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2010 Dodge Journey air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 89 complaints for the 2010 Dodge Journey, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
89 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
92,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 1
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2010 Dodge Journey Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 92,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 92,000 miles
Based on 37 complaints that include mileage. 16% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 37 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2010 dodge journey. While driving approximately 5 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front end of the contact's vehicle causing it to catch fire. The air bags failed to deploy. The fire department extinguished the fire. The contact sustained back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Reported at 80,000 miles, August 2014 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge journey. While driving at approximately 10 MPH, the ignition independently switched from the on position to the accessory position. In addition, the vehicle shut off, the steering wheel seized, and all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The contact placed the gear lever into the park position, and was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred multiple times. The contact also stated that the vehicle failed to start.

Reported at 60,000 miles, November 2013

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