSECTION AFTER ANOTHER CAR FAILED TO YIELD/ SLOW DOWN AT INTERSECTION. AFTER INITIAL CONTACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE TRAVELED ANOTHER 50YARDS UNTIL COMING TO STOP IN DITCH. THE LOWER OPERATOR AIRBAG IMPEDED THE USE OF BRAKES BY THE OPERATOR. HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED MORE ACCIDENTS.

Mileage: 110,000

Dec 27, 2020

WHEN I PLACED CAR IN PARK FEW MINUTES LATER A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF BUT KEEPS POPPING BACK LOOKS LIKE A PERSON WEARING SEAT BELT AND BALL IN FRONT THEM

Mileage: 155,197

Nov 3, 2020

DRIVER'S HEAD REST AIR BAG BLEW OUT WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN THE DRIVEWAY. WE WERE JUST GETTING IN THE CAR AND NOTICED IT. THAT WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT VERY GOOD IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. I HAVE PHOTOS IF THEY ARE NECESSARY.

Mileage: 65,000

Sep 16, 2020

PUT CAR IN REVERSE. BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. HEADREST EXPLODED INTO MY HEAD. POPPED OUT ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES. PUSHED MY HEAD FORWARD A FOOT. CAR WAS IN MOTION. NO CONTACT WITH ANYTHING.

Mileage: 83,700

Sep 2, 2020

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND TURNED OFF, THE HEADREST TO THE SEAT WAS FOUND DEPLOYED AND THE PLASTIC CLIPS BROKEN OFF. HEADREST IS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. THE HEADREST IS QUITE POWERFUL, AND IF WAS IN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 51,293

Aug 28, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S HEADREST EXPLODED AND SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.*DT *TR

Mileage: 123,000

May 16, 2020

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAR CRASH. THIS SCARED ME SO BAD. IF MY DRIVER SIDE WOULD'VE DEPLOYED I COULD'VE GOT INTO A SERIOUS WRECK. I ASK THE DEALER WHERE I GOT MY CAR IF THEY COULD REPLACE THEM OR FIX THEM THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I MEAN CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?

Feb 23, 2020

MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. I LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL. THERE IS. WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED?

Mileage: 101,000

Feb 1, 2020 Crash

I WAS DRIVING LAST NIGHT UP A TWO LANE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A FEW DAYS AGO BUT IT TURNED BACK OFF YESTERDAY. WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED MY CAR SHIFTED CAUSING IT TO HIT THE CURB A LITTLE. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR TO THE RIGHT AND PARK IT BUT THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF. I NEED MY CAR FIXED AND DONT KNOW HOW TO DO THIS.

Dec 29, 2019

WHILE CLEANING MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVE WAY I NOTICED A COMPARTMENT UNDER MY STEERING WHEEL SHOWING. I THEN TOOK IT TOO A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL THAT I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL AND I ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE CLOTH LIKE MATERIAL SHOWING UNDER MY STEERING WHEEL. THE YOUNG MAN NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS THE AIRBAG COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS A SENSOR/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I AM A NEW MOM TO BE AND HAVING A NEWBORN IN THIS VEHICLE IS UNEXCEPTIONABLE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD WITH SO MANY RECALLS. IM SO DISAPPOINTED

Dec 17, 2019

PURCHASED MY 2014 DODGE JOURNEY IN FEBURARY 2019. BEFORE HAVING COUPLE RECALLS DONE ON MY I HAD NO LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD EVER SINCE PURCHASED MY CAR. THEN I HAD RECALL T47 DONE ON MY CAR IN APRIL 2019 THERE BEGINS TO START RANDOMLY FLASHING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD. COULD BE IN PARK OR IN GEAR THE LIGHT WILL APPEAR AND STAY ALL AT RANDOM. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN ADDITIONAL RECALL AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS AIRBAG LIGHTING ISSUE. WAS TOLD THAT IT CAUSED FROM MY SEATBELT WIRING. IF THAT WAS THE CASE THEN THE LIGHT WOULD HAVE CAME ON BEFORE EVER HAVING ANY RECALLS DONE MORE SPECIFICALLY THE T47 RECALL FOR EXACTLY THAT ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG WIRING. THEN THE GUY ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE ME WITH A QUOTE ON HOW MUCH THEY WERE GOING TO TRY AND CHARGE ME TO HAVE IT FIXED !! I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD CALL THIS BUT I KNOW IT CAN NOT BE LEGAL !! PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HELP STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE WHO USES THIS DEALERSHIP !!!

Mileage: 78,545

Sep 25, 2019

A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AT FIRST IT WOULD COME AND GO FOR SECONDS NOW WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR THE LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. AND HAVEN'T BEEN IT.

Mileage: 119,000

Sep 3, 2019

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST AIRBAG DEPLOYED BY ITSELF. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED

Mileage: 70,000

Mar 10, 2019

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. ALSO THE OIL FILTER MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKED OIL. HAD TO GET IT REPLACED.

