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2013 Dodge Journey engine problems

77 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2013 Dodge Journey, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
77 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 7
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2013 Dodge Journey Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 41 complaints that include mileage. 32% 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 miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 41 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The contact owned a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact received a notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V432000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that previously, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle would hesitate to accelerate as intended while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The check engine oil pressure warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact managed to pull over at a local gas station and noticed black smoke leaking from under the hood.

Reported at 267,000 miles, December 2025 FireInjury

I was driving my car through town(35MPH) when it just shut off. I didn't have power steering or brakes. No alert lights come on. I managed to pull into a gas station, put it in park then it restarted after I pushed the button. I did chat with chrysler and they said no recalls or issues showed up for my car. After googling my experience, I found numerous other complaints from people having the same problem.

Reported at 93,600 miles, September 2018

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