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2019 Dodge Journey problems

Owners have filed 134 complaints about the 2019 Dodge Journey with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 17.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of back over prevention at 14.2%. A further 21.6% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints134

Crashes11

Fires0

Injuries5

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 21.6% · 29

Electrical system 17.2% · 23

Back over prevention 14.2% · 19

Engine 6.7% · 9

Exterior lighting 6.0% · 8

Air bags 6.0% · 8

Power train 4.5% · 6

Service brakes 3.7% · 5

Severity

Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash and 5 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 11 model years of the Dodge Journey in this data, 2019 draws comparatively few complaints; 2009 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising — 87 in the last three years against 24 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 29,500 miles.

In owners' own words

The engine coil packs and spark plus were faulty. After we paid the dealership 700 to fix WHICH WAS NEVER FIXED then we fixed on our own paid a family friend to look at and fixed and then to another dealer to fix NEVER WERE fixed which cause faulty engine and engine collapsed. When told the dealer ship the problem they told us they couldnât look at it until 2 weeks from that day and then we had to pay for it. Electrical system

My rear view camera shows a black screen when the vehicle is put in reverse. It is not a fuse problem. That has been checked. I have resorted to âthe old fashioned wayâ of looking behind either side when backing up. Itâs just terrifying because you canât see all that the rear view camera shows and since itâs not working I donât get the noise alerts when getting close to something Electrical system

I had purchased the vehicle in early April of 2024 from Drive Time in Langhorne PA. I've had mechanical / engine issues since then. On [XXX], my daughter called me and informed me that the vehicle shut down while she was driving with my infant grand daughter, on the highway. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) Electrical system

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Dodge Journey years

2013 509 complaints · 14.3% electrical system 2014 645 complaints · 16.1% electrical system 2015 871 complaints · 15.4% engine 2016 613 complaints · 18.4% engine 2017 316 complaints · 18.7% electrical system 2018 346 complaints · 20.5% electrical system

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