Mileage: 75,000

Feb 26, 2019

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICAL TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SENSOR KEEPS TURNING OFF AND ON. WHEN I GET THERE IT OFF. THE SAY THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM.. I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO DEPLOY WHILE I AM DRIVING. NEXT THE POWER THAT CONTROL THE RADIO AMD BLUETOOH WILL JUSTBSTOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THE SCREEN WILL GO BLACK AND THEN POWER CYCLE ITSELF AS IF I JUST TURN THE CAR ON. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Mileage: 122,200

Oct 19, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER (LARRY H. MILLER DODGE RAM, 10101 PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85323, 480-865-3985) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Oct 17, 2018

PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND MY TODDLER WAS GETTING INTO HIS SIT WHEN IT JUST POPPED OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALLS AND ASKED ABOUT IT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS PAST IT'S WARRANTY AND SINCE IT IS NOT A RECALL THEY WANTED $600 PLUS TO REPLACE IT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT JUST BROKE OVERTIME. APROX MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS AROUND 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

Oct 10, 2018

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH STREET, WHEN SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST POPPED FORWARD. IT STRUCK MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD QUITE HARD CAUSING HER TO HAVE A SORE NECK, AND POSSIBLY NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IT IS NOT BETTER IN A DAY OR SO. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. IN THE LONG LINE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NUMEROUS RECALLS, THERE IS NOW AN INJURY. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY DRIVER SIDE HEADREST DOING THE SAME WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CAR IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. AS A LIFE LONG DODGE OWNER, I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER BUY ANOTHER.

Mileage: 63,000

Aug 9, 2018

I BOUGHT MY 2014 DODGE JOURNEY A FEW MONTHS AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE THEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BECAME SLUGGISH AND JERKY. I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD SON THAT IS IN THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY. I AM CONTACTING YOU TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS THAT I NEED TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF. THANKS

Mileage: 115,000

Oct 2, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SUNLAND PARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 950 CROCKETT ST, EL PASO, TX 79922) AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

Oct 2, 2017

PASSENGER HEAD REST AIR BAG POPPED OUT. I WASN'T DRIVING AND WAS ON THE DRIVE WAY ABOUT TO LEAVE THE HOUSE WHEN MY DAUGHTER AND ME HEARD A NOISE AND IT WAS THE HEAD REST THAT HAD POPPED OUT. WE WERE LUCKY THAT MY DAUGHTER DIDN'T GET HIT BY IT IN THE HEAD.

Sep 25, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE VICTORVILLE MOTORS DEALER (14617 CIVIC DRIVE, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394; 760-733-8484) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SHOW HER THE REMOVED PARTS. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING COULD MEAN SEVERAL OTHER POSSIBLE AIR BAG FAILURES, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A VIN SEARCH WAS COMPLETED AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS) WAS STILL LISTED AS RECALL INCOMPLETE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

Sep 22, 2017 Crash

IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE FRONT AND BACK END OF THE CAR WERE HIT. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MANUAL SAYS THAT KNEE AIRBAG IS JUST BELOW STEERING COLUMN. ACTUAL AIRBAG DEPLOYED DOWN BY FEET - DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL. SINCE DRIVERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE AIRBAG CRUSHED THE DRIVERS FOOT AGAINST THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE TO FOOT. DRIVER WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING WHEN HIT IN THE REAR CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE CAR AHEAD. IT WAS ON A 4 LANE CITY STREET. 4 CARS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT- ALL GOING STRAIGHT AT A LIGHT. 2 OLDER CARS WITH NO AIRBAGS WERE ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. THEY WERE THE FRONT CARS. DODGE JOURNEY WAS 3RD. DRIVER OF DODGE JOURNEY WAS THE ONLY INJURY. GETTING READY FOR 3RD SURGERY. THIS ACCIDENT HAS CAUSED A PERMANENT DISABILITY. DRIVER WILL NEVER WALK NORMALLY AGAIN...UPDATED 09/26/17 *BF ...UPDATED 10/03/17 *BF UPDATED 7/19/18*JB

Mileage: 30,000

Aug 2, 2017

VEHICLE AIRBAGS AND POWDER/SMOKE DEPLOYED ON MYSELF AND MY TODDLERS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING.

Mileage: 34,000

Jul 10, 2017

MY VEHICLE STARTED FLASHING THE AIRBAG LIGHT ANY TIME I WOULD TURN RIGHT, NOW IT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. WHEN CALLING MY LOCAL DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY SELL NEARLY 20 CLOCK SPRINGS OF THE SAME PART NUMBER A WEEK. IF THIS MANY OF THE SAME PART IS BEING SOLD, CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ORIGINAL PART.

Mileage: 50,000

Jun 16, 2017

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND SEAT BELT SIGNS WILL NOT TURN OFF! THE SEAT BELT WILL CONSTANTLY COME A LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BEAT IS ON, THESE LIGHTS AND THE BEEPING WILL NOT STOP!

