2017 DODGE JOURNEY Complaints

The drivers side headrest popped open while I was sitting in the parking lot and adjusting my seat before I drove off. The metal pin is missing and the plastic part that was holding it is broken. No accident, just opened on its own. That would have been bad if it hit me while I was driving down the street.

I was driving and all of a sudden the passenger headrest popped open hitting my son in the head.

It shows a recall 18V-332 U49 ON 5/17/18 I purchased this car 1/17/20 it does not appear this work was completed I am still having this problem (ECM) CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP

My airbag warning light keeps going off and there is no issue with the airbaga nor has the vehicle been in an accident.

The contact owned a 2017 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, when she rear-ended another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated she hit the steering wheel due to the impact and had chest pains later that night and the following day sought medical attention at an emergency room. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The vehicle was towed to towing lot. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

On Monday, August 16, 2021, I was driving towards a busy intersection when my steering wheel was all of a sudden unable to turn in either direction. I stopped the vehicle before merging on the busy intersection, which my next destination was I-80. My safety was very much at risk due to this as if it would have failed on I-80, myself or my children could have been severely injured as well as other drivers. I had the vehicle towed to a local dealership (Greenway Motors) and they inspected the vehicle and initially found that the power steering pump was broken and there was metal debris that would need to be flushed but that when they start the repair, more than likely the debris would also be in the steering gears. They said the vehicle was no longer under a warranty for this issue. Based on their inspection, the cost they stated for the repair I could not afford so I contacted an auto repair shop locally (Ewerts). I had the vehicle towed to that location on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Ewerts informed me that when replacing the power steering pump and flushing the lines, they did find metal debris also in the steering gears. The vehicle is currently still in repair at Ewerts. The estimated repair cost is now roughly $1,600.00 There were no warning lights or messages on the vehicle prior to this incident.

ABS LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL STAY ON AND IT NOT WORKING. DOING MY RESEARCH THERE IS A CRUISE CONTROL RECALL FOR 2014 AND 2018, BUT OUR CAR WAS NEVER RECALL.

2017 DODGE JOURNEY OIL FILTER HOUSING LEAK. VEHICLE IS PERSISTENT LEAKING OIL. CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE 40,000 ORDERS FOR THIS PART IN WAITING AND THAT THE TIMETABLE FOR GETTING A REPLACEMENT PART IS INDEFINITE. THEIR SUGGESTION IS TO KEEP REFILLING WITH OIL FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THEY STATE THE PART MAY EVENTUALLY BE A RECALLED BUT IS NOT YET. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE WITH SO MANY KNOWN PROBLEMS THAT IT'S NOT BEEN RECALLED ALREADY. ADDITIONALLY IT'S A $700 REPAIR FOR A KNOWN ISSUE.

SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY STOLE ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO POWER AND COULD ONLY GO 25 MPH. THIS ALONG WITH REPEATEDLY ACCELERATING AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP CAUSED NEARLY AN ACCIDENT .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE NOTICED OIL ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS ADDED EVERY TWO DAYS DUE TO THE OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OIL FILTER HOUSING FAILURE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER PARKS MOTORS (11987 US-54, AUGUSTA, KS 67010) AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS INFORMED BY BOTH PARTIES THAT THE ADAPTER FOR THE ENGINE OIL FILTER WAS ON BACK ORDER WITH AN UNKNOWN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.