2010 Dodge Journey problems
The 2010 Dodge Journey has 1,484 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (42%) concerns electrical system. Next are engine (13%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,484 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 23
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 1,111 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 134 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 127 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 165 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 188 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 183 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 115 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 92 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 54 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 38 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 10 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,111 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 73,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (455 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 23 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Dodge Journey with enough data (759 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
My brother was driving my dodge journey I was the front passenger and my cousin was in the back we were hit from the rear and we rode over two and a half time airbags did not deploy on either side and we also substaned injuries I myself was in the hospital four days and I am still out of work to this day
I have a 10 dodge journey AWD r/t , I am also a ase certified mechanic. My wife drives this thing easy.. No matter what brand of rotors or pads I use the problem comes back.. The problem I see is, the brakes are not up to par, basically to small for this vehicle.. The rotors should have been at least 1 to 1.5 inches larger in dia.
Made a left hand turn and suddenly the air conditioner, radio, lights, windows stopped working. Drove to a lot and pulled over and everything came back on. Then move the steering wheel and everything shut off again. Turned the car off and everything came back and has worked fine so far. However, the car wouldn't start earlier when turned on. Had to start the car 3 times before it came on.