Mileage: 108,276

Feb 28, 2017 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). AFTER THE REPAIR, THERE WAS A LOSS OF VEHICLE STABILITY AND NO TRACTION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONTACT FELT AS IF THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND LOWER BACK PAINS. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS SUSPENDED UPSIDE DOWN, RESTRAINED IN THE SEAT BELT, AND HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE BY A RESPONDER. THE REAR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED BRUISING AND WHIPLASH FROM THE IMPACT. ONE OF THE TWO REAR PASSENGERS WAS MEDEVACKED DUE TO THE INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE CRASH. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS LATER DEPLOYED WITH A LOW LEVEL OF DEFLATION AND A SMOKE RESIDUE FILLED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED NO INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *CN

Sep 27, 2016 Crash

MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 45 WITH RIGHT AWAY AND HIS AT 10. I WAS ON STRAIGHT AWAY AND HE WAS AT A STOP SIGN TURNING IN THE DIRECTION I WAS COMING....UPDATED 02/22/17 *BF *TR

Mileage: 54,000

Sep 15, 2016 Crash

"TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH MY DODGE JOURNEY, HITTING A GUARD RAIL AND MAKING THE CAR CRASH AND HAVE A ROLLOVER. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 68,000

Apr 25, 2016 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING 45 MPH CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CERVICAL NECK INJURIES AND A BUMP TO THE HEAD. THE CONTACT ALSO SUFFERED FROM NUMBNESS IN BOTH ARMS AND SEVERE PAIN IN BOTH LEGS. THE INJURIES REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.

Mileage: 7,500

Dec 9, 2015 Crash

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND I BEGAN TO LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND AIRBAGS EVENTUALLY DEPLOYED. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR POTENTIAL INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT. NO CITATIONS WERE GIVEN FOR THE LOSS TO INDICATE NEGLIGENCE ON MY END. I BELIEVE THIS MAY HAVE BEEN RESULTED FROM THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 46,000

Oct 22, 2015 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

Mileage: 14,000

Oct 20, 2015 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE REAR PASSENGERS WERE EJECTED FROM THE REAR WINDOW AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000....UPDATED 12/30/15 *BF UPDATED 12/31/15.*JB

Mileage: 30,000

Apr 27, 2015 Crash

I OWN A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY... ONLY HAD IT 6 MONTHS! I HIT A DEER (ABOUT 200 LBS/ HUSBAND SAID IT WOULD BE A 10-12 POINT IF IT HAD ANTLERS THIS TIME OF YEAR). I WAS RUNNING ABOUT 53-57 MPH, OUT THE CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW THE DEER ABOUT TO RUN OUT, GRABBED THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND JUST HELD ON. THERE WAS NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING ELSE, THE ROADS WERE WET SO I DIDN'T HIT THE BRAKES HARD (DIDN'T WANT THEM TO LOCK-UP) BUT I DID STAY ON THEM. THANKFULLY THE DEER WAS COMING TO THE GROUND (ALREADY JUMPED) WHEN I HIT HIM, BECAUSE IF NOT HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN OUR WINDSHIELD. I HIT THE DEER SQUARE... HIS BODY CAVED THE RADIATOR IN AMONG OTHER THINGS! THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT! I UNDERSTAND SENSORS IN CARS AND ALL THAT BUT REGARDLESS IF YOU HIT "SOMEONE OR SOMETHING" AS HARD AS I HIT THAT DEER... THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE CERTAINLY DEPLOYED. I AM THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL THAT IT WAS A DEER AND NOT A TREE! WISH I KNEW HOW TO GET THESE COMPLAINTS STRAIGHT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP! MAKES ME VERY UNEASY ABOUT MY CAR NOW. OBVIOUSLY, THE CAR IS NOT FIXED YET, STILL SITTING IN MY YARD WAITING FOR THE ADJUSTER TO COME OUT. NOT TOO SURE WE ARE GOING TO KEEP IT ONCE IT GETS FIXED. I HAVE CHILDREN (TWIN 5 YEARS OLD DAUGHTERS) DO NOT WANT THEM IN AN UNSAFE CAR! *TR

Mileage: 8,000

Apr 21, 2015 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED OVER A POTHOLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER, SHUT OFF, AND FLIP OVER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH, A PUNCTURED LUNG, A BRUISED BODY, AND A BRAIN INJURY WHICH REQUIRED FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND MINOR BRUISES TO THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 6/4/15*CN

Mileage: 13,000

Sep 26, 2014 Crash

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE HAD FRONT IMPACT WITH DITCH EMBANKMENT AFTER LEAVING ROAD ACROSS DITCH AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAUSED THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE AND UNENGAGED CAUSING THE WRECK. WHEN CHECKED IT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER PART. *TR

Mileage: 6,500

Apr 25, 2014 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S DRIVER FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND KNEE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300.

Mileage: 2,300