2018 Dodge Journey problems
The 2018 Dodge Journey has 356 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns electrical system. Next are engine (10%) and lighting (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 356 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 148 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 | 63 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 24 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 148 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 27,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 22,000 miles (25 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Dodge Journey with enough data (224 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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 2018 dodge journey. While driving 75 MPH, the contact fell asleep and crashed into a cable median. The front driver's side wheel and the axle fractured and detached from the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There was no warning indicator illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was totaled and towed to a tow yard. The contact called john l. The cause of the failure was not determined.
I was in a wreck on oct 2 2019 where the fount end of my car was ripped off and and severely damaged my airbags never deployed causing me to hit my door and window as well as slamming me into my dash causing injuries this wreck happened as I was crossing a intersection on a city street going about 15MPH when another car hit me going very fast with extreme force
I was in a car accident of dec. 2018 on the 1-10 going west bound. An underage, unlicensed driver hit me going 60-70MPH when we were doing stop and go traffic. (I was stopped at the time same with all the cars in front of me. She never tried to stop since she was distracted and hit me twice. The 2nd time she panicked when she hit me so hard her car flew back and she hit the gas again instead of the break.
James town outside center tx on hwy 7 going 60-65 just had my car serviced 6/3/19 transmission runs light comes on runs hot car starts jerking and decrease then increase in speed traction control is also on I stop at the first store I see turn off the car wouldn't crank for two days 6/5/19 at 11:45-50 it starts I struggle to get it to joaquin texas where I live it jerked, increased and decreased in speed, the brake pedal was hard when cranking and touchy while driving also the transmission light and traction…
The AC air compressor are defective and caused the serptine belt to break and car stop immediately in traffic to a dead stop the dealership is not fixing it it's a factory default